boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
such; like that; in that way
distrust; unjust suspicion
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
round-the-world trip; circumnavigation; globe-trotting
total (money); full amount; sum
generous; magnanimous; open-handed; liberal
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
approval; acceptance; toleration
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
to have a flag set (indicates the setting of a variable that determines, for example, how a game will end)
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
top recommendation; something highly recommended
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
to be handed down from generation to generation
to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
coming and going; going back and forth (between); commuting (to work, school, etc.); attending regularly; passbook; bankbook
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
weather forecast; weather report
(sudden, heavy) shower (on a summer afternoon or evening); evening shower
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say