old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
(United States of) America; USA
harmful insect; noxious insect; pest; vermin
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
home environment; family environment
event; phenomenon; matter
reality; actuality; hard fact
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
sudden rise; steep climb; trending
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
it's no joke; gimme a break!
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
in that manner; like that
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
person of common sense; common sense man
putting into operation; invocation
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
well-mannered; courteous; polite
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
mud; mad; crazy; ridiculous
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)