reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
to blossom; to flower; to bloom; to flower (of a civilization, talent, etc.); to flourish; to become widespread
beginning; outset; first; onset
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
of course; certainly; naturally
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
first generation; founder
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
being elected; winning a prize (in a lottery, raffle, etc.); being selected (for a prize, etc.)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
construction; establishment
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to lay the foundation (for)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to carve out a history; to make history; to have a history
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to begin to walk; to set out
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression