lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
all nighter; sleepless night
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
relation; relative; kind; cordial
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
that's a different matter; that's a different story
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
step; stride; counter for steps
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
intellectual crime; white-collar crime; intellectual criminal; smart criminal
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
reaction; response; reaction
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
tattling; telling on (someone)
like that; that way; thus
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to compliment and criticize lavishly (criticise)
Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
cheating (on an examination); cribbing
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
moving about; stirring about
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
to draw in (one's body); to duck (one's head)
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
speech; expression; wording; language
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up