Vocabulary

adversity strengthens the foundations; after a storm comes a calm; what doesn't kill you makes you stronger; the ground hardens after it rains

full of lies

to lie all the time; to fabricate a web of lies

to tell a lie; to fib

lucky; fortunate

unlucky

to affect; to impact; to influence

to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction

to be delayed

to be postponed; to be deferred; to be delayed

to gag someone

even monkeys fall from trees; anyone can make a mistake; pride comes before a fall; even Homer sometimes nods

unreserved

at (a time or place); in; on

in; at; for

in proportion to; according to; depending on

shrill voice (esp. of women and children)

bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed

brazenly; shamelessly; unashamedly; unabashedly; impudently; audaciously

to be in one's debt

to return evil for good; to return a favor with spite

to make a sound

last part of a poem or Bible verse

to die down (of a fire); to be brought under control

last quarter moon; third quarter moon; waning half-moon

loving something but being very bad at it

to leave everything to (someone)

mask (concealing one's true character); disguise; sheep's clothing

to unmask (someone's true nature)

this transient world

in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance

this and that; something or other; one thing or another

what's what; heads or tails

by all means; by all costs

easy; trifling; harmless; of no concern; nothing

something or other; somehow

unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently

certain person; certain amount

this and that; one thing or another; something or other; various things

in either case; in all cases