| by the same token | in a corresponding way |
| outback | inland areas where few people live |
| to sweep aside | to remove |
| incorrigible | that cannot be changed |
| impermeable | not allowing liquid to pass through |
| impenetrable | impossible to understand |
| illegible | that cannot be read |
| to allay | to make less severe, to mitigate |
| deflation | reducing an amount of money in circulation |
| setback | sth that hinders the progress |
| a dash of sth | a small amount ex. of salt |
| all too often | in most cases |
| every so often | occasionally |
| in some/many respects | with regard to |
| to swarm | to be plentiful in a place |
| to throng | to move in a crowd |
| to flack | to come in crowds |
| to trickle | to cause sth to flow in a thin stream |
| celestial | heavenly |
| celerity | speed, rapidity |
| to cede | to yield |
| to cavil | to make frivolous objections |
| cavalier | offhand or casual, naughty |
| a cavalcade | a procession, a parade |
| caustic | burning, sarcastically biting |
| causal | implying a cause-and-effect relationship |