talking in delirium; delirious talk; delirious utterances; nonsense; rubbish; silly talk
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
openly; publicly; in public; formally; officially; duly
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
brilliance; splendour; splendor; lustre; luster
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
starting point; point of departure
leading advocate; important proponent; strong advocator
standpoint; position; viewpoint; footing; starting point; basis (e.g. of an argument)
Pearce; Peirce; Peerce; Pierce
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
standard; criterion; norm; average; the norm; the ordinary
practical; realistic; pragmatic
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to change color (of leaves in autumn); to turn red; to ripen (and change color); to become sexually aware; to reach puberty
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
of course; certainly; naturally
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
jumping to hasty conclusions; conjecture
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...