illusion; fallacy; delusion
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
rivet; tack; thumbtack; drawing-pin; hobnail
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
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
with this I (formal); by this I (formal)
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (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
practical; realistic; pragmatic
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
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