to become (a state, condition, etc.)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
to boost; to force up; to push up
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
creation; Creation (by God)
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
rational; reasonable; logical
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
serious; severe; grave; acute
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
glad countenance; joyful look
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
everything; anything; nothing
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
politician (esp. one who works only for their own personal gain)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
wild; unruly; arrogant; endless (e.g. spending); uncontrolled; rampant (e.g. weeds)
threshold (amount, dose, etc.)
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy