mouth; speech; counter for people or implements
ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality
(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to
six codes (constitution, civil code, criminal code, commercial code, code of civil procedure, code of criminal procedure); Compendium of Laws
fundamental knowledge; the basics
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
creation; generation; formation; derivation
sacred books; sutras; scriptures (Bible, Koran, etc.)
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
naturally; of course; understandably
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
one end; an end; part; fragment
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
preservation; retainment; keeping
to be absorbed in; to lose oneself to; to disguise oneself as; to adorn oneself
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
defence mechanism; defense mechanism
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
underestimation; undervaluation
judgment; judgement; discernment
on the light side (weight); (relative) lightness
to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job
defacement; abrasion; wear and tear; crushing of a nerve
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
rough deposits; rough surface; roughness
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to give someone space; to give someone breathing room; to cut someone some slack; to provide leeway; to provide an opportunity
plan; measure; means; scheme; policy
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit