to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to pretend; to act (as if)
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
moment by moment; hour by hour
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
having no plan; acting without a plan; acting impulsively
to make an appearance; to show up
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
thickly; stickily; viscously
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
writing; composition; essay; sentence
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
affixing a seal (to); putting one's seal (on)
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both