ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
neutral zone; demilitarized zone
baseless; groundless; unfounded; without evidence
transparent; plain (glass or glasses)
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
official name; formal name
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
inheritance; something given or received
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
homeostasis; homoeostasis; constancy
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
monolith; large slab of rock
to place an obligation; to impose a duty; to obligate
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)