ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
dawning (of a new era); dawn
party; set; gang; company; person
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
arguing someone down; scolding; rebuking; proclaiming (the truth); expounding
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
poor piece of work; rubbish; trash
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
generalization; generalisation; popularization; to generalize; to generalise; to popularize
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
technological development
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
reproducibility; repeatability; duplicability
abnormal phenomenon; anomaly
no!; no no!; no, not at all