to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
killing time; staving off boredom
around the world; throughout the world
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
(some) more; even more; longer; further
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
waste of time; killing time
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to watch over; to watch attentively
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to bring up under one's personal care
violent emotion; passion; fury
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
creation; Creation (by God)
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
but; however; provided that
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
administrative ability; managerial ability; ability to manage; administrative capacity
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
oversight; omission; mistake