anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
machinery; gadgetry; equipment
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
mimicry; mimesis; camouflage
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
crucial; key; most important; main (point)
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
to interlace; to interweave
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
peacefully (sleeping); quietly; soundly
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
to breathe while sleeping
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)