blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
wearing armour (armor); counter for suits of armour
to do; to have sexual intercourse; to give; to present; to award
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
prevention is better than cure; an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure; look before you leap; forewarned is forearmed; a stitch in time saves nine; (lit.) a walking stick before stumbling
being excessively cautious; (lit.) knocking on a strong stone bridge before crossing it
mental disorder; mental disease
logical inconsistency; logical contradiction
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
insurance payout; insurance money
to bury; to embed; to implant
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
cooking; food preparation
to make merry; to be festive
solitude; loneliness; isolation
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
to get angry; to lose one's temper
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
(since) the beginning of the universe; (since) the dawn of time
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
repayment; refund; payback