rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
to be silent; to say nothing
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
the last moment; the very end
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to be all out; to exhaust
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
if you think about it; come to think of it
(period of) a year; during an era
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
as you see; as you can see
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
that's the way it is; such is life
to sleep all day; to idle away one's time; to loaf all day