to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
expatiation; enlargement (e.g. on a point); elaboration; clear explanation; paraphrasing
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
society; public; community; social studies
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to say; to be pleased to say
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
how many people; a number of people
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
to force one's way; to push through
essence; true nature; substance; reality
already known; well-known
to mix; to blend; to combine
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to be consistent; to be coherent