careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
if it is the case that ...
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
different opinion; objection
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
to stiffen; to become stiff
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
without penalty; acquittal; impunity
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
that; the matter in question
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
useless; vain; aimless; idle
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
all present; all concerned; all of us
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
way (of doing); manner; method; means
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
price; cost; value; worth; value
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)