to cause laughter; to extract a smile
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
birth; creation; formation
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
degree of dependence; dependency rate; reliance
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
actual profit; practical use; benefit
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
authenticity; credibility
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
big corporation; major firm; leading company
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
imitation; similar article; similar goods
supply; provision; raising; procurement
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
concealment; suppression; hiding
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
true state; actual condition; reality
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
declaration; statement; proclamation
right (to do something); authority; power
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to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
server; (cake) server; (water) dispenser; server (tennis, volleyball, etc.)
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)