to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
belief; faith; conviction
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
long ago; already; a long time ago
settlement; solution; resolution
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
thought; consideration; thinking
to some extent; to a certain extent
cannot be helped; unavoidable