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Thoughts and Decisions

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to reflect
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to ponder
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to contemplate
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to deliberate
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to speculate
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to reminisce
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to cite
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to call up
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to disregard
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to acknowledge
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to opt
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to elect
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to settle on
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to go for
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to nominate
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to appoint
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to designate
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to adopt
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to single out
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to vote
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to keep something in mind
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to conclude
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to embrace
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to disapprove
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to evoke
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to favor
to reflect
To reflect
simplified /riflekt/
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[ Verb ]

to contemplate or think deeply about something for insight or understanding

to ponder
To ponder
simplified /paandēr/
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to give careful thought to something, its various aspects, implications, or possibilities

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to contemplate
To contemplate
simplified /kaantēmpleit/
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to think about or consider something as a possibility

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to deliberate
To deliberate
simplified /dilibērēt/
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to think carefully about something and consider it before making a decision

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to speculate
To speculate
simplified /spekyēleit/
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to form a theory or opinion about a subject without knowing all the facts

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to reminisce
To reminisce
simplified /remēnis/
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to remember past events, experiences, or memories with a sense of nostalgia

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intransitive
to cite
To cite
simplified /sait/
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to refer to something as an example or proof

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to call up
To call up
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/kˈɔːl ˈʌp/
[ Verb ]

to summon or evoke something from the past, such as memories, emotions, or images

forget

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transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
call
phrase's particle
up
to disregard
To disregard
simplified /disrigaard/
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to intentionally ignore or act without concern for something or someone that deserves consideration

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to acknowledge
To acknowledge
simplified /āknaalij/
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to openly accept something as true or real

deny

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transitive
to opt
To opt
simplified /aapt/
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[ Verb ]

to choose something over something else

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intransitive
to elect
To elect
simplified /ilekt/
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to choose a person for a specific job, particularly a political one, by voting

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to settle on
To settle on
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/sˈɛɾəl ˈɑːn/
[ Verb ]

to decide something, after considering all possible alternatives

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transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
settle
phrase's particle
on
to go for
To go for
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/ɡˈoʊ fɔːɹ/
[ Verb ]

to choose something among other things

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transitive
Phrasal Status
inseparable
phrase's verb
go
phrase's particle
for
to nominate
To nominate
simplified /naamēnēt/
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to assign or designate someone to a particular position or responsibility

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to appoint
To appoint
simplified /ēpoynt/
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to give a responsibility or job to someone

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To designate
simplified /dezēgneit/
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to choose someone for a certain position or task

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ditransitive
To adopt
simplified /ēdaapt/
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to accept, embrace, or incorporate a particular idea, practice, or belief into one's own behavior or lifestyle

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to single out
To single out
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/sˈɪŋɡəl ˈaʊt/
[ Verb ]

to focus on a particular person or thing from a group in either a positive or negative manner

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transitive
Phrasal Status
separable
phrase's verb
single
phrase's particle
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to vote
To vote
simplified /vowt/
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to show which candidate one wants to win in an election or which plan one supports, by marking a piece of paper, raising one's hand, etc.

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intransitive
To keep something in mind
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/kˈiːp ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ ɪn mˈaɪnd/
[ Verb ]
Collocation

to remember or consider a particular piece of information or advice

forget
To conclude
simplified /kēnklood/
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to draw a logical inference or outcome based on established premises or evidence

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To embrace
simplified /embreis/
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to adopt or accept a particular cause, ideology, practice, method, or lifestyle as one's own

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To disapprove
simplified /disēproov/
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[ Verb ]

to have an unfavorable opinion or judgment about something

approve
To evoke
simplified /ivowk/
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[ Verb ]

to cause someone to recall a memory, feeling, etc.

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to favor
To favor
simplified /feivēr/
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[ Verb ]

to prefer someone or something to an alternative

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