Assume (v)

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Baffle (v)

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Biased (adj)

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Concentrate (v)

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Consider (v)

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Contemplate (v)

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Cynical (adj)

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Deduce (v)

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Reflect on (v)

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Deliberate (v)

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Dilemma (n)

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Discriminate (v)

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Dubious (adj)

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Estimate (v)

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judicious

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Faith (n)

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Gather (v)

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Genius (n)

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Grasp (v)

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Guesswork (n)

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Hunch (n)

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Ideology (n)

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Ingenious (adj)

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Inspiration (n)

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Intuition (n)

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Justify (v)

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Naive (adj)

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Notion (n)

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Optimistic (adj)

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Paradox (n)

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pessimistic (adj)

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Plausible (adj)

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Ponder (v)

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Prejudiced (adj)

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(ir)rationality

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nonsensical

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sensibly

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wisdom

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senseless(ness)

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wishful thinking

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thoughtless(ness)

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reasonableness

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reasoning

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Presume (v)

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Query (v)

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Reckon (v)

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Reflect (v)

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Skeptical/Sceptical (adj)

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Speculate (v)

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Suppose (v)

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Conscientious (adj)

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Cram (v)

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Distance learning (n phr)

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Intellectual (n)

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Ignorant (v)

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Knowledgeable (adj)

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Intensive (adj)

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Mock exam (n phr)

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Plagiarise (v)

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Seminar (n)

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Brush up (on) - Practise and improve skills or knowledge of smt

ex: He brushed up his Spanish before he went on holiday

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Come (a) round (to) - Change your opinion or decision because someone has persuaded you to agree with them

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Come up with - Think of smt such as an idea or a plan

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Face up to - accept smt and try to deal with

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Figure out - Be able to unđẻstand smt or solve a problem; understand what someone is like and why they behave in the way they do

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Hit upon - suddenly have an idea, discover smt by chance

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Make out - see, hear or understand someone or smt with difficult; suggest; imply

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mull over - Think carefully about smt over a period of time

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Piece together - Learn the truth about smt by considering all the separate bits of information you have

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Puzzle out - Solve a confusing or complicated problem by thinking carefully about it

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Read up (on/about) - Get information on a particular subject by reading a lot about it

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Swot up (on) - Study smt very hard, especially for an examination

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Take in - Understand and remember smt that you hear or true' trick someone into believing smt that is not true

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Think over - Consider a problem or decision carefully

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Think through - consider the facts about smt in an organised and thorough way

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Think up - Invent or image smt, especially an excuse

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Go to your head (idioms) - If success goes to your head, it makes you think that you are better or moẻ important than you really are

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Have your wits about you (idioms)

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In the dark (about)

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Know what's what

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not have a leg to stand on

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not see the wood for the trees

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Put two and two together

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quick/low on the uptake

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Ring a bell

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round the bend

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split hairs

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Take stock (of)

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account for

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(give) an account of

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take into account

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take account of

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on account of

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by all accounts

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on sb's account

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associate sth with

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(hang) in the balance

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Strike a balance

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upset/alter/redress balance

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balance between/of

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on balance

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off balance

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temporary basis

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on the basis of/that

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contrary tp popular belief

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beyond belief

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pick sb's brain(s)

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rack your brain(s)

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the brains behind

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brainchild (of)

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brainwash

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brainwave

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jump/leap to conclusions

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foregone conclusions

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take into considerate

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give consideration to

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show consideration for

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under consideration

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for sb's consideration

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cast doubt on

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beyond (any) doubt

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beyond your wildest dream

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in your dreams

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out of focus

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do an impression (of)

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mental arithmetic

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cross/slip your mind

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have a one track mind

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take your mind off

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take your mind off

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bring to mind

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on your mind

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state of mind

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under the misapprehension that

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put into perspective

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in perspective

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out of perspective

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a sense of perspective

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beg the question

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come to your senses

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look on the bright side

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get the straight

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with a view to

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assumption (n)

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disbelieve/disbelief

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decisiveness

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doubtless

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(in)explicable

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imasinary

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judiciousness

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