to put in motion or start; to cause a reaction

showing little or no emotion

1. a feeling of understanding or concern for the condition of another person

1. a result or effect of an earlier event

a star-shaped character (*) used in printing

to stop growing or changing

to conclude by reasoning

1. an exceptional intellectual ability and originality or someone who has such an ability

1. to bring about; to cause something to happen; to persuade someone, to influence

the feeling that you understand and share another person’s experiences and emotions

1.  to make someone or something known to someone else; to present or announce; to bring something into use

1. the possibility of something bad happening as a result of an action

1. a reason or driving force behind an action