Thinking and learning

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to baffle
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to puzzle, to perplex
guesswork
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speculation
a hunch
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a feeling, an intuition
plausible
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believable, possible
to come around
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change one's position or opinion
to face up to sth
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to accept
to mull over
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to ponder, to consider
to piece together
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to combine many small details to give a complete description of something
to swot up on sth
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to cram
to take account of
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to pay attention to sb/sth
on account of sth
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because of sth
to hang in the balance
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to depend on something for success or continued existence
on balance
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after considering everything "They felt sure that, on balance, they had made the right choice."
to pick sb's brain
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to ask for information or advice from someone who knows more about a subject than you do "I'd love to pick your brains about computers - you seem to be the expert around here."
forgone conclusion
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Cliché a conclusion already reached; an inevitable result. "That the company was moving to California was a foregone conclusion. That the mayor will win reelection is a foregone conclusion."
to cast doubt on
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to cause uncertainty about something
without a doubt
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a phrase expressing certainty or agreement; yes
to make a mental note
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to make an effort to remember something, often something that you want to do later (often + to do sth)
a one-track mind
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a mind that thinks entirely or almost entirely about one subject
take sb's mind off sth/sb
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if an activity takes someone's mind off their problems, it stops them from thinking about them
to be in two minds
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to be unable to decide about something (often + whether)
in principle
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as a general idea, theory, or belief
to side with sb
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to join with someone; to take someone else's part; to be on someone's side
to put/ set sth straight
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to figure out and correct something; to straighten out a mess
to have your wits about you
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to be ready to think quickly in a situation and react to things that you are not expecting
to be in the dark
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to be uninformed about someone or something; ignorant about someone or something
not have a leg to stand on
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[for an argument or a case] to have no support.
not see the wood for the trees
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to pay too much attention to details and not understand the general situation
quick on the uptake
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quick to understand or learn something
to split hairs
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to argue about whether details that are not important are exactly correct

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