| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | account for | include as a factor |
| 2. | address | deal with or consider |
| 3. | allow for | make room for in judgment |
| 4. | analyze | examine in detail |
| 5. | appraise | judge the value of |
| 6. | approach | deal with in thought |
| 7. | assess | judge the value or importance |
| 8. | audit | examine systematically |
| 9. | balance | compare factors before deciding |
| 10. | bear in mind | remember while thinking or deciding |
| 11. | believe | think something is true |
| 12. | check | examine for accuracy or suitability |
| 13. | chew over | consider informally and at length |
| 14. | class as | regard as belonging somewhere |
| 15. | compare | examine similarities or differences |
| 16. | conceive | form or imagine mentally |
| 17. | contemplate | think deeply about something |
| 18. | contrast | compare differences |
| 19. | count as | regard as being included |
| 20. | deal with | address or consider |
| 21. | debate | discuss differing views |
| 22. | deem | judge or consider as |
| 23. | deliberate | think or discuss carefully |
| 24. | delve into | investigate deeply |
| 25. | determine | find out or decide |
| 26. | discuss | consider by talking |
| 27. | enquire into | investigate formally |
| 28. | entertain | consider as possible |
| 29. | envisage | imagine as possible or likely |
| 30. | envision | imagine or think of as possible |
| 31. | estimate | judge roughly or calculate |
| 32. | evaluate | judge or calculate worth |
| 33. | examine | look at closely or carefully |
| 34. | explore | examine possibilities or details |
| 35. | factor in | include as a relevant point |
| 36. | figure | think or estimate informally |
| 37. | gauge | estimate or judge |
| 38. | give thought to | think about carefully |
| 39. | give weight to | treat as important |
| 40. | go over | review or examine carefully |
| 41. | hold | believe or regard |
| 42. | include | take in as part |
| 43. | incorporate | include in a decision or plan |
| 44. | inquire into | investigate or examine |
| 45. | inspect | examine closely |
| 46. | interpret | understand or explain as meaning |
| 47. | investigate | examine to discover facts |
| 48. | judge | form an opinion about |
| 49. | keep in mind | remember when judging or planning |
| 50. | look at | examine or think about |
| 51. | look into | investigate or examine |
| 52. | look upon | regard in a certain way |
| 53. | measure | assess the extent of |
| 54. | meditate on | think deeply and calmly about |
| 55. | mull over | think about slowly and carefully |
| 56. | muse on | think thoughtfully about |
| 57. | note | notice and keep in mind |
| 58. | parse | analyze carefully |
| 59. | ponder | think carefully and deeply |
| 60. | presume | suppose based on probability |
| 61. | probe | investigate deeply |
| 62. | put thought into | consider with care |
| 63. | question | examine or doubt |
| 64. | rate | judge the quality of |
| 65. | reckon | think or judge informally |
| 66. | reconsider | consider again |
| 67. | reflect on | think carefully about something |
| 68. | regard | see or judge as |
| 69. | research | study systematically |
| 70. | review | examine again or carefully |
| 71. | ruminate on | think repeatedly or deeply about |
| 72. | screen | examine to select or reject |
| 73. | scrutinize | examine very carefully |
| 74. | see as | regard as being |
| 75. | sift | examine carefully to select |
| 76. | size up | judge quickly or informally |
| 77. | study | examine or learn carefully |
| 78. | suppose | think or assume |
| 79. | survey | examine broadly or carefully |
| 80. | take for | regard or understand as |
| 81. | take into account | include in one’s judgment |
| 82. | take note of | notice and remember |
| 83. | take stock of | assess a situation carefully |
| 84. | take up | consider or discuss |
| 85. | think about | give thought to something |
| 86. | think over | consider before deciding |
| 87. | turn over | think about from different sides |
| 88. | understand | grasp or interpret as true |
| 89. | unpack | analyze or explain in detail |
| 90. | value | estimate worth or importance |
| 91. | vet | examine for suitability |
| 92. | view | regard in a particular way |
| 93. | visualize | form a mental picture |
| 94. | watch | observe carefully |
| 95. | weigh | assess carefully before deciding |
| 96. | withhold judgment on | delay forming an opinion about |
| 97. | wonder about | think curiously or doubtfully about |
| 98. | work out | solve or determine by thinking |
| 99. | work through | consider step by step |
| 100. | wrestle with | struggle mentally with |
