| Prepares for a depression? | 26 |
| Opens up, in a way | 18 |
| Opens up for examination, in a way | 34 |
| Opens up at the doctor's office, perhaps? | 45 |
| Obeys the doctor, in a way | 26 |
| Obeys the dental hygienist | 26 |
| Follows doctor's orders, in a way | 37 |
| Follows a physical request? | 27 |
| Exhales during a physical? | 26 |
| Does as the doc just directed | 29 |
| Complies with a doctor's request | 36 |
| Waves, maybe | 12 |
| Offers a casual greeting | 24 |
| Greets, with "to" | 27 |
| Greets someone with more than a nod | 35 |
| "According to me" | 27 |
| Agrees to be wed | 16 |
| Declines drugs? | 15 |
| Refuses drugs? | 14 |
| Refuses, in a way | 17 |
| Spurns an advance | 17 |
| Sends regrets | 13 |
| Refuses to give permission | 26 |
| Refuses to agree | 16 |
| Puts one's thumb down | 25 |
| Objects, perhaps | 16 |
| Gives the thumbs-down verbally | 30 |
| Gives the thumbs-down | 21 |
| Doesn't consent | 19 |
| Declines, verbally | 18 |
| Declines, in a way | 18 |
| Final authority | 15 |
| Final approval | 14 |
| Authority to decide | 19 |
| Right of final decision | 23 |
| Final decision | 14 |
| Discretion | 10 |
| Approval power | 14 |
| Ultimate authority | 18 |
| Decision-making power | 21 |
| Authoritative statement | 23 |
| What the boss has | 17 |
| Right of decision | 17 |
| Boss's privilege | 20 |
| Authoritative pronouncement | 27 |
| "OK, if you ___..." | 29 |
| "If I do ___ myself" | 30 |
| Verbal authority | 16 |
| Unsupported statement | 21 |
| Unsupported assurance | 21 |
| Personal assurance | 18 |
| First authority | 15 |
| Express authority | 17 |
| Delegated power | 15 |
| Command decision | 16 |
| Boss's prerogative | 22 |
| Authoritative expression of permission | 38 |
| Ability to green-light | 22 |
| "Well done, if I do --- myself" | 41 |
| "Well done, if I do ___ myself" | 41 |
| "If you ___" (words of deference) | 43 |
| "If I do --- myself..." | 33 |
| "If I do ___ myself . . ." | 36 |
| ''If I do ___ myself ...'' | 42 |
| Final authorities | 17 |
| Assurances | 10 |
| Final approvals | 15 |
| Unverified assertions | 21 |
| Dictums | 7 |
| Authoritative assurances | 24 |
| Authoritative assertions | 24 |
| Lays down the law | 17 |
| Insists | 7 |
| Makes an assertion | 18 |
| Utters decisively | 17 |
| Claims authoritatively | 22 |
| Asserts something | 17 |
| States something as fact | 24 |
| Makes the assertion | 19 |
| Has the authority | 17 |
| Has final word | 14 |
| Gives confirmation | 18 |
| Exercises authority | 19 |
| Ends the debate | 15 |
| Declares it to be true | 22 |
| Declares emphatically | 21 |
| Claims itÂ’s true | 20 |
| Asserts it | 10 |
| Asserts authoritatively | 23 |
| Speak, to Shakespeare | 21 |
| Dost speak | 10 |
| "What ___ thou?" | 26 |
| Speaks to a Quaker? | 19 |
| Speak, to King James | 20 |
| Proclaims, old-style | 20 |
| Old-style state? | 16 |
| Utter, to Shakespeare | 21 |
| State, old-style | 16 |
| State, at one time | 18 |
| Speak, biblical-style | 21 |