[1] Bring/ call somebody/ something to mind:

- She couldn't call to mind where she had seen him before.

[2] Bring/ call somebody/ something to mind:

- The painting brings to mind some of Picasso's early works.

[1] Vague:

- To have a vague impression/ memory/ recollection of something.

- They had only a vague idea where the place was.

[2] Vague:

- She's a little vague about her plans for next year.

- The politicians made vague promises about tax cuts.

- He was accused of being deliberately vague.

- We had only a vague description of the attacker.

- He outlined the policy in vague terms.

[1] Distant:

- There was a distant look in her eyes; her mind was obviously on something else.

- He seemed distant and distracted.

BRING/ CALL SOMEBODY/ SOMETHING TO MIND (idiom):

1. (formal) ​To remember somebody/ something.

SYNONYM: Recall;

2. To remind you of somebody/ something.

SYNONYM: recall;

VAGUE /veɪɡ/ (adj):

1. Not clear in a person's mind.

2. Vague (about something): Not having or giving enough information or details about something.

BEFUDDLED /bɪˈfʌdld/ (adj):

1. Confused and unable to think normally.

DISTANT /ˈdɪstənt/ (adj):

1. Not paying attention to something but thinking about something completely different; Không chú ý đến một điều gì đó mà lại nghĩ về một thứ hoàn toàn khác.

PERSPECTIVE

POINT OF VIEW

PERCEPTION

Circle the wagons (idiom):

# ​(North American English) to join together with people who have the same ideas and beliefs as you, and avoid contact with those who do not, who may threaten or attack you.

When your way of life is threatened, you have to circle the wagons and defend yourself.

They immediately circled the wagons around the senator to protect him.

flinch from phrasal verb

flinch from something | flinch from doing something

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(often used in negative sentences)

to avoid thinking about or doing something unpleasant

He never flinched from facing up to trouble.

She won't flinch from speaking her mind.