to hold one's tongue; to shut up
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
how many years; how long; what year
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
what kind of; what sort of; what
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
how much; how many; to what extent
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
secrecy; highly classified information
retention; maintenance; preservation
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
single word; a few words; brief comment
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
choice; selection; option
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
to waver in one's resolution
instant; moment; for an instant
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back