to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
charm; incantation; spell; curse
side effect; adverse reaction
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
that; the matter in question
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to be reflected in a mirror
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
board chairman; managing director; chief director
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
gag order; gag rule; gag law
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
tremendous; rapid; dramatic
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)