to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
(not) even once; (not) ever
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to pile up; to accumulate
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
thinking (about a matter) for a long time; contemplating for a long time; lengthy consideration; pondering
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
one's own army; one's own team
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
implication; significance; connotation; depth of meaning; complications of a problem
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
will not do; do not; does not
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning