no, not like that (but like this)
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
dealing with; coping with
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
choices; alternatives; options
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
patterns of thinking; train of thought
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate