relation of cause and effect; causal relationship; causal link; causality
calamity; disaster; accident
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
once-in-a-lifetime (opportunity); golden (opportunity); one-in-a-million (chance)
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
flattery; cajolery; flirtation
recorder (e.g. tape recorder, time recorder); recording device; recorder (musical instrument); English flute
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
rate; ratio; percentage; commission; poundage; percentage
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
(a person's) appearance; looks
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
spasmodic; erratic; fitful; sporadic
severe (illness, disability, etc.); serious
mental disorder; mental disease
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to fall continuously (of rain, snow, etc.); to fall hard; to fall heavily; to pour down
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)
fuck you!; don't fuck with me!; don't fuck around!; don't be a screw off!
rule violation; rule infraction; infringement of the rules
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
cooling; refrigeration; cooling down (of a political conflict, etc.); calming down
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
law-like nature; regularity
beyond human understanding