or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
out of range; outside the limits (of...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result