or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to watch over; to watch attentively
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
falling asleep at the wheel
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
technique; art; skill; move
journal; magazine; periodical
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
(someone else's) daughter
show; exhibition; spectacle
illegal; illicit; unlawful
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
popular person; favorite; favourite
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
popular name; common name; given name
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex