intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to use one thing for several purposes; to use the same thing on multiple occasions; to work someone hard; to order around; to boss
being left out; being ostracized
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
such; like that; that sort of; very
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
originally; by nature; from the start
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
and yet; though; when; in spite of
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody