or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
agile (person's movements); nimble; adroit; lively; brisk; skillful
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
projection; reflection; image; match; harmony
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
real thing; original; actual
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
forcibly; against one's will
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
third day of the month; three days
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
every year; yearly; annually
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still