or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
of no interest; not interested
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to cease; to stop; to be over
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
go that far; to that extent
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to make an appearance; to show up
corridor; hallway; passageway
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
I don't want to boast but
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to show up; to appear; to turn up
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you