or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
jewelry store; jewellery store
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
river; stream; River; the ... river
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to kill; to beat to death
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
written explanation; written apology
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
double; twice (as much); twofold
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)