that is to say; so that means
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
story; tale; talk; discussion
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
expertise; special knowledge; technical knowledge; expert knowledge
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
that; the matter in question
myself; yourself; I; me; you
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
father; dad; husband; you; he
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to return evil for good; to return a favour with spite (favor)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
sorry; excuse me; thank you
should; must; -able; probably; likely
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
incidence; injection; input; incident
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback