now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
great difference; major mistake
to require the care of others; to need to be looked after; to be troublesome; to be a nuisance; to be a handful
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
imperial command; royal command
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to defeat (someone) in an argument; to argue (someone) down; to confute (someone); to refute (someone)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
retort; back talk; backchat
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to pretend; to act (as if)
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly