theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
whole story; full picture; full particulars
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
in the end; on top of that
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
epidemic; plague; pestilence
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
to be needed; to be wanted
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
close; intimate; on good terms
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
sympathy; compassion; pity
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it