what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
disagreeable; unpleasant; nasty; detestable; sarcastic; snide
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
together; at the same time; same; identical
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
serious; not joking; straight
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
meter; gauge; metre (i.e. 100 cm); meter; animator
word game; wordplay; playing with words
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing