or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to be softened; to calm down
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to show up; to appear; to turn up
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
surroundings; environs; circumference
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
adaptability; capacity for adaptation
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
another dimension; different level; whole other level
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
curling inwards (esp. the tips of one's hair)
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to keep (a person) waiting
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
indicate reason; infers some protest
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
real thing; original; actual