what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
incident; affair; happening; event
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
whispering into a person's ear
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
as usual; as is one's habit
as you see; as you can see
artifact; excavated article; archaeological find
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
shoal; wide shallow beach
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
fishing industry; fishery
center; centre; metropolis