or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
anything and everything; just about everything
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
situation where alcohol is being served; (over) a drink
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
death by suffocation; death by choking
speech and conduct; words and deeds
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
narcissism; self-absorption; self-intoxication
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
book; volume; this; present; main; head
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
preference; priority; precedence
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
really; truly; indeed; good grief
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
another time; some other time
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to indicate; to show; to point to
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
dear; desired; missed; longed-for; nostalgic
looking like one is waiting for someone
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that