puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
it's not like; it isn't as if
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
have a good day; take care; see you
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
verbal message; word (from someone)
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
unforgivable; inexcusable; unpardonable
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
freedom; free man; free woman
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
intimacy; affection; familiarity
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
to lend an ear to; to listen to
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person