or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to do for (the sake of someone else)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
senior leadership; senior leader; upper echelon (of power); top-ranking officer
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
enemy territory; hostile place
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
ossuary; crypt; charnel house
call; summons; convening; convocation
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
long time; long interval; for quite some time
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
worship (esp. Christian); adoration; divine service; worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
first report (esp. of an incident, disaster, or news story); initial report
to bring; to take; to bring about
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
to pray for the repose of somebody's soul; to pray for the souls of the departed
to lay aside; to set aside
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to shut in; to confine; to contain
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind