endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
name; given name; first name
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
I see; that's right; indeed
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to recall; to remember; to recollect
something-something (e.g. platitudes, waffling); yada yada; so-and-so
no!; no no!; no, not at all
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
just a minute; small quantity
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
all you have to do is; just; that's all
instead; but (on the other hand)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
sharing; division; draw; tie
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
gazing at (in wonderment)
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
of course; certainly; naturally