or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
hickey; hickie; love bite; kiss mark; lipstick mark
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
fine weather; fair weather
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
name; given name; first name
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
have a good day; take care; see you
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something