idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
a long time (since the last time)
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
single word; a few words; brief comment
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
meaning; significance; sense
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
rather; better; instead; if anything
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
emotional strength; force of will
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be perturbed; to be agitated
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
correction; revision; amendment