or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
first meeting; first interview with
fluent (in a language); flowing
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to take on a role; to take part
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
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
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
beginning; outset; first; onset
don't talk nonsense; (lit.) sleep talk after you go to sleep
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
(period of) a year; during an era
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
as a child; when one was a child; childhood