Vocabulary

to be ordered (to do)

to be asked to give someone (a message, parcel, etc.); to be asked to tell someone (that); to be entrusted with

to say repeatedly; to say proverbially

to argue down

to arrange (beforehand); to agree in advance; to prearrange

to tell all; to give a full account

to correct oneself; to restate

to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade

to find it hard to say

to argue down; to confute

to persist in saying

to speak as though something were actually the case; to smooth over; to give the impression that; to make it sound that

to hesitate to say

to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble

to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to break off (mid-sentence)

to talk volubly

to omit to say; to forget to mention; to leave unsaid

to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate

to say incorrectly; to use the wrong words; to make a slip of the tongue

to leave word; to leave a message

to transmit by word of mouth

to say by mistake; to make a slip of the tongue

to send word

to forget to mention; to leave unspoken; to let slip a secret

to say by mistake; to make a slip of the tongue

to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of

to spread (e.g. a rumour); to talk about (widely); to make fun of

to adjoin

to sidle up to

to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away

to count on one's fingers

to give meaning (to); to assess the significance (of)

to do thoroughly; to check through and through

to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out

to squeeze out; to wring out

to memorize; to fix in memory; to master

to chew up

to turn completely into; to become completely

to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for

to change; to change into; to become