Vocabulary
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to tell all; to give a full account
to correct oneself; to restate
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable
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
saying nothing; understanding tacitly; without putting into words
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 be profoundly compatible; to be inseparable; to be so close as to reveal to each other the bottom of one's heart
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
obstinacy; stubbornness
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
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
to chew up
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
to turn completely into; to become completely
to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for