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after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably

if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention

as a matter of fact; to tell the truth

to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade someone or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off

perfectly fitting phrase

seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone

to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation)

to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate

to send word; to pass on (a message)

Often Ｘの一言に尽きる

to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it

to send word

peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly

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

Colloquial

I told you so

in this way; along these lines; similarly

first person to say something; first person to suggest something; person who raised a matter

a word or two

Idiomatic expression

to cut in; to butt in

to grumble about something (trivial)

to get someone to say; to make someone say

to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

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

while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening

frankly speaking

not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking