言

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

Proverb

smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say; it's how you say it

declaration of a state of emergency

to tell all; to give a full account

Chinese whispers; telephone (game)

Suru verb - special class

to be at a loss for words

it is certain true that ... (but); you can't argue that it's not ... (but)

speech; expression; wording; language

to say time and time again; to say till you're blue in the face

all kinds of malicious gossip; heaping verbal abuse (on); cursing and swearing (words)

free speech; freedom of speech

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

seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion

to startle; to surprise; to astonish; to make (someone) say "oh!"

declaration of independence

very ...; nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be

common language; lingua franca

Proverb

some things are better left unsaid; silence is golden

Linguistics

(linguistic) competence; language capability

would be a waste of words; would be a waste of breath; there's no point in saying

on the least pretext; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance; at the drop of a hat

in a word; to put it briefly; to make a long story short

silent phone call (form of harassment)

as if to say; as much as to say; as though