英和和英

to hint―insinuate―innuendo

to speak within bounds―speak within compass

to talk in a roundabout way―beat about the bush

to remark casually

to stammer out something

to say the opposite to what one means―say anything over the left

to speak definitely

to talk nonsense

to repeat the same thing over and over again―harp on the same string

talk volubly

to say something by way of preface―by way of introduction

to say things outright―tell the downright truth―state the straightforward fact―speak out―speak plain―speak in plain English―hint broadly―call a spade a spade

the action of making special mention of something

to speak plainly―speak in plain terms―speak in plain English―call a spade a spade

to write to say―write me word―drop me a line

to whisper soft nothings to each other

a quibble

tell an untruth

to say something to temporarily resolve a dispute

to hesitate to speak

to be pedantic―unaccommodating―uncompromising

to stop speaking in the middle of a sentence

I blow him up―give him a piece of my mind.

to blubber out something

to speak with emphasis

to say something

to speak of something

to use a common phrase―in common parlance―as the saying is

to say everything―leave nothing unsaid

to first suggest something