英和和英

one act of speech

that is to say

to say so

I said

an excuse

to say

It was that... but...

as I said earlier

to speak of something

be mentioned

the words said by a person

to state one's reason―explain one's reason

. . .even if you said such a thing

You said such a thing, but. . .

to consent―assent

said matter

I'll never say,

to talk apart from the matter in hand

to tell lies

tell an untruth

Say yes!

It's called...

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

a concept expressed in one word

Let me remark in passing

By the way,...

I told you before!

on that

The kind of thing that gets called...

that