Make it easier: To arrange things in order to make them easier
Make do: make sth happening
Make a difference: To stand out (something or yourself) in order to establish the difference among the others
Make a point: To emphasize your own opinion about something
Make time: to dedicate some time to do something specific
Make or break: something decisive for something or someone
Make the most of something: to take advantage of a situation or object in order to make it more productive, lasting, etc.
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To name but two, three, etc.: to give to or three examples about sth
To name but a few: Just to name a couple of thing among a world of possibilities
To mention but two: the first one
Such as: like
In particular: something in specific
Among other things: between many other things
For instance, for example: to give examples about something
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Idioms
To be under the weather: to feel down
To be given a clean bill of health: to be in a good state of health, having good health
To be at death’s door: to feel so ill, that you can’t handle it
To be going/coming down with something: you’re about to get ill
A bug going around: there’s a virus in the environment. Everyone is getting sick
To be in good shape: to have a good physic, being physically fit
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Functional language “Changing the subject”
That reminds me: because of something said recently, I remembered another thing
Anyway, as I was saying: taking up again something said before
By the way: related to that, I’m gonna tell you something
Come to think of it: now that I remember, this or that happened…
Talking of: we’re talking about something/ someone, so we’re starting a new conversation with another details of the same thing
As for: and related to you… and about you…
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