Ahem
Ahem noun - The utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc..
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Cold
Cold noun - A weather condition marked by low temperatures.
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- EarthBound actually has several varieties of poison — apart from the normal variety, there's also nausea (which combines Poison and Blindness), sunstroke, and (ahem) a chest cold.
Source: Standard Status Effects - Several recent books concern about the Cold War between the Mantico-, ahem, Grand Alliance and Solarian League, which became hot rather quickly thanks to Mesan Alignment manipulating the League leadership behind the scenes and the League's bosses' own stupidity.
Source: Space Cold War -
Let's say a simple cough, maybe a cold, paralyzing glare or just saying 'Ahem' loudly and sharply, just to indicate that Alice should do a double-check to realize Bob's kind of standing right behind you.
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