Alternatively: "Sure, he's only an amateur -- but he still managed to dodge it", Tom said unproductively.
"I think we should have more waterfowl", Tom said productively.
"I'm going to take a break from claiming souls for a while", Death said, repressed.
"Lacking", Tom said without meaning.
"That faint odour just came back", Tom said reminiscently.
"Trump needs a better running mate", Tom dispensed.
"We are not cousins", Tom said unrelatedly.
"It looks like you, and it does everything you do, and yet it isn't you", Tom said on reflection.
"Tom got here after the other two", Tom said in third-person.
"It's fair in this specific context", Tom said just in case.
"Well, Pumbaa, you should know that I've already bested your little friend at Battleship", Tom said sanctimoniously.
"Large semi-aquatic herbivores are vital to the health of the ecosystem", Tom said hypocritically.
"I might not have kids, but I can still self-identify as a father", Tom said transparently.
"This whole dissertation is a load of crap", Tom said in abstract.
"For your insolence in disrespecting me, I shall become a scourge upon your kingdom", Ishtar said urbanely.
"I come to pay respects to mighty Genghis", Tom contributed
"I have committed no crime", Tom pled in a sense.
"I'll force that little demon to do something", Tom said, making an impact.
"Vegetarian dishes only", Tom metes out.