to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to be needed; to be wanted
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
difficult to ...; hard to ...
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
action; operation; effect; function
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
it is not (like that) either
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
preview of next installment (TV shows, podcasts, etc.)
temporary license; temporary licence
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
to sit for an examination
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person