scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
celebratory banquet; feast
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
busy; having no time (for)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
to soothe and humor; to coax
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
quarter; a fourth; square (piece of) cloth
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
in the meanwhile; during the time