pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
courteous; decorous; polite
engagement; business; affair; use; need
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
mil (one thousandth of an inch); mill
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to happen to hear; to overhear
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to have a talk; to tell a story
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
imagination; supposition; guess
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank