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)
opposite side; other side; other party
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
world; society; people; the public
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to bring; to take; to bring about
being very popular; being in great demand
to perceive; to understand
the other day; a few days ago
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to shake; to sway; to waver
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes