piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
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 take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
by myself; in person; by oneself
should; must; -able; probably; likely
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
surrounding at a distance
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
surely; certainly; without doubt
directly opposite; right in front
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
serious look (on one's face); straight face
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
form; method; system; formula
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to indicate; to show; to point to
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering