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)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
second (unit of time); arc second
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
crossly; angrily; strongly smelling; reeking
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
in comparison to; rather than
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to investigate; to examine
and; thereupon; because of that
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
thought; consideration; thinking
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
all; entire; whole; altogether
after that; afterwards; thereafter
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste