thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
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 be opposite; to face each other
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
feelings; thoughts; meaning
putting into operation; invocation
trouble; bother; annoyance
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
it hasn't been long since
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
inside one's heart; in one's mind
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
heart; guts; nerve; central part
self-consciousness; self-awareness
settlement; solution; resolution
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap