pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
presence; sitting with; being with
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
tall figure; high stature
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
attractive body; nice-looking body
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
to rock; to shake; to swing
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
to be transparent; to show through
bent back; hunchback; stoop
troubled face; worried expression
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
just the other day; quite recently
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
odds and ends; all; every
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
generation; lifetime; age
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
head; brains; intellect; understanding
white hair; grey hair; gray hair