two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
twice; again; second time
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to stretch (unbend) oneself
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
near; close; beside; third person
rail (any bird of family Rallidae, esp. the water rail, Rallus aquaticus)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
management; administration; operation
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
difficult to ...; hard to ...
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin