to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
small number; few; minority
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
now that you say that; now that you mention it
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
in that way; like that; that way
skill; dexterity; proficiency
surely; certainly; without doubt
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
just as one was told; like she (he) said
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
difficult to ...; hard to ...
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)