pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
consumption; expenditure; spending
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to whine; to make feeble complaints
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
combat power; fighting strength
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to like; to love; to be fond of
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
to play a central role; to take a leading part
specialized; specialised; boutique
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
considerably; greatly; a lot
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
battlefield; battleground