pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
to teach (the way); to guide; to instruct; to enlighten
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
moment by moment; hour by hour
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
tag (children's game); tig
to harden one's heart; to steel oneself; to be ruthless; to become "it" (in hide-and-seek, etc.)
image; figure; figure; form; image
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to worry about what lies ahead (based on the current situation); to look bleak (for the future); to not bode well
uncertainty about the future; concern about future prospects
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
scattered; separated; dispersed
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily