married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
clearing one's throat; cough
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to stop in the middle of a sentence
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to move (house); to change residence
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
dear me; I mean; or rather
either way; in any case; one way or another
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
playing to the gallery; showing off; pretence; surface preparation (for painting, etc.); scraping a surface clean
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap