Translation of "Parista" in English

Paha flunssa on pitänyt minut poissa opintojeni parista tällä viikolla.

A bad cold has kept me from studying this week.

Yoshio sanoi maksavansa vaikka 15 000 jeniä uudesta parista koripallokenkiä, mutta minusta se oli kovin kallista.

Yoshio said he would pay as much as 15000 yen for a new pair of basketball shoes, but I thought that was quite expensive.