to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
I don't give a damn; that's got nothing to do with me
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
member of an organized crime group; gangster; mobster; yakuza
machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery
untidy (room, pile, etc.); messy; cluttered; disorderly; jumbled (e.g. thoughts); chaotic (lifestyle, atmosphere, etc.)
one line; one streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup
desk for a speaker; lectern; rostrum; platform
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
can't go on like this; can't stand it anymore; can't take it any longer
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
in the end; at the end of the day
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
dregs; lees; grounds; pent-up feelings
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)