electrical tape; insulating tape
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
bonnet; (car) hood; bonnet (hat)
hygiene bureau; health bureau; board of health
outline; summary; gist; in brief
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
to lure (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out
(one's) current position; current location; present position
lattice; latticework; lattice door; check(ed) pattern; plaid
I see; that's right; indeed
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
to work together (in the same class, workplace, etc.); to be classmates; to sit side by side; (lit.) to put (one's) desks side by side
sense of being victimized; aggrieved feelings; victim mentality; victim's mind
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
speech; expression; wording; language
evening meal; supper; dinner
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber