shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
such; this sort of; like this
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to undermine; to sap; to dig away
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
gossip; corner of the mouth
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
subordinate work; assistant; servant
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
beyond that point; after that
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
sunlight; rays of the Sun
living by oneself; living alone
ticket window; box office; ticket
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
external genitalia (esp. female); vulva
implantation (of an embryo)
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable