to get accustomed to using
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
house across the street; neighbor across the street
to emphasize; to state emphatically; to speak loudly about; to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
negotiator; bargainer; point man
(compulsory) retirement (e.g. on reaching the age of 65); mandatory retirement; reaching retirement age
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
self-torturing; masochistic
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
police drama (television); detective drama
paper airplane (aeroplane)
with a bump; with a clunk
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
intellectual crime; white-collar crime; intellectual criminal; smart criminal
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
your acquaintance; people who know
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to polish up; to shine up
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
thick with smoke, moisture or odor; hard to breathe (air)
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
to cease; to stop; to be over
gas stove; gas cooker; gas range
to adorn; to decorate; to dress up; to build up
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to forget completely; to leave behind