(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
conservation of resources
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
chance (of success); odds
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
such; like that; that sort of; very
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to be at a loss for words
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
mopping-up operation; search-and-destroy operation
fixed date; appointed day
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
lack of understanding; lack of sympathy
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
jokingly; in the form of a joke
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
powerful person; influential person
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
company; corporation; workplace
scale; scope; plan; structure
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
training period; residency (esp. medical); internship
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze