to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to begin; to set about; to start
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
production (e.g. play); direction
at work; in the midst of work; working
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
double; twice (as much); twofold
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
blocking the way; standing in the way
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
tattling; telling on (someone)
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
program (e.g. TV); programme