shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
quick change; quick transformation; metamorphosis; turning suddenly into
circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)
retention; maintenance; preservation
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
to chase; to run after; to pursue
private funds; own funds; private property
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to allow oneself to ...; to take the liberty of ...; it is presumed that; (I, we) presume that; on one's own accord; by one's arbitrary decision
record (e.g. LP); record (e.g. in sports); record (data structure)
(one's) quota; assignment
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
undeserved honor (honour); too great an honour
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
great emperor; ... the Great
in one's lifetime; (while) in life
eared seal (esp. the California sea lion, Zalophus californianus); sea lion
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
ignoring; acting as if it is nothing
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
worst; worst-case (scenario)
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
(written) appeal; circular; manifesto; encouragement; encouraging words; letter of encouragement
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it