to be squashed by; to be pinned under
consists of; comprises; is made up of
pardon me for leaving (first)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
hideout (e.g. of fugitive from justice); hiding place
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
non-conveyor belt sushi; sushi served in a restaurant that doesn't have a conveyor belt
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
(sushi) without wasabi; wasabi-free
vinegared rice and sliced raw tuna wrapped in seaweed
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
laminating; lamination layer
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
contradiction; inconsistency
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation
to take (be in) charge of
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to write to; to send word to; to hand over (official business)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
group; bunch; crowd; group
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
expressing one's mind; speaking out
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)