to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
to happen to hear; to overhear
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
literary profession; writing
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
like this; in this way; as you see
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
going on a pleasure jaunt
if it is the case that ...
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
illustration (e.g. book); picture
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
adventure story; novel of adventure
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
subhuman; demi-human; Argentinian (person); (arch.) American (person)
underground; subterranean
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked