to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
senior executive staff; upper management
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
good-quality; superior in quality
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
honeymoon; being in an intimate relationship; honeymoon (period)
firm; strong; solid; stable
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
transactions; dealings; business
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
bone marrow; medulla; true spirit; one's mind
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
end; close; conclusion; termination
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
Blood Pond; pool of blood; pond of blood (in hell)