self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
placid; composed; serene; big-hearted; broad-minded; magnanimous
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
to get along well with; to make a go of it
valuable article; valuables
(security) guard; caretaker; janitor; doorkeeper; gatekeeper
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to erase all trace of something
to change the position of
to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination; analysis; postmortem
indicates emotion or exclamation; hey; you
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to throw into; to dump in together
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
the more one looks (at it) the more ...
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
half-human and half-beast
man who is uninterested in aggressively pursuing women; peaceable men who don't approach women as potential partners; (lit.) herbivore
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; death; rising to heaven
something unusual; something odd; something out of the ordinary
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
(made of) leather; leather-bound
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)