Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
at least; at most; (even) just
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
final scene; the end; finale
boy; son; baby boy; young man
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
bad influence; negative influence
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
something; some kind of; for some reason
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
to crawl out of; to creep out of
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to harm; to cause harm to
hegemony; leadership; initiative
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious