condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
division into equal parts; equal parts
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
plural; multiple; several
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
property; fortune; assets
control; management (e.g. of a business)
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
this (very thing); this precisely
blame; accusation; torture; maltreatment; pangs (of conscience)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
from the viewpoint of; according to
executable (e.g. executable file); capable of putting into practice
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
to make a fool of someone
human intellect; knowledge
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
general idea; concept; notion