self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to make a speech; to address
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
scoundrel; rascal; villain
accomplice; co-conspirator
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
decision; determination; resolution
to fascinate; to enchant; to possess; to bewitch; to enthrall
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
to crawl towards; to creep up to
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to shout (in anger); to yell
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
to collect; to assemble; to gather
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)