pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
looking or acting as if one owned the place
performance of one's official duties
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
harmless; innocuous; safe; benign
materials; data; document
letter; missive; note; mail
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
puffing (e.g. cigarette smoke); bobbing (to the surface); floating lightly
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
sentiment; sentimentality
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to waste time; to kill time
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to smoke (something); to fumigate; to oxidize; to oxidise
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
impoliteness; carelessness; misconduct; clumsiness
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
being open but having virtually no business
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
distant look; faraway look
(religious) faith; belief; creed
firmly rooted; deep-seated