finely chiseled (features)
the present regime; the existing regime
calm; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity; appeasement; pacification
one's share; one's portion
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to stare back (at); to glare back
situation report; status report; progress report
certain; definite; clear; credible
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
shallow cunning; shallow cleverness
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
stink; bad odor; bad odour; stench
harmful insect; noxious insect; vermin; pest
reform; reformation; reorganization
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
ignorance; (lack of) enlightenment or civilization (civilisation); unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised
extermination; expulsion; destruction
source of river; fountainhead
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
decrease; reduction; decline
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
weak force; weak interaction
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate