to make a self-satisfied face; to look smug
narrow-minded; small-minded; close-minded; intolerant
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
destruction; collapse; crumbling
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
sense of duty (obligation)
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
to soak into; to permeate
nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
perverseness; perversity; perverse person; difficult person; contrary person
to happen to pass by; to pass by
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
what's done is done; it is no use crying over spilt milk; (lit.) spilt water won't go back into its tray
living thing; organism; creature; biology
physical education; PE; gym (class)
mutant strain; mutated variant; mutant species
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
all you have to do is; just; that's all
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery