self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
trial stage; experimental phase; prototype stage
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
dodgy dealings; monkey business
barque (three-masted sailing ship); bark; barc; bark (of a tree, etc.)
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
all's grist that comes to his mill; turn everything to good account; turn anything to profit
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
phantom; vision; illusion
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
operation; functioning; running
by all means; by all costs
to rumble; to thunder; to roll about (people, large objects); to wander about without a fixed workplace, home, etc.; to hang around; to loiter
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to let (someone) take hold of your hand
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
rescue mission; evacuation operation
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)