hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
two (long cylindrical things)
salamander (amphibian of the order Caudata)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
revision (of text); alteration; change
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
hegemony; leadership; initiative
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
bodily build; degree of fleshiness
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
looking everywhere; looking in all four directions; neighborhood; vicinity
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
to be transparent; to show through
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
sensual; voluptuous; sexy; arousing
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
big and round (eyes, shaven head, etc.)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance