to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
sphere of action; scope of activity; range of work
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
wide area; wide view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-out view
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
support; backing; aid; assistance
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
every station; local train; train that stops at every station
to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme
boxed lunch bought at a station (often a local specialty); sexual position in which one person stands supporting the other
spread; span; expanse; extent
out of hand; uncontrollable; out of control; messy
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
to devise; to plot; to plan
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
lunchbox made with loving care by one's wife
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing