to have glazed eyes (when drunk, angry, etc.); to have glassy eyes
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
curses come home to roost; (lit.) if you curse someone, dig two graves
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
demonic; devilish; satanic; diabolic
(religious) faith; belief; creed
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
very important person; super star; super big shot
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
outward appearance; apparent
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
management; administration; operation
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
hard-to-overcome obstacle; high hurdle; (lit.) thick wall
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
to decide the outcome (e.g. game); to be very different; to be sharply contrasted
dozens; scores of; decades
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
trendy; in; now; currently at ...; now doing ...; in the middle of ...
stock; products; goods (esp. stolen); loot; spoils
trader; smuggler; pusher; drug dealer; drug runner
fancy; fancy; imagination; whim
legal; lawful; legitimate
black-market channels; illegal channels
local cuisine; local delicacy; popular food from a particular area
TV documentary programs following police on duty