self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to be enraged; to flip out
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
how many people; a number of people
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
priority; order of precedence
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
curfew; lockdown; grounding
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
moment by moment; hour by hour
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to continue (going along some trend)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
again; once more; a second time
dark clouds gather; threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of