futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
Everyone is safe (all right)
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
postwar period; period after Second World War
several people; a few people
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
principal investigator; PI
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
puzzle ring; wire puzzle; exercise where students link crossed hands in a circle and try working together and without letting go
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
nuclear power plant; nuclear power station
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
nuclear power plant accident; nuclear accident
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
lethal radioactive fallout; atomic dust
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency