firm; unshakeable; resolute
imperial throne; the Crown
permanent; perpetual; lasting
Gosudarstvennyi Ermitazh; Hermitage Palace
illuminism; enlightenment
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
in succession; one after another
sex life; sexual activities
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
Sophie; Zoffy (from Ultra Series)
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
purification; refining; simplification
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
tacit; unspoken; implicit
social contract theory (e.g. Rousseau's)
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
tendency; trend; inclination
palace; hall; shrine; temple; hall of fame
systematic; organized; organizational
stone throwing; (throwing) stone
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest