rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
new book; 17x11 cm paperback book
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
medium; mediocrity; average
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
ruble (Russian currency); rouble
annual; yearly; year (e.g. of graduation); nth year (e.g. student); order by year
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
cabinet meeting; meeting of ministers
free (of charge); gratuitous
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
daily (living) necessities; necessities; essentials for life
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
ordinary citizen; the general public
square metre; square meter
dwelling; house; residence; address
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
residence; housing; residential building
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
Home Ministry; Department of the Interior (US, etc.); Home Office (UK); Ministry of Home Affairs (Japan, pre-1947)
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
one-party regime; single-party regime