rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
(written) contract; agreement
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
yoke; constraints; oppression
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
Chief Administration for Intelligence
peace preservation; security; safety
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
intelligence agency; secret service
KGB (former Soviet Union intelligence agency)
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
government office building
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
selling oneself (into bondage) (esp. for prostitutes)
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
outbreak of war; starting a war
useless; vain; aimless; idle
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
aquiline nose; Roman nose; hook nose
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
watchful waiting; careful supervision
to drive a wedge into (e.g. enemy defences); to wedge apart
United States and Russia; US-Russian; Russian-American; Russo-American
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy