inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
strong opposition; vehement opposition
successor; replacement; second wife
succession struggle; succession race
disgust; dislike; loathing; abhorrence; hatred
to be stingy; to be tightfisted; to look shabby; to appear wretched
way (of doing); manner; method
ability; capability; skill
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
fool; person beneath one's contempt
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
point (of a question, story, etc.); hold; grip
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
to brush gently; to stroke; to caress
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
to distinguish by smell; to smell the difference (between); to scent out; to discern (one thing from another); to determine
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
borscht (soup, usu. made with beetroot); borsch
shchi (traditional Russian cabbage soup)
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
to be square; to be angular; to be jagged; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious
only recently; just of late
water damage; flood disaster
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
practical problem; practical matter
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay