organizational change; organisational change; organizational reform
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
compulsory; obligatory; mandatory
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
living person; the living
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
demotion; relegation; downgrading
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
it's been a long time; long time no see
natural voice (without a microphone)
to have one's heart touched; to be moved
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
bumpy (e.g. of a rash); knobbly; pimply; easily cut
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
remembering; recollection; anamnesis; recall (memory); retrieval
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to claim victims; to leave casualties
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army