clerk; office worker; kulak
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
to make advances (to); to woo; to work on someone
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
fellow countryman; compatriot; person from the same province; person from said country
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
woollen fabric; woollen cloth
American; American-style (weak) drip coffee
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
large amount of money; great cost
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
curious; strange; unusual
behind with everything; too late; reactive
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
significant; suggestive; insinuating; words or behaviour that hints at a deeper meaning
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
more harm than good; harmful and of no use
treating someone like a child
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch