ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; death; rising to heaven
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
either way; in any case; one way or another
piercing (cold); biting (wind)
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
absence; nonattendance; nonappearance
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
(another's) daughter; young lady
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
to comb back; to stroke upward; to smooth up
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
storage at room temperature
gathering; place where people gather; (arch.) police station; (arch.) camp; (arch.) barracks
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
goosebumps; gooseflesh; goose pimples; rough skin; coarse skin
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
interference; intervention; meddling
technical; specialist; professional; exclusive
unvoiced opinion; (opinion of the) silent majority; views which are not expressed
worst; worst-case (scenario)
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
at first; in the beginning; originally
to be hot on a person's heels
nod; inclination of the head
deputy head teacher; vice principal
of no use; useless; not fit for purpose
(exercising) the right to command
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
schedule; program; programme; agenda
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton