bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to live through; to survive
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
to step over or across; to overcome
political situation; political affairs
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
to regard someone with odium; to look at someone with reproach
war of aggression; war of conquest
cardinal (Catholic Church)
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
to attack and overthrow; to utterly destroy
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
treasure house; storage for valuable property
infuriating; extremely irritating; galling; vexing
Grand Master (of an order); grandmaster (of chess)
link; linking; link; hyperlink; linking (of object files); linkage
stationing (troops); garrisoning
uneven distribution; unfair distribution; maldistribution
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
red turnip; small red radish
borscht (soup, usu. made with beetroot); borsch
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
having a place to oneself (e.g. restaurant, movie theater); having the run of a place