Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
to go through formalities
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
to find a way; to find the time; to try to make oneself available
intimacy; affection; familiarity
war funds; war expenditures; military spending
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
to be positively affected by someone's strength of spirit
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
packing; crating; packaging
(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to stay calm; to keep cool
independence; self-reliance
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
consensus; collective will; collective opinion