to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
by today; before the day is over
story; tale; talk; discussion
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
inspection (for compliance); investigation (tax, etc.)
body; group; party; company; troupe
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
right (to do something); authority; power
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
due form; official; formality
scandal; deplorable event
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
kremlin; citadel in Russian town; Great Kremlin Palace (Moscow); Kremlin; Russian government; (former) Soviet government
manner of using one's hands
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself