silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
at least; at most; (even) just
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful conduct; shameful sight
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
to put one's hand on; to touch
sickroom; hospital room; ward
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
systematic; regular; routine
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
2nd day of the month; two days
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
cost of repairs; repair costs
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
exploitation; overuse; abuse
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)