somehow; for some reason or other
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
mixture of wheat and chaff; mixture of the good and bad; jumble of wheat and tares
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to grimace; to make a wry face
to be absorbed in thought; to muse; to muse about; to think things through
to detain; to take into custody
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
supreme council; high council; Supreme Soviet (former USSR)
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
hello; good day; good afternoon
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
to make use of; to lend money
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
starting a business; promotion of enterprise
passing through without stopping; passing by
to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
rest; break; recess; intermission
to palm off; to force a sale
canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity