present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
example; illustration; precedent
capable; able; talented; promising
Semenoff; Semenov-Tian'-Shanskii; Semyonov
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to assume
(not) even once; (not) ever
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
dishonesty; untruthfulness
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
false reputation; empty title; empty name
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
windfall; piece of good luck
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
to wrap up (in); to roll up (in); to tuck (up)
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
separation; living separately; living apart
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
to pay for one's transgression; to receive punishment for one's crime
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
maintaining the status quo
declaration; statement; assertion