to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
friendship; goodwill; friendly relations; amity
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
proponent; exponent; advocate
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
timewasting; killing time
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
different newspaper (esp. by a different publisher); another newspaper
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
commandant; commanding officer; general
cabinet (of a government); ministry
head; chief; boss; leader
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
to work straight through without stopping
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
hard to reach place; remote place
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to go on a trip with someone; to accompany on a trip
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
Kursk (Russia); Kursr; Kurusku (Arab Union)
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
definite report; confirmed data