place; room; margin; scope
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
war; battle; match; game; competition
loss; defeat; counter for losses
disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
unskilled; awkward; bad; clumsy; poor
itching-to-grab gesture (made with one's hands)
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
rejecting the advances of women is a man's shame; shameful is he who spurns a woman's invitation; (lit.) not eating the meal set before him is a man's shame
virginity (of a male); virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
rather; sooner; preferably
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
Alice band; horseshoe-shaped hairband made of metal or plastic (often covered with cloth); Katyusha rocket launcher (Soviet)
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
business trip; official trip
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
naivete; simplicity; innocence
charming; fascinating; attractive
strap (often decorative for key-holder, mobile phones, etc.)
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to shut in; to confine; to contain
colleagues; cronies; merry men