a long time ago; in those days
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
giving; provision; furnishing
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
please; somehow or other; one way or another
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to be expensive; to be costly
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
hello; good day; good afternoon
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange