establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
obliging person; person who likes looking after others
enhancing national prestige; expanding national influence
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
greater than ...; bigger ...
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
looking pale; looking unwell
to iron; to do the ironing
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
sounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
inside (a refrigerator, warehouse, etc.)
to skip (a class, responsibility, etc.); to shirk; to dodge; to break (a promise); to ignore
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
thousands; several thousand
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)