to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
patching up (e.g. a failure); covering up (e.g. a mistake); glossing over
heading; headline; index; headword
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
memories; recollections; reminiscence
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
many; a lot; much; multitude
Hellmuth; Helmut; Hermuth
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
Moscow State University; MGU
doctor's degree; doctorate; PhD
East Germany (1949-1990); German Democratic Republic
Stasi (Staatssicherheitsdienst, state security service of East Germany)
ability; capability; skill
head; brains; intellect; understanding
(courteous) invitation; call
adviser; advisor; consultant
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
every place; various places
treatment as a guest; guest
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty