solving a riddle; solving a mystery
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
simple; simplified; easy; plain
public works; public-works projects; public utilities
plan; protocol; manifest; program
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
State Minister in Charge of Economic and Fiscal Policy; Minister of Finances (Brazil); Minister for the Economy
classification; sorting (out); grouping; assortment journalizing (in bookkeeping)
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to remove; to exclude; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
record; record-setting; record-breaking
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
Sovietize; Sovietise; turning red; become communistic
(being) unable to look someone in the eye; (being) too ashamed to face (someone)
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
to sacrifice oneself (for); to give one's life (for); to follow (someone) in taking the same action (out of respect or loyalty; e.g. resigning together with a superior); to follow suit (out of a sense of duty); to follow (one's master) into the grave; to commit suicide (after one's lord has died)
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
scorched-earth strategy (tactics)
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
go on!; right!; here goes!
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
nape (of the neck); nucha
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
eastern part; the east (of a region)
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body