virginity (of a male); virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
for a while; for some time; for a period
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to accept; to receive; to agree
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
to decide; to determine; to judge
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
without leaving any trace
this (very thing); this precisely
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
tedious talk; repetition; complaint; tongue-twister
prone to adultery; flirtatious
God; god; ace; king; superior person
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
to look down on; to make light of
god's majesty; god's authority; might of Heaven
detached; aloof; indifferent
sexual frigidity; insensitivity; indifference
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
three; three years of age
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
how long; how much; to what extent
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
conquest; domination; mastery
(former) Eastern Bloc countries
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to pick up; to find; to gather
Eastern Orthodox Church; Orthodox Church
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
posterity; future life; life to come