notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
Western countries; (former) Western Bloc countries
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
to be remembered; to go down in history
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
casualties; the killed and wounded
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
to enclose; to impound; to cut off; to corral
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
terrain; geographical features; topography
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
natural (physical) environment
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
not yet known; unknown; strange
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
world; society; people; the public
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)