close associate; close aide; brains-truster
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
spy; special agent; covert operative
lieutenant colonel; commander (navy)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
Kazakhstan; Kazakh people
Moscow State University; MGU
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
military service; conscription
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
military authorities; army circles
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)