hawks; hardline faction; hardliner
obstruction of business; interference with business; interference with somebody's duties
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
stout; well-fleshed; well-built; well-padded; plump
son of a bitch; piece of shit
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
virgin; innocent young woman
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
eagle (Accipitridae family)
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
(United States of) America; USA; US
to understand (each other); to comprehend
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to beat to death; to kill
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
comfort; consolation; diversion
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)