to speak; to hear a voice
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to glare at each other; to confront each other
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
government service; the bureaucracy
(social) position; status
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
(exercising) the right to command
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight