god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
affidavit; deposition; testimony
baboon; lecher; dirty old man; skirt-chaser
lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness
having a habit of stealing things; being light-fingered
over and over; repeatedly
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
arbitrary decision; on one's own authority; arbitrariness
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
appellate court; court of appeal
secret meeting; secret conference
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
great numbers; numerical superiority
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
pressure; oppression; suppression
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
cerebral stroke; apoplexy
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
Dead Souls (novel by Gogol); Myortvye dushi
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
technique; art; skill; move
notice; notification; memorandum; circular