entry into a castle (by a conquering force)
decision; determination; resolution
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
peace talks; peace negotiations
to order; to command; to appoint
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
open; public; official; overt
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
silence (not speaking); muteness
declaration of war; proclamation of war
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
to command; to order; to tell (to do); to appoint (to the post of)
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview