Astrakhan; Astrakhan (Russia)
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
attendance; presence; appearance
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
thrift; economy; frugality
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
spread; span; expanse; extent
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products