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once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone

4

intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum

1

call; visit

4

to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue

1

vodka

2

promotion; advancement; rising in rank

3

talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip

1

side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)

2

to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray

2

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

4

summary; generalization; generalisation

1

Germany

7

France

4

unreality; becoming disconnected from reality

1

romantic school; romanticism

14

unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch

1

ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land

1

to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided

1

fort; defensive position

1

still; as yet; as of old

7

reality; actuality; hard fact

14

experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation

4

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

2

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

2

however; nevertheless; but; and yet; whereas; while

1

(points of) difference

1

our country; our land; one's own country

5

pure; true; genuine; unmixed

2

empirical; positive

3

critic; reviewer; commentator

1

critic

1

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

4

Gogol

3

Dead Souls (novel by Gogol); Myortvye dushi

1

good person

1

Piotr

1

uncle

2

to chase; to run after; to pursue

1

honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest

1

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

3

race (of people); type of person

2

to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate

3

characteristic; feature; special quality

1

diametrically opposed; antipodal

1

gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale

1

old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated

1

of established reputation; fully established; (universally) recognized; acknowledged; leading

1

anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever

1

to be something familiar

1

special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity

2