halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
despotic government; autocracy
tsarism; czarism; tzarism
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
westernization; westernisation
modernization; modernisation
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
absorption; suction; attraction
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
shipyard; dock yard; shipbuilding yard
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
insatiable; untiring; persistent
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
Great Northern War (1700-1721)
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
Krymskii Polustrov (peninsula); Crimean Peninsula
longing for; burning desire
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to capture; to seize; to plunder
Asian countries; Asian nations
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
exploitation; overuse; abuse