to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
simultaneous; all at once
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
Bloody Sunday (esp. the January 22, 1905 Saint Petersburg incident)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to shake; to sway; to waver
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
to ride up to; to drive up to; to get used to riding; to get used to driving
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
Moroccan Crisis (1905, 1911)
railroad; railway; rail transport
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment