to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
members; member; constituent
to be profitable; to yield a profit
self-government; autonomous government; devolved government (e.g. in the UK)
April Theses; series of directives issued by Lenin after his return from exile
to be needed; to be wanted
edict; ordinance; proclamation
breast; breaststroke; brainstorming
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
interference; intervention; meddling
(death from) starvation; starving to death
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
quinquennial; recurring every five years
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
Paris Peace Conference (1919); Versailles Peace Conference
fundamental principle; basic principle; general principle
reduction of armaments; disarmament
international; diplomatic intercourse
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
self-determination of peoples
Treaty of Versailles (1919)
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
gross national income; GNI
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle