to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
death penalty; capital punishment
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
one's later years; final years (in life)
Dead Souls (novel by Gogol); Myortvye dushi
second division; secondary division
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
foolishness; stupidity; silliness
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to stop talking; to be silent
the literary world; literary circles
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
farmer; peasant; farming; country bumpkin; yokel; the common people
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
member of parliament; the elite
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to differ (in); to have different ...; to be different (in terms of ...)
outward appearance; looks
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
outward appearance; apparent
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
rationalist; practically minded person; pragmatist
to step over or across; to overcome
to go to extremes; to go to excess; to go too far
wild; rough; unrefined; unpolished; rugged; tough
religious issue; religious problem; religious question
reaching; attaining; arrival