a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
the original; original copy; script
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
literal translation; direct translation
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
critic; reviewer; commentator
deterioration; changing for the worse
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
enmity; antagonism; hostility
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
Menshevik; member of the non-Leninist wing of the Russian Social Democratic Workers' Party
gradualism; slow-and-steady policy
more harm than good; harmful and of no use
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
(not) even once; (not) ever
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
important post; important office; key position
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion