far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
extremists; radicals; militants
young literary enthusiast
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt
to mind; to care; to worry
head; chief; boss; leader
arrest; apprehension; capture
judgment paper; judgement paper
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
lowest part; bottom (or footer) of a page, computer screen, on-screen window, etc.
future years; in (one's) later years
Moscow State University; MGU
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
based on; on the basis of
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
exile; banishment; deportation
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
genuine article; real thing; real deal
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
death penalty; capital punishment
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
execute by shooting to death (by firing squad)