to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
to arrive; to come to pass
The Five (circle of Russian composers: Balakirev, Cui, Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Borodin)
big landowner; great landowner; land baron; landed magnate; large landowner; territorial magnate
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
great emperor; ... the Great
mechanism; organization; organisation
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
climatotherapy; change of air for convalescence
music theory; musical theory
scholar of literature; literary person; man of letters; writer
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
interference; intervention; meddling
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
Nicolai; Nicolais; Nikolai; Nikolais
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle