abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
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
wicked tongue; abusive language
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
People's Commissar (in the early Soviet Union)
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
Red Army (Soviet Union, 1918-1946); Workers' and Peasants' Red Army
busying oneself about (something); being on the move; bestirring oneself; on the go; taking an active interest
(dyed-in-the-wool) party member; party man; party woman
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to spread; to be propagated
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
in good health; alive and well; going strong
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
neutralization; neutralisation; counteraction
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to occur one after another; to happen in succession
secretary general; chief secretary
politburo; political bureau (of a communist party)
triangle; triangular shape
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
episode; anecdote; vignette