pechka; Russian oven; Russian stove
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
residence; housing; residential building
manners; behavior; behaviour
Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
tall, lanky person; bean pole; tall and thin; tall and lanky
poplar (esp. Lombardy poplar, Populus nigra var. italica)
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
jujube (Ziziphus jujube); Chinese date; red date; small tea caddy (tea ceremony)
mantou; (Chinese) steamed bun
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
shopping; purchased goods
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later