to look down (on); to condescend (to)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
main cause; primary factor
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
to kill; to choke the life out of
both hands; both arms; ten
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
breath; breathing; tone; mood
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
second (unit of time); arc second
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
everything; anything; nothing
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
is something that; is that which
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
Baikal; Baykal; Ozero Baikal (lake)
Mariana Trench (deepest part of the ocean, near the Mariana Islands)
serious; severe; grave; acute
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
by myself; in person; by oneself
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
failure; mistake; blunder