lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
principle; theory; fundamental truth
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
to look stupid; to have a critical lack
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
development; exploitation
developer (of software, video games, etc.)
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
tone (of voice); manner of talking
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)