master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
general mobilization; general mobilisation
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
pocket heater; hand warmer; heater pack
serpent (snake) and scorpion; detestation
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
private residence temporarily taking lodgers
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to lose heart; to become discouraged; to be crestfallen; to be utterly disheartened
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
coordination; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours)
recuperation; medical treatment
yearned for; longed for; missed
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
embellishment (e.g. of a story); ornamentation; decoration; (arch.) putting on makeup
postponement; deferment; adjournment
scheduled date; expected date; due date; estimated date of confinement; expected date of delivery
matryoshka; Russian nesting doll
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
(inferior) imitator; epigone; poor imitation; follower; adherent; person belonging to the same school (e.g. of thought)
best friend; very close friend
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
Japan and Russia; Russo-Japanese
at that very moment; at precisely that time; just when
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
artificial satellite; man-made satellite
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable