Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia); Ulan Bator
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
oppression; suppression; pressure
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
to round up; to gather; to muster; to mobilize; to mobilise
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
eastern part; the east (of a region)
on the occasion of; at the time of
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
systematic; organized; organizational
secret understanding; collusion
arrest; apprehension; capture
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
Nazi; Nationalsozialist; Nazi Party
patching up (e.g. a failure); covering up (e.g. a mistake); glossing over
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to live through; to survive
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
to investigate; to examine
soldering iron; hot iron; brand; mark; stigma
each place; various places
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
Red Army (Soviet Union, 1918-1946); Workers' and Peasants' Red Army