proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
Dead Souls (novel by Gogol); Myortvye dushi
beating (inflicted as punishment); mob violence; mob justice
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
to become inclined (to do); to be in the mood (for); to get excited (about); to take an interest (in)
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to incur someone's enmity
to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
mixture; jumble; blend; making a cord by entwining threads of various colours
to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare); to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to insist on; to persist in; to be obstinate
impossible to do (although wants to)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
not without its worth; not to be undervalued; not altogether hopeless; nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
each juncture; each turning point
helping hand; help; support; aid
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
to act hastily in pursuit of glory; to hasten after success; to be too eager to succeed
death (and entering the hereafter)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
pseudo; quasi; artificial; simulated
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
bhava (becoming, existence)
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
(not even) for a moment; (not) on any account; (not) the least bit; at any rate; at the very least; if ... at all
dormancy; quiescence; diapause
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
magnifying glass; wrestler of the lowest rank