to be talented; to be able
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
imagination; supposition; guess
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to clear up; to become cloudless
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
that is to say; so that means
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
blini; bliny; buckwheat flour pancakes (usu. served with sour cream)
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
final adjustment; final coordination
right in the middle (of); midst; height
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
settlement; solution; resolution
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
exploitation; overuse; abuse
strike (i.e. industrial action)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking