contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to claim victims; to leave casualties
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
round shape; circle; circular form
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
people; men and women; each person; everybody
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to stop walking; to pause
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
two (long cylindrical things)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait