instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
space; interval; space character; whitespace
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
development; exploitation
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
to surge; to well up; to gush out
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
leader; guide; mentor; coach
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
already; now; no longer; not any more
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart