library; book collection; paperback book
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
limited company; company structure for small businesses, abolished in 2006 (YK)
publishing house; publishing office
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
democracy; democratic nation
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to rise up; to initiate (political) action
switching over to; migration; transition
stable period (with ref. to pregnancy, typically from 4th month when the placenta is fully formed, morning sickness usually goes away and risk of miscarriage decreases)
political situation; political affairs
lull; breathing spell; respite; remission (of an illness); becoming stable
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)