prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
narrator; storyteller; reciter
correction; revision; amendment
slight superiority (in knowledge, experience, ability, etc.); being slightly older
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
partly open; in half bloom
(appropriate for) one's age
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to burst open; to pop; to split
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to wink; to blink; to twinkle; to flicker
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
study guide (to supplement a textbook); crib; key
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to raise one's voice; to shout
journalization (accounts); journalisation; bookkeeping
United States and Russia; US-Russian; Russian-American; Russo-American
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
leader; guide; mentor; coach
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent (in Japanese mythology)
clapping and cheering; applause
to trample flat; to beat a path