to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
funny story; funny anecdote
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
sandbank (in a river); sandbar
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
sobering up; method of sobering up
near; nearby; not far off
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
naked eye; the physical eye
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
older brother; elder brother
breaking off; snapping off
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent