tone (of voice); manner of talking
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to torment; to harass; to tease
extreme sadist; very sadistic
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
clerk; office worker; kulak
image; figure; figure; form; image
jokingly; in the form of a joke
comfort; consolation; diversion
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
surrounding at a distance
never mind!; don't worry about it
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
putting into operation; invocation
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to buy more (of something)
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to surround; to crowd around
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
settlement; solution; resolution
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind