to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
almost; roughly; approximately
multiplication table; times table
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
economic conditions; economic situation; financial situation; financial circumstances
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
reading (the parts one is interested in); reading here and there; skimming through; reading word by word; reading only the parts one can understand
development; exploitation
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
bacterium; bacteria; germ
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
antitoxin; antivenin; antivenom
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
having ended; being resolved
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
working group; task force
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious