private citizen; civilian
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
looking on (somebody) as hostile
difference; variation; difference
Western countries; (former) Western Bloc countries
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
secretary general; chief secretary
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
possible; likely; probable
world history; international history
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
perestroika (USSR reform movement)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
butterfly effect (chaos theory)
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to spit out; to eject; to dump
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket