person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
Nicolai; Nicolais; Nikolai; Nikolais
to be conspicuous; to stand out
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
just because; even if; even though
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
wetting oneself; peeing in one's pants
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
resentment; indignation; anger
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
(top) half naked; naked above the waist
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty