straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to be able to manage somehow or another
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
weather; climate; disposition; temperament
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
percussion hammer; firing hammer; cocking piece
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
moment; brief space of time
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to burst open; to pop; to split
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason