last position; previous job; predecessor
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
bribe; sweetener; douceur
disclosure; exposure; revelation
previous president (immediately preceding the incumbent); former president
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
Krymskii Polustrov (peninsula); Crimean Peninsula
base (military, expedition, etc.)
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
bet; wager; stake; gamble
of unknown nationality (of a vessel, plane, etc.); unidentified
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
general mobilization; general mobilisation
arrangement; pact; agreement
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
excessive; too much; unreasonable
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
agricultural land; farmland
munitions; military stores
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition