miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
anticipation; expectation
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
great hurry; great haste; rush
to make do with; to manage with; to make shift; to get (something) done in time; to have ready (by)
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
borscht (Eastern European and Russian soup, usu. made with beets); borsch
festival; feast; carnival
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
children's story; fairy tale
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
perfume; fragrance; aroma; balm; sweet scent
creation; Creation (by God)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
food shortage; food scarcity; difficulty of obtaining food
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)