to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
brightness; splendour; splendor
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
performance of one's official duties
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
impossible to do (although wants to)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
proposal; proposition; suggestion
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
motherland; fatherland; native country
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
though; notwithstanding; although
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well