how many months?; how long?
tenth day of the month; ten days
Bolu (Turkey); Bor (Russia)
archipelago; group of islands
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
skeleton (of a vertebrate, ship, building, etc.); transparency (revealing the inner workings of a device); translucency; skeleton (sport); skeleton (code)
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
negotiations; discussions; connection
eruption; volcanic eruption
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
Island; insula; island; islet
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
war; fighting; fierce competition
memories; recollections; reminiscence
strong nation; powerful country
interior; inside; internal