Title: Russian vocabulary — Nikolai Gogol in the original

Russian: нос
Meaning: nose (n., m.)
Example: Она, может быть, дорогая, а ежели каждый свинья будет ей в нос сигаркой тыкать, то долго ли испортить.
ExampleEn: She may well be a valuable dog, and if every swine goes poking a cigar at her nose, it won't take long to ruin her.
Source: Хамелеон, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 106× in Gogol

Russian: шинель
Stressed: шине́ль
Meaning: overcoat (n., f.)
Example: Через базарную площадь идёт полицейский надзиратель Очумелов в новой шинели и с узелком в руке.
ExampleEn: Across the market square walks the police superintendent Ochumelov, in a new greatcoat and with a little bundle in his hand.
Source: Хамелеон, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 70× in Gogol

Russian: чиновник
Stressed: чино́вник
Meaning: official, civil servant (n., m.)
Example: Денис перестаёт мигать и, приподняв свои густые брови, вопросительно глядит на чиновника.
ExampleEn: Denis stops blinking and, raising his thick eyebrows, looks questioningly at the official.
Source: Злоумышленник, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 47× in Gogol

Russian: совершенно
Stressed: соверше́нно
Meaning: completely, utterly (adv.)
Seen: 52× in Gogol

Russian: коллежский
Stressed: колле́жский
Meaning: collegiate (of rank) (adj.)
Example: Коллежским асессором уже второй год и Станислава имею.
ExampleEn: A collegiate assessor these two years now, and I hold the Stanislas.
Source: Толстый и тонкий, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 27× in Gogol

Russian: значительный
Stressed: значи́тельный
Meaning: significant, important (adj.)
Seen: 30× in Gogol

Russian: асессор
Stressed: асе́ссор
Meaning: assessor (civil rank) (n., m.)
Example: Коллежским асессором уже второй год и Станислава имею.
ExampleEn: A collegiate assessor these two years now, and I hold the Stanislas.
Source: Толстый и тонкий, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 26× in Gogol

Russian: воротник
Stressed: воротни́к
Meaning: collar (n., m.)
Seen: 18× in Gogol

Russian: департамент
Stressed: департа́мент
Meaning: department (n., m.)
Example: Служил, знаешь, в департаменте, а теперь сюда переведён столоначальником по тому же ведомству…
ExampleEn: I served, you know, in the department, and now I've been transferred here as head clerk in the same branch of the service…
Source: Толстый и тонкий, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 18× in Gogol

Russian: место
Stressed: ме́сто
Meaning: place (n., neut.)
Example: А в мясных лавках и тетерева, и рябцы, и зайцы, а в котором месте их стреляют, про то сидельцы не сказывают.
ExampleEn: And in the butchers' shops there are black grouse and hazel grouse and hares, but where they are shot the shopmen won't say.
Source: Ванька, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 45× in Gogol

Russian: частный
Stressed: ча́стный
Meaning: private; district police (adj.)
Seen: 16× in Gogol

Russian: чин
Meaning: rank (n., m.)
Seen: 13× in Gogol

Russian: весьма
Stressed: весьма́
Meaning: very, highly (adv.)
Seen: 16× in Gogol

Russian: рубль
Meaning: ruble (n., m.)
Example: И видал которые лавки, где ружья всякие на манер бариновых, так что небось рублей сто кажное…
ExampleEn: And I saw some shops where there are guns of every sort like the master's, so I dare say they cost a hundred roubles apiece…
Source: Ванька, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 18× in Gogol

Russian: улица
Stressed: у́лица
Meaning: street (n., f.)
Example: Довольный тем, что ему не помешали писать, он надел шапку и, не набрасывая на себя шубейки, прямо в рубахе выбежал на улицу…
ExampleEn: Pleased that nobody had hindered his writing, he put on his cap and, without throwing his little coat over him, ran out into the street in nothing but his shirt…
Source: Ванька, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 31× in Gogol

Russian: зеркало
Stressed: зе́ркало
Meaning: mirror (n., n.)
Seen: 11× in Gogol

Russian: мост
Meaning: bridge (n., m.)
Seen: 11× in Gogol

Russian: брить
Meaning: to shave (v., impf.)
Seen: 9× in Gogol

Russian: капот
Stressed: капо́т
Meaning: housecoat (n., m., arch.)
Seen: 9× in Gogol

Russian: штаб-офицерша
Stressed: штаб-офице́рша
Meaning: staff officer's wife (n.)
Seen: 9× in Gogol

Russian: многие
Stressed: мно́гие
Meaning: many (adj., pl.)
Seen: 12× in Gogol

Russian: собственный
Stressed: со́бственный
Meaning: own, one's own (adj.)
Seen: 17× in Gogol

Russian: сторона
Meaning: side, direction (n., f.)
Example: Каштанка чихает, крутит мордой и, обиженная, отходит в сторону.
ExampleEn: Kashtanka sneezes, twists her muzzle and, offended, walks away.
Source: Ванька, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 28× in Gogol

Russian: мертвец
Stressed: мертве́ц
Meaning: dead man, corpse (n., m.)
Seen: 10× in Gogol

Russian: портной
Meaning: tailor (n., m.)
Seen: 8× in Gogol

Russian: статский
Stressed: ста́тский
Meaning: civil, state (adj., arch.)
Example: В старичке Червяков узнал статского генерала Бризжалова, служащего по ведомству путей сообщения.
ExampleEn: In the little old man Chervyakov recognized Brizzhalov, a civil-service general who served in the Department of Ways of Communication.
Source: Смерть чиновника, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 11× in Gogol

Russian: именно
Stressed: и́менно
Meaning: namely, precisely (adv.)
Example: Ежели я осмеливаюсь беспокоить ваше —ство, то именно из чувства, могу сказать, раскаяния!..
ExampleEn: If I make bold to trouble Your Ex'cy, it is precisely out of a feeling, I may say, of repentance!..
Source: Смерть чиновника, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 19× in Gogol

Russian: советник
Stressed: сове́тник
Meaning: councillor (n., m.)
Example: Чихают и мужики, и полицеймейстеры, и иногда даже и тайные советники.
ExampleEn: Peasants sneeze, and police chiefs, and sometimes even privy councillors.
Source: Смерть чиновника, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 14× in Gogol

Russian: квартальный
Stressed: кварта́льный
Meaning: district police officer (n., arch.)
Seen: 9× in Gogol

Russian: происшествие
Stressed: происше́ствие
Meaning: incident, event (n., n.)
Seen: 9× in Gogol

Russian: канцелярия
Meaning: chancellery, office (n., f.)
Seen: 7× in Gogol

Russian: обыкновенно
Stressed: обыкнове́нно
Meaning: usually (adv.)
Seen: 7× in Gogol

Russian: подкладка
Stressed: подкла́дка
Meaning: lining (n., f.)
Seen: 7× in Gogol

Russian: полиция
Stressed: поли́ция
Meaning: police (n., f.)
Seen: 7× in Gogol

Russian: приставить
Stressed: приста́вить
Meaning: to place against (v., pf.)
Seen: 7× in Gogol

Russian: титулярный
Stressed: титуля́рный
Meaning: titular (rank) (adj., arch.)
Seen: 7× in Gogol

Russian: уже
Stressed: уже́
Meaning: already (adv.)
Example: На голове целая шапка давно уже нечёсанных, путаных волос, что придаёт ему ещё большую, паучью суровость.
ExampleEn: On his head is a whole mop of long-uncombed, tangled hair, which lends him a still greater, spiderish severity.
Source: Злоумышленник, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 71× in Gogol

Russian: будочник
Stressed: бу́дочник
Meaning: street watchman (n., m., arch.)
Seen: 10× in Gogol

Russian: неизвестно
Stressed: неизве́стно
Meaning: unknown, not known (pred.)
Seen: 11× in Gogol

Russian: пропасть
Stressed: пропа́сть
Meaning: to disappear, be lost (v., pf.)
Seen: 13× in Gogol

Russian: время
Stressed: вре́мя
Meaning: time (n., n.)
Example: Иван Великопольский, студент духовной академии, сын дьячка, возвращаясь с тяги домой, шел всё время заливным лугом по тропинке.
ExampleEn: Ivan Velikopolsky, a student of the theological academy and the son of a sexton, walking home from the evening woodcock flight, kept the whole way along a footpath across the water-meadow.
Source: Студент, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 45× in Gogol

Russian: небольшой
Stressed: небольшо́й
Meaning: small, not large (adj.)
Seen: 17× in Gogol

Russian: человек
Stressed: челове́к
Meaning: person; pl. people (n., m.)
Example: Ежели у которого человека заболит зуб, то и идут к нему, помогает…
ExampleEn: If a man gets a toothache, off they go to him, and he helps…
Source: Лошадиная фамилия, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 61× in Gogol

Russian: вид
Meaning: appearance, view (n., m.)
Example: На полупьяном лице его как бы написано: «Ужо я сорву с тебя, шельма!» да и самый палец имеет вид знамения победы.
ExampleEn: On his half-drunk face there is written, as it were: “I’ll have it out of you yet, you rogue!” — and the finger itself has the look of a banner of victory.
Source: Хамелеон, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 21× in Gogol

Russian: столоначальник
Stressed: столонача́льник
Meaning: head clerk, section chief (n., m., arch.)
Example: Служил, знаешь, в департаменте, а теперь сюда переведён столоначальником по тому же ведомству…
ExampleEn: I served, you know, in the department, and now I've been transferred here as head clerk in the same branch of the service…
Source: Толстый и тонкий, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 8× in Gogol

Russian: иметь
Stressed: име́ть
Meaning: to have (v., impf.)
Example: На полупьяном лице его как бы написано: «Ужо я сорву с тебя, шельма!» да и самый палец имеет вид знамения победы.
ExampleEn: On his half-drunk face there is written, as it were: “I’ll have it out of you yet, you rogue!” — and the finger itself has the look of a banner of victory.
Source: Хамелеон, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 25× in Gogol

Russian: гладкий
Meaning: smooth (adj.)
Seen: 6× in Gogol

Russian: кондитерская
Meaning: confectioner's shop (n., f.)
Seen: 6× in Gogol

Russian: объявление
Stressed: объявле́ние
Meaning: announcement, advertisement (n., n.)
Seen: 6× in Gogol

Russian: приличный
Meaning: decent, proper (adj.)
Seen: 6× in Gogol

Russian: проспект
Meaning: avenue, prospect (n., m.)
Seen: 6× in Gogol

Russian: секретарь
Stressed: секрета́рь
Meaning: secretary (n., m.)
Seen: 6× in Gogol

Russian: находиться
Stressed: находи́ться
Meaning: to be located, be found (v., impf.)
Seen: 12× in Gogol

Russian: явиться
Stressed: яви́ться
Meaning: to appear, show up (v., pf.)
Seen: 10× in Gogol

Russian: положение
Stressed: положе́ние
Meaning: position, situation (n., n.)
Seen: 11× in Gogol

Russian: известно
Stressed: изве́стно
Meaning: it is known (pred.)
Seen: 7× in Gogol

Russian: большой
Stressed: большо́й
Meaning: big, large (adj.)
Example: На голове целая шапка давно уже нечёсанных, путаных волос, что придаёт ему ещё большую, паучью суровость.
ExampleEn: On his head is a whole mop of long-uncombed, tangled hair, which lends him a still greater, spiderish severity.
Source: Злоумышленник, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 24× in Gogol

Russian: милостивый
Stressed: ми́лостивый
Meaning: gracious, merciful (adj.)
Example: — Милостивое внимание вашего превосходительства… вроде как бы живительной влаги…
ExampleEn: — Your Excellency's gracious attention… is, as it were, like life-giving moisture…
Source: Толстый и тонкий, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 11× in Gogol

Russian: часть
Meaning: part; police district (n., f.)
Seen: 11× in Gogol

Russian: сделаться
Meaning: to become; happen (v., pf.)
Seen: 14× in Gogol

Russian: увидеть
Stressed: уви́деть
Meaning: to see, catch sight of (v., pf.)
Example: Он увидел, что старичок, сидевший впереди него, в первом ряду кресел, старательно вытирал свою лысину и шею перчаткой и бормотал что-то.
ExampleEn: He saw that a little old man sitting in front of him, in the first row of the stalls, was carefully wiping his bald head and neck with his glove and muttering something.
Source: Смерть чиновника, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 25× in Gogol

Russian: начальник
Stressed: нача́льник
Meaning: chief, superior (n., m.)
Example: — Не мой начальник, чужой, но все-таки неловко.
ExampleEn: Not my superior, someone else's, but all the same it's awkward.
Source: Смерть чиновника, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 8× in Gogol

Russian: обыкновенный
Stressed: обыкнове́нный
Meaning: ordinary, usual (adj.)
Seen: 8× in Gogol

Russian: совершенный
Meaning: complete, perfect (adj.)
Seen: 8× in Gogol

Russian: хлеб
Meaning: bread (n.)
Example: Утром дают хлеба, в обед каши и к вечеру тоже хлеба, а чтоб чаю или щей, то хозяева сами трескают.
ExampleEn: In the morning they give bread, at dinner porridge, and in the evening bread again, but as for tea or cabbage soup, the master and mistress gobble that up themselves.
Source: Ванька, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 8× in Gogol

Russian: государь
Stressed: госуда́рь
Meaning: sovereign; sir (n., m., arch.)
Seen: 9× in Gogol

Russian: следовать
Meaning: to follow; be due (v., impf.)
Example: Сделав своё дело и получив, что следует, за труд, доктор сел в свою бричку и поехал домой.
ExampleEn: Having done his work and received what was due to him for his labour, the doctor got into his britzka and drove home.
Source: Лошадиная фамилия, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 9× in Gogol

Russian: борода
Meaning: beard (n., f.)
Seen: 5× in Gogol

Russian: выпить
Stressed: вы́пить
Meaning: to drink (v., pf.)
Seen: 5× in Gogol

Russian: вытащить
Stressed: вы́тащить
Meaning: to pull out, drag out (v., pf.)
Seen: 5× in Gogol

Russian: дворовый
Stressed: дворо́вый
Meaning: yard, household (adj.)
Seen: 5× in Gogol

Russian: действие
Stressed: де́йствие
Meaning: action, effect (n., n.)
Seen: 5× in Gogol

Russian: искусство
Stressed: иску́сство
Meaning: art; skill (n., n.)
Seen: 5× in Gogol

Russian: надлежащий
Stressed: надлежа́щий
Meaning: proper, due (adj.)
Seen: 5× in Gogol

Russian: найтись
Meaning: to be found, turn up (v., pf.)
Seen: 5× in Gogol

Russian: помощник
Stressed: помо́щник
Meaning: assistant, helper (n., m.)
Seen: 5× in Gogol

Russian: приговаривать
Meaning: to keep saying meanwhile (v., impf.)
Seen: 5× in Gogol

Russian: прыщик
Stressed: пры́щик
Meaning: small pimple (n., m.)
Seen: 5× in Gogol

Russian: стакан
Stressed: стака́н
Meaning: glass, tumbler (n., m.)
Seen: 5× in Gogol

Russian: строгость
Stressed: стро́гость
Meaning: strictness, severity (n., f.)
Seen: 5× in Gogol

Russian: цена
Meaning: price (n., f.)
Seen: 5× in Gogol

Russian: деньги
Stressed: де́ньги
Meaning: money (n., pl.)
Example: А деньги за лечение почтой пошлёте.
ExampleEn: And the money for the treatment you can send by post.”
Source: Лошадиная фамилия, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 12× in Gogol

Russian: издали
Stressed: и́здали
Meaning: from afar (adv.)
Example: Он страстно, без памяти любил Иисуса, и теперь видел издали, как его били…
ExampleEn: He loved Jesus passionately, past all reason, and now he saw from a distance how they were beating him…
Source: Студент, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 11× in Gogol

Russian: плечо
Stressed: плечо́
Meaning: shoulder (n., n.)
Seen: 17× in Gogol

Russian: разный
Meaning: various, different (adj.)
Seen: 10× in Gogol

Russian: состояние
Stressed: состоя́ние
Meaning: state, condition (n., n.)
Seen: 10× in Gogol

Russian: вновь
Meaning: again, anew (adv.)
Seen: 6× in Gogol

Russian: звание
Stressed: зва́ние
Meaning: rank, title (n., n.)
Seen: 6× in Gogol

Russian: невский
Stressed: не́вский
Meaning: Nevsky (of the Neva) (adj.)
Seen: 6× in Gogol

Russian: пуговица
Stressed: пу́говица
Meaning: button (n., f.)
Seen: 6× in Gogol

Russian: слух
Meaning: hearing; rumor (n., m.)
Seen: 6× in Gogol

Russian: квартира
Stressed: кварти́ра
Meaning: apartment, lodgings (n., f.)
Seen: 9× in Gogol

Russian: вицмундир
Stressed: вицмунди́р
Meaning: civil service uniform (n., m., arch.)
Example: На другой день Червяков надел новый вицмундир, подстригся и пошел к Бризжалову объяснить…
ExampleEn: The next day Chervyakov put on his new uniform coat, had his hair trimmed, and went to Brizzhalov to explain…
Source: Смерть чиновника, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 7× in Gogol

Russian: притом
Stressed: прито́м
Meaning: besides, moreover (adv.)
Seen: 8× in Gogol

Russian: комната
Stressed: ко́мната
Meaning: room (n., f.)
Example: Иван Евсеич медленно вышел, а генерал схватил себя за щёку и заходил по комнатам.
ExampleEn: Ivan Yevseich went slowly out, and the general clutched his cheek and began pacing from room to room.
Source: Лошадиная фамилия, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 27× in Gogol

Russian: как-нибудь
Stressed: ка́к-нибудь
Meaning: somehow, anyhow (adv.)
Seen: 11× in Gogol

Russian: решиться
Stressed: реши́ться
Meaning: to resolve, dare (v., pf.)
Seen: 11× in Gogol

Russian: прямо
Stressed: пря́мо
Meaning: straight, directly (adv.)
Example: Довольный тем, что ему не помешали писать, он надел шапку и, не набрасывая на себя шубейки, прямо в рубахе выбежал на улицу…
ExampleEn: Pleased that nobody had hindered his writing, he put on his cap and, without throwing his little coat over him, ran out into the street in nothing but his shirt…
Source: Ванька, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 15× in Gogol

Russian: башмак
Stressed: башма́к
Meaning: shoe (n., m.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: газетный
Meaning: newspaper (adj.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: директор
Stressed: дире́ктор
Meaning: director (n., m.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: кровать
Meaning: bed (n., f.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: крышка
Meaning: lid, cover (n., f.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: куница
Meaning: marten (n., f.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: кусочек
Stressed: кусо́чек
Meaning: little piece (n., m.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: мошенник
Stressed: моше́нник
Meaning: swindler, rogue (n.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: обер-полицмейстер
Stressed: обер-полицме́йстер
Meaning: chief of police (n., m., arch.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: оборотиться
Meaning: to turn around (v., pf., arch.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: отворять
Stressed: отворя́ть
Meaning: to open (v., impf.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: отделение
Stressed: отделе́ние
Meaning: department, section (n., n.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: переписывать
Stressed: перепи́сывать
Meaning: to copy, transcribe (v., impf.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: попадаться
Stressed: попада́ться
Meaning: to turn up, be met (v., impf.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: продолжение
Stressed: продолже́ние
Meaning: continuation (n., n.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: пудель
Stressed: пу́дель
Meaning: poodle (n., m.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: сбежать
Meaning: to run away (v., pf.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: сколько-нибудь
Stressed: ско́лько-нибудь
Meaning: some amount, at all (adv.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: советница
Stressed: сове́тница
Meaning: councilor's wife (n., f.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: судырь
Stressed: су́дырь
Meaning: sir (n., m., arch., colloq.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: супруга
Stressed: супру́га
Meaning: wife, spouse (n., f.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: трезвый
Meaning: sober (adj.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: экспедиция
Meaning: department; expedition (n.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: род
Meaning: kind, sort; family (n., m.)
Seen: 10× in Gogol

Russian: чрезвычайно
Stressed: чрезвыча́йно
Meaning: extremely (adv.)
Example: Перед судебным следователем стоит маленький, чрезвычайно тощий мужичонко в пестрядинной рубахе и латаных портах.
ExampleEn: Before the examining magistrate stands a small, exceedingly scrawny little peasant in a shirt of coarse striped homespun and patched trousers.
Source: Злоумышленник, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 10× in Gogol

Russian: потом
Stressed: пото́м
Meaning: then, afterwards (adv.)
Example: Потом почесался, подумал и прибавил: «Константину Макарычу».
ExampleEn: Then he scratched himself, thought a moment, and added: “To Konstantin Makarych.”
Source: Ванька, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 34× in Gogol

Russian: мера
Meaning: measure, extent (n., f.)
Seen: 11× in Gogol

Russian: платок
Stressed: плато́к
Meaning: kerchief, shawl (n., m.)
Seen: 8× in Gogol

Russian: почтенный
Stressed: почте́нный
Meaning: respectable, venerable (adj.)
Seen: 8× in Gogol

Russian: сукно
Stressed: сукно́
Meaning: cloth, broadcloth (n., neut.)
Example: Денис переминается с ноги на ногу, глядит на стол с зелёным сукном и усиленно мигает глазами, словно видит перед собой не сукно, а солнце.
ExampleEn: Denis shifts from one foot to the other, stares at the table with its green baize and blinks hard, as though what stood before him were not baize but the sun.
Source: Злоумышленник, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 8× in Gogol

Russian: бумажка
Meaning: scrap of paper (n., f., dim.)
Seen: 5× in Gogol

Russian: обычай
Stressed: обы́чай
Meaning: custom (n., m.)
Seen: 5× in Gogol

Russian: показываться
Stressed: пока́зываться
Meaning: to appear, show oneself (v., impf.)
Seen: 5× in Gogol

Russian: рассмотреть
Stressed: рассмотре́ть
Meaning: to examine, make out (v., pf.)
Seen: 5× in Gogol

Russian: сумма
Stressed: су́мма
Meaning: sum, amount (n., f.)
Seen: 5× in Gogol

Russian: трудно
Stressed: тру́дно
Meaning: difficult; with difficulty (adv.)
Seen: 5× in Gogol

Russian: фрак
Meaning: tailcoat (n., m.)
Seen: 5× in Gogol

Russian: табак
Stressed: таба́к
Meaning: tobacco, snuff (n., m.)
Example: Дают понюхать табаку и собакам.
ExampleEn: The dogs are given a sniff of the snuff too.
Source: Ванька, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 10× in Gogol

Russian: гораздо
Stressed: гора́здо
Meaning: much, far (adv.)
Seen: 7× in Gogol

Russian: приятный
Stressed: прия́тный
Meaning: pleasant, agreeable (adj.)
Seen: 7× in Gogol

Russian: карета
Stressed: каре́та
Meaning: carriage, coach (n., f.)
Seen: 6× in Gogol

Russian: откуда
Stressed: отку́да
Meaning: from where (adv.)
Example: Откуда ни возьмись, по сугробам летит стрелой заяц…
ExampleEn: From out of nowhere a hare comes flying like an arrow over the snowdrifts…
Source: Ванька, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 6× in Gogol

Russian: табакерка
Meaning: snuffbox (n., f.)
Example: — говорит он, подставляя бабам свою табакерку.
ExampleEn: — he says, holding out his snuffbox to the women.
Source: Ванька, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 6× in Gogol

Russian: стол
Meaning: table, desk (n., m.)
Example: Генерал сел за стол и взял перо в руки.
ExampleEn: The general sat down at the table and took up a pen.
Source: Лошадиная фамилия, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 16× in Gogol

Russian: видно
Stressed: ви́дно
Meaning: evidently; visible (adv., pred.)
Example: Ночь темна, но видно всю деревню с ее белыми крышами и струйками дыма, идущими из труб, деревья, посребренные инеем, сугробы.
ExampleEn: The night is dark, but one can see the whole village with its white roofs and the little threads of smoke rising from the chimneys, the trees silvered with hoarfrost, the snowdrifts.
Source: Ванька, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 13× in Gogol

Russian: извозчик
Stressed: изво́зчик
Meaning: cab driver, cabman (n., m.)
Seen: 9× in Gogol

Russian: нарочно
Stressed: наро́чно
Meaning: on purpose, deliberately (adv.)
Example: Не нарочно, сами изволите знать-с!
ExampleEn: Not on purpose — you are graciously pleased to know that yourself, sir!
Source: Смерть чиновника, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 9× in Gogol

Russian: слово
Stressed: сло́во
Meaning: word (n., n.)
Example: — Истинно слово, ваше превосходительство, лошадиная…
ExampleEn: “It’s the honest truth, Your Excellency, a horsey one…
Source: Лошадиная фамилия, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 36× in Gogol

Russian: крайний
Meaning: extreme; utmost (adj.)
Seen: 8× in Gogol

Russian: причина
Meaning: reason, cause (n., f.)
Seen: 8× in Gogol

Russian: состоять
Meaning: to consist of; be (v., impf.)
Seen: 8× in Gogol

Russian: ассигнация
Stressed: ассигна́ция
Meaning: banknote, assignat (n., f.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: бакенбарда
Meaning: sideburn, whisker (n., f.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: барин
Stressed: ба́рин
Meaning: master, gentleman (n., m.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: бритьё
Meaning: shaving (n., neut.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: возвратиться
Stressed: возврати́ться
Meaning: to return (v., pf.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: вонять
Stressed: воня́ть
Meaning: to stink (v., impf.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: воскресенье
Stressed: воскресе́нье
Meaning: Sunday (n., n.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: гражданин
Stressed: граждани́н
Meaning: citizen (n., m.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: далее
Stressed: да́лее
Meaning: further (adv.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: дрожки
Stressed: дро́жки
Meaning: droshky, light carriage (n., pl.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: завернуть
Meaning: to wrap up; turn (v., pf.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: заклеить
Meaning: to glue up, seal (v., pf.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: законный
Meaning: lawful, legitimate (adj.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: кофий
Meaning: coffee (n., arch.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: лук
Meaning: onion (n., m.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: манишка
Meaning: shirt front, dickey (n.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: медик
Stressed: ме́дик
Meaning: physician, medical man (n.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: набраться
Meaning: to accumulate, gather (v., pf.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: напечатать
Stressed: напеча́тать
Meaning: to print, publish (v., pf.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: негодование
Meaning: indignation (n., n.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: неопределенный
Meaning: indefinite, vague (adj.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: неприлично
Stressed: неприли́чно
Meaning: indecently, improperly (adv.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: нитка
Meaning: thread (n., f.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: определить
Meaning: to determine, appoint (v., pf.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: относиться
Meaning: to relate, pertain to (v., impf.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: отпускаться
Meaning: to be allotted, dispensed (v., impf.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: переписыванье
Stressed: перепи́сыванье
Meaning: copying, transcribing (n., n.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: плащ
Meaning: cloak (n., m.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: побрать
Meaning: to take ('devil take it!') (v., pf.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: подлец
Stressed: подле́ц
Meaning: scoundrel, villain (n., m.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: пощупать
Meaning: to feel, touch (v., pf.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: привести
Meaning: to bring, lead to (v., pf.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: приложить
Stressed: приложи́ть
Meaning: to put to, apply (v., pf.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: приметить
Stressed: приме́тить
Meaning: to notice, spot (v., pf.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: примолвить
Meaning: to add in speaking (v., pf., arch.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: пристав
Meaning: police superintendent (n., m.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: прогуливаться
Meaning: to stroll (v., impf.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: распеканье
Stressed: распека́нье
Meaning: scolding, dressing-down (n., n., arch.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: распечь
Meaning: to scold, berate (v., pf.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: рубашка
Meaning: shirt (n., f.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: северный
Stressed: се́верный
Meaning: northern (adj.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: скидать
Stressed: скида́ть
Meaning: to take off, throw off (v., arch.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: скинуть
Meaning: to throw off, take off (v., pf.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: следствие
Stressed: сле́дствие
Meaning: consequence; investigation (n., n.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: смекнуть
Meaning: to grasp, figure out (v., pf.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: тряпка
Meaning: rag (n.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: упоминать
Meaning: to mention (v., impf.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: уход
Meaning: departure; care (n., m.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: чиновничий
Meaning: official's, clerical (adj.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: чрезвычайный
Meaning: extraordinary (adj.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: швейцарская
Meaning: porter's lodge (n., f.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: щелчок
Meaning: flick, snap; insult (n., m.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: эффект
Stressed: эффе́кт
Meaning: effect (n., m.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: минута
Stressed: мину́та
Meaning: minute (n., f.)
Example: И радость вдруг заволновалась в его душе, и он даже остановился на минуту, чтобы перевести дух.
ExampleEn: And joy suddenly stirred in his soul, and he even stopped for a minute to get his breath.
Source: Студент, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 26× in Gogol

Russian: отношение
Stressed: отноше́ние
Meaning: relation; official memo (n., n.)
Example: Теперь студент думал о Василисе: если она заплакала, то, значит, всё, происходившее в ту страшную ночь с Петром, имеет к ней какое-то отношение…
ExampleEn: Now the student was thinking about Vasilisa: if she had wept, then everything that had happened to Peter on that dreadful night must have some relation to her…
Source: Студент, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 9× in Gogol

Russian: чистый
Stressed: чи́стый
Meaning: clean, pure (adj.)
Seen: 7× in Gogol

Russian: щека
Meaning: cheek (n., f.)
Example: Иван Евсеич медленно вышел, а генерал схватил себя за щёку и заходил по комнатам.
ExampleEn: Ivan Yevseich went slowly out, and the general clutched his cheek and began pacing from room to room.
Source: Лошадиная фамилия, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 13× in Gogol

Russian: решительно
Stressed: реши́тельно
Meaning: decidedly, absolutely (adv.)
Seen: 11× in Gogol

Russian: дом
Meaning: house (n., m.)
Example: Дома всё господские и лошадей много, а овец нету и собаки не злые.
ExampleEn: The houses are all gentlefolk's and there are lots of horses, but there are no sheep and the dogs are not vicious.
Source: Ванька, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 28× in Gogol

Russian: должен
Stressed: до́лжен
Meaning: must, obliged (pred.)
Example: Я должен взять тебя под стражу и отослать в тюрьму.
ExampleEn: I must take you into custody and send you to prison.
Source: Злоумышленник, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 14× in Gogol

Russian: скорее
Stressed: скоре́е
Meaning: sooner, rather (adv.)
Seen: 6× in Gogol

Russian: читатель
Stressed: чита́тель
Meaning: reader (n., m.)
Seen: 6× in Gogol

Russian: редкий
Stressed: ре́дкий
Meaning: rare; sparse (adj.)
Seen: 8× in Gogol

Russian: грош
Meaning: half-kopeck coin, penny (n., m., arch.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: копейка
Meaning: kopeck (n.)
Example: Ванька свернул вчетверо исписанный лист и вложил его в конверт, купленный накануне за копейку…
ExampleEn: Vanka folded the covered sheet in four and put it into an envelope bought the day before for a kopeck…
Source: Ванька, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: кошка
Stressed: ко́шка
Meaning: cat (n., f.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: круг
Meaning: circle (n., m.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: магазин
Meaning: shop, store (n., m.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: множество
Stressed: мно́жество
Meaning: multitude, great number (n.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: низенький
Stressed: ни́зенький
Meaning: rather low, short (adj.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: ничуть
Stressed: ничу́ть
Meaning: not at all (adv.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: обстоятельство
Stressed: обстоя́тельство
Meaning: circumstance (n., neut.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: полезть
Meaning: to climb; reach into (v., pf.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: полицейский
Stressed: полице́йский
Meaning: policeman; police- (n./adj.)
Example: Через базарную площадь идёт полицейский надзиратель Очумелов в новой шинели и с узелком в руке.
ExampleEn: Across the market square walks the police superintendent Ochumelov, in a new greatcoat and with a little bundle in his hand.
Source: Хамелеон, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: приказать
Stressed: приказа́ть
Meaning: to order, command (v., pf.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: ровный
Meaning: even, level, steady (adj.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: середина
Meaning: middle (n., f.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: бакенбарды
Stressed: бакенба́рды
Meaning: side-whiskers (n., pl.)
Seen: 5× in Gogol

Russian: вещь
Meaning: thing (n., f.)
Seen: 5× in Gogol

Russian: водиться
Meaning: to be found; associate with (v., impf.)
Seen: 5× in Gogol

Russian: долг
Meaning: duty; debt (n., m.)
Seen: 5× in Gogol

Russian: должность
Stressed: до́лжность
Meaning: post, position (n., f.)
Example: А ежели думаешь, должности мне нету, то я Христа ради попрошусь к приказчику сапоги чистить, али заместо Федьки в подпаски пойду.
ExampleEn: And if you think there is no position for me, then I will beg the shop assistant for Christ's sake to let me clean boots, or I will go as shepherd boy in Fedka's place.
Source: Ванька, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 5× in Gogol

Russian: есть
Meaning: to eat (v., impf.)
Seen: 5× in Gogol

Russian: надобно
Stressed: на́добно
Meaning: it is necessary (pred., arch.)
Seen: 5× in Gogol

Russian: рукав
Meaning: sleeve (n., m.)
Seen: 5× in Gogol

Russian: бумага
Stressed: бума́га
Meaning: paper; document (n., f.)
Example: Бумага лежала на скамье, а сам он стоял перед скамьей на коленях.
ExampleEn: The paper lay on a bench, and he himself knelt on the floor before the bench.
Source: Ванька, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 9× in Gogol

Russian: показать
Stressed: показа́ть
Meaning: to show (v., pf.)
Example: Я покажу вам, как собак распускать!
ExampleEn: I’ll teach you people to let dogs run loose!
Source: Хамелеон, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 9× in Gogol

Russian: работа
Stressed: рабо́та
Meaning: work, labor (n., f.)
Example: А ты не мог не знать, к чему ведёт это отвинчивание… он приговаривается к ссылке в каторжные работы.
ExampleEn: And you could not but have known what this unscrewing leads to… he is sentenced to exile at hard labour.
Source: Злоумышленник, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 9× in Gogol

Russian: сначала
Stressed: снача́ла
Meaning: at first (adv.)
Seen: 9× in Gogol

Russian: лестница
Meaning: staircase (n., f.)
Seen: 10× in Gogol

Russian: найти
Stressed: найти́
Meaning: to find (v., pf.)
Example: Но наступил вечер, а фамилия всё ещё не была найдена.
ExampleEn: But evening came on, and the surname had still not been found.
Source: Лошадиная фамилия, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 10× in Gogol

Russian: палец
Stressed: па́лец
Meaning: finger (n., m.)
Example: На полупьяном лице его как бы написано: «Ужо я сорву с тебя, шельма!» да и самый палец имеет вид знамения победы.
ExampleEn: On his half-drunk face there is written, as it were: “I’ll have it out of you yet, you rogue!” — and the finger itself has the look of a banner of victory.
Source: Хамелеон, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 15× in Gogol

Russian: общество
Stressed: о́бщество
Meaning: society, company (n., neut.)
Seen: 7× in Gogol

Russian: произойти
Meaning: to happen, occur (v., pf.)
Seen: 7× in Gogol

Russian: приятель
Stressed: прия́тель
Meaning: friend, pal (n., m.)
Example: На вокзале Николаевской железной дороги встретились два приятеля: один толстый, другой тонкий.
ExampleEn: At the station of the Nikolaevsky railway two friends met: the one fat, the other thin.
Source: Толстый и тонкий, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 12× in Gogol

Russian: бывать
Stressed: быва́ть
Meaning: to be, happen, occur (v., impf.)
Example: Бывало, прежде чем вырубить елку, дед выкуривает трубку, долго нюхает табак, посмеивается над озябшим Ванюшкой…
ExampleEn: Before cutting down the fir, grandfather would smoke a pipe, take a long sniff of snuff, and chuckle at little Vanya, chilled to the bone…
Source: Ванька, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 16× in Gogol

Russian: желать
Meaning: to wish, desire (v., impf.)
Example: Поздравляю вас с Рождеством и желаю тебе всего от господа бога.
ExampleEn: I congratulate you on Christmas and wish you all good things from the Lord God.
Source: Ванька, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 11× in Gogol

Russian: дух
Meaning: spirit; breath (n., m.)
Example: И радость вдруг заволновалась в его душе, и он даже остановился на минуту, чтобы перевести дух.
ExampleEn: And joy suddenly stirred in his soul, and he even stopped for a minute to get his breath.
Source: Студент, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 10× in Gogol

Russian: оставаться
Stressed: остава́ться
Meaning: to remain, stay (v., impf.)
Example: Остаюсь твой внук Иван Жуков, милый дедушка приезжай».
ExampleEn: I remain your grandson Ivan Zhukov, dear grandfather do come.”
Source: Ванька, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 9× in Gogol

Russian: принести
Meaning: to bring (v., pf.)
Seen: 9× in Gogol

Russian: более
Stressed: бо́лее
Meaning: more (adv.)
Example: Если кто берёт десять штук и более, тому, понимаешь, уступка.
ExampleEn: If anyone takes ten or more, then, you understand, there's a discount.
Source: Толстый и тонкий, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 16× in Gogol

Russian: взяться
Meaning: to undertake; appear (v., pf.)
Example: Откуда ни возьмись, по сугробам летит стрелой заяц…
ExampleEn: From out of nowhere a hare comes flying like an arrow over the snowdrifts…
Source: Ванька, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 6× in Gogol

Russian: висеть
Meaning: to hang (v., impf.)
Seen: 6× in Gogol

Russian: народ
Stressed: наро́д
Meaning: people, folk (n., m.)
Seen: 6× in Gogol

Russian: обратить
Stressed: обрати́ть
Meaning: to turn, direct (v., pf.)
Example: Пора обратить внимание на подобных господ, не желающих подчиняться постановлениям!
ExampleEn: It is high time attention was paid to gentlemen of that sort, who will not submit to the regulations!
Source: Хамелеон, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 6× in Gogol

Russian: обыкновение
Stressed: обыкнове́ние
Meaning: habit, custom (n., neut.)
Seen: 6× in Gogol

Russian: особенный
Stressed: осо́бенный
Meaning: special, particular (adj.)
Seen: 6× in Gogol

Russian: отыскать
Meaning: to find, track down (v., pf.)
Seen: 6× in Gogol

Russian: панталоны
Stressed: пантало́ны
Meaning: trousers, pantaloons (n., pl.)
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Russian: площадь
Stressed: пло́щадь
Meaning: square, plaza (n., f.)
Example: Через базарную площадь идёт полицейский надзиратель Очумелов в новой шинели и с узелком в руке.
ExampleEn: Across the market square walks the police superintendent Ochumelov, in a new greatcoat and with a little bundle in his hand.
Source: Хамелеон, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 6× in Gogol

Russian: подобный
Stressed: подо́бный
Meaning: similar, such (adj.)
Example: Пора обратить внимание на подобных господ, не желающих подчиняться постановлениям!
ExampleEn: It is high time attention was paid to gentlemen of that sort, who will not submit to the regulations!
Source: Хамелеон, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 6× in Gogol

Russian: порядочный
Stressed: поря́дочный
Meaning: decent; considerable (adj.)
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Russian: расположение
Stressed: расположе́ние
Meaning: disposition; inclination (n., n.)
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Russian: жена
Stressed: жена́
Meaning: wife (n., f.)
Example: Все домашние — жена, дети, прислуга, даже поварёнок Петька предлагали каждый своё средство.
ExampleEn: The whole household — his wife, the children, the servants, even Petka the kitchen boy — each proposed a remedy of his own.
Source: Лошадиная фамилия, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 14× in Gogol

Russian: принять
Stressed: приня́ть
Meaning: to accept, take, receive (v., pf.)
Seen: 10× in Gogol

Russian: страх
Meaning: fear, terror (n., m.)
Seen: 7× in Gogol

Russian: передняя
Stressed: пере́дняя
Meaning: anteroom, entrance hall (n., f.)
Seen: 9× in Gogol

Russian: анекдот
Stressed: анекдо́т
Meaning: anecdote, funny story (n., m.)
Seen: 2× in Gogol

Russian: беспамятство
Stressed: беспа́мятство
Meaning: unconsciousness, swoon (n., neut.)
Seen: 2× in Gogol

Russian: бессильный
Meaning: powerless (adj.)
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Russian: благочиние
Meaning: public order; police board (n., neut.)
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Russian: блин
Meaning: pancake (n., m.)
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Russian: бобровый
Meaning: beaver (adj.)
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Russian: бостон
Stressed: босто́н
Meaning: boston (card game) (n., m.)
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Russian: бритва
Meaning: razor (n., f.)
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Russian: будка
Meaning: booth, sentry box (n., f.)
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Russian: вдоволь
Stressed: вдо́воль
Meaning: in plenty, to one's fill (adv.)
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Russian: вице-губернаторский
Meaning: vice-governor's (adj.)
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Russian: вспотеть
Meaning: to sweat, perspire (v., pf.)
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Russian: вход
Meaning: entrance (n., m.)
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Russian: вывеска
Meaning: signboard (n., f.)
Seen: 2× in Gogol

Russian: выгода
Meaning: benefit, advantage (n., f.)
Seen: 2× in Gogol

Russian: вынимать
Meaning: to take out (v., impf.)
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Russian: выставить
Meaning: to put out, display (v., pf.)
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Russian: галун
Meaning: galloon, gold braid (n., m.)
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Russian: горсть
Meaning: handful (n., f.)
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Russian: горячка
Stressed: горя́чка
Meaning: fever (n., f.)
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Russian: государственный
Meaning: state, government (adj.)
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Russian: гривенничек
Stressed: гри́венничек
Meaning: ten-kopeck coin (n., m., dim., arch.)
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Russian: давний
Meaning: long-standing, old (adj.)
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Russian: дворник
Meaning: yard-keeper, janitor (n., m.)
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Russian: департаментский
Meaning: departmental (adj.)
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Russian: дешево
Stressed: де́шево
Meaning: cheaply (adv.)
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Russian: донести
Meaning: to report; carry to (v., pf.)
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Russian: допустить
Stressed: допусти́ть
Meaning: to allow, admit (v., pf.)
Seen: 2× in Gogol

Russian: доставить
Meaning: to deliver, provide (v., pf.)
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Russian: дочка
Stressed: до́чка
Meaning: daughter (n., f., dim.)
Seen: 2× in Gogol

Russian: дёрнуть
Meaning: to jerk, tug (v., pf.)
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Russian: единственно
Stressed: еди́нственно
Meaning: solely, only (adv.)
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Russian: жалоба
Meaning: complaint (n., f.)
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Russian: жалость
Stressed: жа́лость
Meaning: pity (n., f.)
Seen: 2× in Gogol

Russian: заблаговременно
Stressed: заблаговре́менно
Meaning: in good time, beforehand (adv.)
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Russian: заведение
Stressed: заведе́ние
Meaning: establishment, institution (n.)
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Russian: заехать
Stressed: зае́хать
Meaning: to call in, stop by (v., pf.)
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Russian: заказывать
Stressed: зака́зывать
Meaning: to order, commission (v., impf.)
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Russian: закутаться
Meaning: to wrap oneself up (v., pf.)
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Russian: заплаточка
Meaning: little patch (n., f.)
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Russian: запрос
Stressed: запро́с
Meaning: asking price; inquiry (n., m.)
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Russian: запросить
Stressed: запроси́ть
Meaning: to ask (a price) (v., pf.)
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Russian: заспаться
Meaning: to oversleep (v., pf.)
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Russian: затуманить
Meaning: to cloud, dim (v., pf.)
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Russian: здравствовать
Stressed: здра́вствовать
Meaning: to be well, prosper (v., impf.)
Seen: 2× in Gogol

Russian: изобразить
Meaning: to depict, portray (v., pf.)
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Russian: искание
Meaning: search, quest (n.)
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Russian: искоса
Stressed: и́скоса
Meaning: askance, sideways (adv.)
Seen: 2× in Gogol

Russian: исподний
Meaning: under-, inner; underwear (adj.)
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Russian: испустить
Meaning: to emit, utter (v., pf.)
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Russian: кавказский
Stressed: кавка́зский
Meaning: Caucasian (adj.)
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Russian: казенный
Meaning: state-owned, official (adj.)
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Russian: календарь
Stressed: календа́рь
Meaning: calendar (n., m.)
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Russian: канцелярский
Meaning: clerical, office (adj.)
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Russian: капитал
Meaning: capital, funds (n., m.)
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Russian: капитан-исправник
Stressed: капита́н-испра́вник
Meaning: district police captain (n., m., arch.)
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Russian: картинка
Meaning: small picture (n.)
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Russian: климат
Stressed: кли́мат
Meaning: climate (n., m.)
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Russian: комплимент
Meaning: compliment (n., m.)
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Russian: косить
Stressed: коси́ть
Meaning: to squint; slant (v., impf.)
Seen: 2× in Gogol

Russian: купеческий
Meaning: merchant's (adj.)
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Russian: лишить
Stressed: лиши́ть
Meaning: to deprive (v., pf.)
Seen: 2× in Gogol

Russian: маленечко
Stressed: мале́нечко
Meaning: a tiny bit (adv., colloq.)
Seen: 2× in Gogol

Russian: март
Meaning: March (n., m.)
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Russian: медвежий
Meaning: bear's (adj.)
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Russian: мошенничество
Stressed: моше́нничество
Meaning: swindling, fraud (n.)
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Russian: награда
Meaning: reward (n., f.)
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Russian: надворный
Stressed: надво́рный
Meaning: court (in rank titles) (adj.)
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Russian: наделать
Meaning: to make, cause (much) (v., pf.)
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Russian: надобность
Stressed: на́добность
Meaning: need, necessity (n., f.)
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Russian: надпись
Meaning: inscription (n.)
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Russian: наесться
Meaning: to eat one's fill (v., pf.)
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Russian: накопиться
Meaning: to accumulate (v., pf.)
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Russian: напрямик
Stressed: напрями́к
Meaning: straight, bluntly (adv.)
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Russian: натащить
Meaning: to drag in (a lot) (v., pf.)
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Russian: начальство
Meaning: authorities, superiors (n., neut.)
Seen: 2× in Gogol

Russian: невероятно
Stressed: невероя́тно
Meaning: incredibly, unbelievably (adv.)
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Russian: недурной
Meaning: not bad, decent (adj.)
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Russian: немалый
Stressed: нема́лый
Meaning: considerable (adj.)
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Russian: немудрено
Stressed: немудрено́
Meaning: no wonder, not surprising (pred.)
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Russian: неправдоподобный
Meaning: implausible (adj.)
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Russian: несообразность
Meaning: incongruity, absurdity (n., f.)
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Russian: ниточка
Stressed: ни́точка
Meaning: thin thread (n., f.)
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Russian: обижать
Meaning: to offend, hurt (v., impf.)
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Russian: обмереть
Meaning: to freeze with shock (v., pf.)
Seen: 2× in Gogol

Russian: означать
Meaning: to mean, signify (v., impf.)
Seen: 2× in Gogol

Russian: окрестить
Stressed: окрести́ть
Meaning: to baptize, christen (v., pf.)
Seen: 2× in Gogol

Russian: опасаться
Stressed: опаса́ться
Meaning: to fear, beware of (v., impf.)
Seen: 2× in Gogol

Russian: определиться
Meaning: to be settled, take shape (v., pf.)
Seen: 2× in Gogol

Russian: осмотреть
Meaning: to examine, inspect (v., pf.)
Seen: 2× in Gogol

Russian: откидной
Meaning: folding, fold-back (adj.)
Seen: 2× in Gogol

Russian: отнимать
Meaning: to take away (v., impf.)
Seen: 2× in Gogol

Russian: отнять
Meaning: to take away (v., pf.)
Seen: 2× in Gogol

Russian: отроду
Stressed: о́троду
Meaning: in one's life, ever (adv.)
Seen: 2× in Gogol

Russian: отскочить
Meaning: to jump back, bounce off (v., pf.)
Seen: 2× in Gogol

Russian: перебежать
Stressed: перебежа́ть
Meaning: to run across (v., pf.)
Seen: 2× in Gogol

Russian: переворотить
Meaning: to turn over (v., pf., coll.)
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Russian: передвигать
Meaning: to move, shift (v., impf.)
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Russian: печатка
Meaning: signet, seal (n., f.)
Seen: 2× in Gogol

Russian: печёный
Meaning: baked (adj.)
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Russian: писарь
Meaning: scribe, clerk (n., m.)
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Russian: плотный
Meaning: dense, thick, sturdy (adj.)
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Russian: плут
Meaning: rogue, swindler (n., m.)
Seen: 2× in Gogol

Russian: плюмаж
Meaning: plume (on a hat) (n., m.)
Seen: 2× in Gogol

Russian: повергнуть
Meaning: to plunge, throw into (v., pf.)
Seen: 2× in Gogol

Russian: повесить
Meaning: to hang up (v., pf.)
Seen: 2× in Gogol

Russian: поворотить
Stressed: повороти́ть
Meaning: to turn (v., pf., coll.)
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Russian: подвернуть
Meaning: to tuck under (v., pf.)
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Russian: подметка
Meaning: shoe sole (n., f.)
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Russian: поднос
Meaning: tray (n., m.)
Seen: 2× in Gogol

Russian: подсмеиваться
Meaning: to mock, laugh at (v., impf.)
Seen: 2× in Gogol

Russian: подтачиванье
Stressed: подта́чиванье
Meaning: patching, piecing (tailoring) (n., n., arch.)
Seen: 2× in Gogol

Russian: покойница
Stressed: поко́йница
Meaning: deceased woman (n., f.)
Seen: 2× in Gogol

Russian: покрикивать
Meaning: to shout now and then (v., impf.)
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Russian: попадать
Meaning: to get into, land in (v., impf.)
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Russian: поспешить
Meaning: to hurry (v., pf.)
Seen: 2× in Gogol

Russian: потянуть
Stressed: потяну́ть
Meaning: to pull (v., pf.)
Seen: 2× in Gogol

Russian: похоронить
Meaning: to bury (v., pf.)
Seen: 2× in Gogol

Russian: почтение
Stressed: почте́ние
Meaning: respect, esteem (n., n.)
Seen: 2× in Gogol

Russian: правительство
Stressed: прави́тельство
Meaning: government (n., n.)
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Russian: прачка
Meaning: laundress, washerwoman (n., f.)
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Russian: пребывание
Stressed: пребыва́ние
Meaning: stay, sojourn (n., n.)
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Russian: превзойти
Meaning: to surpass (v., pf.)
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Russian: предоставить
Meaning: to grant, leave to (v., pf.)
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Russian: преогромный
Meaning: simply enormous (adj.)
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Russian: прибавление
Meaning: addition, increase (n., n.)
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Russian: привратник
Stressed: привра́тник
Meaning: gatekeeper, doorkeeper (n., m.)
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Russian: пример
Stressed: приме́р
Meaning: example (n., m.)
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Russian: припечатать
Stressed: припеча́тать
Meaning: to print, publish (v., pf.)
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Russian: прищурить
Meaning: to squint, narrow (eyes) (v., pf.)
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Russian: приятельница
Stressed: прия́тельница
Meaning: female friend (n., f.)
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Russian: произвести
Meaning: to produce; promote (v., pf.)
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Russian: пропускать
Stressed: пропуска́ть
Meaning: to let pass; omit (v., impf.)
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Russian: протереть
Stressed: протере́ть
Meaning: to wipe; wear through (v., pf.)
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Russian: противный
Meaning: opposite; repugnant (adj.)
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Russian: прочный
Meaning: durable, sturdy (adj.)
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Russian: пьяница
Stressed: пья́ница
Meaning: drunkard (n., m./f.)
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Russian: разбор
Meaning: discrimination; analysis (n., m.)
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Russian: развлечься
Stressed: развле́чься
Meaning: to amuse oneself (v., pf.)
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Russian: размышление
Meaning: reflection, meditation (n., n.)
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Russian: разуметь
Meaning: to understand, mean (v., impf.)
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Russian: разъезжать
Meaning: to drive around (v., impf.)
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Russian: расползтись
Meaning: to fall apart; crawl away (v., pf.)
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Russian: распоряжение
Stressed: распоряже́ние
Meaning: order, instruction (n., n.)
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Russian: распространиться
Meaning: to spread (v., pf.)
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Russian: резать
Stressed: ре́зать
Meaning: to cut (v., impf.)
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Russian: санки
Meaning: small sledge (n., pl.)
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Russian: светский
Meaning: society, worldly (adj.)
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Russian: сенат
Meaning: senate (n., m.)
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Russian: серебро
Meaning: silver (n., n.)
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Russian: середа
Stressed: середа́
Meaning: Wednesday (obsolete form) (n., f.)
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Russian: система
Stressed: систе́ма
Meaning: system (n., f.)
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Russian: собрать
Stressed: собра́ть
Meaning: to gather, collect (v., pf.)
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Russian: сообразно
Stressed: сообра́зно
Meaning: in accordance with (adv.)
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Russian: списаться
Meaning: to arrange by letter (v., pf.)
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Russian: старание
Stressed: стара́ние
Meaning: effort, diligence (n.)
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Russian: стащить
Meaning: to steal, filch (v., pf.)
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Russian: столица
Meaning: capital city (n.)
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Russian: стоячий
Stressed: стоя́чий
Meaning: standing, upright (adj.)
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Russian: сударь
Stressed: суда́рь
Meaning: sir (n., dated address)
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Russian: точный
Meaning: exact, precise (adj.)
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Russian: треугольный
Meaning: triangular (adj.)
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Russian: убрать
Meaning: to take away; adorn (v., pf.)
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Russian: увериться
Stressed: уве́риться
Meaning: to become convinced (v., pf.)
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Russian: удачно
Stressed: уда́чно
Meaning: successfully (adv.)
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Russian: употребление
Stressed: употребле́ние
Meaning: use, usage (n., neut.)
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Russian: упражняться
Meaning: to practice, exercise (v., impf.)
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Russian: формальный
Stressed: форма́льный
Meaning: formal (adj.)
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Russian: фраза
Meaning: phrase (n., f.)
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Russian: чепчик
Stressed: че́пчик
Meaning: bonnet, cap (n., m.)
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Russian: четверг
Stressed: четве́рг
Meaning: Thursday (n.)
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Russian: чиновник-мертвец
Stressed: чино́вник-мертве́ц
Meaning: dead-man official, corpse clerk (n., m.)
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Russian: чиновный
Stressed: чино́вный
Meaning: of rank, official (adj., arch.)
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Russian: шинельный
Stressed: шине́льный
Meaning: overcoat (adj.)
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Russian: шов
Meaning: seam (n., m.)
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Russian: штаб-офицер
Meaning: staff officer (n.)
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Russian: шутка
Stressed: шу́тка
Meaning: joke (n., f.)
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Russian: щупать
Stressed: щу́пать
Meaning: to feel, palpate (v., impf.)
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Russian: экзекуторский
Meaning: executor's, office-caretaker's (adj.)
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Russian: этак-то
Stressed: э́так-то
Meaning: like this, that way (adv., colloq.)
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Russian: юнкер
Meaning: junker, military cadet (n.)
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Russian: явление
Stressed: явле́ние
Meaning: phenomenon, apparition (n., neut.)
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Russian: ярко
Stressed: я́рко
Meaning: brightly (adv.)
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Russian: великий
Meaning: great; too big (adj.)
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Russian: главный
Stressed: гла́вный
Meaning: main, chief (adj.)
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Russian: кулак
Stressed: кула́к
Meaning: fist (n., m.)
Example: Ванька покривил рот, потер своим черным кулаком глаза и всхлипнул.
ExampleEn: Vanka twisted his mouth, rubbed his eyes with his black fist and gave a sob.
Source: Ванька, А. П. Чехов
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Russian: кучер
Stressed: ку́чер
Meaning: coachman (n., m.)
Example: А еще кланяюсь Алене, кривому Егорке и кучеру, а гармонию мою никому не отдавай.
ExampleEn: And I send my greetings besides to Alyona, to one-eyed Yegorka and to the coachman, and don't give my concertina to anybody.
Source: Ванька, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 5× in Gogol

Russian: недавно
Stressed: неда́вно
Meaning: recently (adv.)
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Russian: носить
Stressed: носи́ть
Meaning: to carry, wear (v., impf.)
Seen: 5× in Gogol

Russian: объявить
Stressed: объяви́ть
Meaning: to announce, declare (v., pf.)
Seen: 5× in Gogol

Russian: показывать
Stressed: пока́зывать
Meaning: to show (v., impf.)
Seen: 5× in Gogol

Russian: понюхать
Stressed: поню́хать
Meaning: to sniff (v., pf.)
Example: Дают понюхать табаку и собакам.
ExampleEn: The dogs are given a sniff of the snuff too.
Source: Ванька, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 5× in Gogol

Russian: товарищ
Stressed: това́рищ
Meaning: comrade, colleague (n., m.)
Seen: 5× in Gogol

Russian: хорошенький
Meaning: pretty, nice (adj., dim.)
Seen: 5× in Gogol

Russian: всегда
Stressed: всегда́
Meaning: always (adv.)
Example: Ему уж не раз отбивали задние ноги, раза два его вешали, каждую неделю пороли до полусмерти, но он всегда оживал.
ExampleEn: More than once his hind legs have been beaten to a pulp, twice he has been hanged, every week he has been flogged half to death, but he has always come back to life.
Source: Ванька, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 14× in Gogol

Russian: вскочить
Meaning: to jump up (v., pf.)
Seen: 6× in Gogol

Russian: визит
Meaning: visit (n., m.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: газета
Stressed: газе́та
Meaning: newspaper (n., f.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: дурак
Stressed: дура́к
Meaning: fool (n., m.)
Example: — Дураком каким прикидывается!
ExampleEn: — What a fool he makes himself out to be!
Source: Злоумышленник, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: крепкий
Stressed: кре́пкий
Meaning: strong, firm (adj.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: молиться
Stressed: моли́ться
Meaning: to pray (v., impf.)
Example: «Я буду тебе табак тереть, — продолжал он, — богу молиться, а если что, то секи меня, как сидорову козу.
ExampleEn: “I will grind your tobacco for you,” he went on, “I will pray to God, and if anything is wrong, then flog me like Sidor's goat.
Source: Ванька, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: надзиратель
Stressed: надзира́тель
Meaning: inspector, overseer (n., m.)
Example: Через базарную площадь идёт полицейский надзиратель Очумелов в новой шинели и с узелком в руке.
ExampleEn: Across the market square walks the police superintendent Ochumelov, in a new greatcoat and with a little bundle in his hand.
Source: Хамелеон, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: потихоньку
Stressed: потихо́ньку
Meaning: quietly, slowly (adv.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: русский
Stressed: ру́сский
Meaning: Russian (adj.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: усмехнуться
Meaning: to smirk, grin (v., pf.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: хорошенько
Stressed: хороше́нько
Meaning: properly, thoroughly (adv.)
Example: Ну, да погляди же на меня хорошенько!
ExampleEn: Come now, take a good look at me!
Source: Толстый и тонкий, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: церковь
Stressed: це́рковь
Meaning: church (n., f.)
Example: Теперь, наверно, дед стоит у ворот, щурит глаза на ярко-красные окна деревенской церкви и, притопывая валенками, балагурит с дворней.
ExampleEn: Just now, most likely, grandfather is standing at the gates, screwing up his eyes at the bright red windows of the village church and, stamping his felt boots, cracking jokes with the household servants.
Source: Ванька, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: шпага
Stressed: шпа́га
Meaning: sword, epee (n.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: снег
Meaning: snow (n., m.)
Example: Всё небо усыпано весело мигающими звездами, и Млечный путь вырисовывается так ясно, как будто его перед праздником помыли и потерли снегом…
ExampleEn: The whole sky is strewn with merrily twinkling stars, and the Milky Way stands out as clearly as if it had been washed and scrubbed with snow for the holiday…
Source: Ванька, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 8× in Gogol

Russian: бедный
Stressed: бе́дный
Meaning: poor (adj.)
Seen: 11× in Gogol

Russian: алебарда
Meaning: halberd (n., f.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: беда
Stressed: беда́
Meaning: trouble, misfortune (n., f.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: бок
Meaning: side (n., m.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: воротничок
Stressed: воротничо́к
Meaning: small collar (n., m., dim.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: высший
Meaning: higher, supreme (adj.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: должностной
Meaning: official, duty-related (adj.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: дрянь
Meaning: rubbish, trash (n., f.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: лавочка
Meaning: small shop; bench (n.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: муха
Stressed: му́ха
Meaning: fly (insect) (n., f.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: назначить
Meaning: to appoint, designate (v., pf.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: несчастие
Stressed: несча́стие
Meaning: misfortune (n., neut., arch.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: отрезать
Meaning: to cut off (v., pf.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: отчаянный
Stressed: отча́янный
Meaning: desperate (adj.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: перегнуть
Stressed: перегну́ть
Meaning: to bend over, fold (v., pf.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: пирожок
Meaning: small pie, pastry (n., m.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: повесть
Stressed: по́весть
Meaning: tale, novella (n., f.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: подъезд
Meaning: entrance, porch (n., m.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: польза
Meaning: benefit, use (n., f.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: поместить
Stressed: помести́ть
Meaning: to place, put (v., pf.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: помощь
Stressed: по́мощь
Meaning: help, aid (n., f.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: посудить
Meaning: to judge, consider (v., pf.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: приемная
Meaning: reception room (n., f.)
Example: Войдя в приемную генерала, он увидел там много просителей, а между просителями и самого генерала, который уже начал прием прошений.
ExampleEn: Going into the general's reception room, he saw there a great many petitioners, and among the petitioners the general himself, who had already begun receiving petitions.
Source: Смерть чиновника, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: сухарь
Stressed: суха́рь
Meaning: rusk, dried bread (n., m.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: тронуть
Meaning: to touch (v., pf.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: шелк
Stressed: шёлк
Meaning: silk (n., m.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: этаж
Stressed: эта́ж
Meaning: floor, story (n., m.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: яблоко
Stressed: я́блоко
Meaning: apple (n.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: живой
Stressed: живо́й
Meaning: alive, lively (adj.)
Example: Кричали дрозды, и по соседству в болотах что-то живое жалобно гудело, точно дуло в пустую бутылку.
ExampleEn: Thrushes were calling, and close by in the marshes something alive was humming plaintively, as though blowing into an empty bottle.
Source: Студент, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 8× in Gogol

Russian: день
Meaning: day (n., m.)
Example: Днем он спит в людской кухне или балагурит с кухарками, ночью же, окутанный в просторный тулуп, ходит вокруг усадьбы и стучит в свою колотушку.
ExampleEn: By day he sleeps in the servants' kitchen or jokes with the cooks; by night, muffled in a roomy sheepskin coat, he walks round the estate and taps his watchman's rattle.
Source: Ванька, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 28× in Gogol

Russian: довольный
Stressed: дово́льный
Meaning: pleased, satisfied (adj.)
Example: Довольный тем, что ему не помешали писать, он надел шапку и, не набрасывая на себя шубейки, прямо в рубахе выбежал на улицу…
ExampleEn: Pleased that nobody had hindered his writing, he put on his cap and, without throwing his little coat over him, ran out into the street in nothing but his shirt…
Source: Ванька, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 5× in Gogol

Russian: записка
Meaning: note (n.)
Seen: 5× in Gogol

Russian: мелькать
Stressed: мелька́ть
Meaning: to flash, flit by (v., impf.)
Seen: 5× in Gogol

Russian: поднести
Meaning: to bring up, present (v., pf.)
Example: — сказал генерал с презрением и поднёс к лицу его два кукиша.
ExampleEn: said the general with contempt, and thrust two fig-signs up to his face.
Source: Лошадиная фамилия, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 5× in Gogol

Russian: провести
Stressed: провести́
Meaning: to spend (time); lead (v., pf.)
Seen: 5× in Gogol

Russian: случаться
Meaning: to happen (v., impf.)
Seen: 5× in Gogol

Russian: схватить
Stressed: схвати́ть
Meaning: to seize, grab (v., pf.)
Example: Иван Евсеич медленно вышел, а генерал схватил себя за щёку и заходил по комнатам.
ExampleEn: Ivan Yevseich went slowly out, and the general clutched his cheek and began pacing from room to room.
Source: Лошадиная фамилия, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 5× in Gogol

Russian: уронить
Meaning: to drop (v., pf.)
Example: Нафанаил шаркнул ногой и уронил фуражку.
ExampleEn: Nafanail scraped his foot and dropped his cap.
Source: Толстый и тонкий, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 5× in Gogol

Russian: половина
Stressed: полови́на
Meaning: half (n., f.)
Seen: 7× in Gogol

Russian: много
Stressed: мно́го
Meaning: much, many (adv.)
Example: Дома всё господские и лошадей много, а овец нету и собаки не злые.
ExampleEn: The houses are all gentlefolk's and there are lots of horses, but there are no sheep and the dogs are not vicious.
Source: Ванька, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 13× in Gogol

Russian: мундир
Stressed: мунди́р
Meaning: uniform (n.)
Example: Длинный подбородок жены стал ещё длиннее; Нафанаил вытянулся во фрунт и застегнул все пуговки своего мундира…
ExampleEn: His wife's long chin grew longer still; Nafanail drew himself up to attention and did up every last button of his uniform…
Source: Толстый и тонкий, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 6× in Gogol

Russian: средство
Stressed: сре́дство
Meaning: means, remedy (n., neut.)
Example: Все домашние — жена, дети, прислуга, даже поварёнок Петька предлагали каждый своё средство.
ExampleEn: The whole household — his wife, the children, the servants, even Petka the kitchen boy — each proposed a remedy of his own.
Source: Лошадиная фамилия, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 6× in Gogol

Russian: мысль
Meaning: thought (n., f.)
Example: Слава те господи, господин хороший, век свой прожили и не токмо что убивать, но и мыслей таких в голове не было…
ExampleEn: Glory be to God, good sir, we have lived out our lives and not only never killed anyone, we never so much as had such thoughts in our heads…
Source: Злоумышленник, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 14× in Gogol

Russian: дама
Stressed: да́ма
Meaning: lady (n., f.)
Seen: 10× in Gogol

Russian: хороший
Stressed: хоро́ший
Meaning: good (adj.)
Example: Слава те господи, господин хороший, век свой прожили и не токмо что убивать, но и мыслей таких в голове не было…
ExampleEn: Glory be to God, good sir, we have lived out our lives and not only never killed anyone, we never so much as had such thoughts in our heads…
Source: Злоумышленник, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 11× in Gogol

Russian: дверь
Meaning: door (n., f.)
Example: Открытые двери лавок и кабаков глядят на свет божий уныло, как голодные пасти; около них нет даже нищих.
ExampleEn: The open doors of the shops and taverns look out upon God’s world as dismally as hungry maws; there are not even any beggars near them.
Source: Хамелеон, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 15× in Gogol

Russian: шляпа
Stressed: шля́па
Meaning: hat (n., f.)
Seen: 9× in Gogol

Russian: немного
Stressed: немно́го
Meaning: a little, somewhat (adv.)
Example: Подумав немного, он умокнул перо и написал адрес:
ExampleEn: After thinking a little, he dipped his pen and wrote the address:
Source: Ванька, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 13× in Gogol

Russian: получить
Stressed: получи́ть
Meaning: to receive (v., pf.)
Example: Сделав своё дело и получив, что следует, за труд, доктор сел в свою бричку и поехал домой.
ExampleEn: Having done his work and received what was due to him for his labour, the doctor got into his britzka and drove home.
Source: Лошадиная фамилия, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 7× in Gogol

Russian: заметить
Stressed: заме́тить
Meaning: to notice; remark (v., pf.)
Seen: 12× in Gogol

Russian: остановиться
Stressed: останови́ться
Meaning: to stop, halt (v., pf.)
Example: Но вдруг лицо его поморщилось, глаза подкатились, дыхание остановилось… он отвел от глаз бинокль, нагнулся и…. апчхи!!!
ExampleEn: But suddenly his face puckered up, his eyes rolled, his breathing stopped… he lowered the opera glasses from his eyes, bent down, and…. atchoo!!!
Source: Смерть чиновника, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 12× in Gogol

Russian: левый
Meaning: left (adj.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: необыкновенный
Meaning: unusual, extraordinary (adj.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: низший
Meaning: lower, inferior (adj.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: поймать
Stressed: пойма́ть
Meaning: to catch (v., pf.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: поставить
Stressed: поста́вить
Meaning: to put, place, set (v., pf.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: рост
Meaning: height, stature; growth (n., m.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: свеча
Stressed: свеча́
Meaning: candle (n., f.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: характер
Stressed: хара́ктер
Meaning: character, nature (n., m.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: глаз
Meaning: eye (n., m.)
Example: Это маленький, тощенький, но необыкновенно юркий и подвижной старикашка лет 65-ти, с вечно смеющимся лицом и пьяными глазами.
ExampleEn: He is a small, scrawny, but uncommonly nimble and lively old codger of about sixty-five, with an everlastingly laughing face and drunken eyes.
Source: Ванька, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 32× in Gogol

Russian: закрыть
Stressed: закры́ть
Meaning: to close, cover (v., pf.)
Seen: 6× in Gogol

Russian: странно
Stressed: стра́нно
Meaning: strangely; it is strange (adv.)
Example: Я извинялся, да он как-то странно…
ExampleEn: I did apologize, but he was somehow strange…
Source: Смерть чиновника, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 6× in Gogol

Russian: удовольствие
Stressed: удово́льствие
Meaning: pleasure (n., neut.)
Seen: 6× in Gogol

Russian: голос
Stressed: го́лос
Meaning: voice (n., m.)
Example: — спросил он плачущим голосом.
ExampleEn: he asked in a tearful voice.
Source: Лошадиная фамилия, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 17× in Gogol

Russian: стать
Meaning: to become, begin (v., pf.)
Example: — Извольте писать, ваше превосходительство, в город Саратов, стало быть…
ExampleEn: “Be so good as to write, Your Excellency: to the town of Saratov, then…
Source: Лошадиная фамилия, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 26× in Gogol

Russian: дорога
Stressed: доро́га
Meaning: road, way (n., f.)
Example: Приказчик стоял на краю дороги и, глядя сосредоточенно себе под ноги, о чём-то думал.
ExampleEn: The clerk was standing at the edge of the road, gazing intently at his own feet, thinking about something.
Source: Лошадиная фамилия, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 12× in Gogol

Russian: верно
Stressed: ве́рно
Meaning: probably; correctly (adv.)
Seen: 5× in Gogol

Russian: деревянный
Stressed: деревя́нный
Meaning: wooden (adj.)
Seen: 5× in Gogol

Russian: карман
Stressed: карма́н
Meaning: pocket (n., m.)
Seen: 5× in Gogol

Russian: перо
Stressed: перо́
Meaning: quill, pen; feather (n., n.)
Example: Ванька вздохнул, умокнул перо и продолжал писать:
ExampleEn: Vanka sighed, dipped his pen and went on writing:
Source: Ванька, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 5× in Gogol

Russian: петербургский
Stressed: петербу́ргский
Meaning: Petersburg, of Petersburg (adj.)
Seen: 5× in Gogol

Russian: представить
Stressed: предста́вить
Meaning: to present; imagine (v., pf.)
Seen: 5× in Gogol

Russian: рот
Meaning: mouth (n., m.)
Example: Ванька покривил рот, потер своим черным кулаком глаза и всхлипнул.
ExampleEn: Vanka twisted his mouth, rubbed his eyes with his black fist and gave a sob.
Source: Ванька, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 5× in Gogol

Russian: честь
Meaning: honor (n., f.)
Seen: 5× in Gogol

Russian: голова
Stressed: голова́
Meaning: head (n., f.)
Example: За ним, опустив головы, шагают старая Каштанка и кобелек Вьюн, прозванный так за свой черный цвет и тело, длинное, как у ласки.
ExampleEn: Behind him, their heads hanging, pace old Kashtanka and the little dog Vyun, so named for his black colour and for his body, long as a weasel's.
Source: Ванька, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 26× in Gogol

Russian: свет
Meaning: light; world, society (n., m.)
Example: Для меня теперь эта фамилия дороже, кажется, всего на свете.
ExampleEn: That surname is dearer to me now, it seems, than anything else in the world.
Source: Лошадиная фамилия, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 12× in Gogol

Russian: странный
Stressed: стра́нный
Meaning: strange, odd (adj.)
Seen: 12× in Gogol

Russian: велеть
Meaning: to order, command (v.)
Example: А на неделе хозяйка велела мне почистить селедку, а я начал с хвоста, а она взяла селедку и ейной мордой начала меня в харю тыкать.
ExampleEn: And in the week the mistress told me to clean a herring, and I began from the tail, so she took the herring and started poking me in the mug with its head.
Source: Ванька, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 7× in Gogol

Russian: нога
Meaning: leg, foot (n., f.)
Example: Никто лучше его не умеет вовремя подкрасться и цапнуть за ногу, забраться в ледник или украсть у мужика курицу.
ExampleEn: Nobody knows better than he how to steal up at the right moment and snap at a leg, to slip into the ice-cellar, or to make off with a peasant's hen.
Source: Ванька, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 16× in Gogol

Russian: готовый
Meaning: ready (adj.)
Example: — Если помнишь, во время тайной вечери Петр сказал Иисусу: «С тобою я готов и в темницу, и на смерть».
ExampleEn: “If you remember, at the Last Supper Peter said to Jesus: ‘With Thee I am ready to go both to prison and to death.’
Source: Студент, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 8× in Gogol

Russian: хозяйка
Stressed: хозя́йка
Meaning: landlady, mistress (n., f.)
Example: А на неделе хозяйка велела мне почистить селедку, а я начал с хвоста, а она взяла селедку и ейной мордой начала меня в харю тыкать.
ExampleEn: And in the week the mistress told me to clean a herring, and I began from the tail, so she took the herring and started poking me in the mug with its head.
Source: Ванька, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 8× in Gogol

Russian: взглянуть
Stressed: взгляну́ть
Meaning: to glance, look (v., pf.)
Example: И после этого раза тот час же запел петух, и Петр, взглянув издали на Иисуса, вспомнил слова, которые он сказал ему на вечери…
ExampleEn: And immediately after that time the cock crowed, and Peter, looking from afar at Jesus, remembered the words he had spoken to him at the supper…
Source: Студент, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 11× in Gogol

Russian: вечно
Stressed: ве́чно
Meaning: eternally, forever (adv.)
Example: Это маленький, тощенький, но необыкновенно юркий и подвижной старикашка лет 65-ти, с вечно смеющимся лицом и пьяными глазами.
ExampleEn: He is a small, scrawny, but uncommonly nimble and lively old codger of about sixty-five, with an everlastingly laughing face and drunken eyes.
Source: Ванька, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 6× in Gogol

Russian: внимание
Stressed: внима́ние
Meaning: attention (n., n.)
Example: Пора обратить внимание на подобных господ, не желающих подчиняться постановлениям!
ExampleEn: It is high time attention was paid to gentlemen of that sort, who will not submit to the regulations!
Source: Хамелеон, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 6× in Gogol

Russian: цирюльник
Stressed: цирю́льник
Meaning: barber (n., dated)
Seen: 6× in Gogol

Russian: знакомый
Stressed: знако́мый
Meaning: familiar, acquainted (adj.)
Seen: 11× in Gogol

Russian: беспокоиться
Stressed: беспоко́иться
Meaning: to worry (v., impf.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: во-вторых
Stressed: во-вторы́х
Meaning: secondly (adv.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: вынести
Stressed: вы́нести
Meaning: to carry out; endure (v., pf.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: вынуть
Meaning: to take out (v., pf.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: выражаться
Meaning: to express oneself (v., impf.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: единственный
Stressed: еди́нственный
Meaning: only, sole (adj.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: жалованье
Stressed: жа́лованье
Meaning: salary (n., n.)
Example: Жалованье плохое… ну, да бог с ним!
ExampleEn: The salary's poor… well, but never mind it!
Source: Толстый и тонкий, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: завести
Stressed: завести́
Meaning: to establish; institute (v., pf.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: заказать
Stressed: заказа́ть
Meaning: to order, commission (v., pf.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: занимать
Meaning: to occupy (v., impf.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: занятие
Meaning: occupation, pursuit (n., n.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: изумление
Stressed: изумле́ние
Meaning: amazement (n., n.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: одеться
Stressed: оде́ться
Meaning: to get dressed (v., pf.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: оказаться
Meaning: to turn out, prove (v., pf.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: отказ
Stressed: отка́з
Meaning: refusal (n., m.)
Example: На предложение вырвать больной зуб генерал ответил отказом.
ExampleEn: To the suggestion that the bad tooth be pulled out the general answered with a refusal.
Source: Лошадиная фамилия, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: отрывисто
Stressed: отры́висто
Meaning: abruptly, curtly (adv.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: оттуда
Stressed: отту́да
Meaning: from there (adv.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: получать
Meaning: to receive (v., impf.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: портрет
Stressed: портре́т
Meaning: portrait (n., m.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: порядок
Stressed: поря́док
Meaning: order, arrangement (n., m.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: поступать
Stressed: поступа́ть
Meaning: to act; come in (v., impf.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: потянуться
Meaning: to stretch; file past (v., pf.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: почесть
Meaning: to consider, deem (v., pf.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: праздник
Stressed: пра́здник
Meaning: holiday, feast (n., m.)
Example: Всё небо усыпано весело мигающими звездами, и Млечный путь вырисовывается так ясно, как будто его перед праздником помыли и потерли снегом…
ExampleEn: The whole sky is strewn with merrily twinkling stars, and the Milky Way stands out as clearly as if it had been washed and scrubbed with snow for the holiday…
Source: Ванька, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: привидение
Stressed: привиде́ние
Meaning: ghost, apparition (n., n.)
Seen: 3× in Gogol

Russian: старуха
Stressed: стару́ха
Meaning: old woman (n., f.)
Seen: 7× in Gogol

Russian: благородный
Stressed: благоро́дный
Meaning: noble (adj.)
Seen: 5× in Gogol

Russian: буква
Meaning: letter (of alphabet) (n., f.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: генеральский
Stressed: генера́льский
Meaning: general's (adj.)
Example: — А может быть, и генеральская…
ExampleEn: — But then again, it might be the General's…
Source: Хамелеон, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: горячий
Meaning: hot (adj.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: заниматься
Stressed: занима́ться
Meaning: to occupy oneself with (v., impf.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: значительно
Stressed: значи́тельно
Meaning: significantly (adv.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: купить
Stressed: купи́ть
Meaning: to buy (v., pf.)
Example: — Не могу ли я, голубчик, купить у вас четвертей пять овса?
ExampleEn: “Couldn’t I buy some five quarters of oats from you, my dear fellow?
Source: Лошадиная фамилия, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: любопытство
Stressed: любопы́тство
Meaning: curiosity (n., neut.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: называться
Stressed: называ́ться
Meaning: to be called (v., impf.)
Example: Огороды назывались вдовьими потому, что их содержали две вдовы, мать и дочь.
ExampleEn: The kitchen gardens were called the widows' because they were kept by two widows, a mother and her daughter.
Source: Студент, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: побежать
Meaning: to start running (v., pf.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: подбородок
Stressed: подборо́док
Meaning: chin (n., m.)
Example: Из-за его спины выглядывала худенькая женщина с длинным подбородком — его жена, и высокий гимназист с прищуренным глазом — его сын.
ExampleEn: From behind his back there peeped a scrawny little woman with a long chin — his wife, and a tall high-school boy with a narrowed eye — his son.
Source: Толстый и тонкий, А. П. Чехов
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: покачать
Meaning: to shake, rock (v., pf.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol

Russian: признаться
Stressed: призна́ться
Meaning: to confess, admit (v., pf.)
Seen: 4× in Gogol