to cause a sudden and strong shock or surprise
вызвать внезапный и сильный шок или удивление (vyzvat' vnezapnyy i sil'nyy shok ili udivlenie)
"The news of his death hit me like a ton of bricks."
"Новость о его смерти поразила меня как тонна кирпичей." (Novost' o yego smerti **porazila menya kak tonna kirpichey**.)
a situation in which power is distributed among nations to p...
to discuss something without reaching a conclusion
to say something embarrassing or inappropriate by mistake
a person who helps others in need
to support and help one another
a remedy for the aftereffects of drinking too much alcohol