I knew that company of idle students and who was their leader. Unfortunately, they converted a couple of good students who abandoned their studies and later quit the university.

When a politician is surrounded by yes-men only, it may lead to a political crisis, if not catastrophe. That's why it is crucially important for any state to have a developed political system, in which political parties could really compete.

It is interesting that juniper is widely used in the West for making drinks, while in our culture I've never heard of anything like this. All the same, it is highly likely that to make an aromatized vodka, people in Belarus use something similarly strong.

There were lots of  boulders on the island and all of them were smoothly looking – that was the job that water had made to them. We spent about a week on this piece of ground in the center of the lake and everything was good except for heavy rains that kept us imprisoned in our tent for hours.

I don't see any price tag on this equipment. How much do those dumbbells cost? I had similar ones when I was a kid, so I would buy them if they're not too expensive.

My puppy is so cute and so messy that I either love or hate him. The other day he had an upset stomach and not only he shat the floor in my room, but also smeared it throughout the corridor.

People with wishful thinking usually get upset when life doesn't give them what they have been striving for. In this sense, those who have sarcastic characters and never see any pie in the sky seem to me happier.

I prefer black pepper to allspice when I make soups or salads. Allspice seems to me too "cheesy".