Левша

Question 1

междоусобие

Answer 1

feud, civil war, infighting within a country (etc.)
also [междоусобица] [усобица]

Question 2

склонение

Answer 2

1) inclination
2) declension (grammar)
3) declination (astr.)

Question 3

провожатый

Answer 3

escort, guide, chaperone
from [провожать] - to escort, accompany, see off; also [провождать]
[привык я думой провождать]

Question 4

манить/по-

Answer 4

1) to beckon, wave (to) (using some sort of signal)
2) to call or invite somewhere
3) to attract, allure (same as [привлекать] [прельщать]
[манящий] - alluring, inviting, beckoning

Question 5

прельщать/прельстить

Answer 5

to charm, tempt, entice, seduce, lure, attract

Question 6

воображение

Answer 6

imagination, fancy

Question 7

цейхгаус

Answer 7

armory (military, obsolete)

Question 8

шабаш

Answer 8

1) Sabbath (day or meeting of witches)
2) merry, debauched festival (in general)
3) end of the working day, quitting time (col.)

Question 9

кунсткамера

Answer 9

museum, place where rare items are kept

Question 10

грабовый

Answer 10

from [граб], hornbeam (a type of birch tree)

Question 11

годиться

Answer 11

1) to suit
2) to be fit (for), to be of use (for)

Question 12

бурка

Answer 12

1) liver-chestnut horse [бурый]
2) burka (a male garment from the Caucasus)
3) a felt boot with a leather sole (pl.)
4) blasthole (where an explosive is inserted into a rock)

Question 13

денщик

Answer 13

valet, male personal attendant (for a man)

Question 14

погребец

Answer 14

1) travel chest for tea, cutlery, drinks
2) same as [погреб], vault or root cellar

Question 15

фляжка

Answer 15

flask, hip flask

Question 16

кизлярка

Answer 16

grape vodka (from Dagestan)

Question 17

дерябнуть

Answer 17

same as [выпить] (something alcoholic)

Question 18

складень

Answer 18

a type of winged altarpiece common in Central Europe in the Middle Ages

Question 19

укрываться/укрыться

Answer 19

1) to cover/wrap oneself
2) seek shelter, find/take shelter/cover

Question 20

храпеть

Answer 20

to snore
[храплю, храпишь, храпят]

Question 21

балдахин

Answer 21

baldachin, canopy suspended over an altar or throne

Question 22

люстра

Answer 22

chandelier, luster (ornate lighting fixture)

Question 23

бюст

Answer 23

bust (sculpture of a head; or chest area, like in English)

Question 24

приноравливать/приноровить

Answer 24

To prepare or make something ready for something, depending on a situation or time frame
syn [приспосабливать/приспособить]

Question 25

приспосабливать/приспособить

Answer 25

1) to fit, adapt, adjust, accommodate
2) to convert
alt. imperfective [приспособлять]

Question 26

манто

Answer 26

a big woman’s coat [пальто, обычно меховое]

Question 27

коница

Answer 27

cavalry

Question 28

праща

Answer 28

sling (weapon)

Question 29

смола

Answer 29

resin, pitch, tar (viscous liquid of plant origin)

Question 30

непромокаемый

Answer 30

waterproof

Question 31

плащ

Answer 31

1) raincoat, overcoat
2) poncho, cloak

Question 32

горбатый

Answer 32

1) humpbacked
2) humpy
[горбатый нос] = hooked, aquiline nose

Question 33

перемолвка

Answer 33

exchange of a few words
[перемолвиться] - exchange a few words with someone

Question 34

производительность

Answer 34

1) productivity (state of being productive)
2) efficiency
3) performance
4) reproduction (biology)

Question 35

подражать

Answer 35

to imitate, copy, ape (+ dat)
[неподражаемый] - one of a kind, unique

Question 36

атаман

Answer 36

1) Cossack chieftain
2) gang leader, robber chief

Question 37

выдёргивать/выдернуть

Answer 37

to pull out (something out of somewhere/something)

Question 38

ахать/ахнуть

Answer 38

to exclaim, gasp, sigh
[взахать] - начать усиленно ахать

Question 39

шаровары

Answer 39

shalwar (wide, baggy trousers)

Question 40

тащить

Answer 40

1) to pull, drag, haul (unidirectional)
(разные переносные значения)
[таскать] - multidirectional

Question 41

отвёртка

Answer 41

screwdriver, turnscrew (tool)

Question 42

отворяться/отвориться

Answer 42

to open

Question 43

ковырять

Answer 43

1) to peck (at), pick (at)
2) to tinker
3) to dig

Question 44

вынимать/вынуть

Answer 44

to take out, pull out, draw out, extract (coll.)

Question 45

собачка

Answer 45

trigger (gun part)

Question 46

сгиб

Answer 46

1) bend, crimp, fold
2) crook (of the arm)

Question 47

мах

Answer 47

1) wave, flap, stroke, swing (single rapid movement in the air)
4) step (of an animal, usually a horse) when running

Question 48

конфузать/с-

Answer 48

to discomfort, disconcert, embarrass, put in an awkward position

Question 49

досада

Answer 49

1) annoyance, nuisance, vexation
2) disappointment
[досадный]

Question 50

огорчаться/огорчиться

Answer 50

to be upset, be distressed

Question 51

рассуждение

Answer 51

1) reasoning (from рассуждать)
2) judgement (dated)

Question 52

завертеть

Answer 52

1) begin to twirl/whirl
2) start turning quickly from side to side (head, neck, tail, etc.)
3) spin something or someone
4) to tire, torment with a lot of errands, etc.
5) to captivate or interest yourself, fall in love with yourself

Question 53

отнимать/отнять

Answer 53

1) to take (from)
2) to subtract, take away
3) to deduct, take away from
4) (fig.) to take away (from), bereave (of)
(various other meanings of “take away”)

Question 54

закладывать/заложить

Answer 54

1) to put, lay, place
2) lay the foundations (of)
3) heap (with), pile (with), block up (with)
4) pawn, pledge, mortgage [залог]
5) to harness, get ready a carriage
6) to betray, to give up (to the police) (slang)

Question 55

осмеливаться/осмелиться

Answer 55

to dare
[он не осмелится отридцать это]

Question 56

докладывать/доложить

Answer 56

1) to announce, report (notify formally) [доклад]
2) to add more, put more (e.g. into a portion)

Question 57

перешёптываться

Answer 57

to whisper to one another

Question 58

перемигиваться

Answer 58

to signal to one another by blinking/winking
[мигать/мигнуть] - 1) to blink
2) to twinkle
3) to blink (something, e.g. headlights)

Question 59

хвастаться/по-

Answer 59

to brag, boast

Question 60

поить/на-

Answer 60

to give to drink, to water
(alt. imp. [напаивать])
[напаивать/напоить] - to suffuse (poetic)
[воздух напоён ароматом]