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Plump

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quite fat

полный, пухлый

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Pester

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to annoy someone by asking them something again and again
докучать, надоедать
[ + to do sth ] He’s been pestering me to go out with him all week.

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Maim

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to injure someone permanently
калечить
Thousands of innocent people have been killed or maimed by landmines.

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Snazzy

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modern and stylish in a way that attracts attention:
Paula’s wearing a very snazzy pair of shoes!
He designs snazzy new graphics for software packages.

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Ostentatious

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too obviously showing your money, possessions, or power, in an attempt to make other people notice and admire you:
They criticized the ostentatious lifestyle of their leaders.
an ostentatious gesture/manner

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Debonair

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confident, stylish, and charming (typically used of a man).

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Vanity

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behaviour which shows someone is too interested in their own appearance and thinks they are very attractive

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Flabbergasted

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extremely surprised

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Blab

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to talk carelessly or too much, often telling others something you should keep secret:
Someone blabbed to the press.

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Teensy

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very small:
Hong Kong’s budget guesthouses consist of teensy rooms in converted apartments.
To be honest, the book was a teensy bit (= a little) dull.

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Cramped

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not having enough space or time:
a cramped room/house
We have six desks in this room, so we’re a little cramped (for space).
I have a very cramped schedule.

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Innocuous

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completely harmless (= causing no harm):
Some mushrooms look innocuous but are in fact poisonous.
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Subjugation

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the act of defeating people or a country and ruling them in a way that allows them no freedom:
They are bravely resisting subjugation by their more powerful neighbours.

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Jot

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to make a quick short note of something:

Could you jot your address and phone number in my address book?

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Loony

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Crazy, foolish

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Hunch

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a feeling or guess that something might be true, when there is no proof
предчувствие, чутье
My hunch is that he will resign.
I had a hunch that he would get the job.

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Equanimity

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a calm mental state, especially after a shock or disappointment or in a difficult situation:
He received the news of his mother’s death with remarkable equanimity.
Three years after the tragedy she has only just begun to regain her equanimity.

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Resplendent

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having a very bright or beautiful appearance:
the queen’s resplendent purple robes
I saw Anna at the other end of the room, resplendent in a red cocktail dress.

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Bereft

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not having something or feeling great loss:
Alone now and almost penniless, he was bereft of hope.
After the last of their children had left home the couple felt utterly bereft.

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Jingoistic

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related to the belief that your own country is always best:
jingoistic nationalism
A lot of the war movies were very jingoistic.

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Drowsy

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being in a state between sleeping and being awake:

The room is so warm it’s making me feel drowsy.

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Risque

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slightly indecent and liable to shock, especially by being sexually suggestive.

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Devise

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to invent a plan, system, object, etc., usually using your intelligence or imagination:
He’s good at devising language games that you can play with students in class.
The cartoon characters Snoopy and Charlie Brown were devised by Charles M. Schultz.

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Gist

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the most important pieces of information about something, or general information without details:
That was the gist of what he said.
I think I got (= understood) the gist of what she was saying.

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Penhchant

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a liking for, an enjoyment of, or a habit of doing something, especially something that other people might not like:
a penchant for melodrama/skiing/exotic clothes
Her penchant for disappearing for days at a time worries her family.

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Mire

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to cause something to sink in deep, wet, sticky earth, or fig. to cause someone or an activity to become trapped in a difficult situation:
fig. At the time the country was mired in the Great Depression.

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Peck

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to give someone a quick kiss, especially on the side of the face:
He pecked his aunt on the cheek.

When a bird pecks, it bites, hits, or picks up something small with its beak:
The birds learn to peck holes in the milk bottle tops.
Geese were pecking around for food.
Chickens pecked at the seeds which covered the ground.

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Suss (suss smth out)

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to realize, understand, or discover something:
As you’ve probably sussed by now, Chris likes football.
The Government has sussed that middle-class parents are better at getting their children into good schools.
I kept waking up with a headache and in the end I sussed what was causing it.

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Gouge

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to dig or cut into something in a rough or violent way:
He drove into some railings and gouged a hole in the back of his car.
A symbol was gouged into the surface of the wood.

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Play

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Go have fun

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Hillbilly

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an unsophisticated country person, as associated originally with the remote regions of the Appalachians.

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distraught

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extremely upset and unhappy

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Snatch

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to take hold of something suddenly and roughly:
He snatched the photos out of my hand before I had a chance to look at them.
figurative Running the best race of his career, Fletcher snatched (= only just won) the gold medal from the Canadian champion.

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Obdurate

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extremely determined to act in a particular way and not to change despite what anyone else says:
The president remains obdurate on immigration.