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1
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Blowfly

A

Муха

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To agitate

A

Волновать

“the thought of questioning Toby agitated him extremely”

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To constrict

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Cжимать
“he felt his throat constrict”

make narrower, especially by encircling pressure.
“chemicals that constrict the blood vessels”

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4
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Utter

A

Полный

“Charles stared at her in utter amazement”

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5
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Inmate

A

Заключенный

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6
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To fast (fasting)

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Поститься / голодать (голодание)

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To snort (snot)

A

Фыркать

“he gave a snort of disgust”

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To debunk

A

Развенчать

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Traction

A

Тяга

“a primitive vehicle used in animal traction”

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Trite

A

Банально

“this point may now seem obvious and trite”

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To totter

A

Трясти

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To mutiny (mutiny)

A

Взбунтоваться (мятеж)

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13
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Negligent

Negligence

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Небрежный

“the council had been negligent in its supervision of the children in care”

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To contort (contorted)

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Искажать от боли
(искаженный)
“a spasm of pain contorted his face”

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To tilt (tilt)

A

Наклонять (наклон)

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16
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To rev

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Make or become more active or energetic

“he’s revving up for next week’s World Cup game”

17
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Beacon

A

Маяк

18
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To wince

A

Морщиться

“he winced at the disgust in her voice”

19
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To purr

A

Мурлычить

20
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Garish

A

Obtrusively bright and showy; lurid

“garish shirts in all sorts of colours”

21
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Sleazy

A

(of a person or situation) sordid, corrupt, or immoral
“a sleazy private detective”

(of textiles and clothing) flimsy

22
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Solemny

A

In a formal and dignified manner.

“the new Queen was solemnly crowned by the Bishop of Rheims”

23
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Threshold

A

Порог

“he stood on the threshold of Sheila’s bedroom”

24
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Lustrous

A

Блестящий

25
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To embark

A

Go on board a ship or aircraft
“he embarked for India in 1817”

Begin (a course of action)
“she embarked on a new career”

26
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Hoarsely

A

In a rough voice

27
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To shudder

A

Содрогаться

“she still shuddered at the thought of him”

28
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To mollify (mollified)

A

Смягчать (смягчённый)

“nature reserves were set up around the power stations to mollify local conservationists”

29
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To appease

A

Успокаивать

“amendments have been added to appease local pressure groups”

30
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To convict (convict)

A

Осуждать (осуждённый)

“the theives were convicted of the robbery”

31
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To frown (frown)

A

Морщиться

32
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Disingenuously

A

Лукаво

in a disingenuous manner

33
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Discombobulated

A

Confused and disconcerted

“he is looking a little pained and discombobulated”

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