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manifold

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різноманітний

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omnipresent

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всюдисущий, повсюдний

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It gnawed at me

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Це гризло мене

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the emotional heft

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емоційний тягар (вага)

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heft

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вага, тягар, вплив

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leave someone to their own devices

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залишити когось самого по собі, на власний розсуд

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to forage

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шукати їжу, «полювати»

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insidious

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stealthy

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on the cards

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вірогідний, likely to happen

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to tally

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підраховувати

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slums

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трущоби

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brazen

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нахабний, безсоромний

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unabashedly

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безсоромно, беззастережно

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sketchy

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підозрілий, сумнівний

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get a grip (on yourself)

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візьми себе в руки

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spinning your wheels

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to waste time doing things that achieve nothing; neither progress nor regress, but remain in a fixed, neutral position; to make no progress despite making an effort; to get nowhere; to fail to do or achieve anything satisfactory

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turncoat

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one who switches to an opposing side or party; traitor

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not pulling their punches

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they say exactly what they think, even though this might upset or offend people; be forceful, severe, violent

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to pull punches

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be less forceful, severe, or violent than one could be

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to flip something on its head, to turn something on its head

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перевертати з ніг на голову (метафорично)

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raunchy

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непристойний, sexually explicit, rude or offensive because of showing or talking about sex in an obvious way, obscene, dirty

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won by a landslide

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переміг з великим відривом

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vexation

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роздратування, прикрість, неприємність, досада

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tight-lipped

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refusing to say very much about something

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contemptible

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нікчемний, жалюгідний

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on a moment’s notice / on a minute’s notice

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immediately

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uptight

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anxious or angry and not able to relax, напружений

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as hard as nails, as tough as nails

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безсердечний, черствий, не сентиментальний, not feeling or showing any emotions such as sympathy, fear, or worry

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statute of limitations (on/for)

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строк позовної давності; loss of the possibility to enforce an existing claim due to the expiry of time

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30
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under the wire

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at the last possible moment

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affront (an affront to)

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insult; a remark or action intended to insult or upset someone

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affronted

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insulted, offended

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stuffy

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self-important; pompous; old-fashioned

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turf war

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a fight over territory or resources; a fight or an argument to decide who controls an area

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to bungle

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The police bungled the investigation. to do something wrong, in a careless or stupid way; to do something badly, or spoil something.

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retaliate

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to take revenge, to strike back

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37
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intercept

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перехопити

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cut-throat (business, competition)

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Very intense, aggressive, and merciless (competition or person in a competition)

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fan the flames (of something)

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to make a dangerous or unpleasant mood or situation worse; підливати масло в вогонь

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40
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fire away!

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used to give someone permission to begin speaking, typically to ask questions

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equestrian

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having to do with horseback riding

42
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joined at the hip

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inseparable; always together

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ordeal

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an experience that is very painful, difficult, or tiring

44
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down in the mouth

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unhappy, sad

45
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to lay the ghost

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to finally stop being worried or upset about something that has worried or upset you for a long time

46
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be on good, great, better, etc. form

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to be feeling or performing well

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diffident (about)

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modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence

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to dismiss someone/something out of hand, to reject someone/something out of hand

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to reject or dismiss immediately and do not consider believing or accepting it

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hold the fort

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take responsibility for a situation while another person is temporarily absent

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level-headed

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sensible, calm and able to deal easily with difficult situations

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foul (temper, smell, day at work)

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extremely unpleasant

52
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cast aside, away, off

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to ged rid of

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unconscionable

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shockingly unfair or unjust

54
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i wash my hands of you; he washed his hands of it

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Refuse to accept responsibility for; abandon or renounce

55
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here’s the kicker

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This next point is a really surprising or ironic twist or turn of events

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progeny (the UK)

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descendant; offspring (of an animal or plant)

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to be big on something; he’s not big on keeping his promises; i’m not big on kids

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to like something very much

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crudeness

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ack of sophistication; the fact of being offensive or rude; the crudeness of his language

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honcho

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the person in charge

60
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kiss of death

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it is certain to cause something else to fail; An action or relationship that is ultimately ruinous

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lamentably

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in a way that deserves severe criticism or is very bad

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blemish; a blemish on his record; a blemish on my family name

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a mark or fault that spoils the appearance; a mistake or fault; a noticeable imperfection; a defect or flaw

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top-shelf

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excellent; of a high quality

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pious

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65
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girder

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балка; a large iron or steel beam or compound structure used for building bridges and the framework of large buildings

66
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star-crossed

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unlucky

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star-crossed lovers

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their love is doomed by the stars and they cannot be together

68
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go to one’s head; The drink the host made for him really went to his head

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to throw into a state of mental uncertainty

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to crowd someone; don’t crowd me

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to make someone feel uncomfortable by standing too close to them or by watching them all the time

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breathe a word

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проговоритися; to tell a secret

71
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ulcer

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виразка, язва

72
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in cahoots

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у змові, змовились; in an alliance or partnership mostly up to no good

73
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that’ll put hair on your chest! that’ll put hairs on your chest!

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said to someone who is going to drink something that contains strong alcohol or eat something satisfying that will make their stomach feel full (humorous)

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clambake

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a gathering characterized by noisy sociability

75
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corkscrew

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відкривачка, штопор

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crummy

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задрипаний, убогий, жалюгідний. dirty, unpleasant, or of poor quality (informal)

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custard

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заварний крем

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Goose-pimply, get goose pimples

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the hairs on your skin stand up

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washed up, all washed up

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no longer successful, skillful, popular, or needed

80
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chump

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бовдур, дурень; a stupid or foolish person

81
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to rub out

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to destroy completely; стирати

82
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to revere

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шанувати, гоибоко поважати

83
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sloppy

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недбалий, неохайний

84
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they slipped through our hands, they slipped through our fingers

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we lost them; we failed to catch or get them

85
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gait

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хода, походка

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gutless

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безхарактерний, боягузливий

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perturbing

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causing worry, upset, or concern : unsettling

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across the board

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everywhere, on every level, in every case

89
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retaliate

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to take revenge, strike back

90
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to scorn, scorn

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зневажати, зневага

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trot out

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похизуватися, продемонструвати; to show someone or something in public in order to get attention; to bring out for others to see or admire

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run-of-the-mill

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lacking unusual or special aspects; ordinary, average

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jump the gun (on sth)

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to do something too soon; before the official start

94
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to rain on one’s parade, to rain on the parade

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to spoil something; do something that spoils someone’s plans

95
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to get something on the cheap

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to get something for a low price

96
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to implicate

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to show to be involved with something, especially something dishonest or illegal

97
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insidious

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підступний

98
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insidiously

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підступно

99
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running on fumes

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з останніх сил

100
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running on empty

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If you are exhausted but keep going, you are running on empty.

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