Chapter 52

Question 1

deceiving people in a clever way to get what you want
Хитрый, пронырливый 

Answer 1

Sly

Question 2

Отличительная черта
equality or characteristic that someone or something has 

Answer 2

attribute
her hair is her best attribute 

Question 3

Вдовец
A man whose wife has died 

Answer 3

Widower

Question 4

to be successful usually by earning a lot of money  преуспевать, процветать 

Answer 4

prosper 

Question 5

Повторно жениться, выйти замуж
to get married again, 

Answer 5

remarry 

Question 6

someone who is related to someone who lives along time ago потомок

Answer 6

descendent

Question 7

to say something, forcefully or complain about something заявлять, утверждать 

Answer 7

protest
The girl was crying protesting that she didn’t want to leave her mother 

Question 8

Пульс

Answer 8

Pulse

Question 9

Яд

Answer 9

Poison

Question 10

Съедать, выпивать
to eat a drink or sth

Answer 10

consume 

Question 11

to be in a situation where something bad is going to happen very soon
Быть на грани чего либо 

Answer 11

be on the brink of something
The two countries are on the brink of war

Question 12

To lift your glass and drink with other people because you want someone to be successful, happy etc пить за кого-либо, что-либо

Answer 12

Toast
he suddenly wanted to toast to you with three drinks 

Question 13

to go someone severe pain often in order to make them tell you something
Пытать 

Answer 13

Torture

Question 14

to talk with someone
Разговаривать 

Answer 14

Converse
There is a witness who has seen them conversing often one on one

Question 15

Is a place where is someone or something is местонахождения, расположение

Answer 15

position
i’m trying to find our position on the map
you’re in a good position next to the window 

Question 16

Ошибка
A mistake especially one that can cause problems 

Answer 16

error
A computer error

Question 17

done very quickly, usually too quickly, and without thinking enough 

Answer 17

hasty
A hasty decision

Question 18

An official legal decision, usually made by a judge решение суда, приговор 

Answer 18

judgment 

Question 19

to not be damaged or broken by something выдержать, устоять 

Answer 19

withstand
The bridge is designed to withstand earthquakes 

Question 20

Сокращаться, истощаться
to become smaller or less 

Answer 20

dwindle
our savings slowly dwindled away
The number of students in the school has dwindled to 200