lawsuit, testimony, burden, chamber, resort, destruction, tissue

Question 1

lawsuit (noun)

Answer 1

a claim or complaint against smbd that a person or an organization can make in court (иск)
- A law firm has launched a class-action lawsuit against the airline.

Question 2

testimony (noun)

Answer 2

1. a thing that shows that smth else exists or is true (свидетельство)
   - This increase in exports bears testimony to the success of industry.
2. a formal written or spoken statement saying what u know to be true, usually in court (показание)
   - a sworn testimony

Question 3

burden (noun)

Answer 3

a duty, responsibility, etc. that causes worry, difficulty or hard work (бремя)
- the heavy tax burden on people

Question 4

chamber (noun)

Answer 4

1. a hall in a public building used for formal meetings
   - The members left the council chamber.
2. one of parts of a parliament

Question 5

resort (noun)

Answer 5

a place where a lot of people go on holiday
- They spent a month at a fashionable ski resort in Switzerland.

Question 6

destruction (noun)

Answer 6

the act of destroying smth; the process of being destroyed
- the destruction of the rainforests

Question 7

tissue (noun)

Answer 7

(салфетка, ткань)
- a box of tissues

Question 8

dispute (noun)

Answer 8

an argument between two people, groups or countries; discussion about a subject on which people disagree (спор)
- dispute between the two countries about the border

Question 9

constitutional (adj)

Answer 9

1. connected with the constitution of a country or an organization.
   - constitutional government
2. allowed or limited by the constitution of a country or an organization
   - They can not pass this law. It is not constitutional.

Question 10

proceed (verb)

Answer 10

1. continue to do smth that has already been started; to continue being done
   - Work is proceeding slowly.
2. to do smth next after having done smth else first
   - He outlined his plans and then proceeded to explain them in more detail.