the parting of the ways

Question 1

tweak

Answer 1

корректировать /поправлять - to pull and twist something with a smallsudden movement: Standing in front of the mirror she tweaked a strand of hair into place.

Question 2

buccaneer

Answer 2

пират - a person who attacked and stole from ships at sea, especially someone allowedby a government to do this in the 17th and 18th centuries

Question 3

facetious

Answer 3

шутливый - not serious about a serious subject, in an attempt to be funny or to appearclever : facetious remarks

Question 4

forcibly

Answer 4

насильственно - with physical power or violence: The Ponca Indians were forcibly removed from theirlands in 1877.

Question 5

tin

Answer 5

метал; жестяная банка

Question 6

swan

Answer 6

разгуливать - to travel, move, or behave in a relaxedway for pleasure and without worryingthat others may feel annoyed: She swanned into the room, carrying a glass of wine, taking no notice of the fact that she’d kept us all waiting for hours.