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1
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assuage

A

make an unpleasant feeling (like fear) less intense

успокоить

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self-conscious

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uncomfortably nervous or embarrassed, especially about the appearance to others

застенчивый

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punt

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kick (something, such as a football or soccer ball) with the top of the foot before the ball which is dropped from the hands hits the ground

удар с рук (мяча)

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thigh

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the upper part of the leg between the hip and the knee

бедро

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creek

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narrow, sheltered waterway

ручей

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up the creek

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in a bad situation

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settle

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(1) solve, decide

2) stop and stay (for a while

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consult

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ask (someone (for their advice or opinion))

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apothecary

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(1) pharmacist

(2) pharmacy

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piety

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devotion and reverence, originally to a diety but also in a metaphorical sense

благочестие/набожность

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fur-trapping

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catching animals so as to skin them for their fur and sell the furs on the market

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stingy

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not giving and/or sharing

скупой

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persecute

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make (someone) to suffer

подвергать гонениям

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work the way

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progress slowly

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thence

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from there

оттуда

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mindful

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aware (of), attentive (to)

помнящий, внимательный

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stricture

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restriction

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Devotion

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  1. Love, loyalty

2. The fact of following religious teachings, or religious worship

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Reverence

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Deep respect for smtng/smn

Благоговение

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Pursuit

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Chase someone

Преследование

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Lest

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the intention of preventing something undesirable

Чтобы не

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disturbance

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the interruption of settled and peaceful condition

волнение
беспокойство

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taciturn

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reserved and uncommunicative person

неразговорчивый

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rack

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framework, typically with rails, bars, hooks or pegs, for holding and storing things

стеллаж

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spittoon

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funnel-shaped pot to pit into

плевательница

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courthhouse

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здание суда

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checkerboard

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шахматная доска

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unsullied

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not spoiled or made impure

незапятнанная

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generosity

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the quality of being kind and generous

щедрость

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plead

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make an emotional appeal (a serious, urgent or heartfelt request)

умолять

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jackass

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болван

осел

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dispatch

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send off to destination or for a purpose

Выслать
Посылать

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allege

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claim or aasert that someone has done something illegal or wrong, typically without proof.

утверждать, предполагать

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detain

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keep (someone) from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention

задержать

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mare

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кобыла

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imprudent

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  1. not showing care of consequences of an action
  2. rash

неосмотрительный

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profound

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very great or intense

глубокий

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derive

A

obtain something from (a specified source)

вывести
извлеь
получить

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sag

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decline to a lower level, usually temporarilly

Осесть
Провиснуть

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hitch

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move smthng into different pos. with a jerk

Подтягивать

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flick

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a sudden quick movement

  1. Сбросить легким движением
  2. Резкое движение
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swelter

sweltering

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Bob sweltered in his uniform

Боб изнемогал от зноя в своей форме

uncomfortably hot

душный

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stiff

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not easily bent or changed in shape, rigid

жесткий(пол)

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nap

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sleep lightly or briefly, especially during the day

Вздремнуть

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amble

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Walk at slow, relaxed pace

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took their time about everything

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никуда не торопились, ничто не могло поторопить тх

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detachment

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Detached person is a person who is not very emotional.

отстраненный

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nearsighted

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a person who doesn’t see well in lenght

близорукий

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squinted

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when a person looks at someone with partly closed eyes to see more clear

Прищуренный

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slat

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перекладина

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she was always ordering me out of the kitchen

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она всегда говорила мне уйти с кухни.

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legislative

legislature

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having the power to make laws

законодательный

legislative body of a country/state
Законодательная власть

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sight at length

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Посмотреть вдаль

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go off

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уйти

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boundaries

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границы

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tempt

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to entice someone to do that they find attractive but know to be wrong or unwise

Искушать

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entity

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a thing with distinct and independent existence

Сущность, бытие
организация/объект

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mere

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  1. всего лишь

2. простой

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plain

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simple

простой

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collard patch

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поле с Южно-Американским традиционным овощем

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stare

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to look fixedly or vacantly at someone with eyes wide open

Уставились
Пялились

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puny

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small and weak

тщедушный

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teem

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to be full or swarming with

кишащий

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longing

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a yearning desire

вожделения

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quaint

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attractivelly unusual old-fashioned

причудливый

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vapid

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offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging

бессодержательный

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apes

ape

A

человекообразные обезьяны

обезьянничать

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repertoire

A

stock of plays a performer knows and is prepared to perform

репертуар

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in spite of

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  1. несмотря на

2. даже если

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simile

A

figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another one

сравнение

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light-pole

A

фонарный столб

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jut

A

extend out, over or beyond the main body or line of smthng

выступать

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courteous

A

polite, respectful or considerate in manner

вежливый

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mutilated

A

inflict a violent and disfiguring injury on

изуродовать

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inflict

A

Cause something unpleasant or painful
to be suffered by smthng

причинить

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culprit

A

a person who is responsible for a crime or other misdeed

преступник

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drown

A

die through submersion in and inhalation of water

утонуть

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submerge

A

cause smthng to be under the water

затопление

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misery

A

feeling of great physical or mental distress or discomfort.

Страдания

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Vivid

A

intensively deep or bright

яркий, четкий

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spurt

A

move with a sudden burst of speed

рывок

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flivver

A

Тачка

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beadle

A

Церковный староста

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Bound

A

I am bound to do smthng

я обязан

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cussed

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an annoying or stubborn person or an animal

упрямый

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disgrace

A

loss of respect and reputation due to dishonourable action

бесчестие

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scold

A

remonstarte or rebuke angrily

ругать

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wipe

A

протирать

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asylum

A

a hospital with mental illness

психушка

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high spirits

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happiness

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heart to do (something)

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do not want to be cruel (enough to do something)

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purposely

purposefully

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when the only purpose is to “hurt” (нарочно)

When there is another one purpose (целенаправленно)

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intention

A

desire to accomplish some goal

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authority

A

power or influence over others

власть

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intimidate

A

scare or threaten someone

запугивать

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threaten

A

tell someone you will hurt them

угрожать

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we use “them”

A

for both genders

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keep out of sight

A

make sure someone is not seen by others (to hide someone

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warped

A

bent or twisted out of shape

извращенный

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bent

A

not staright

изогнутый
****гееей

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gnarled

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rough and twisted

шишковатый с сучками, грубый

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solemnly

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in a serious and dignified manner

торжественно

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crucial

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very important

ключевой

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dignity

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charectristic of a person, means that they are worthy of respect

Достойный человек

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grave

A

1.of crucial import and requiring serious thought
(cause to alarm)

  1. A place of burial for dead body, typically a hole dug in the ground and marked by stone plate or a mound
  2. Серьезный(тревожный)
  3. Могила
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integrity

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  1. personal quality of fairness

2. the state of being whole and undivided

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fairness

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the quality of making judjments that are free of discrimination

справедливый, честный

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appropriate

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suitable

подходящий

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grief

A

intese sorrow

горе

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grievous

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causing grief

мучительный

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mercilessly

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in the way that shows no mercy

беспощадно

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indelible

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smthng that cannot be eliminated

несмываемый

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blur

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not sharp

Пятно

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voracious

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greedy

прожорливый

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sin

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an immoral act considered to be a transgression against divine law

грех, проступок

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misdeed

A

bad action

Проступок

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explicate

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Analyse and develope (an idea or a plan)in detail

объяснять

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myriad

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countless number

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innumerable

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too many to be counted

бесчисленные

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domiciled

A

to live somewhere

He domiciled in Russia

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gamble

A

bet ($money)

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petty

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minor[concerns] not serious

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outhouse

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a shed built over a hole in the ground used for relieving oneself

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lawn

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area in front of the building with grass

лужайка

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narrator

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a person who narrates (tells something)

рассказчик

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morose

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sullen and ill-tempered

угрюмый

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severe

A

very great, intense

Тяжелая форма

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transgression

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an act against the law

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reserved

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slow to reveal emotions or opinions

сдержанный

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framework

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an essential supporting structure of a building, vehicle or object

каркас

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bars

A

брусья

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pegs

A

колышки

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funnel

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a tube or pipe wide at the top and narrow at the bottom Used for guiding liquid into small opening

воронка

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impure

A

mixed with forein matter, adulterated

неочищенный

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adulterate

A

render (something) poorer in quality by adding another substance

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render

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1.provide or give

  1. Cause to be or become, make
    rains rendered his escape impossible

оказывать

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sullen

A

bad-tempered or sulky

угрюмый

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sulky

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refusing to be cooperative or cheerful

надутый

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appeal

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обращение; призыв

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assert

A

state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully

утверждать

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wholesome

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conducive to or suggestive of good health and physical well-being

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conduce

A

help to bring about (a particular situation or outcome)

способствовать

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bring about

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call, cause

вызывать; быть причиной

144
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remonstrate

A

make a forcefully reproachful protest

увещевать, протестовать, возражать

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reproach

rebuke

A

address (someone) in such a way as to express dissapproval or disappointment

упрекать
укорять

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leap

A

big, forceful jump

сыльный прыжок, скачок

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threshold

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порог

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stride
strode
stridden

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long, decisive step

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decisive

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settling an issue, producing a definite result

решающий

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bulge

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a rounded swelling which distorts an otherwise flat surface

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distort

A

pull or twist out of shape

искажать

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otherwise

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in circumstances different from those present or considered

в противном случае, другим образом

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