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flat

A set of rooms to live in, with all the rooms on one level of a building.

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квартира

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reasonable

Fair and showing good judgment.

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разумный, рассудительный

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lame

A lame excuse or explanation is one that you cannot believe.

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неубедительный

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reckless

Doing something dangerous and not caring about what might happen.

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безрассудный

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recklessness

Dangerous behaviour that shows that you are not thinking about the risks and possible results of your actions.

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безрассудство

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side effect

(Another effect that a drug has on your body in addition to the main effect for which the doctor has given you the drug.)

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побочный эффект

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to starve

(To (cause someone to) become very weak or die because there is not enough food to eat.)

  • From talking to former prisoners in the camps, an obvious conclusion is that they have been STARVED.
  • We can’t leave these people to STARVE.
  • Many people could STARVE because of the drought.
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голодать

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fork

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вилка

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guilty

Feeling guilt.

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виновный

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to examine

(To look at or consider a person or thing carefully and in detail in order to discover something about them.)

  • Forensic scientists are EXAMINING the wreckage for clues about the cause of the explosion.
  • The research EXAMINED the effects of alcohol on long-term memory.
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исследовать

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to consider

(To spend time thinking about a possibility or making a decision.)

  • Don’t make any decisions before you’ve CONSIDERED the situation.
  • We’re CONSIDERING selling the house.
  • She’s being CONSIDERED for the job.
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учитывать, решать

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about the cause of the

-Forensic scientists are examining the wreckage for clues ABOUT THE CAUSE OF THE explosion.

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о причине

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i’m full now

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я сыт

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gossip

(Conversation or reports about other people’s private lives that might be unkind, disapproving, or not true.)

(Someone who enjoys talking about other people and their private lives.)

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сплетни, сплетник/сплетница

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bewildered

Confused and uncertain.

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сбитый с толку

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rug

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коврик

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to pretend

  • She’s not really hurt - she’s only PRETENDING.
  • Of course I was angry - I can’t PRETEND otherwise.
  • I don’t PRETEND to be an expert on the subject.
  • The children PRETENDED (that) they were dinosaurs.
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притворяться, делать вид, претендовать (pretend to)

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merely

  • I wasn’t complaining, I MERELY said that I was tired.
  • I didn’t say that you had to go - I MERELY suggested that you might want to go.
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просто, только

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mere

(Used to emphasize that something is not large or important.)

  • The plane crashed MERE minutes after take-off.
  • It cost a MERE 20 dollars.
  • People became excited at the MERE mention of his name.
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простой

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to float, to sail, to swim

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плавать

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wasteland

An empty area of land, especially in or near a city, that is not used to grow crops or built on, or used in any way.

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пустошь

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to pursue

(To follow someone or something, usually to try to catch him, her, or it.)

  • PURSUE a goal.
  • The car was PURSUED by helicopters.
  • The hunters spent hours PURSUING their prey.
  • He was killed by the driver of a stolen car who was being hotly PURSUED by the police.
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преследовать

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skirmish

(A fight between a small number of soldiers that is usually short and not planned, and happens away from the main area of fighting in a war.)

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стычка

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to consist

(To be something that is made or formed of various specific things.)

  • The crowd CONSISTED mostly of college kids and office workers.
  • Her responsibilities CONSIST of answering the phone and greeting visitors.
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состоять из

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to distract

(To make someone stop giving their attention to something.)

  • Don’t distract her (from her studies).
  • He tried to distract attention from his own illegal activities.
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отвлекать

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purpose

Why you do something or why something exists.

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цель

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to disband

(To stop being a group.)

-She formed a political group which DISBANDED a year later.

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распустить

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to dissolve

( (of a solid) to be absorbed by a liquid, especially when mixed, or (of a liquid) to absorb a solid.)

-Nitric acid will dissolve most animal tissue.

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растворять

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directly

(With no other person or thing involved or between.)

-Why don’t you speak to him DIRECTLY?

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непосредственно

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fair

Treating everyone in the same way, so that no one has an advantage.

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справедливый

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inmate

A person who is kept in a prison or a hospital for people who are mentally ill.

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заключенный

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immediately

(Now or without waiting or thinking about something.)

  • You have to come home IMMEDIATELY.
  • The cause of the problem wasn’t IMMEDIATELY obvious.
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немедленно, как только

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fair enough

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справедливо

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good enough

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достаточно

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otherwise

(Except for what has just been referred to.)

-She hurt her arm in the accident, but otherwise she was fine.

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в остальном, как-либо иначе, по другому

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predictable

Happening or behaving in a way that you expect and not unusual or interesting.

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предсказуемый, предсказуемо

37
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we hardly know each other

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мы едва знакомы

38
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horrendous

Extremely unpleasant or bad.

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ужасный, ужасающий

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fragile

Easily broken, damaged or destroyed.
(Physically or emotionally weak.)

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хрупкий, непрочный, слабый

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immerse

To be or become completely involved in something, so that you do not notice anything else.

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погрузиться, вовлечься

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to negotiate

(To try to make or change an agreement by discussion.)

-To NEGOTIATE with employers about working conditions.

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вести переговоры

42
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behavior

The way that you behave.

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поведение

43
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is/are all that matters

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все что важно

44
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so either

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так что либо

45
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approach

A way of doing something.

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подход

46
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at all costs

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любой ценой

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to estimate

(To guess the cost, size, value, etc of something.)

  • They ESTIMATE that a hundred people were killed in the accident.
  • The number of dead is ESTIMATED at a hundred.
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оценивать

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wound

An injury, especially one that is made by a knife or bullet.

A

рана

49
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lung

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лёгкое (орган)

50
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kidney

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почка (орган)

51
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to perforate

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пробивать, протыкать

52
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to rewind

To make a sound or television recording go back to the beginning.

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перематывать назад, перемотка назад

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residue

Something that remains after most of a substance has gone or been removed.

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осадок, остаток

54
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witness

Someone in a court of law who says what they have seen and what they know about a crime.

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очевидец, свидетель

55
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to witness

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наблюдать своими глазами (за преступлением)

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strictly forbidden/prohibited

Used to emphasize that something is not allowed.

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строго запрещено

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to emphasize

(To show that something is especially important or needs special attention.)

  • The government is emphasizing the importance of voting in the election.
  • He emphasized that the driver was not to blame for the accident.
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придавать значение, подчёркивать

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to approach

Amovement towards something, in distance or time.

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приближаться

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to reassure

To say something to stop someone from worrying.

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обнадежить, заверить

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pity

(A feeling of sympathy for someone.)
(Used to say that something is disappointing.)

  • It’s a pity you’re not staying longer.
  • It’s not pity she needs, it’s practical help.
  • I was hoping someone would take pity on me (= help me in a difficult situation) and give me a lift home.
A

жалость

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fearsome

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грозный, страшный

62
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anything odd

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что-нибудь странное

63
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in a row

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