Words

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catkin

Answer 1

//сережки//
birch/willow/hazel catkins

Question 2

gild

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to cover the surface of something with bright, gold-colored light:
Sunlight gilded the children’s faces.

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falter

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• to stop being confident, powerful, or successful
• ослабеть, пошатнуться
• In the late 1980s his career began to falter.

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tremble

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• to shake slightly, especially because you are nervous, frightened, or cold
• дрожать, трястись
• My hands were trembling so much I could hardly hold the pen.
  Her voice trembled with emotion.

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spiky

spike

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- covered with spikes or having that appearance:
(утыканный шипами, заостренный)
- a spiky cactus
spiky leaves
spiky hair
(зубец, шип)

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dangle

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• to hang loosely, or to hold something so that it hangs loosely
• свободно свисать
  Electrical wires were dangling from the ceiling.

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pollen

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цветочная пыльца

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compel sb to do sth

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• to force someone to do something
• заставлять, вынуждать
  [ often passive ] He felt compelled to resign from his job.

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intimate

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• частный, интимный
• intimate details of her family life
  intimate conversations

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contempt

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• a strong feeling that you do not respect someone or something
• презрение
  He has utter contempt for anyone with power.

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pictorial

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• relating to pictures or shown using pictures

- изобразительный, иллюстрированный

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conceal

/kənˈsiːl/

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прятать, скрывать
The listening device was concealed in a pen.
She could barely conceal her irritation.

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clairvoyant

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ясновидящий

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conjurer

ˈkʌn.dʒər.ər

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фокусник

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divine

/dɪˈvaɪn/

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божественный

Perhaps a flood of amusement at seeing me divining water might be permitted.

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ecclesiastical

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церковный

ecclesiastical law/history

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fuse

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предохранитель, пробка
The fuse has blown. You’ll have to change it.
a fuse box

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collateral

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залог

I used my car as collateral for a loan.

Question 19

colloquial

/kəˈləʊkwiəl/

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разговорный

colloquial speech

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commensurate

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соразмеримый

a salary that is commensurate with skills and experience

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complacent

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самодовольный

We must not become too complacent about our work

Question 22

to admit that something is true, even though you do not want to
признавать

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concede

Even the company chairman concedes that the results are disappointing.

Question 23

If people behave in a conciliatory manner, they try to make people stop being angry with them.
примирительный

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conciliatory /kənˈsɪliətəri/

a conciliatory approach

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giving a lot of information clearly in a few words

краткий

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concise /kənˈsaɪs/

a concise history of France

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сопутствующий

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concomitant | Loss of memory is a natural concomitant of old age.

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agreement and peace between countries and people: | согласие

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concord | nations living in concord

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закрыть глаза на | потворствовать

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condone | His comments appeared to condone drug abuse.

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труба/ канал

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conduit They make pipes and tubes that are used in construction and as electrical conduits. Cracks in the rocks can act as conduits, transporting polluted water upward.

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confound

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confuse

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застывать

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congeal

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соответствие

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congruity | We will assess the degree of congruity between the aims and methods of different agencies

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very near, next to, or touching

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adjacent | They work in adjacent buildings.

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to work secretly to do something wrong or illegal, or to allow something wrong or illegal to happen тайно сотрудничать, потворствовать

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connive They accused the government of conniving in drug smuggling.

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освящать | dedicate

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consecrate Arvin consecrated his spare bedroom as a shrine to Christina

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обрекать кого-либо/что-либо на что-либо

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consign sb/sth to sth | They were consigned to a life of poverty

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утешение

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consolation If it's any consolation, I failed my driving test too.

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составляющая часть

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constituent /kənˈstɪtjuənt/ Methane is the main constituent of natural gas.

Question 38

сдерживать, накладывать ограничения

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constrain regulations that constrain industry [ often passive ] I'm constrained by decisions made in the past.

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истолковывать

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construe

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превосходный осуществлять брачные отношения

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consummate a consummate professional consummate ease/skill

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спорный

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contentious

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нарушать

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contravene

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противоречить

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contradict | His account of the accident contradicts the official government report.

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feeling very sorry and guilty for something bad that you have done: кающийся

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contrite a contrite apology/expression

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to bring together a group of people for a meeting, or to meet for a meeting

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convene The prime minister convened (a meeting of) his cabinet to discuss the matter. The council will be convening on the morning of the 25th.

Question 46

friendly and making you feel happy and welcome:

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convivial a convivial atmosphere/host

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friendly, but formal and polite

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cordial a cordial smile/greeting/welcome/reception Relations between the two leaders are said to be cordial.

Question 48

the quality of being fat

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corpulence He was nicknamed “Hippo” because of his corpulence. We know King Henry VIII for his wives, perhaps, or for his corpulence.

Question 49

to say something or provide information that supports what someone says подтверждать

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corroborate A witness corroborated his account of the accident.

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государственный переворот

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coup | ku

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доверчивость

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credulity

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a gradual increase in loudness, or the moment when a noise or piece of music is at its loudest: пик

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crescendo (кришендо) The music reached a crescendo.

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хитрый

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cunning

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алчность

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cupidity

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уничтожить

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debauch

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debunk

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опровергнуть

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decent

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decorous

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кливетнический

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defamatory

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вероятно, предположительно

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presumably

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like in a theatre and not very natural

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stagy stagy people

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неразрывно

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inextricably /ˌɪnɪkˈstrɪkəbli/ His story is inextricably linked with that of his brother.

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the action of reading through something, especially to find the part you are interested in: прочтение изучение

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perusal /pəˈruː.zəl/ He sent a copy of the report to the governors for their perusal. a brief perusal

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презирать

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despise

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осмеивать, насмехаться

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mock The older kids mocked him whenever he made a mistake.

Question 65

растягивать слова

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drawl (dro^l) His familiar, snide drawl registered so well with listeners that he quickly became a popular guest on network radio shows.

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звонкий | making a noise like that of a tight string being quickly pulled and release

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twangy /ˈtwæŋ.i/ The song was accompanied by a twangy Western guitar.

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непочтительный

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irreverent

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to walk quickly or run because you are in a hurry поспешно двигаться, бежать .

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scurry along/around/away I saw Gina scurrying around, getting everything ready

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гибкий

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supple

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бальзам

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salve

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накладывать (одно поверх другого)

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superimpose

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избегать, уклоняться

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evade

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осквернять, пятнать

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defile

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not working or existing now | прекративший свое существование

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defunct

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harmful:

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deleterious

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предубеждение, предрассудок

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prejudice racial prejudice prejudice against women

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разграничение

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demarcation The river serves as the line of demarcation (= the line showing the separation) between the two counties. In some schools there is little demarcation between subjects (= subjects are not taught separately). On this map, demarcations between regions are shown with dotted lines.

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shy\ unconfident

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humble

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disappointment or anger, especially when caused by a failure or mistake

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chagrin

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взбешенный

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livid

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dark in colour

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dusky | In autumn, the leaves turn a dusky red.

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смуглый

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swarthy a swarthy face/complexion a swarthy fisherman

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very pale, in a way that looks unhealthy and not attractive

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pallid | Next to his tanned face, hers seemed pallid and unhealthy.

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without energy and effort

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lackluster | The U.S. number-one tennis player gave a disappointingly lackluster performance

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изображение, чучело

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effigy /ˈefɪdʒi Protesters burned effigies of the president.

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осколки

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smithereens /ˌsmɪð.ərˈiːnz/ The city was bombed to smithereens during the war. So many films involve everyone and everything being blown to smithereens.

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заслуга, достоинство

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merit His ideas have merit. We debated the merits of using television in the classroom. Every application has to be judged on its own merits (= judged by considering the qualities of each).

Question 88

неповрежденный, целый

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intact | Many of the old buildings are still intact.

Question 89

насыщать, пропитывать

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imbue sb/sth with sth | His poetry is imbued with deep religious feeling.

Question 90

привтвати

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inculcate | Our coach has worked hard to inculcate a team spirit in/into the players.

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to fill someone or something with an emotion or quality | наполнять вдыхать

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infuse The pulling down of the Berlin Wall infused the world with optimism. The arrival of a group of friends on Saturday infused new life into the weekend.

Question 92

распространяться, наполнять

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pervade | Cheap perfume and tobacco pervaded the room.

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вычеркивать | "отрывать от"

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expunge | His name has been expunged from the list of members.

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истреблять, искоренять

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eradicate (annihilate) | a city annihilated by an atomic bomb

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выгонять

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eject | [ often passive ] He was ejected from the courtroom for shouting.

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узы, связь

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bond | A love of opera created a bond between them.

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энтузиазм, подъем

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verve /vɜːv/

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доброжелательный

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benevolent

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проворный, ловкий

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nimble

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бдительный

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vigilant | Police have asked people to be vigilant after yesterday's bomb attack.

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(especially of older people) active and able to move quickly and energetically подвижный

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spry | He was amazingly spry for a man of almost 80.

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complete honesty

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probity | Her probity and integrity are beyond question.

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honesty and correct moral behaviour

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rectitude | An austere man of unquestioned moral rectitude, Nava inspired deep devotion in those who worked for him.

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plain, simple, and without unnecessary decorations or luxuries простой

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austere | an austere room

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жесткий, строгий

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rigid I found the rules a little too rigid.

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упрямый

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obdurate Union leaders remain obdurate that working conditions and pay improve. Several obdurate facts/differences remain, preventing a compromise solution.