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suspicion

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  1. An impression that something might be the case.

2. Doubt about something honesty

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beard

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The hair growing on the lower part of a man’s face

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bald

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Lacking hair on all or most of the scalp

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gambling

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the act of paying for stakes in the hope of winning

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wager

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  1. the act of gambling.

2. the money risked on gamble

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willpower

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The trait of resolutely controlling your own behaviour (сила воли)

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vital

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  1. Urgently neededl abcolutely necessary
  2. Performing an essential function in the living body
  3. Full of spirit
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uncanny

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Suggesting the operation of supernatural influences (сверхъестественный)

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influence

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  1. A power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige, etc.
  2. Causing something without any direct or apparent effort
  3. The effect of one thing (or person) on another
    влияние, воздействие, влиятельность
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reward

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  1. A recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
  2. Payment made in return for a service rendered
  3. The act performed to strengthen approved behaviour
  4. Benefit resulting from some event or action
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rather

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скорее, предпочтительнее

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arouse

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  1. Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses): arouse pity 2. Stop sleeping 3. Summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
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intend

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  1. Have in mind as a purpose (намереваться).
  2. Design or destine.
  3. Have the intention to express or convey; have a particular sense of meaning (значить, подразумевать)

look: in-tend :)

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intention

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намерение, умысел, стремление

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attic

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Чердак, мансарда

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coincidence

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Совпадение, случайность

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conscious

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осознанный, здравый, сознательный

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consider

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считать, рассматривать

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custody

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  1. A state of being confined (usually for a short time). 2. Holding by police. (стража, заключение, арест)
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cruel

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(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering жестокий, бессердечный

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cue

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реплика, сигнал, намек

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curious

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  1. Beyond or deviating from usual or expected
  2. Eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others concerns)
    любопытство
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curiosity

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  1. A state in which you want to learn more about something.

2. Something unusual – perhaps worthy of collecting

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concern

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  1. Something that interests you because it is important or affects you.
  2. An anxious feelling
  3. A feeling of sympathy for someone or something.
  4. Something or someone that causes anxiety.
    обеспокоенность, опасение
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anxiety

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  1. (psy) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behaviour or attacks of panic
  2. A vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some misfortune
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anticipation

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  1. An expectation

2. Sometning expected

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concerned

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обеспокоенный

соответствующий

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Abdomen

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Живот

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Abduct

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Похищать

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abide

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соблюдать, придерживаться

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acclaim

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громко приветствовать, аплодировать

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accomplice

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соучастник

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accuse

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обвинять

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accountable

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подотчётный

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to accustom

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make psychologically or physically used (to smthg)

приучать

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acquaintance

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  1. A personal knowledge or information about someone or something
  2. A relationship less intimate than friendship.
    (знакомство)
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act on

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Regulate one’s behavior in accordance with certain information, ideas or advice

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adolescence

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the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood

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adopt

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  1. choose and follow (принимать)
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adrenal

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надпочечная железа, надпочечник

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sparse

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thin / not dense

редкий, разреженный

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explicitly

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явно

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spatial

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пространственный

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artificial

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искусственный

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caveat

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нюанс

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recap

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резюме, повторение

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nested

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Вложенный

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Ambiguity

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Неоднозначность

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Precedence

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