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v. Syn. delay; postpone
(отложить) delay till later; put off; hold back to a later time


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a. Syn. harmful; damaging
(пагубно) causing damage or harm; injurious


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v. Syn. assimilate; ingest
(Дайджест) break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances


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a. Syn. differing
(расходящиеся) differing; tending to move apart in different directions


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a. Syn. determined; stubborn
(упорной) determined; stubbornly persevering; unyielding


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n.
(общежития) a college or university building for student living; a large bedroom where several people sleep


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n.
(Динамика) branch of mechanics concerned with the forces that cause motions of bodies


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n.
(эмбрионов) completely undeveloped form; an animal organism in the early stages of growth


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a.
(новые) coming to maturity; coming into existence


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v. Syn. arouse
(возбуждают) arouse


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