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v. спасения save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use


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n. убежище place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy places, such as a church, temple, or mosque


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v. сок diminish; undermine the foundations; dig


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n. ножницы edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades


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n. невода large fishing net made to hang vertically in the water by weights at the lower edge and floats at the top


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a. септических of the seventh degree or order; the act of causing to rot; causing sepsis or putrefaction


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a. зловещий suggesting or threatening evil


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n. гад any of various small mammals, of the family Mephitidae, native to America; despicable person


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n. плюнул minor dispute; brief quarrel


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n. шпателя a broad-bladed instrument used for spreading or mixing


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