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linchpin  Speak Example sentences
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многообразие various in kind or quality; many in number; numerous; multiplied; complicated
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послание letter; written message; messenger
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стержнем something that holds or links various parts together
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мрачные mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated degree
lobby  Speak Example sentences
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летаргический drowsy; dull; indifferent or apathetic
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лобби a group of people who try  to influence legislation; hall; room; a large entrance or reception room or area
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мамонта gigantic; of great comparative size
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стержнем something that holds or links various parts together
lugubrious  Speak Example sentences
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веселье gladness and gaiety, especially when expressed by laughter
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мрачные mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated degree
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законы make laws; create or pass laws
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фарш cut into very small pieces; chop fine; suppress or weaken the force of
mammoth  Speak Example sentences
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мамонта gigantic; of great comparative size
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долголетие long life; great duration of life; long duration or continuance, as in an occupation
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пантомима act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only; imitate
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законы make laws; create or pass laws
maniacal  Speak Example sentences
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раствор a vessel in which substances are crushed or ground with a pestle; machine in which materials are ground and blended
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мамонта gigantic; of great comparative size
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гипнотизировать hypnotize; attract strongly, as if with a magnet; bring into a state of mesmeric sleep
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маниакального wildly disordered; excessive enthusiasm or excitement; insane
manifold  Speak Example sentences
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многообразие various in kind or quality; many in number; numerous; multiplied; complicated
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станок one who, or that which, molds or forms into shape; one skilled in the art of making molds for castings
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миазмы swamp gas; heavy, vaporous atmosphere, often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence
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водоворот whirlpool; powerful circular current of water
matador  Speak Example sentences
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водоворот whirlpool; powerful circular current of water
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многообразие various in kind or quality; many in number; numerous; multiplied; complicated
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раствор a vessel in which substances are crushed or ground with a pestle; machine in which materials are ground and blended
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матадор bullfighter who performs the final passes and kills the bull
menagerie  Speak Example sentences
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проклятие curse; evil-speaking; the utterance of curse or execration
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запомнить commemorate; commit to memory; learn by heart
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законы make laws; create or pass laws
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зверинец collection of live wild animals on exhibition; enclosure in which wild animals are kept
menu  Speak Example sentences
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мамонта gigantic; of great comparative size
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меню an agenda of things to do
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микроорганизмов bacteria; any organism of microscopic size
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манифест public declaration of principles; statement of policy
microorganism  Speak Example sentences
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станок one who, or that which, molds or forms into shape; one skilled in the art of making molds for castings
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миазмы swamp gas; heavy, vaporous atmosphere, often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence
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глушитель heavy scarf worn around the neck for warmth; part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise
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микроорганизмов bacteria; any organism of microscopic size