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n. саги any legend; long detailed report; Scandinavian myth


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n. приправы flavoring; spice; the act of adding [___] to food


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a. зубчатые saw-like; having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections


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v. ножны enclose with a protective covering; encase; cover-up or hide


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v. термоусадочная become smaller or draw together; compress


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v. высыхать wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying


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n. череп a bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates


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a. колючий prickly; barbed; having or covered with protective thorns


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n. стигмы symbol of disgrace; small mark, like scar or birthmark; mark made with a red-hot iron


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n. хитрость deceptive scheme; military maneuver designed to deceive or surprise enemy


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