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n. баланс being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability


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v. банкротом cause to become financially ruin; ruin


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a. барокко complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape


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n. свеклы biennial plant of the genus Beta, which produces an edible root the first year and seeds the second year


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n. сильфонные a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely


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n. наследство inheritance; legacy; the act of giving, leaving by will, or passing on to another


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v. порока mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything excellent; make defective, either the body or mind


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n. ошибка serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion


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n. Бонанса boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money


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a. Бонни handsome; beautiful; pretty; attractively lively and graceful


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