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n. [Баннер] flag; sign; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page The red top refers to the color of the banner at the top of the paper.  | 
        
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n. [Барб] sharp projection from fishhook; openly cutting remark If you were a politician, would you prefer being caught on the barb of a fishhook?  | 
        
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n. [коры] a sound made by a dog; harsh sound uttered by a dog She set off at once and ran till she was quite tired and out of breath and till the puppy's bark sounded quite faint in the distance.  | 
        
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n. [барьер] obstacle; structure built to bar passage; boundary or limit The study says police must undo community distrust, which it calls a barrier to outreach.  | 
        
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n. [партия] quantity of bread baked at one time; a collection of things or persons to be handled together But the last of this batch is the most important and the best of the whole.  | 
        
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n. [маяк] signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to give any notice, commonly of warning This is a beacon to help aircraft discover their position.  | 
        
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v. [бить] whip; strike; defeat; hit repeatedly Speak roughly to your little boy; And beat him when he sneezes; He only does it to annoy; Because he knows it teases.  | 
        
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n. [бобра] amphibious rodent about two feet in length; fur of the beaver; tall hat, originally made from beaver fur To him, a beaver is a quarter of a fur coat for his wife or a nice hat.  | 
        
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v. [вот] have in sight; see clearly; look at; perceive by the visual faculty We can behold a tiny figure in the distance.  | 
        
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a. [доброкачественной] kindly; favorable; not malignant Though her benign smile and gentle bearing made Miss Marple seem a sweet little old lady, in reality, she was a tough-minded lady.  | 
        
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v. [предать] be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly The two spies betray their country by selling military secrets to the enemy.  | 
        
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n. [напитки] liquids for drinking, usually excluding water; refreshment How fragrant was the steam of the beverage and the scent of the toast!  | 
        
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a. [странное] fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance The plot of the novel was too bizarre to be believed.  | 
        
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n. [шантажа] extortion of money or value from a person by threat of exposing a criminal act or discreditable information Apparently, bribery and blackmail are legal if you work for Congress.  |