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blizzard  | 
        
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n. [метель] a severe snowstorm with strong winds   A blizzard is a severe winter storm condition characterized by low temperatures, strong winds, and heavy blowing snow.  | 
        
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n. [телохранитель] guard to protect or defend person; lifeguard Having a female bodyguard is more than just a status symbol in Russia.  | 
        
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bogus  | 
        
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a. [фиктивные] counterfeit or fake; not authentic; not genuine The police quickly found the distributors of the bogus twenty-dollar bills.  | 
        
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bolt  | 
        
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v. [болт] dash or dart off; move or jump suddenly Jack was set to bolt out the front door.  | 
        
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v. [повысить] raise; advance; push or shove upward It shows political parties could boost their share of the vote considerably.  | 
        
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booze  | 
        
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n. [алкоголь] drink greedily or immoderately, especially alcoholic liquor If you think you like a drink, it means I like booze.  | 
        
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bore  | 
        
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v. [отверстие] drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill Three types of protein that enable the cells to bore in and out of blood vessels.  | 
        
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bout  | 
        
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n. [бой] a contest between antagonists; contest or fight; a period of time spent in a particular way, as in illness She's still recovering from a bout of flu.  | 
        
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brace  | 
        
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n. [скобка] something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod; After the brace is on, the strap is tightened to pull the foot into a better position.  | 
        
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brake  | 
        
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n. [тормозные] a piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction A lot of the cost of maintenance goes into renewing the brake of my old car.  | 
        
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breach  | 
        
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n. [нарушение] breaking of contract or duty; breaking of waves or surf; fissure or gap Jill sued Jack for breach of promise, claiming he had broken his promise to marry her.  | 
        
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brink  | 
        
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n. [грани] edge, margin, or border of a steep place verge Beyond the verge of provocation, I never ventured; on the extreme brink, I liked well to try my skill.  | 
        
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brutal  | 
        
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a. [жестокий] like a brute; savage; cruel; inhuman; merciless In many cases, a rich businessman reached the top by trampling others in the most brutal way.  | 
        
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brutality  | 
        
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n. [жестокость] quality of being brutal; inhumanity; savageness; pitilessness To write down his success simply to brutality is to oversimplify.  |