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falter  Speak Example sentences
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(пух) inflated or padded material; light down or fuzz, as on a young bird; superficial entertainment
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(весело) merrily; showily; in a joyful, cheerful, or happy manner
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(гравий) small stones, or fragments of stone; very small pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand
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(колебаться) be unsteady in purpose or action, as from loss of courage or confidence
fleeting  Speak Example sentences
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(стон) give forth a low, moaning sound in breathing
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(бежать) run away, as from danger or evil; avoid in alarmed or cowardly manner
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(чревато) furnished or equipped; sufficient to satisfy
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(мимолетное) transient; brief; temporary; passing quickly
flourish  Speak Example sentences
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(улыбка) act of withdrawing lips and showing teeth; broad smile
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(парировать) ward off; make an effort to resist; keep off; prevent from entering
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(процветать) grow well; decorate with ornaments; be in a period of productivity
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(мрачные) unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding
fluent  Speak Example sentences
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(бежать) run away, as from danger or evil; avoid in alarmed or cowardly manner
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(заблуждение) deceptive or false appearance; false notion; deception
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(беглый) easy and graceful in shape; graceful; smooth and unconstrained in movement
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(гравий) small stones, or fragments of stone; very small pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand
frail  Speak Example sentences
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(фрагмент) small part broken off or detached; fraction
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(хрупкий) physically weak; easily broken
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(всего) leading; main; primary; first in time or place
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(нащупать) search blindly or uncertainly; reach about uncertainly; feel one's way
frontier  Speak Example sentences
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(границы) part of a country which fronts or faces another country or an unsettled region; border, confine, or extreme part of a country
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(общего) of an entire group or class; general
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(весело) merrily; showily; in a joyful, cheerful, or happy manner
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(чревато) furnished or equipped; sufficient to satisfy
fume  Speak Example sentences
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(дым) a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas; emit a cloud of fine particles
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(нащупать) search blindly or uncertainly; reach about uncertainly; feel one's way
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(беглый) easy and graceful in shape; graceful; smooth and unconstrained in movement
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(привередливых) difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details
gape  Speak Example sentences
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(миру) body with the shape of a sphere, especially a representation of the earth in the form of a hollow ball
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(зевать) open the mouth wide; yawn from sleepiness, weariness, or dullness
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(улыбка) act of withdrawing lips and showing teeth; broad smile
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(бежать) run away, as from danger or evil; avoid in alarmed or cowardly manner
gaudy  Speak Example sentences
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(грань) small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
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(вознаграждения) something given freely or without recompense; free gift; a present
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(безвкусные) very showy or ornamented, especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner
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(заблуждение) deceptive or false appearance; false notion; deception
gender  Speak Example sentences
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(пух) inflated or padded material; light down or fuzz, as on a young bird; superficial entertainment
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(Гуш) flow forth suddenly in great volume; make an excessive display
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(гендерной) sexual identity, especially in relation to society or culture; category
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(одежда) any article of clothing, as coat or gown