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jeer  Speak Example sentences
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(издеваться) gear; tackle; combination of tackles, for hoisting or lowering the lower yards of a ship
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(мотив) dominant theme or central idea; repeated figure or design in architecture or decoration
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(средневековой) very old-fashioned; as if belonging to the Middle Ages
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(боевых) relating to, or suggestive of war; connected with the armed forces
jumble  Speak Example sentences
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(беспорядок) assemble without order or sense; confused multitude of things; chaos; mess; mixture
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(мусор) make untidy by discarding rubbish carelessly; scatter about
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(митрополит) city center; one who lives in a city center
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(манифест) clearly apparent to understanding; obvious
layoff  Speak Example sentences
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(рукописи) written with or by the hand; not printed; literary or musical composition written with the hand
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(калечат) wound seriously; cause permanent loss of function of limb or part of body
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(средневековой) very old-fashioned; as if belonging to the Middle Ages
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(увольнение) dismissal of employees from their jobs
linger  Speak Example sentences
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(муссона) wind blowing part of year from one direction, alternating with a wind from the opposite direction; wind system that influences large climatic regions
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(задерживаться) be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
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(мрамор) hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish
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(Макинтош) waterproof long coat made of rubberized cloth
locality  Speak Example sentences
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(местности) place; district; surrounding or nearby region; particular neighborhood
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(грязь) cause to sink or become stuck in; hinder, entrap, or entangle
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(беспорядок) assemble without order or sense; confused multitude of things; chaos; mess; mixture
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(несовершеннолетних) youth; adolescent; not fully grown or developed
lodging  Speak Example sentences
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(меланхолия) gloomy; feeling of thoughtful sadness; affected by depression
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(жилье) accommodation; lodging
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(ковкого) capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable
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(смягчение) make less severe or harsh; moderate
lucid  Speak Example sentences
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(приманка) bait; charm; attract
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(Lucid) easily understood; clear; intelligible
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(максимальной) make as big or large as possible
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(множество) a great number; many
martial  Speak Example sentences
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(мотив) dominant theme or central idea; repeated figure or design in architecture or decoration
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(меланхолия) gloomy; feeling of thoughtful sadness; affected by depression
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(посредственный) moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace
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(боевых) relating to, or suggestive of war; connected with the armed forces
maximise  Speak Example sentences
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(неправильно понять) conceive wrongly; interpret incorrectly; receive false notion of; misjudge; misapprehend.
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(максимальной) make as big or large as possible
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(Леви) impose fine or tax; collect payment
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(жилье) accommodation; lodging
meagre  Speak Example sentences
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(щедрые) liberal; wasteful; excessive spending
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(листовка) small leaf; leaf like organ or part
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(дворник) door-keeper; porter; one who has the care of public building or suites of rooms
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(скудные) deficient in amount, quality, or extent; having little flesh; lean; scanty or inadequate;