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kudos  Speak Example sentences
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[престижность] honor; praise for exceptional achievement
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[рассказ] story; art, technique, or process of telling a story
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[зловещий] threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
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[запугать] frighten; make timid; fill with fear
mammal  Speak Example sentences
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[млекопитающее] warm-blooded vertebrate having skin covered with hair
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[угрюмый] ill-humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent
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[сложных] complex; elaborate; having many complexly arranged elements
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[железнодорожного] scold; express objections or criticisms in bitter, harsh, or abusive language
mandate  Speak Example sentences
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[мандат] authoritative command or instruction; commission of authorizing to administer a territory
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[Maverick] one that refuses to abide or be independent; an unbranded range animal
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[устаревших] no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
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[прагматических] practical as opposed to idealistic; concerned with the practical worth or impact of something
mercenary  Speak Example sentences
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[наемников] interested in making money; profit-oriented; hired for service in a foreign army
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[покровительствовать] act as a patron to; support or sponsor
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[запугать] frighten; make timid; fill with fear
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[православных] traditional; conservative in belief; adhering to established faith, especially in religion
metaphysical  Speak Example sentences
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[провоцировать] stir to anger; give rise to; stir to action or feeling
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[метафизической] without material form or substance; based on abstract reasoning; highly abstract or theoretical; supernatural
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[мандат] authoritative command or instruction; commission of authorizing to administer a territory
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[самовлюбленный] conceited person; someone in love with himself or herself; person full of egoism and pride
nostalgia  Speak Example sentences
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[ностальгия] homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past
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[проницательный] insightful; aware; wise; having the ability to perceive
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[Роман] printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction
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[предчувствие] forewarning; warning in advance
notable  Speak Example sentences
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[авария] unfortunate accident; bad luck
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[заметных] worthy of note or notice; remarkable; important
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[зонда] explore with tools; investigate; search
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[железнодорожного] scold; express objections or criticisms in bitter, harsh, or abusive language
novel  Speak Example sentences
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[обоснование] the good or just reason; condition or fact of being justified
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[Роман] printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction
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[пресечь] stop something's growth; squeeze tightly between fingers; give a small sharp bite to
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[доблесть] extraordinary ability; military bravery; superior skill or ability
oblivious  Speak Example sentences
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[обоснование] fundamental reasons; basis; exposition of principles or reasons
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[мандат] authoritative command or instruction; commission of authorizing to administer a territory
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[угрюмый] ill-humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent
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[забывать] inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful
orthodox  Speak Example sentences
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[запугать] frighten; make timid; fill with fear
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[снисходительность] mildness; quality of mercy or forgiveness, especially in the assignment of punishment as in a court case
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[православных] traditional; conservative in belief; adhering to established faith, especially in religion
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[прагматических] practical as opposed to idealistic; concerned with the practical worth or impact of something