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[силу] goodness, moral excellence; good quality
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[турбулентности] state of violent agitation; eddying motion; an unstable flow of a liquid or gas; violent disturbance and disorder
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[воздерживаться] abstain from; resist; hold oneself back
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[статического] having no motion; being at rest; fixed; stationary
relevant  Speak Example sentences
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[соответствующих] pertinent; having a connection with the matter at hand
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[статического] having no motion; being at rest; fixed; stationary
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[триггера] cause something to happen; set off
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[саги] any legend; long detailed report; Scandinavian myth
riddle  Speak Example sentences
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[загадки] pierce with numerous holes; perforate; permeate or spread throughout
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[Тайфун] tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific; a violent whirlwind
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[силу] goodness, moral excellence; good quality
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[риторические] relating to skill of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere in language
scurry  Speak Example sentences
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[беготня] go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly
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[ухмылкой] smile expressing scorn instead of pleasure; smile in affected, often offensively self-satisfied manner
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[конечной] final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme
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[разведки] gain information about the enemy; inspection or exploration of an area
smirk  Speak Example sentences
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[ухмылкой] smile expressing scorn instead of pleasure; smile in affected, often offensively self-satisfied manner
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[суверенного] having supreme rank or power; self-governing; excellent; independent
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[тундра] rolling, treeless plain in Siberia and arctic North America
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[пересчет] narrate or tell; count over again
sobriety  Speak Example sentences
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[козла отпущения] someone who bears the blame for others
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[беготня] go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly
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[трезвость] moderation, especially regarding indulgence in alcohol; seriousness; gravity in manner or treatment
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[тоник] something producing physical, mental, or emotional vigor
spat  Speak Example sentences
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[Режим] prescribed diet and habits; a systematic plan for therapy; governmental rule or control
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[плюнул] minor dispute; brief quarrel
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[покорное] yielding; inclined or ready to submit
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[худшие] be better than; defeat; gain the advantage over
spawn  Speak Example sentences
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[клевету] defamation;  false and malicious statement or report about someone
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[воздерживаться] abstain from; resist; hold oneself back
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[икру] lay eggs; produce offspring in large numbers
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[темп] beat or speed of music; rate or rhythm of activity; pace
squat  Speak Example sentences
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[зловещий] suggesting or threatening evil
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[Устав] a law enacted by the legislature; decree or edict, as of a ruler
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[икру] lay eggs; produce offspring in large numbers
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[приземистый] stocky; short and thick; low and broad
subpoena  Speak Example sentences
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[тоник] something producing physical, mental, or emotional vigor
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[повесткой] written order to require appearance in court to give testimony
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[невольный] not intended; not knowing; unaware; ignorant
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[туловища] body excluding head and neck and limbs