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1
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to entertain sb with stories; jokes; etc.

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regale sb with sth

2
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окровавленный

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bloodied

3
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(of sth bad) getting worse quickly and in an uncontrolled way (of plants)

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rampant

4
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постоянный объект насмешек

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walking joke

5
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rude and showing no respect, or referring to sex, especially in a humorous way

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saucy

6
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quiet and without much excitementquiet and without much excitement

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downbeat

7
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насильно выносятся на публичное обсуждение

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dragged out into the public square

8
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to encourage someone to take action, especially when they are being slow or unwilling

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prod into doing (prodding)

9
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доктора-шарлатаны

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quack (doctors)

10
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жалкий

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pitiable (t)

11
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злонамеренный

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malevolent məˈlevələnt

12
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bad-tempered or easily upset; especially by small things

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fractious

13
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thinking sadly about something that you would like to have; especially something in the past that you can no longer have

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wistful

14
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characteristic of a a man; especially a rich and fashionable one; who is thought to have low moral standards; for example because he drinks or gambles a lot or has sex with a lot of women

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rakish (-ei)

15
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чопорный

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buttoned-up

16
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very brave or determined

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valiant

17
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more modern or recent

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later (employer)

18
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валяться в грязи (о животных) купаться (в роскоши) упиваться (отчаянием)

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wallow in sth

19
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to speak a lot; in a way that is boring or annoying for other people

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spout (sth)

20
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to force or persuade sb to give you sth; выжимать

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wring st out of sb

21
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to be an extremely pleasant surprise:

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come as / be a revelation

22
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never stopping; especially in an annoying or unpleasant way

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incessant

23
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A proposition that is maintained by argument

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thesis

24
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acting as if morally better than others

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sanctimonious

25
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консультант (особенно по личным вопросам)

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counsellor

26
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камео-роль

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cameo

27
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a short piece of writing; music; acting; etc. which clearly expresses the typical characteristics of something or someone

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vig’nette

28
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sth that provides a standatd against which other things are compared and/or judged

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touchstone

29
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последние прибежище

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last resort

30
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help that you give to somebody who is suffering or having problems

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succour

31
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to ignore sb’s feelings or rights and treat them as if they are not important

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trample on/over sb/sth

32
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буржуазный; отн-я к среднему классу

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bourgeois

33
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нигилистский

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nihilistic (-ai)

34
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трансцендентный

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tran’scendent

35
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(un) suitable or right for a particular situation or occasion

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(ill-)fitting

36
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smelling old; damp or not fresh / old-fashioned

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fusty

37
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? too intrusively examined

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poke and prod