Tales Flashcards

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зміст

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a plot

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короткий бібліографічний опис

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a bibliographical sketch

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not real, but made to look or seem real

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a fake

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міф

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a myth

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difficult to believe

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a tall story

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казка

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a fairy tale

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легенда

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a legend

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анекдот

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an anecdote

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the last part of a joke that makes it funny

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a punch line

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жарт

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a joke

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tell a lie which is not important and is usually said to avoid upsetting someone

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tell a white lie

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поширювати слухи

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spread rumours

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трохи пліткар

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a bit of gossip

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складний обман

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elaborate hoax

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схильний до перебільшення

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prone to exaggeration

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придумувати історії

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to make up stories

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історії перед сном

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bedtime stories

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фіктивний

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fictitious

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струсити світ

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shake the world

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someone who lives alone and does not like being with other people

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recluse

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правда стала явною

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the truth came out

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обманутий

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fooled, tricked

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alone

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isolated, alone

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зруйнувати

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destroy, ruin

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притворятися
fake, pretend
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обман
a big, a trick, a hoax
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стародавній
ancient
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extremely important
vital
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freed
liberated from
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розширений, перебільшений
extended, expanded
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extremely sad
tragic
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відзнятий матеріал
footage
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believed to be true, but not proved
supposedly, allegedly
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to entertain people by acting, singing, dancing, etc to do a job or a piece of work
perform
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give a birth
spawn
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to stay on the surface of a liquid instead of sinking, or to make something do this to stay in the air, or move gently through the air to start selling a company's shares to the public
float
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впадати в паніку, лякати
panic
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слідувати, доганяти
pursue, chase
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наказувати
order, instruct
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передвіщати, рекламувати
herald, announce
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прибуття, виникнення, прихід
arrival
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do sth bad
perpetrate
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вводити в оману
con, cheat, deceive, trick, hoax, big
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атакувати
invasion, attack
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правдивий
genuine, authentic
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виконувати, здійснювати
carry out
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people who are still alive at 100
centenarians
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attract a lot of attention
cause a minor stir
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believable
plausible
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deeply respected
revered
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importance within a community
social status
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cause
bring about
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soldiers who run away from battle
desertes
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викриття
detection
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someone who starts their own business, especially when this involves risks
entrepreneur
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a description of an event or situation | щоденник
report
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переполошити, змішувати, збовтати, ворушитись
stir
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неточності
innacuracies
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викриття
detection
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зображати, описувати
depict
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одно-вимірний
one-dimensional
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бестселлер
best-seller
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не можу відкласти її
can't put it down
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зловити
hook
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захоплюючий
gripping
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той,хто любить багато читати
bookworm
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жадібний, прагнучий
avid
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базуватись на
base on
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наштовхнутись
come across
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пізнати
get to know
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це вражає тебе
it strikes you
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determined to do sth
single-minded
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незалежний, самодостатній
self-sufficient
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insensitive to criticism or insults
thick-skinned
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добрий
kind-hearted
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стриманий
stand-offish
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орієнтований на кар*єру
career-oriented
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врівноважений, спокійний в будь-якій ситуації
level-headed
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неуважний, забудькуватий
absent-minded
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ready and waiting
poised
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high-pitched shout
shriek
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walking with short steps,body moving from side to side
waddling
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walk or move wearily or reluctantly
traipsing | students had to traipse all over Washington to attend lectures
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скам*янілий
fossilised
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abandoned
discarded
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тріпати
ruffle
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look at sth angrily
glare
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орел
eagle
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чайки
seagulls
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крик
shriek
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засмаглий
weather-beaten
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далекоглядний
far-seeing
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масове вбивство
slaughter
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проповідувати
preach
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дівчисько-шибеник
tomboy
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a person who causes trouble by drinking, being violent
hell-raiser
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індивідуаліст, біла ворона
maverick
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мінливий, неспокійний
choppy
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хмуритися, дивитися з-під лоба
scowl
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почати дію
spark into action
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сором*язливий
self-conscious
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тонкий шматок, заслінка. тріпотатися
flap
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faded, colourless
washed out
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кучерявий, в*юнкий
frizzy
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трико
leotard
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пачка
tutu
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нерозважливий
hot-headed
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бути дуже нетерплячим до
to be spoiling for
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промоутер
promoter
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помірний
moderate
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the place where something happens, especially an organized event such as a concert, conference, or sports even
venues
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важкий, суворий
severe
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безсоння
insomnia
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мучити
to plague
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розформувати, розходитися
disband
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зникати в небуття
to fade into obscurity
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імпровізувати
ad-lib
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популярність
prominence
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пневмонія
pneumonia
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почати щось нове, важливе
to imbark on
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ряд, серія подій
a string of
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зворушливий
moving
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багатовимірний
multi-dimensional
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можна читати
readable
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бути емоційно включеним в щось
to be emotionally involved in sth
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оцінений
appreciated
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із запалими щоками
hollow-cheeked
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стрімкий
fast-moving
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втомлений
washed out
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very strange
bizarre
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почуватись погано
feel under the weather
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зайти в тупик
to reach a dead end
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мати погані стосунки
to have a stormy relationship
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to be in the ​position of being ​able to make the ​decisions that will ​influence a ​situation
to call the shots
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зліт, пародія
take off
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responsible of sth goes wrong
to be in the firing line
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have a goal\an objective
have one's sights set on
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слідувати за кимось
follow in sb's footsteps
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a timewhen you have to decide about sth
reach a crossroads
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friendly character
warm personality
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бути холодно прийнятим
get a frosty reception
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боротьба, зусилля
struggle
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приковувати чиюсь увагу
hold sb's attention
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прийом,прийняття
reception
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вибух, піддання впливу переохолодження, кадр разоблачение
exposure
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почуття спокуси, або те що спокушає
temptation
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сюрреалістичний
surreal
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a ​book that is so ​exciting that you ​want to ​read it ​quickly
page-turner
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розрізати, зменшувати
slashing
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орієнтований на кар*єру
carrier-oriented
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чорний гумор
black humor
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мультфільм
cartoon
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a joke that you make by using a word that has two meanings
pun
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іронія
irony
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сатира
satire
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непереконливе вибачення
a feeble excuse
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фарс
farce
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ескіз, короткий описб сценка
sketch
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багатий, пишномовний
opulent
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звільняти, звільнення
liberate
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an animal, plant, etc used as an example of its type, especially for scientific study a small amount of a substance, such as blood, that is used for a test
specimen
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підлизуватись,занадто розхвалювати бути високої думки про себе почуватись гордо пасувати до обличчя
flatter
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change of direction taking attention an ​activity you do for ​entertainment
diversion, diversionary
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запальний, нерозважливий
hot-headed
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працьовитий
hard-working
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to get on a ship, boat, or aircraft to begin a journey
embark
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to ​persuade ​people with a lot of ​quick, ​clever, but usually ​dishonest ​talk
fast-talk
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a word, phrase, or ​sentence that is used to ​introduce ​part of a ​text
subheading
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to make people stop respecting you or your family, team, etc by doing something very bad
disgrace
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враження
impresion
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ексцентричний
bizarre
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безсоромний
shameless
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нахабна брехня
a barefaced lie
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неприкритий
undisguised
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ручка глечика
a jug-handle
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of or relating to or forming or attached to the bones
skeletal
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ссенсаційний
sensational
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a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery);
grease
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a pale greenish-blue transparent gemstone | a pale blue to greenish-blue colour
aquamarine
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to eat something, to have a light meal, esp. between regular meals.
snack on sth
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дати хабар
to grease sb's hand/palm