To Kill a Mockingbird Flashcards
Vocabulary improvement (152 cards)
assuage
make an unpleasant feeling (like fear) less intense
успокоить
self-conscious
uncomfortably nervous or embarrassed, especially about the appearance to others
застенчивый
punt
kick (something, such as a football or soccer ball) with the top of the foot before the ball which is dropped from the hands hits the ground
удар с рук (мяча)
thigh
the upper part of the leg between the hip and the knee
бедро
creek
narrow, sheltered waterway
ручей
up the creek
in a bad situation
settle
(1) solve, decide
2) stop and stay (for a while
consult
ask (someone (for their advice or opinion))
apothecary
(1) pharmacist
(2) pharmacy
piety
devotion and reverence, originally to a diety but also in a metaphorical sense
благочестие/набожность
fur-trapping
catching animals so as to skin them for their fur and sell the furs on the market
stingy
not giving and/or sharing
скупой
persecute
make (someone) to suffer
подвергать гонениям
work the way
progress slowly
thence
from there
оттуда
mindful
aware (of), attentive (to)
помнящий, внимательный
stricture
restriction
Devotion
- Love, loyalty
2. The fact of following religious teachings, or religious worship
Reverence
Deep respect for smtng/smn
Благоговение
Pursuit
Chase someone
Преследование
Lest
the intention of preventing something undesirable
Чтобы не
disturbance
the interruption of settled and peaceful condition
волнение
беспокойство
taciturn
reserved and uncommunicative person
неразговорчивый
rack
framework, typically with rails, bars, hooks or pegs, for holding and storing things
стеллаж