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vital

(adj.) having life, living; necessary to life, essential; key, crucial

tenuous

(adj.) thin, slender, not dense; lacking clarity or sharpness; of slight importance or significance; lacking a sound basis, poorly supported слабый

pry

(v.) to pull loose by force; to look at closely or inquisitively; to be nosy about something( поглядывать)

sustain

(v.) to support, nourish, keep up; to suffer, undergo; to bear up under, withstand; to affirm the validity of

mess

1. a condition in which things are dirty or not neat(беспорядок) 2. a situation that is full of problems, usually because of a lack of organization or because of mistakes that someone has made

drought

A long period of dry weather

engagement

A term commonly used in the contemporary workplace to summarize motivation levels

armistice

An agreement to stop fighting

conservation

Protecting and preserving natural resources and the environment

syringes

Specially calibrated syringes for insulin. NOTE: NEVER put anything but INSULIN in these syringes шприц

judges

The eleven men and one woman who served the Hebrew people as tribal leaders, military commanders, arbiters of disputes, and enliveners of faith.

outskirts

The parts far from the center, as of a town.

maintain

To continue; carry on; keep in existence

accusations

a charge or claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong

Staff

a group of people who work for an organization or business

loads of money

a lot of money

wheelchair

a movable chair mounted on large wheels инвалидное кресло

inmate

a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison заключённый prisoner

prodigy

a person with extraordinary talents, especially a highly gifted child; an act or thing that causes amazement; a marvel

breach

a violation; a gap or break

ridiculous

absurd

harassment

aggressive pressure or intimidation домагательство

bargain

agreement between two groups or people; something for sale at a price advantageous to the buyer; V: negotiate; trade; Ex. bargaining power

diverting

amusing, entertaining отплекающие

territory

an area, region, or piece of land

pissed

angry

endagered

animals or plants that may soon not exist because there are very few now alive

predators

animals that kill and eat other animals

hastened

be quick to do something

prior

before

abolish

cancel; put an end to (отменять)

handicaps

challenges and barriers imposed by others физические недостатки

distinctions

differences

arduous process

difficult process

vanishing

disappearing

attitudes

evaluations of people, objects, and ideas

a chaotic place

extremely disorderly

horrendous

extremely unpleasant, horrifying, or terrible

neglect

fail to care for properly халатное отношения . не обращать внимания

justice

fairness сраведливость

anxiety sensitivity

fear of anxiety-related sensations

trash

garbage

bait

harass; tease-дразнить . приманка

downpour

heavy rain

calamitous

involving calamity; catastrophic; disastrous.

merely

just, only

chuckling

laughing quietly to yourself

media scrutiny

learning media

vacated

leave (a place that one previously occupied).. cancel(a judgment, contr7or charge)аннуоировать или освобождать

prone to

likely to, liable to, apt to склонный

venue

location

hustling

moving or working energetically and rapidly

shipwreck

n. a ship that has been destroyed in an accident at sea кораблькрушение

relieved

no longer worried освобождать и облегчать

slight practices

not a lot practice

unintended

not planned or meant

old mansion

old house

One prominent example

one clear example

retired people

people who have stopped working, usually because of age but sometimes due to illness

Poachers

people who hunt or fish illegally

chunk of time

period of time, while

menagerie

place where animals are kept and trained; collection of wild animals

invasive species

plants and animals that have migrated to areas where they did not originate; often displace native species by outcompeting them for resources

virtue of learning

power oc studying

rural areas

regions consisting of a few farms and small towns

Tribes

separate family groups(племена

televised

shown on television

a smattering of

small amount of sth, little knowledge of sth language

anthem

song of praise or patriotism; Ex. national anthem

craving

strong desire

Outer areas of the city which are cleaner, safer, and quieter than downtown

suburb пригород ж

legislation

the act of making or enacting laws (законодательство)

culprit

the guilty person

equipment

the necessary items for a particular purpose

heyday

the period of greatest power, vigor, success, or influence; the prime years

puberty

the period of sexual maturation, during which a person becomes capable of reproducing (половое созревание)

stuff

things

obstacles

things in the way

violate

to break, as a law or a promise

hinder

to delay; to stop or prevent from happening

suffer

to experience something bad

slim down

to lose weight/get skinnier

inhibit

to make it difficult for a process to start or continue in a normal way

infest

to spread or swarm in or over; to live in or on as a parasite заражать

utilize

to use

blind

unable to see

precious commodity

very valuable substance драгоценный товар

tenuous

weak; thin

sophisticated

wide-ranging knowledge and appreciation of many parts of the world arising from urban life and wide travel . сложный

rearing children

воспитание

monetary reason

денежная причина

cures and treatments

лечения и лечения

Trap

ловушка

jerkwads

придурки

munition makers

производители боеприпасов

after-retirement

псоел выхода на пенсии

lungar cancer

рак легких

juicy delicacy

сочный деликатес

Eradication of disease

уничтожения

fragile trust

хрупкое доверия