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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