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a. молчаливый silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse


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n. головастика a larval frog or toad


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v. мучить tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied


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a. тугой pulled or drawn tight; kept in trim shape; neat and tidy


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v. медлить act evasively in order to gain time, avoid an argument, or postpone a decision


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n. кражи act of taking something from someone unlawfully; stealing


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v. сорвать hinder or prevent of ; frustrate


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n. подхалим a person who flatters or defers to others for self-serving reasons; yes man


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v. транскрибировать copy; write over again in same words


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n. трактат systematic, usually extensive written discourse on a subject


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