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v. плач grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply


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n. лаврах honors conferred for some notable achievement; credit


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n. лексикона dictionary; a stock of terms used in a particular profession, subject, or style; vocabulary


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v. осматривать достопримечательности look on or treat a person as a celebrity; visit famous places in order to revere them


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v. ликвидировать settle accounts to pay them off; clear up


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a. мрачные mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated degree


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n. затишье moment of calm; a period of calm weather; temporary quiet and rest


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n. болезни disease, disorder, or ailment; unwholesome condition


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n. мер actions that people in authority carry out to achieve a particular result


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a. металлургической about art or skill of removing metals from ores


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