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scruple  Speak Example sentences
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(скрупул) hesitate as a result of conscience or principle
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(беготня) go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly
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(мрачный) gloomy; depressing or grave; dull or dark in color
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(жечь) burn superficially; parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; affect painfully with heat; burn
secession  Speak Example sentences
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(отделения) act of seceding; withdrawal; withdrawal of 11 Southern states from the Union
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(спортивных) playful; relating to or interested in sports
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(стаккато) played in abrupt manner; marked by abrupt sharp sound
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(суверенного) having supreme rank or power; self governing; excellent; independent
seep  Speak Example sentences
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(лунатика) sleepwalker; person who walks in his sleep
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(суверенного) having supreme rank or power; self governing; excellent; independent
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(просочиться) pass gradually or leak through, as if through small openings
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(сентиментальные) emotional; Resulting from emotion rather than reason or realism
serendipity  Speak Example sentences
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(хихикать) laugh in half-suppressed or foolish manner; disrespectful laugh
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(издеваться) mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily
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(адвокат) petitioner who seeks contributions or trade or votes; chief law officer of a city, town, or government department
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(Serendipity) gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck
shrewd  Speak Example sentences
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(проницательный) clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence
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(убожество) filthy and wretched condition or quality; dirty or neglected state
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(живой) vigorously active; active, as in leaping or running
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(синекура) well-paid position with little responsibility
skim  Speak Example sentences
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(обезжиренное) pass near surface of; brush surface of; glide swiftly along surface of; read or examine rapidly, in order to cull the principal facts
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(покрытием) drive along by the direct and continuous application of strength; push along, aside, or away, in a careless manner
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(наспех) haphazard; careless; done hastily
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(соб��рать) hunt through discarded materials for usable items; search, especially for food
skirmish  Speak Example sentences
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(усмешкой) smirk; smile in artificial way to make an impression
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(ножны) enclose with protective covering; encase; cover up or hide
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(перестрелка) minor battle in war; minor or preliminary conflict or dispute
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(соб��рать) hunt through discarded materials for usable items; search, especially for food
sleek  Speak Example sentences
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(усмешкой) smirk; smile in artificial way to make an impression
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(Serendipity) gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck
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(гладкий) having an even, smooth surface; smooth; not rough or harsh
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(обезжиренное) pass near surface of; brush surface of; glide swiftly along surface of; read or examine rapidly, in order to cull the principal facts
smolder  Speak Example sentences
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(тлеть) burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
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(покрытием) drive along by the direct and continuous application of strength; push along, aside, or away, in a careless manner
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(пролить) get rid of ; cast off; cause to pour forth
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(шептала) make very hot and dry; become superficially burned
snicker  Speak Example sentences
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(раздел) separate religious body; faction united by common interests or beliefs
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(хихикать) laugh in half-suppressed or foolish manner; disrespectful laugh
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(адвокат) petitioner who seeks contributions or trade or votes; chief law officer of a city, town, or government department
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(чисто) very thin or transparent; very steep; absolute or pure