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Level 5 - 4 - Manage Words by Panel - Page 1
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a. [потертый] torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged A new-comer of any age or either sex was an impressive curiosity in the poor little shabby village of St.Petersburg. |
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sham |
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v. [обман] pretend; put on a false appearance of; feign He decided to sham sickness to get out of going to school. |
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shatter |
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v. [разрушить] destroy; break up; break into many pieces We saw the wine glass shatter. |
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shawl |
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n. [платок] a large piece of cloth worn especially by women or girls over their shoulders and head I folded my shawl double and spread it over me for a coverlet; a low, mossy swell was my pillow. |
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shear |
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v. [сдвиг] cut or clip hair; a strip of something; remove by cutting or clipping You may not care to cut a sheep's hair, but they shear sheep for Little Bo Peep. |
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sheriff |
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n. [Шериф] the chief officer of a shire or county, to whom is entrusted the execution of the laws I should say I also suspect the sheriff is the serial killer of gangbangers. |
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shimmer |
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v. [мерцание] shine with a weak or fitful light; glimmer intermittently This rope is woven with a maximum amount of reflective tracers, making it shimmer in the night. |
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shipload |
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n. [судовой] amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car We also provide traditional and conventional partial and full shipload cargo service, for example, for individual projects or bulk hauling. |
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shipwreck |
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n. [кораблекрушения] destruction of a ship, as by storm or collision; complete failure or ruin No, the one that licked me was a lifeboat after a shipwreck, that is. |
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shipwright |
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n. [корабел] the carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels Mark Wallace is a fully qualified Shipwright specializing in complete restorations of classic wooden boats. |
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shiver |
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v. [дрожь] shake with or as if with cold; tremble; break into fragments or splinters As I stand smoking on the lawn, I shiver, listening to the birds talk to each other in the autumn wind. |
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shortcut |
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n. [контекстное] a direct route; a route shorter than the usual one He told me a shortcut to school; it saved one hour. |
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shred |
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n. [лоскуток] a small amount; a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; long, irregular strip that is cut or torn off We cannot afford to lose our reputation, not even a shred of our reputation. |
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shrewd |
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a. [проницательный] clever; characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence As a music executive and a businessman, he's shrewd, wildly successful, and not shy about it. |
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shriek |
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n. [крик] sharp, shrill outcry or scream; shrill wild crying such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like She heard a little shriek and a fall and a crash of broken glass, from which she concluded that it had fallen into a cucumber-frame or something of the sort. |
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shrill |
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a. [пронзительный] acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound Imagine her surprise when the White Rabbit read out, at the top of his shrill little voice, the name 'Alice!' |
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shrine |
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n. [Храм] case or box, in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint; a sacred place, as altar or tomb All these relics gave to the third story of Thornfield Hall the aspect of a home of the past: a shrine of memory. |
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shrub |
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n. [кустарник] bush; a large plant with a rounded shape formed from many small branches Afar, it offered a pale blank of mist and cloud; near a scene of wet lawn and storm-beat shrub, with ceaseless rain sweeping away wildly before a long and lamentable blast. |
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shrug |
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v. [пожать] draw up or contract the shoulders, especially by way of expressing dislike, dread, doubt, or the like I really admire the way she is able to shrug off unfair criticism. |
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shun |
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v. [избегать] avoid deliberately; keep away from Cherishing his solitude, the recluse wants to shun the company of other human beings. |