And yet he wasn't the worst of [грешников] , it seems.

sinners

The [внутренняя] worth of a liberal education should not be despised.

intrinsic innate

We found this piece of [янтаря] on the east coast last summer.

amber

The risk for [инфекционных] diseases was lessened by rigorous sanitary procedules.

infectious

The defense had few facts on their side, but they certainly had the more [красноречивые] lawyer.

eloquent well-spoken

Right from the start, the scheme seemed [неосуществимым] .

utopian

The [придворные] naturally didn't want the King to find out.

courtiers

He dropped those [мальчишеские] fantasies when he started to work in the sawmill.

boyish boyhood

The little boy sat in the corner and [обнял] his teddy bear.

cuddled hugged

They now add 10% alcohol to the [бензин] in ecological filling stations.

gasoline gas petrol

Info: BrE uses "petrol", AmE uses "gasoline" or "gas".

Before the instant replay came along, even [сомнительные] calls by the referee were unchallengeable.

questionable doubtful dubious

This slot is normally filled by a countable [существительным] .

noun

He [подчеркивал] his speech with sharp raps of his fist.

punctuated

I'm sure their safety was [главной] in his mind.

paramount primary

Three months on [костылях] was the price for an ill-advised run down the mountain at dusk.

crutches

Be sure to take [внимание] (уст. выр. слушать внимательно), now!

heed

Info: The phrase "take heed" works as a unit.

Local [проекты, связанные с деревообработкой] projects sprang up in nearly every village.

woodworking woodwork wood-working

Why would anyone [доверять] their reputation to such a scoundrel?

entrust

Now that he was a pensioner, he became a small-scale [разводчиком] of reptiles.

breeder

If they could only learn to [сотрудничать] instead of fighting!

cooperate co-operate