Although she was [доброжелательной] at heart, her upbringing had been strict and harsh.

benevolent

My allergies caused me to [чихать] and cough uncontrollably.

sneeze

Their approach was never [нерешительным] , in fact often arrogant.

hesitant hesitating cautious

The old [плетеный] chair in the back parlor comes from my mother's house.

wicker cane

The satellite [длина волны] was not disturbed by cloud cover or even electrical storms.

wavelength wave-length

The scalded [миндаль] and raisins went into the mulled wine.

almonds

This analysis gives us a unique [исходную] point from which to act on in the market.

vantage starting

They operated on him to remove a stomach [язву] .

ulcer

The company had been going [по наклонной] ever since the old owner had suffered a stroke.

downhill

Their cocksure attitude [раздражало] him.

nettled irritated annoyed

It was supposed to be two days' [поход] on foot to the holy mountain.

trek hike walk

The [чертежи] for the office building specified how all the wiring was to be installed.

blueprints

The silversmith's [погружение] in his task was so great that he didn't hear the visitor enter.

absorption

Near the end, even her regular [одежда для беременных] clothes no longer fit.

maternity

Your driving license [прекращает действовать] in a week, ma'am!

expires

The [клёны] in our front yard turn yellow, orange and deep red every fall.

maples

Her [пищеварение] had been giving her trouble for several months now.

digestion

As they went into exile, they gazed [нежно] on their old home.

tenderly

Each [преграда] knocked down carries a penalty of four points.

hurdle

He was later convicted of tax [уклонение от уплаты налогов] .

evasion fraud