The whole thing seemed a rather [дешевой] affair.

sordid tawdry cheap

The sound [звукопоглощение] of this insulation is amazing.

absorption

Bring the [ведро] over here and water this area, too.

pail bucket

The garrison remained [непокорным] , even after the main wall was breached.

defiant

As the snowstorm grew in intensity, the situation at the airport rapidly [ухудшилась] .

worsened deteriorated

He deserves to be treated with nothing but [презрением] .

disdain contempt scorn

This liqueur is bitter, but excellent for the [пищеварения] .

digestion

It was about time for the [скоростного слалома] to start.

downhill

City dwellers think that islanders have [причудливые] and curious customs.

quaint charming picturesque odd

If he shows [склонность к самоубийству] tendencies, call me at once.

suicidal

He always collected tender [ростки крапивы] shoots early in the spring.

nettle

The [дорога] faced south, so that the snow and ice just melted away whenever there was a thaw.

driveway

Old [грешник] though he was, he attended church regularly.

sinner reprobate

Queen Elizabeth surrounded herself with powerful [придворными] , but kept control of things with a well-hidden iron fist.

courtiers

It's not [разумно] to drink and drive.

advisable

The doctor confirmed that she had a bleeding [язва желудка] .

ulcer

Like a puff of air guttering a candle, his hopes just [погасли] .

expired faded vanished

She regarded her [женственность] as very much of a mixed blessing.

femininity

Before returning to the Holy Land, the king [доверил] the land once again to his steward.

entrusted

This information is actually quite [ненадежная] .

unreliable untrustworthy dubious doubtful