She hid her [неуверенность] quite successfully.

insecurity

One of the [лампочка] had gone out.

headlights

He [объяснил, приписал] their loss to lack of training.

ascribed

Washington refused to reconsider its [субсидии] to farm districts until after the election.

subsidies

My tight new shoes are giving me [волдыри, мозоли] !

blisters

The problem was an imbalance in his thyroid [железы] .

gland

The reasons they gave for stopping the plan are only [отговорка] .

pretense pretenses excuses

Her medal was for [превосходство] in a difficult area of diplomacy.

excellence

They found lots of mushrooms, but none of them were [съедобным] .

edible

No politician likes to get caught committing [супружескую измену, прелюбодеяние] .

adultery

That car salesman was one [скользким, ненадежным] customer!

slippery

She spoke to him in a state of great [возмущения] and worry.

agitation

The wine was always aged in barrels of American [дуба] .

oak

A bite from that snake would [паролизовать] an elephant.

paralyze paralyse

The 30s saw loads of hoboes and [бродяг] riding the rails.

tramps

The [оросительная] system was old, but it still worked.

irrigation

The treaty contained several [неясности, неопределенности] .

ambiguities

Only [с помощью воды] strength could move the rusted bolt.

brute raw pure sheer

Her apparent [скромность] was actually a clever cover-up.

modesty

Down by the harbor, the smell of fresh [смолы] was everywhere.

tar