Have you a longer [провод, шнур] ?

flex cord

Info: "Flex" is BrE only.

Her performance improved sharply, then stayed at that extraordinary [высоком уровне] for weeks.

plateau level

The [запрет] also included children.

prohibition ban

Their [неуверенность] often exploded into violence.

insecurity

Swearwords and [ругательства] were not allowed in my grandmother's presence.

oaths

Even if the bite [чешется] , try not to scratch it.

itches

Silken [нижнее белье] was expensive even then.

underwear underclothes

The earthquake left many children in the area [сиротами] .

orphans

Could you [растолочь] the potatoes now?

mash

The [сухой] countryside baked in the sizzling heat of July.

arid dry

Freeze-dried foods can remain [съедобными] for years.

edible

He made the mistake of thinking that he was [неопровержимый] .

irresistible

By 1905, their [морская] power was rapidly increasing.

naval

British [бродяги] had a regular route that followed the seasons.

tramps

Let's not go wild here-I don't want to [переутомиться, устать] it.

overdo

We had to [изолировать] the wiring more carefully, since the mice loved to gnaw at it.

insulate

They were worried that the trait might be [наследственная] .

hereditary

She couldn't help falling in love with the [средиземноморским] climate.

Mediterranean

There would be no boat industry left without government [дотаций, субсидий] .

subsidies

His wife bore the signs of physical [семейный] strife.

marital