The Biblical term for an infertile woman was that she was [бесплодной] .

barren

Slow down before we start to [заносить] !

skid

The [внешниий, наружный] ornamentation had begun to crumble.

exterior

This table [шатается] , but it's sturdy enough.

wobbles

The flimsy island houses couldn't [выдержать] the storm.

withstand endure weather

The jet moved smoothly to the new cruising [высоте] .

altitude

Not all skills have to have practical [выгоды] .

usefulness

Info: ”A practical use” is also ok (with the indefinite article!).

Such a low bid for the apartment is completely [недопустима, неприемлема] !

unacceptable

His motto, like his [вероисповедание] , was uncompromising.

creed

Could you please shred the [салат-латук, листового салата] for our salad?

lettuce

These [разоблачения, открытия] shocked the entire family.

revelations disclosures exposures

They added some [отбеливающего средства, отбеливателя] to the wash white.

bleach

The gift shop is [рядом с] to the beauty parlor.

adjacent next

Our [неадекватная реакция] was obvious in the face of the forest fire.

inadequacy

This new [моющее средство, средство для мытья посуды] will not cause as many allergies.

detergent

Info: BrE also has compounds such as "washing-up liquid".

[Маловероятно] though it was, she offered to help.

Improbable Unlikely improbable unlikely

The Pill was the first major oral [(противозочаточное) средство] .

contraceptive

East-West relations began to [налаживаться] in the 1980s.

thaw

In order to [облегчить] distribution, all parcels have machine-written labels.

facilitate

We saw them struggling for survival on the [выступе] .

ledge

Older people always [приписывают] laziness and energy to youth.

ascribe

The [выносливость] of those early explorers was astonishing.

endurance

The [насмешка] he had to face broke his heart.

ridicule scorn

The menu offers a large choice of [десертов] .

desserts puddings afters

Info: Both "pudding" (in this sense) and "afters" are unknown in the US.

By now the ship had a 30-degree [наклон] to starboard.

slant list slope tilt

Info: The technical term for ships in trouble is that they "list" (to port, etc.).

Brown hair colors include auburn and [(рыжевато-) каштановые] .

chestnut

They said they would [с удовольствием] take part in the program.

gladly

As the [засуха] got worse, even the rivers began to dry up.

drought

The police officer took the criminal into [под стражу, под арест] .

custody

Their [архаичные, старые] traditions were still alive on Kos.

archaic

The building project was finally nearing its [завершение, окончание] .

completion

The official letter contained two [приложения] .

enclosures

Info: An "appendix" is for a report.

Commercial [оросительная] systems used up more than half the water in the river.

irrigation

How many of the dragon eggs actually [высиженны] ?

hatched

If the glass has any kind of small [дефект] , it will be sold as a second, at reduced price.

flaw deficiency imperfection defect

Irresponsible crooks had brought the country's finances to the [край, грань] of ruin.

brink edge

The infant [смертности] rate dropped over the next few decades.

mortality

She [случайно] pulled the battery plug out of the wall socket.

accidentally

We automatically [уведомляем, сообщаем] all car owners of the recall.

notify inform

During the daytime, the chickens ran loose around the [дома на ферме] .

farmhouse