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  • Exercise 02

Exercise 02


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That [фруктовый сад] was planted by my grandfather.

orchard

That carnival ride made me really [головокружительный] .

dizzy

She called her dress a simple summer [платье] .

frock

There wasn't a drop left in his [фляга] .

canteen

The rebels sought to [свергать] the government.

overthrow

The car mirrors were still [влажные] from the morning dew.

moist wet damp

He took down his old [скрипка] from the wall and tuned it up.

fiddle violin

Such statements could be [пагубными, вредными] to the firm's reputation.

harmful injurious

The heavy door had a large brass [ручка] .

knob

Their [дивиденды] are not much, but they're regular.

dividends

His [поверхностное] reading of the play failed to impress them.

superficial shallow simple

The whole orchestra came in right on [знак, сигнал] .

cue time

Lapp shamen and vision-seekers suffered [преследование] as late as the 18th century.

persecution

In the end it was his [тщеславие] that tripped him up.

vanity

The potatoes had begun to [прорастать] in the warm cellar.

sprout grow

[Асбест] is a recognized cause of fatal lung disease.

asbestos

The music was intended to [соблазнять] .

seduce

I was sure he'd [привлечь к ответственности, предъявить иск] Mark for that offense.

prosecute sue

Info: "Offence" is BrE, AmE is "offense"

My fingers had gone [окоченеть] with the cold.

numb

They asked the government to [субсидировать] small farmers.

subsidize subsidise

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