Her company was [предпочтительней] to that of James.

preferable

Why do you keep on [изводить, раздражать] your brother like that?

Hint: The -ing form is required after "keep on".

harassing

It's almost certainly a ruptured [аппендицит] .

appendix

The elephants [яростно] attacked the two lions.

furiously frantically

The economic climate gradually [ухудшается] .

deteriorated worsened

He tried to [подкрадываться] up on the couple.

sneak

In any society, there is a steady pressure to [приводить в порядок] .

conform

Info: "Adjust to" has the same meaning, but needs an object.

The knight rode in on a strikingly [костлявый] brown horse.

bony

[Сокращенная форма] are now being used in fairly formal English writing.

contractions

When the trouble began, my friends all suddenly [исчезают]

evaporated disappeared vanished

The nobility was responsible for most of the [угнетение] in the 12th century.

oppression

Only a sophomore tapes pictures to the inside of her [ящик, запирающийся шкафчик] .

locker

It was a simple matter of [повиновение, подчинение] to your oath.

obedience

She worked as head [акушерка] for nearly twenty years.

midwife

He sought [утешение] in the bottle, which wasn't a very good idea.

consolation solace

Her beauty parlor specialized in giving [лицевой, (косметические процедуры для лица, уход за лицом] ) treatments.

facial

Hitler had [недооценивал] the Russian winter.

underestimated

He seemed to be a quiet and [достойный] elderly gentleman.

dignified

She liked to walk at a rather [быстрый, оживленный] tempo.

brisk

She [доверяет, рассказывает по секрету] everything to her younger sister.

confided

What was the name of that new [чешской] car again?

Czech

The faithful regarded his decision as a clear act of [предательство, измена] .

treason treachery betrayal

The [боярышник] and brambles were horribly scratchy.

thorns

They turned the [каменоломню] into a lovely outdoor opera.

quarry

Although he was [неграмотным] , he was determined to learn to read.

illiterate

Info: "An illiterate" (as a noun) is also possible.

The sergeants rarely visited the enlisted men's [группа людей] .

mess

The plane began the final [планирование] towards the runway.

glide

These were [печально известное] crimes against humanity.

notorious infamous

The lake gradually became [загрязнено] from paper mill waste products.

polluted

I wish you would [сгрести] up all the fallen leaves.

rake

At least his plan is [осуществимый] .

viable realizable realizable feasible

The mare tried to [смахнуть] away the flies that were bothering her.

whisk brush chase

Ouch! I [уколол] myself on the thorns.

pricked

She was sent to speak to the [директор] .

headmaster headmistress head principal

Info: "Principal" is for AmE.

The prohibition against [мастурбации] has roots in the Bible.

masturbation

You can't sell snow [лопаты, совки] in July, not in New York!

shovels

In all [честностью] , don't you think it's a pretty silly idea?

honesty

Numerous ships were lost when they struck on the Great Barrier [Риф] .

Hint: The entire name should be capitalized.

Reef reef

Today's special is smoked [угорь] .

eel

She had mislaid her [бумажник] in the dressing room.

wallet