A number of [преимуществ] accrue from joining our pension plan, and the cost is still quite moderate.

benefits advantages

A sharp rise in temperature at 2-day intervals is one [симптомов] of this tropical fever.

indication sign mark symptom

By that point, [гражданская] war threatened to engulf the entire country.

civil

Could I have the sports [страницы] , please?

section pages

During your [обычного] day shift, nothing much happens.

normal average usual standard

Earth, air, fire and water are the four [элемента] of classical Greek cosmology.

elements

For centuries, the regions of Italy regarded each other as [потенциальными] enemies.

potential possible

For the average city-dweller, the Elizabethan era was a rather violent [период] .

period epoch age

He disappeared last year under mysterious [обстоятельствах] .

circumstances

I can find no [оправданий] for their shameful actions!

justification

I would like to [подчеркнуть] that my esteemed opponent apparently fails to comprehend the gravity of the situation.

emphasize emphasise stress

Info: The spelling in “-ise” is BrE only.

In this [районе] , native speakers usually don’t do any better than ESL students.

area field domain

It’s hardly strange that a 30-year-old motor finally ceases to [работать] .

function

Michaelangelo got the [заказ] to paint the Sistine Chapel.

commission

One good [критерий] for rock music is that it should be visceral, arousing your emotions and passions.

Hint: Note the unusual singular and plural forms!

criterion

Info: One criterion, two criteria.

Our students had [прежде] begun with Latin and Greek, but that lies many years in the past.

previously earlier formerly

Please [продолжайте движение] along on the side of the road until you are past the accident.

proceed continue drive on walk on

Taken out of [контекста] , his statements might seem rather inflammatory.

context

Info: ”Out of their context” is much less common.

The Jamaican bobsled team’s Olympic effort was a real [триумф] , given that their country never even experiences frost.

achievement feat triumph

The original [конструкция] of the bridge to Öland was sound, but corrosion from sea-water threated its integrity.

structure

The process of [идентификации] the victims took almost two years.

Hint: Note that you need an ing-form!

identifying

The thumbtack was [стратегически] placed right in the center of the teacher’s chair.

strategically

There turned out to be an active [отделением] of the Red Cross in the closest town.

chapter branch

Violent incidents were daily [происшествиями] at that rather sleazy amusement park.

occurrences events

Was Lincoln a man of true [принципов] or just a sly politician?

principles