Their claim was clearly just another [отговоркой] .

pretext excuse pretense

They had planted [вереск] in memory of her summers in Scotland.

heather

The ceremony took place on the 50th [годовщину] of Pearl Harbor.

anniversary

The recipe called for cinnamon and [корень имбиря] .

ginger

The older generations [(глубоко) сожалеют] the sins of today's youth.

deplore

She would have to think of another [помеху] !

snag catch problem obstacle

He tried to remember which [заповедь] it was he would be breaking.

commandment Commandment

Just run these numbers through your pocket [калькулятор] , would you?

calculator

They feared that nuclear waste would [загрязнит] their land.

contaminate

Info: ”Pollute” seems more of a moral stand, although “pollution” is usually physical.

My American cousin produced what she called a [фонарик] .

flashlight

Info: The BrE term is "torch".

She called to her children with [распростертыми] arms.

outstretched

And see if you can do anything about the gravy spot on the right [лацкане] .

lapel

They hoped that the whole scandal would fade into [забытьё] .

oblivion

For pregnant women, German [краснуха] is a real danger.

measles

As the climate warmed, [хвойные деревья] began to give way to deciduous trees.

conifers

Their union was [принудительно] merged with the larger, more powerful one.

forcibly

We never use more than one [столовой ложки] of cream.

tablespoon

We can expect a heavy [росу, росистость] tonight.

dew

The surgeons [халатно] left a sponge in the patient's abdomen.

carelessly

The [духовенство] was one of the three Estates that governed France in the years before the Revolution.

clergy