The blocked sewage pipes meant that waste [затопили] all over the cellar.

overflowed

The sea breeze quickly [рассеял] the morning fog.

dispelled scattered dispersed

The argument was about whether these were [гендерные] issues or not.

gender

Well, you could call him [добродетельным] , I suppose, but it sounds quite old-fashioned.

virtuous

Even Sherlock Holmes admitted that he was [озадачен] by the murder.

perplexed bewildered confused puzzled baffled

Even though my job is pretty [однообразная] , I do get outside now and again.

monotonous boring

It seemed a rather [легкомысленным] thing to say, under the circumstances.

frivolous

The Northern [полушарие] has a greater land mass than the Southern.

Hemisphere hemisphere

He didn't mind criticism, but wouldn't allow his enemies to [насмехаться] at him.

jeer

It was a truly [мрачный] day, with heavy thundershowers.

dismal gloomy

I always hate sandals, because I often [ударяюсь] my toes.

stub

The mother bear was fishing for salmon while the [детёныши] played on the bank.

cubs

In that film, he played this [напыщенного] old fool of a lawyer.

pompous bombastic

They loved to [щекотать] their grandpa when he sat reading.

tickle

As he [вилял] his tail and barked, the little boy drew back in fright.

wagged

Why should I be the one who has to [извиняться] ?

apologize apologise

She [отплатила (ему] ) by dragging up slanders out of his past.

retaliated

The question of [вызывающей] clothes has to be seen in a gender perspective.

provocative

It's astonishing how [послушными] some people's dogs are.

obedient

The ladders easily reached to the fifth [этажа] .

storey story floor

Info: BrE has "storey", AmE has "story".