Her [убедительный] reply left no doubt in our minds.

forceful powerful

The protective coating of [лаком] will keep rain from damaging the wood.

varnish

The bill will be [оплачен] on the 28th of each month.

payable

These days, I just don't have the [сил] to keep up with the other milers.

stamina endurance

The whole plot began to [раскладываться по полочкам выстраиваться] when a key player was shot.

unravel collapse fall apart disintegrate

The escaping steam [обжог] her quite severely.

scalded burned

The PM's [огромная] capacity for detail was legendary.

prodigious staggering amazing astonishing

The rain tailed off into a mild [изморось] .

drizzle mizzle

Info: "Mizzle" is a dialect word not recognized by many speakers.

The [изобретатель] of dynamite is too well known to need an introduction.

inventor

Fermat's Last Theorem was long thought to be [нерешаемой] .

insoluble unsolvable

The [мазь] for burns is in the leftmost cabinet.

ointment salve

They were passing through fairly [каменистые] terrain.

rugged rough

One of its most famous dishes is based on [омарах-] claws.

lobster

The whale's stomach contained numerous octopus [щупальца] .

tentacles

We have plum, [малиновое-] and cherry jams in the cellar.

raspberry

She brought out the ancient [арфу] and began to play.

harp

The murderer apparently had two [соучастника] .

accomplices

Info: Criminal helpers are "accomplices", in the eyes of the law.

Her [смирение,покорность] in victory was remembered long after her rivals were forgotten.

humility

His speech began with the old [непривычной-as-I-am] trick.

unaccustomed

The drug left him [неподвижным] for hours.

immobile immobilized immobilised