They [безуспешно] attacked the city three times in the next decade.unsuccessfully vainly |
The sailor was [выпорот] with ten lashes for his offence.flogged whipped |
The waves crashing over the rocks on the [причал] were a marvelous sight.jetty pier breakwater |
He had a pair of foam-rubber [игральных костей] hanging from the rear-view mirror.dice Info: One "die", two "dice". |
So far we only have suspicions, but no [убедительных, аргументированных] proof.conclusive decisive |
Rain or [изморось,fog] or mist, it's still quite wet out.drizzle mizzle Info: "Mizzle" is a dialect word not recognized by many speakers. |
An old [пословица] says that "One in the hand is worth two in the bush," and it's true enough.proverb saying adage saw chestnut |
By then, I knew that I had been [обманут] .rooked cheated duped fooled swindled diddled |
I'm not such a fool as to let her [обмануть] me.delude fool bamboozle |