That night, there was a lovely phosphorescent [пена, накипь] on the waves.

froth foam

Info: "Scum" is almost always negative.

The entrance to the estate had elegant [богато украшен] wrought-iron gates.

ornate

We saw an entire herd of [оленей] .

reindeer

" [Выпороть] that man!" the captain roared.

Flog flog Whip whip

Current beauty standards include high [скулы] .

cheekbones

A small [заноза] from the broken arm of the chair was still in her thumb.

sliver splinter

Last year, high [замшевые-] boots were all the rage.

suede suède

At dusk, the air was filled with wheeling [грачами] seeking shelter for the night.

rooks

Their message was so vague as to appeal to all and [каждого, вся] .

sundry

Info: The phrase "all and sundry" is an idiom.

Deaths from [пневмонии] rose sharply during the winter months.

pneumonia

He attempted to [обмануть] himself into believing he was still 30.

delude fool

Traces of [экскрементов] were still to be seen in the prison cell.

excrement feces faeces

Info: "Dung" is from animals.

The Church condemned all [языческие] rites and ceremonies.

heathen pagan

They placed a large [венок] at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

wreath garland

By [закате] , the dawn-to-dusk march left the soldiers exhausted.

nightfall sundown sunset

What's happened to the hot-water heater? This water's barely [теплая] !

tepid

Lee was quite [осведомлен] about that particular type of painting.

knowledgeable

Her stepmother never [вытеснит] her mother in her memory.

supplanted replaced

Every dusk, the bats surged out of the [пещер-] opening.

cavern grotto cave

Info: Grottoes (or grottos) tend to be by the seashore.

One major American problem spreading to other parts of the world is [избыточный вес] .

obesity overweight