The scar ran past his [скулы] down to his jaw.

cheekbone

Modern jazz musicians need to be [универсальными] , mastering many instruments.

versatile multitalented

There's something wrong with the [зажиганием] .

ignition

Rudolph was Santa's most famous [олень] .

reindeer

Was the bill [оплачен] in either dollars or euros?

payable

We're going to pick some [еживики] tomorrow.

blackberries

Their [родство] was obvious even in their movements.

kinship relationship

I found it hard to [удержаться, воздержаться] from attacking the plan.

forbear refrain abstain

My [свекор] refused to talk about the war.

father-in-law

Her second child was born a month [раньше] , but soon caught up to the normal growth pattern.

prematurely

If I worked that [скупулезно] , I'd be here all night.

meticulously precisely accurately

He tried to [обмануть] me, the old cheater!

chisel cheat fool trick

The defendant will either be [оправдать] or found guilty.

acquitted

We got an eye [-мазь] for the dog's infection.

ointment salve

We haven't seen any [беглеца] criminals from the jail break, thank goodness!

fugitive fleeing

After he rode a camel through Dalecarlia, he was always considered a real [чудаком] .

oddity eccentric weirdo

The [ликвидация] of poverty has been a recurrent dream of all humanity.

eradication elimination

If found guilty of [непослушании] , he could receive a punishment of two years in military prison.

disobedience

The Maginot Line of the 1930s was an essentially [неподвижна] type of defense.

immobile

She felt quite [непривычно] to such praise.

unaccustomed unused

The dentist didn't find any [дырку, дупло] , so she just cleaned my teeth and took away some plaque.

cavities holes

Info: The technical word for caries in teeth is "cavities".

When Emmy couldn't remember her catechism, her aunt called her a little [язычницей] .

heathen pagan

My scarf is starting to [распутываться] where I snagged it on the fence the other day.

unravel

Don't you think that [мощное] intervention would have stopped the massacre?

forceful powerful

Every Christmas, we get out our old [венки] to hang on the door.

wreath

Middle-class women wanted [эмансипации, свободы] from being just housewives.

emancipation freedom liberty

After the desert, such [тенистые] oases were always a welcome sight.

leafy shady

Upon [поощрения] , our students will have spent four years on intensive learning and living.

graduation

He had a certain [смелость] that few other politicians had.

flair panache dash bravura

The [Взяточничество] had been going on for years before it became public knowledge.

bribery

He was foolishly [завистлив] of Mel's new job.

envious

Every policeman is to have at least one set of [наручников] .

handcuffs

If I could just [успокоить] my mother, my father would soon fall into line.

placate appease

Could you [развернуть] the package and check if the porcelin's ok?

unwrap

Although oil is [нерастворимо] in water, the two can be physically mixed, to form a suspension.

insoluble

The relatives wondered when the old man would finally [умрет] .

croak die push off

Info: "Croak" and "push off" are of course slang.

Moving his [укрытие] would leave his queen vulnerable to an attack from the queen's bishop.

rook castle

The robber and his [сообщиники] were quickly caught.

accomplice

But don't think that I'll agree to be your poor little [козлом отпущения] !

scapegoat

Holmes became Moriarty's most [непримиримым] enemy.

implacable unrelenting unforgiving relentless