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scratch out
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- scratch out а) вычеркивать All the names on the list had been scratched out. б) перебиваться; с трудом сводить концы с концами It wasn't easy scratching out a living in those hard times....
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precarious adj.
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- precarious adj. 1) случайный; ненадежный, сомнительный; tomakea precarious living - жить случайными доходами, кое-как перебиваться...
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excuse 2. v.
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- excuse 2. v. 3) служить оправданием, извинением excuse me for living! iron. - уж и спросить нельзя! Syn: see pardon...
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decorate v.
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- decorate v. 1) украшать, декорировать (with) At Christmas we decorate the living rooms with coloured paper and lights....
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restitute v.
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- restitute v. 1) возмещать (ущерб, убытки); The court ordered the people living in the house to restitute it to its rightful owners....
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indemnify v.
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- indemnify v. 2) освободить (от наказания, материальной ответственности) (for - за) The insurance company will indemnify you for the cost of living elsewhere while the fire damage is repaired....
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reduce v.
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- reduce v. 4) доводить (до какого-л. состояния); to reduce to begging - довести до нищеты; I was sorry to hear that the family had been reduced to such a humble standard of living....
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prey upon
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- prey upon 3) грабить; Bands of robbers living in the hills would prey on any traveller....
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intermarry v.
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- intermarry v. 1) породниться; смешаться путем брака (о расах, племенах) (with) The shipwrecked sailors intermarried with the natives living on the island, forming a healthy mixed group which is still strong today....
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sit for
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- sit for а) позировать (художнику, фотографу) She earned a reasonable living by sitting for art students in the life class. б) представлять в парламенте (округ и т.п.); Members of his family have sat for the town for over a century. в) заниматься to sit for an examination готовиться к экзамену; сдавать экзамен...
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commune together
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- commune together общаться It is pleasant for a family to commune together in their living room....
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reconcile v.
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- reconcile v. 1) примирять (with, to); to reconcile oneself - примириться (с чем-л.); to become/be reconciled to one's lot - смириться со своей судьбой; The people must reconcile themselves to a reduced standard of living....
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write v.
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- write v. 3) сочинять (музыку, рассказы и т.п.); to write out of one's own head - насочинять; придумать - write for a living...
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couple 2. v.
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- couple 2. v. 2) связывать, ассоциировать (with) The fall in the number of empty jobs is coupled with the rise in the cost of living. His name has been coupled with hers in the society page of the newspaper. Working too hard, coupled with not getting enough sleep, made her ill....
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panegyric 1. noun
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- panegyric 1. noun панегирик, похвала; Prince Charles's panegyric on rural living...
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