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17 Cards in this Set
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in a stationary position with head to wind : at a standstill |
Hove to |
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to take or begin to have responsibility or control, sometimes without the right to do so, or to begin to have a characteristic |
Assume |
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(of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little |
Taciturn |
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not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily |
Reticent |
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the act of remembering events and experiences from the past |
Reminiscence |
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необъятность |
Immensity |
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покинуть корабль |
Drop over the side |
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hinder or impede the movement or progress of smt |
Hamper |
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благодарность |
Gratitude |
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(of a person, especially one in a position of authority) friendly and easy to talk to; approachable |
Accessible |
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One who exerts power, or has the power to act |
Agent |
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the quality of being indiscreet |
Indiscretion |
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saying or doing things that tell people things that should be secret or that embarrass people |
Indiscreet |
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giving off light; bright or shining |
Luminous |
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(especially by an illness) been killed or severely harmed by smt |
Strike down |
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appearing strange or wrong within a particular situation |
Incongruous |
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bark or howl loudly |
Bay |
