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facet

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small plane surface (of a gem(precious stone)); a side
грань; фаска

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facile
['fesail]

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easily accomplished; ready or fluent; superficial; not deep; Ex. facile solution to a complex problem; Ex. facile speaker; N. facility: ability to do something easily and well; ease in doing resulting from skill or aptitude; something that facilitates an action; amenity; Ex. with great facility

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facsimile

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copy

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faction

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party; clique (within a large group); dissension

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factitious

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artificial; produced artificially; sham; false; Ex. factitious tears

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factotum

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handyman; person who does all kinds of work; CF. do everything
фактотум, доверенный слуга
2)мастер на все руки

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faculty

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mental or bodily powers; teaching staff
способность, дар; ~ of speech дар речи; ~ for music музыкальные способности

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fallible

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liable to err
подверженный ошибкам

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fallow

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(of land) plowed but not sowed (to improve the quality); uncultivated

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falter

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hesitate; weaken in purpose or action; walk or move unsteadily through weakness; N.

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fancied

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imagined; unreal

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fancier

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breeder or dealer of animals; one who has a special interest, as for raising specific plant or animal
знаток, любитель
(bird-fancier, dog-fancier)

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faze

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disconcert; dismay; embarrass
беспокоить, досаждать; расстраивать

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feasible

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practical; able to be carried out; practicable
выполнимый, осуществимый

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febrile

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feverish
лихорадочный

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feign

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pretend

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feint

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trick; shift; sham blow; feigned attack to draw away defensive action; V.
ложный выпад, финт; манёвр для отвлечения внимания противника

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felicitous

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(of a word or remark) apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
удачный, уместный, подходящий; ~ remark меткое замечание

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felicity

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happiness; appropriateness (of a remark, choice, etc.); quality of being felicitous

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fell

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cruel; (of a disease) deadly
поэт. жестокий, свирепый, беспощадный

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fell

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шкура (тж. перен.); ~ of hair космы волос

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felony

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person convicted of a grave crime; CF. felony: serious crime

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feral

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(of an animal) not domestic; wild
дикий; неприручённый
from ferus "wild" (see fierce).

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ferment

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[fe'ment]
agitation; commotion(noisy and excited activity); unrest (of a political kind);
) вызывать брожение
2) хим. бродить
3) выхаживать(ся) (о пиве)
4) волновать(ся), возбуждать(ся)
2) хим. брожение
['fement] возбуждение, брожение, волнение
2) хим. брожение

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ferret

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drive or hunt out of hiding; hunt with ferrets; drive out (as from a hiding place); expel; uncover or discover by searching; Ex. ferret out the secret; N. small fierce animal which catches rats and rabbits by going into their holes

разнюхивать; рыться, шарить, выискивать,
хорек

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fester

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rankle; produce irritation or resentment; (of a cut or wound) generate pus or rot; Ex. His insult festered in my mind for days.
гноиться (о ранке); вызывать нагноение

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fete

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honor at a festival; celebrate or honor with a feast; N. (outdoor) festival or feast; CF. feast
v чествовать (кого-л.); праздновать

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fiat

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command; arbitrary order; Ex. presidential fiat; CF. let it be done
декрет, указ

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fictitious

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imaginary; non-existent; purposely invented to deceive; untrue; Ex. fictitious name/boyfriend; CF. fictional
вымышленный, воображаемый
2) фиктивный; ~ marriage фиктивный брак

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figurine

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small ornamental statuette(very small statue)
статуэтка

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filch

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steal (things of small value)
стянуть, стащить (мелочи)

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filial

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pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter; Ex. filial respect
1) сыновний, дочерний
2): ~ branch (или agency) филиал

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filibuster

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block legislation or prevent action in a lawmaking body by making very slow long speeches; N; freebooter
тормозить принятие закона или решения (путём обструкции)

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freebooter

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pirate or plunderer who makes war in order to grow rich

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filigree
['filigri]

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delicate ornamental lacelike metalwork
филигранная работа

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filing

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particle removed by a file
1) опиловка
2) pl металлические опилки

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finesse

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delicate skill; V: handle with finesse
тонкость; искусность

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finicky

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too particular; fussy; difficult to please; too concerned with unimportant details or quality; Ex. finicky about her food
1) разборчивый; мелочно требовательный
2) жеманный, аффектированный
3) чересчур отшлифованный; перегруженный деталями

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fussy

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fastidious; finicky; easily upset
1) суетливый; нервный
3) привередливый

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firebrand

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piece of burning wood; hothead; troublemaker; person who stirs up trouble
1) головня (обгорелое полено)
2) зачинщик, подстрекатель; смутьян

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fissure

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crevice; crack

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fitful

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spasmodic; intermittent; irregular
судорожный; перемежающийся, прерывистый; ~ energy проявляющаяся вспышками энергия; ~ gleams мерцающий свет; ~ wind порывистый ветер

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flaccid

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flabby; lacking firmness; weak; Ex. flaccid muscles

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flag

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droop; grow feeble; decline in vigor or strength; ADJ. flagging; CF. unflagging

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flail

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beat with or as if with a flail; move wildly; thresh grain by hand; strike or slap; toss about; N: threshing tool consisting of a stick swinging from the end of a long handle

1) цеп
2) attr.: ~ tank воен. танк-разградитель
2. v молотить

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flair

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talent
1) нюх, чутьё
2) склонность, способность

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flay

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strip off skin; plunder; remove the skin from; criticize harshly
1) сдирать кожу; свежевать
2) чистить, снимать кожицу, обдирать кору и т. п.
3) вымогать, разорять; драть шкуру
4) беспощадно критиковать

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fleck

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spot; mark with flecks; N: small mark or spot
1) пятно, крапинка; ~s of sunlight солнечные блики
2) частица; a ~ of dust пылинка
3) веснушка

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fledgling

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inexperienced; N: young bird that has acquired wing feathers and is learning to fly; inexperienced person

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flick

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light stroke as with a whip; V: move with a light quick blow; strike with a light quick blow (as from a whip); Ex. flick the switch

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flicker

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burn unsteadily or fitfully; move waveringly; N: flickering movement or light; brief sensation; Ex. flicker of excitement
мерцание
2) трепетание; дрожание

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flinch

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hesitate; shrink back (in fear of something unpleasant); Ex. She did not flinch in the face of danger.

1) вздрагивать (от боли); дрогнуть
2) уклоняться, отступать (from - от выполнения долга, намеченного пути и т. п.)

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flippant

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lacking proper seriousness; Ex. flippant remarks about death; N. flippancy

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flit

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fly; fly or move lightly or quickly; dart lightly; pass swiftly by; Ex. a bee flitting from flower to flower

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floe

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flat mass of floating ice
плавучая льдина

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flotsam

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drifting wreckage
выброшенный и плавающий на поверхности груз; плавающие обломки

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flounder

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struggle and thrash about; proceed clumsily or falter (as in water, mud, snow, etc.); proceed in confusion

1) барахтаться; двигаться с трудом
2) путаться (в словах); to ~ through a speech объясняться с трудом (напр., на иностранном языке)

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flout

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reject; mock; show contempt for; scorn; Ex. flout the rules

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fluke

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unlikely occurrence; stroke of fortune; accidental stroke of good luck; ADJ. fluky
1. n счастливая случайность; by a ~ по счастливой случайности

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fluster

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confuse; make nervous and confused; N.
1) волновать(ся); возбуждать(ся)
all in fluster - в волнении

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fluted

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having vertical parallel grooves (as in a pillar); V. flute: make long parallel inward curves in; N. flute: long rounded groove incised on the shaft of a column

2) делать выемки; желобить

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flux

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flowing; series of changes; fluctuation; Ex. in a state of flux

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fodder

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coarse food for cattle, horses, etc.; feed for livestock; CF. food

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foible

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small weakness of character; slight fault; CF. feeble

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foil

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contrast; one that by contrast enhances the distinctive characteristics of another
3) контраст; фон; to serve as a ~ to служить контрастом, подчёркивать (что-л.)

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foil

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defeat; frustrate; prevent from being successful; thwart; CF. fail
1) ставить в тупик; расстраивать (чьи-л.) планы; срывать (что-л.)
2) сбивать (собаку) со следа
3) уст. отразить нападение, одолеть

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foist

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insert improperly; impose upon another by coercion; palm off; pass off as genuine or worthy; CF. fist

всунуть, всучить; he foisted his company on them он навязал им свою компанию
from M.Du. vuist "fist." Earliest sense was cheating at dice by concealing one in the palm of the hand;

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foment

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stir up; incite; instigate; promote the growth of (something evil or unpleasant)

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foolhardy

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rash; reckless; foolishly daring
1) безрассудно храбрый
Call him brave or foolhardy. Or both
hardi "bold"

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foppish

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vain about dress and appearance; N. fop: man who takes too much interest in his clothes and appearance

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foray

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raid; sudden raid or military advance; V.

1. n набег; мародёрство

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forbearance

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patience; forgiveness; V. forbear: refrain from (in a generous and forgiving way); be patient; Ex. forbear to send him to prison
1) воздержанность
2) снисходительность, терпимость

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forebears

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ancestors

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foreboding

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premonition of evil; feeling of coming evil; V. forebode: be a warning of (something unpleasant)

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foreshadow

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give an indication beforehand; be a sign of (what is coming); portend; prefigure

предзнаменовать, предвещать; to be ~ed намечаться

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forerunner

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predecessor; one that comes before and indicates the approach of another

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forestall

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prevent by taking action in advance

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forfeit

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something surrendered as punishment for a crime or breach of contract; V: lose as a forfeit; N. forfeiture

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forge

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counterfeit; reproduce fraudulently; form by heating in a forge and hammering into shape; move with a sudden increase of speed or power; Ex. forged ahead in the last two years; N: furnace where metals are heated

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forlorn

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sad and lonely; wretched; desolate

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formidable

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menacing; arousing fear; threatening; difficult to defeat; Ex. formidable foe/question

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forsake

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desert; abandon; renounce

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forswear

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renounce under oath; abandon; make a solemn promise to give up; CF. abjure
1) отрекаться

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forthright

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straightforward; direct; frank

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forthcoming

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happening in the near future; ready; willing to help; Ex. No answer was forthcoming.

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fortuitous

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accidental; by chance; N. fortuity

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foster

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rear; bring up (for a certain period only); encourage; promote the development of (feelings or ideas); Ex. help foster friendly relations; ADJ: giving parental care although not related by blood; Ex. foster parents

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foster

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fail completely; sink; CF. flounder

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fraught

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filled (with something unpleasant); full; Ex. fraught with danger and difficulties; CF. freight
1) полный, преисполненный; чреватый; ~ with danger чреватый опасностью

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fret

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be annoyed or vexed; Ex. fret over your poor grades; N: irritation of mind; ADJ. fretful

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frieze

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ornamental horizontal band on a wall

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fritter

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waste (time or money on unimportant things)

1) растрачивать по мелочам (обыкн. ~ away)

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frolicsome

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prankish; gay; playful; merry; frisky

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frolic

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play and jump about happily; frisk; Ex. frolicking young lambs

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frond

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fern leaf; palm or banana leaf

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fructify

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bear fruit; produce fruit

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fugitive

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fleeting or transitory; lasting only a short time; roving(wandering); running away or fleeing as from the law; N: one who flees; Ex. fugitives at large

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fulcrum

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support on which a lever rests or pivots
точка опоры

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fulminate

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thunder; explode; issue a severe denunciation
1) выступать с осуждением (чьих-л. действий и т. п.); изливать гнев (на кого-л.); громить (against)
2) взрывать(ся)
3) греметь

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fulsome

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disgustingly excessive; offensively flattering; Ex. fulsome praise/expressions of admire

неискренний; ~ flattery грубая лесть

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fumble

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move the fingers and hands awkwardly (in search of something); mishandle or drop a ball that is in play; bungle; botch; spoil by mishandling; N.
1) нащупывать (for, after); to ~ in one's purse рыться в (своём) кошельке
2) неумело обращаться (с чем-л.)
3) вертеть, мять в руках
4) спорт. не остановить мяч

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functionary

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official (who performs a particular function)

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fusillade

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simultaneous firing or outburst (of missiles, questions, etc.)
1) стрельба
2) расстрел
3) нескончаемый поток критики

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futile

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useless; hopeless; ineffectual
1) бесполезный, тщетный
2) несерьёзный, пустой, поверхностный