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a safe pair of hands
someone who you can trust to do a job properly and without making mistakes — надійна людина (в чиїх руках справа у безпеці)
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a battered chair
a chair that is damaged and worn out from old age and heavy use — пошарпане / старе крісло
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footage
a length of film or video recording — відеоматеріал, кадри (з камер)
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to snap someone from their train of thought
to interrupt and suddenly bring someone's attention back to reality when they are thinking deeply — вивести когось із роздумів, перервати хід думок
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a seagull
a common sea bird with white or grey feathers — мартин, чайка
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late wife
a wife who has died — покійна дружина
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to bludgeon
to hit someone hard and repeatedly with a heavy weapon — забити до смерті, побити важким предметом
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presumably
used to say what you think is the likely situation — імовірно, мабуть
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ramps
sloping surfaces joining two different levels, used for wheelchairs or mobility scooters — пандуси
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frames
supportive structures (walking frames) used by elderly or disabled people to help them walk — ходунки
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to shuffle
to walk by dragging one's bare or slippered feet along the ground — човгати, плентатися
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to wrestle to the ground
to force someone to the ground by grappling with them — повалити на землю (у боротьбі)
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a cell
a small room in which a prisoner is locked up or in which a monk or nun sleeps — камера (у в'язниці або відділку)
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bleeped out
(of a broadcasting sound) having an offensive word replaced by a high-pitched sound — «запіканий» (про нецензурні слова)
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a double-take
a delayed reaction to an unusual remark or circumstance, in which a person catches on to the meaning and registers surprise — запізніла реакція (коли суть доходить через секунду і ти різко озираєшся/дивишся вдруге)
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bugging
annoying or bothering someone — такий, що не дає спокою, турбує
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a nun
a member of a religious community of women living under certain vows — черниця, монахиня
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to take a swig
to drink in a large gulp or swallow — зробити великий ковток
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scot-free
without suffering any punishment or injury — безкарно (вийти сухим із води)
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whereabouts
the place where someone or something is — місцеперебування, місцезнаходження
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numbing
making you unable to feel anything; deadening — оніміння, притуплення відчуттів (забуття)
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salvation
preservation or deliverance from harm, ruin, or loss — порятунок
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to swing shut
to close by moving on hinges — зачинитися (на петлях)
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awe
a feeling of reverential respect mixed with fear or wonder — трепет, благоговіння, захват
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to presume
to suppose that something is the case on the basis of probability — припускати, вважати
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to turn up one's palms
to show the inner surface of one's hands facing upward, often indicating openness or lack of resistance — розвести руками (долонями догори)
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doomed
likely to have an unfortunate and inescapable outcome — приречений
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to resent
to feel bitterness or indignation at a circumstance, action, or person — обурюватися, ображатися (бути невдоволеним)
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utterly
completely and without qualification; absolutely — цілком, абсолютно, вкрай
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to weave hands together
to interlace one's fingers — сплести руки (пальці)
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to tut
to make an exclamation expressing disapproval or annoyance — цокати язиком (виражаючи невдоволення)