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intricacy

complexity

to set foot in

to go to or enter a place

to facilitate

to make something possible or easier

a strand of

a thin treat of smth

intertwining

twisting

a ladder

stairs

a corkscrew

штопор

rung

ступенька

to determine

определять

to remain

to stay in the same place or state

to maintain

to care for or fix something so it stays in good condition

stretch of smth

a long part of sth

to constitute

to be (a part) of a whole

составлять

a heredity

наследственность

hereditary

наследственный

a trait

черта

to refer to sb/sth

say, relate to

an offspring

потомство

to bear a resemblance to

to look like

susceptible

восприимчивый

to acquire

приобрести

exposure

making public, medical condition caused by very cold weather

a miscarriage

выкидыш

the vast of majority

almost all

to pose

to cause