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Defiance

open resistance or bold disobedience to authority or rules

She acted in defiance of the scool rules

His defiance toward the police got him arrested

Reinforcement

Укрепление, усиление

Someone’s opinion rests on

Чье либо мнение основывается на

To ratify a convention

Официально утвердить, одобрить международное соглашение

In effect

По сути, фактически

Shield

Щит

Bait

Приманка, наживка

navigable

Судоходный

coal carrier vessel

судно для перевозки угля

To shave off

Figurative: reduce or cut something (like time, money, or effort)

Literal: remove hair

counterparts

Someone or something that does the same job or plays a similar role
The Canadian Prime Minister met with his U.S. counterpart

Counterparts are equal in function or role, but in different settings (like places, time periods, teams, or countries)

Passage

Проход, отрывок

The court deemed his actions illegal

Суд признал его действия незаконными

To shore up

To support, to strengthen, or rainforce something that is weak or in danger of falling

The government is trying to shore up the economy

He gave extra evidence to shore up his argument

I applaud their decision

Я одобряю их решение

Potent lessions

Мощные уроки

Umbilical cord

Пуповина

Global hive

Глобальный улей (всемирная сеть, типа интернет)

Savants

individuals with exceptional knowledge, skill, or ability in a specific area, often accompanied by significant limitations in other aspects of functioning

Covers the gamut (гэмит)

Охватывает весь спектр

Cultural virtues

Культурные добродетели

serendipity

счастливая случайность

reciprocity

взаимность

Bare bones

Simply speaking

Hive mind

the collective thoughts, ideas, and opinions of a group of people (such as Internet users) regarded as functioningtogether as a single mind

the collective mental activity expressed in the complex, coordinated behavior of a colony of social insects (such as bees or ants) regarded as comparable to a singlemind controlling the behavior of an individual organism

Dexterous

adjective used to describe someone or something that has or shows great skill or cleverness.

She was praised for her dexterous handling of the crisis.

To exhort

to try to strongly urge them to do something.

// The volunteers exhorted the young adults to register to vote before the upcoming election.

We will cross that bridge when we get there

Разберемся потом (когда время настанет)

You were pretty standoffish

You were distant, unfriendly, not social

Forged papers intended to deceive

Поддельные документы, предназначенные для обмана
A forged item is something that should be original, usually refers to falsifying or altering orogonal document or art (if it’s signed or written, it’s likely forged)

He was caught using a counterfeit passport at the airport

Его поймали в аэропорту с поддельным паспортом
A counterfeit is a fake copy, often money, goods, or branded products (replica)

counterfeit goods, money, pills, documents

Fake goods, money, pills, documents

to tone down the judgment

Уменьшить осуждение

We are all susceptible to being put in any situation

Мы все подвержены оказаться в любой ситуации

30 days have gone by

Прошло 30 дней

Full blood count

Общий анализ крови

Lab tests

Анализы

The entire family would be implicated

Вся сeмья будет вовлечена

Inane question

Глупый вопрос