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supplement |
(noun) something that completes or enhances something else when added to it. (verb) add an extra element or amount to. |
The interview was supplemented by video. All art can merely be a supplement to nature. Дополнение, пополнение Дополнять, пополнять |
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an inquary |
an act of asking for information запрос, справка, наведение справок, расспрашивание |
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a commodity |
a useful or valuable thing |
Water is a precious commodity |
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to commodify |
to treat or consider something as a commodity (= a product that can be bought and sold) расценивать как товар |
Art has become commodified. |
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comprehension |
- the action or capability of understanding something - inclusion |
осмысление, постижение, разумение |
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a layabout |
a person who habitually does little or no work бездельник |
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to diminish |
make or become less уменьшить, приуменьшать, убавляться |
Chances are the pain will diminish as your musculature recovers. They diminish their own credibility. |
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to subside |
become less intensive, violent or severe утихать, спадать, убывать |
The floods subside as quickly as the arise. It took 7 days for the swelling to subside completely. |
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to linger |
to stay in a place longer than necessary, typically because of reluctance to leave |
His lips lingered there for a few seconds. I linger in doorways to catch the breeze. The tradition seems to linger on. |
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ample |
enough or more than enough; plentiful |
Leave an ample space for me. The room is ample enough to be used as a study room. |
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famished |
very hungry |
Are you hungry? I’m famished! |
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blatant |
done in an obvious and open way without caring if people are shocked. |
a blatant attempt to buy votes It was a blatant lie. |
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blatantly |
вопиюще |
a blatantly unfair decision; He just blatantly lied about it. |
