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The corporation spent more time on its poaching errand than it did on investigating whether East Arm Wharf could handle the joberrand- running for Russia's security services — поручение, задание.

While imposing ersatz fun on their employess, companies are bat­tling against the real thing — замена, заменитель, субститут.

Like some other erstwhile true believers, he became one of most cogent critics of his former faith — былой, давний, прежний, старый.

Anti-Catholic agitation was exacerbated in the mid-19th century by escapees from Ireland's potato famine and the arrival of Catholics from Germany — беглец.

We reach the far side of the Mara River and begin climbing Olo- ololo, an escarpment which twists and turns all the way to Tanzania — крутой откос насыпи, вала; откос.

The puckish Frenchman is the biggest star in high-fashion shoe de­sign, selling about 240,000 pairs a year in America at prices ranging from $395 for espadrilles to as much as $6,000 for a "super-platform" pump covered in crystals — тапки из ткани с резиновой подошвой.

The number of African leaders who can eschew

even a pretence of democracy is shrinking — воздерживаться, избегать, остерегаться.

Others are esoteric, producing idiosyncratic goods that few other countries can make — эзотерический, тайный, скрытый.

The breathless Mr Krugman looks past next week's rout and es­pies a nation in ruin — заметить, увидеть издали.

In front of the skyscrapers on the esplanade in Panama City, jog­gers puff along a path in the morning heat — ровная открытая местность.

The ideals the party espouses; what values do you espouse? Inter­est was espoused by that — поддерживать (какое-л. дело, идею).

If the authorities did ban home esterification, though, enthusi­asts who wished to declare independence from the oil companies could go down another route — эстерификация, образование сложного эфира.

After nearly four years of estrangement, America's two most powerful and closest allies in the Middle East agreed to co-operate again — отчужденность; разобщенность.

One winter afternoon, Igor Emmerich was walking up the estu­ary

at West Wittering on the Sussex coast — устье реки.

"Cyberbullying: its nature and impact in secondary school pupils" by Smith et al in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry — и другие.

That Grecian profile can be seen also in his paintings and etch­ings — гравирование (травлением); травление.

Mr O'Leary describes his airline's current customer-service ethos — характер, преобладающая черта, дух.

Craniology, phrenology and eugenics, once-respectable fields of endeavour that are now regarded with a shudder — евгеника.

The most familiar domain, though arguably not the most impor­tant to the Earth's overall biosphere, is the eukaryotes — эукариоты.

Ukraine has euphemistically designated the conflict zone an area of "anti-terrorist operations" — с помощью эвфемизма.

She was in a state of euphoria

after her win; Berlusconi waseu- phoric — эйфория.

The neoglossalists' efforts may seem naive, but their belief in the evanescence of English could prove prescient — исчезновение.

The evening-up effect is most obvious for the smallest fry — купля-продажа срочных биржевых контрактов для ликвидации существующей позиции и реализации прибыли.

This is unlikely to trigger a return of outright civil war, since such an eventuality would alienate the foot soldiers — возможность; случайность.

Many younger people, in particular, evince frustration that ra­cial tensions have proved so intractable — ясно показывать; делать очевидным.

Veto-wielding Russia and China have eviscerated three previous sets of UN sanctions; When they get through eviscerating

gold they are gonna start on you — потрошить (рыбу, дичь и т.п.).

Her memories of teaching in the early post-communist years in the then Czechoslovakia are evocative — вызывающий воспоминания.

Quick fixes and short-term solutions will only exacerbate serious sustainability — обострять, осложнять.

The younger Mr Romney lived in a grand neighbourhood, at­tended a private school and moved in exalted circles — возвышенный, благородный.

In the event, General Gowon behaved impeccably, and his troops exacted no revenge — мстить; настаивать на выполнении (чего-л.).

You are likely to be embraced, perhaps literally, by fellow wor­shippers, then impressed by the pastor's scriptural exegesis — экзегеза (толкование текста, особенно Библии).

Being an ayatollah, I can modestly say that I am something of an expert in textual exegesis — экзегеза (толкование текста, особенно Библии).

The evidence suggests that most people want this option, but that few would, in the end, choose to exercise it — использовать, осуществлять.