strife - trouble or disagreement between peopleконфликт, борьба, mortar - a mixture of substances, for example sand and water, that is used between bricks or stones to keep them togetherстроительный раствор, selfsame - exactly the same, deficient in - not having enough of somethingощущающий нехватку, be endowed with sth - to have a particular quality or characteristicбыть наделенным чем-либо, inherit - to have the same physical or mental characteristics as one of your parents or grandparentsунаследовать (свойство, качество и т. д.), insipid - not interesting, exciting, or colourfulбезвкусный, скучный, on a retainer - an amount of money that you pay to someone so as to be sure that that person can work for you when you need them to, inertia - If there is inertia, a situation remains the same or changes very slowly.инертность, nudge - to gently push someone or somethingподталкивать, under no compulsion - a situation in which you are forced to do somethingпринуждение, usher in sth - to be at the start of a period when important changes happen, or to cause important changes to start happeningвозвещать что-либо, relieve sb of sth - to take something away from someoneосвобождать кого-либо от чего-либо, забирать что-либо у кого-либо, impending - An impending event will happen soon and is usually bad or unpleasant.надвигающийся, предстоящий, throttle - the part of a vehicle that controls how much fuel or power goes to the engineдроссель, lumber - wood that is used for buildingпиломатериалы, dismal - very bad or unpleasant and making you feel unhappyгнетущий, мрачный, charge off - to consider as a loss a debt that will probably not be paid списать задолженность по чему-то и на какую-то сумму , the ravages of disease/time/war, etc - the damaging effects of disease/time/war, etcразрушительное действие болезни/времени/войны и т. д., relish - to enjoy somethingполучать удовольствие, прельщаться, malicious - intended to harm or upset someoneзлобный, a claim for - an official demand for something you think you have a right toтребование, иск, tort - an action that is wrong but can be dealt with in a civil court rather than a criminal court, in breach of - an action that breaks a rule, agreement, or lawнарушение, stiff - very severe or difficultтяжелый, ожесточенный, balk at - to not want to do something that is unpleasant or difficultупираться, famine - a long period when people living in a particular area do not have enough food, and many of them suffer and dieголод (стихийное бедствие), blister - to get or cause blistersпокрываться волдырями, вызывать волдыри, gnaw at sb - to make someone feel more and more anxious or annoyedтерзать, беспокоить кого-либо, blown to smithereens - a lot of very small broken pieces,

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