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Satisfactory

friendly/constructive/ cordial/amicable

genuine/positive/tireless/ indefatigable/persistent/ meaningful

honest/frank/straightforward/ candid/open

durable/lasting/guaranteed/ genuine/permanent/assured

stable/lasting/enduring/ sustainable

huge/enormous/colossal/ vast/significant/considerable

significant/meaningful/ important/vital

crude/glaring/outrageous/ flagrant/massive

gloomy/sinister/dark/ somber/black


Concepts, measures

Settlement relations

Efforts

Exchange of views

Peace

(this is the adjective used in the expression "sustainable development")

Progress, sums issues, problems violations signs, days


absolute, utter, total, hopeless, out and out, blatant, arrant, unrelieved, dyed-in-the-wool, inveterate, hardened, hardcore, outright 8:

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foreshadow/herald/augur/bode/prefigure/be a harbinger of/be an omen of/ point to

rekindle/revive/restore/renew

watershed/key/pivotal/historical/epoch-making/crucial countless/myriad/numberless/infinite

set great store by/cherish/hold dear/prize/value/embrace/espouse/ be dedicated to/be devoted to

vouch for/attest to/guarantee/back/stand behind/support abide by/observe/comply with/obey/live up to

trailblazing/pathbreaking/pioneering/innovative/breaking new ground/ charting a new course/opening a new chapter

gist/crux/linchpin/heart/core/nub/essence/point

common knowledge/open secret/hardly news/cat out of the bag

in line with/in tune with/consonant with/in keeping with/in accordance with

reportedly/allegedly/said to be/supposedly

well versed in/steeped in/familiar with/conversant with/up on

reach common ground/see eye to eye/accommodate each other/strike a deal/ bargain/reach a meeting of the minds

deftly/skillfully/nimbly/agilely/aptly/cleverly

fit into/dovetail with/tally with/mesh/agree/match with/befit

earmark/allocate/assign/budget/set aside

thumbnail sketch/overview/survey/rundown/capsule description

stamp/emblem/imprint/mark/brand/label/insignia

stress/underscore/emphasize/highlight/bring out/underline/give weight/ importance

to be borne out/corroborated by/attested to/demonstrated/proven/shown

brave/gallant/courageous/valiant/fearless/stouthearted10

foremost/paramount/key/number one/overriding/top/main/chief

straightforward/truthful/candid/honest/blunt/abrupt/brash/curt/harsh11

polar/diametrical/total/absolute (e.g. opposites)

bid/quest/drive/campaign/mass effort

crowded agenda/heavy workload

stray from/deviate from

debunk/discredit/shoot down/scotch/scratch/junk/shatter

topple/overthrow/bring down/unseat

take away from/detract from/diminish/sully/tarnish/smear/blacken


hurt/hit/strike/be detrimental to/violate/encroach on

ignite/touch off/spark/trigger/prompt/lead to/engender/spawn

breed/give birth to/give rise to/set off/launch/start/initiate/ open

play into the hands of/be grist for the mill of/fuel/fan the flames of

run short of/deplete/consume/use up/exhaust/drain

overtax/overburden/wear out/run down

go awry/be wide off the mark/miss

unmoved by/cold to/insensitive to/indifferent to

cut/sever/break off/end

strip/deprive/rob/pillage

unmask/expose/bare/reveal/bring to light

rue/regret/deplore/lament/bewail

doctor/alter/tamper with

trump up/fabricate/concoct/make up

inveigh against/bitterly attack/assault

ease/lighten/mitigate/allay

at odds/at loggerheads/pitted against/vying with/locked in struggle

run down/sell short/belittle/disparage/denigrate/cast aspersions on

juggle/play with/manipulate/pad

upbraid/criticize/reproach/reprimand/take to task/rebuke/reprove/ haul over the coals

thwart/foil/dash/bring to nought/nullify

ward off/avert/prevent/head off

fade/slip/weaken/falter

wrest from/seize/grab/take by force/capture

drop/delete/discard/eliminate/throw out/omit

foist on/thrust on/impose

contravene/run counter to/contradict/fly in the face of

wreck/undo/scuttle/torpedo/do in

willfully/on purpose/deliberately/knowingly

void/strike down/repeal/cancel/abolish

hamstring/hamper/impede/obstruct/harass/persecute

dog/plague/bedevil/beset/befall

sparse/scant/paltry/meager/scanty/limited/restricted



tricky/sensitive/delicate/ticklish

drastic/radical/severe/draconian

picayune/petty/piddling

gross/blatant/glaring/flagrant/egregious

hazy/muddy/vague/ill-defined/unclear/nebulous

awkward/clumsy/gauche/inelegant

brazen/shameless/raw/naked/unabashed/impudent

unutterable/unspeakable/beyond words

baleful/sinister/ominous

callous/heartless/ruthless/mean/vicious/brutal

stiff/ stringent/exacting/demanding

stubborn/intransigent/intractable/persistent/unyielding/unbending/chronic

to no avail/futile/hopeless/in vain/unpromising

incontrovertible/unquestionable/unimpeachable/unassailable

appalling/ loathsome/obnoxious/abominable/odious/ vile/despicable/terrible/ horrendous/inhumane/

ghastly/execrable/heinous/monstrous/repugnant/frightful/abhorrent/ revolting/ disgusting/nauseating

shocked/appalled/aghast/dismayed/alarmed/put off/horrified/frightened/ terrified

sham/bogus/rigged/fake/trumped up/fabricated/contrived/falsified/phoney/forged

onus/burden/responsibility/load

dearth/shortage/lack/scarcity

ordeal/plight/trials/travail

fulminations/ thunder/criticism/denunciation/ultimatum

uproar/hullabaloo/ruckus/brouhaha/furor/outrage/riot

hoax/ruse/ploy/maneuver/gimmick/charade

powder keg/timeM bomb/cauldron/crucible

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. , , , , , . , If a woman gets off the cart it's easier on the horse. , : "Or, as we say in English, good riddance/one less headache/one less problem/thing to think about."

. . , , , . , "I'll show you," , , . "make a mental note of it" "don't forget that."

, . , , "a pig in a poke," : ^ , , , , . , , . .

. , "only the grave will/can straighten out a hunchback." , , "The leopard cannot change his spots" "You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear." , "between the devil and the deep blue sea" "till hell freezes over" , . , silly as a goose, law of the jungle, * he drinks like a fish. , , "he drinks like a fish or as we say in Russian, like a shoemaker." "a sea dog in Russian, a sea wolf."

, . , , : "They want us to buy a cat in a bag or, as we say in English, a pig in a poke." , , , -


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