Лучшие романы Уилки Коллинза / The Best of Wilkie Collins
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a good Samaritan – in the Bible, the man who, with love and patience, helped every suffering person
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philanthropist – a person who helps those in need or in trou-ble
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ditto = the same thing (the word is used to avoid repetition)
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griffins – mythological creatures with bodies of lions and heads of eagles
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cupids – Cupid is a Roman god of love portrayed as a winged child with arrows and a bow
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cravat – folded linen or lace worn as a necktie
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salaams – low bows
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cheroot – a thin cigar with both ends open
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gig – a light two-wheeled carriage with one horse
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magistrate – an official, acting as judge in lower courts
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embargo – a decision that forbids trade, import, export, com-merce, etc.; also means a ban on smth.
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sal-volatile – solution of smelling salts used as a medicine when a person is unconscious
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pony-chaise – a low carriage with two or four wheels pulled by a pony
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