Chemical [война] had been declared impossible.

warfare

One [предвещающий, грозный] sign was the drop in economic indicators.

ominous threatening

One [языческий] ritual involved sunrise ceremonies.

pagan heathen

That's a really [сложный, замысловатый, запутанный] question.

intricate complicated difficult delicate

I got these [салфетки] in a Greek tourist trap.

napkins

There are those who consider fried [почки жареные] a delicacy.

kidney kidneys

His teenage daughter had to listen to another [проповедь, нотация] .

sermon

It must cost in the [около, примерно, в пределах] of ten pounds.

Hint: The Sw trigger is only one word, but the Eng phrase is ‘in the X of’

neighbourhood neighborhood region

The largest [млекопитающее] in the world is the blue whale.

mammal

One French king was called Charles the [Лысый] .

Bald bald

I could feel the [сквозняк] from the window.

draught draft

Info: AmE spells it "draft", BrE spells it "draught".

I dug out the old [ювелирную-] box.

jewelry jewellery

Info: AmE uses "jewelry", BrE uses "jewellery".

She loved to wear the most [экстравагантную, возмутительную, фантастическую] clothes.

outrageous fantastic extravagant fabulous

His body was [изрешечено] with bullets.

riddled

As the pressure rises, the amount of dissolved [азот] increases.

nitrogen

That was really [безответственный, не несущий ответственности] of him!

irresponsible

I didn't get all the [домашнюю работу, дела по хозяйству] done until nearly midnight.

Housework housework

Info: "Household chores" is an alternative phrase.

Jack managed to [уклониться] Red's flailing arms.

dodge avoid

As the floodwaters [отступило] , the mud was everywhere.

receded

Info: ”Retired” is a formal, rather literary alternative.

The progress of the disease was worsened by [недоедание, недостаточное питание] .

malnutrition

Two [пешехода] were nearly hit by the careening vehicle.

pedestrians

That item was stricken from the [повестке дня] .

agenda

The officer [набросал, небрежно написал] a few words on the sheet on his desk.

scribbled scrawled

My client is [кипит] with rage.

simmering

That sort of talk is [измена] !

treason

The inheritance was [равномерно, точно] divided among the three heirs.

evenly equally

He swore upon his [честью] that it was true.

honour honor

Info: BrE spells it "honour", AmE "honor".

Most American children are expected to say the Pledge of [лояльности] at school on a daily basis.

allegiance loyalty

Could you [натереть, потереть] those carrots, please?

grate

Harry Potter was expecting another message by [сова] .

owl

She was really [упряма, непреклонна] about her carrot patch.

stubborn

The heavy rainfall soon filled all the [сточные канавы] .

gutters

This looks like an old-fashioned form of cross [-стежок] .

stitch

The [влажность-] content should not get below 30%.

moisture

The president made it his personal [охота] .

quest hunt search

That was the second major [эпидемия, вспышка] of smallpox that century.

outbreak

The message was written in [помадой] on the mirror.

lipstick

To [поставить, опустить] the sails, the sailors had to work their way out on the spars.

reef

The faster I [греб, копал] , the more the sand slid down into the pit.

shovelled

Mopping the floor every day is one [работа, задача] I hate.

chore task job