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Life Lessons From 100-Year-Old Americans Who Didn't Expect To Live So Long | Business Insider

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терпение; выдержка
When you are able to wait calmly and without getting upset or frustrated, you can tolerate delays or difficulties without getting angry or annoyed.
Even if you want to start small, patience to achieve what in the long run is the best for you.  

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ждать с нетерпением; ожидать с удовольствием
To await or anticipate with pleasure
There's always something on my plate that I look forward to doing.  

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And I think that's u important for people to look forward to what you can do today that makes a difference.  

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🔀 Phrasal verb
настойчивый
Continuing to do something despite difficulties or obstacles. It means not giving up easily and staying determined to achieve a goal.
I should be more assertive, insistent, tenacious and persistent.  

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If I had something that I wanted to do, I was persistent.  

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благосостояние; социальная помощь
A system that provides help and support to people who are in need. It is meant to help them with things like money, food, and healthcare.
What matters most to me today is the welfare of my family members.  

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продолжать; происходить; идти дальше
дальше; включаться
To continue doing something or to keep talking.
User: To activate or start working (in technical context)
I go on and I try to stay on that bike for 15 to 20 minutes and to keep my legs in healthy form.  

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🔀 Phrasal verb
сломать с хрустом; сломаться; щелкнуть
To break suddenly with a sharp cracking sound.
Today, with a snap of your fingers, the internet has that answer for you.  

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🟣 C1
🟦 Common words (1000-2000)
отличная сделка
выгодное предложение; большое количество
A large amount or a very good offer or opportunity.
I'm at the computer a great deal.  

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...you'd have to go to the library and do a great deal of research to find out about...  

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🟠 B2
🎭 Multiple meanings
на одной волне
to have a shared understanding or agreement
You agree and you're on the same page and you want to live your life together and that is love.  

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насколько; что касается
To the extent or degree that something is true or happens. It means that something is limited or restricted to a certain extent.
As far as I'm concerned, I let my feelings be heard in the form of a book.  

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➡️ Linking words
скорбеть; горевать
To feel very sad and upset because someone or something you love has died or is gone. It means to miss them and feel a deep sense of loss.
If I sat around and grieved all day long, that would be very difficult to take.  

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завоевывать
To defeat or overcome something or someone. It means to gain control or power over them.
I was worried he could conquer the United States as well.  

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огромный
Very big, great, or powerful; impressive or extraordinary in size, amount, or intensity.
World War II made a tremendous difference in that women finally were recognized as having formal capabilities.  

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долголетие
the length of time that something or someone lasts or exists.
That's why I have longevity.  

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сидеть без дела; бездельничать
To spend time sitting without doing anything active or useful. It means to be lazy or not to be busy.
If I sat around and grieved all day long, that would be very difficult to take.  

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поддерживать
ожидать; быть наготове
To wait and be ready to help or do something when needed. It means to be close and prepared for action.
User: to support or help someone especially when they are having problems
In my day, you stayed home, you had your children, and you stood by your husband.  

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зависимый; иждивенец
Describes someone who relies on another person or thing for support or help and cannot function or survive without that support.
It's very tough at this stage of the game to be alone, be vulnerable, and be dependent.  

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🟦 Common words (1000-2000)
несколько; немного
A small number of things, usually more than two but not many. It means not a lot, but some.
I just lost one a few weeks ago.  

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связаться; обратиться
To try to contact someone or to offer help to someone. It means to extend your hand or effort to connect with another person, often to show care or support.
The ability to reach out to one another, getting emails, sending emails.  

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недвижимость
Land and buildings that people can buy, sell, or rent. It includes homes, offices, and other places where people live or work.
I worked at a real estate loan and insurance office.  

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работать в; работать на
To have a job or to put effort into something. It means to be involved in a task or job regularly.
I worked at a real estate loan and insurance office.  

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