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  • 111Steppe, the — ▪ geographical area, Eurasia Introduction  belt of grassland that extends some 5,000 miles (8,000 kilometres) from Hungary in the west through Ukraine and Central Asia to Manchuria in the east. Mountain ranges interrupt the steppe, dividing it… …

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  • 112blench — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. flinch, quail, shrink back; see wince . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To draw away involuntarily, usually out of fear or disgust: cringe, flinch, quail, recoil, shrink, shy1, start, wince. See APPROACH, SEEK. III (Roget s… …

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  • 113отшатнуться — ОТШАТНУТЬСЯ, сов. от кого чего. Удалиться от кого , чего л., сделав резкое, стремительное движение всем телом назад или в сторону от неожиданности, испуга (о человеке); Син.: отпрянуть, отстраняться, отклоняться [pf. to recoil (from), start… …

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  • 114recoil — verb (i) /rəˈkɔɪl / (say ruh koyl) 1. to draw back; start or shrink back, as in alarm, horror, or disgust. 2. to spring or fly back, as in consequence of force of impact or the force of the discharge, as a firearm. 3. (sometimes followed by on or …

  • 115Søren Kierkegaard — Søren Aabye Kierkegaard Sketch of Søren Kierkegaard by Niels Christian Kierkegaard, c. 1840 Full name Søren Aabye Kierkegaard Born 5 May 1813 Copenhagen, Denmark Died 11 November 1855 …

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  • 116You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown — Infobox Musical name= You re a Good Man, Charlie Brown subtitle= caption= Revival Logo music= Clark Gesner additional music by: Andrew Lippa lyrics= Clark Gesner book= John Gordon basis= Charles M. Schulz s comic strip Peanuts productions= 1967… …

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  • 117I'm Not There — Infobox Film name = I m Not There caption = I m Not There one sheet. director = Todd Haynes producer = Christine Vachon Jeff Rosen writer = Todd Haynes Oren Moverman starring = Christian Bale Cate Blanchett Ben Whishaw Marcus Carl Franklin… …

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  • 118Pinocchio — (pronounced|piˈnɔkːjo in Italian) is a fictional character that first appeared in 1883, in The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi, and has since appeared in many adaptations of that story and others. Carved from a piece of pine by a… …

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  • 119resile — resilement, n. /ri zuyl /, v.i., resiled, resiling. 1. to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body. 2. to shrink back; recoil. [1520 30; < MF resilir < L resilire to spring back; see RESILIENT] * * * …

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  • 120recoil — re•coil v. [[t]rɪˈkɔɪl[/t]] n. [[t]ˈriˌkɔɪl, rɪˈkɔɪl[/t]] v. i. 1) to start or shrink back, as in alarm, horror, or disgust 2) to spring or fly back, as in consequence of force of impact or of a discharge of ammunition: The rifle recoiled with a&#8230; …

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