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  • 91ЛИ Вивьен — ЛИ (Leigh) Вивьен (05 ноября 1913 07 июля 1967), английская и американская актриса. Настоящая фамилия Хартли. В 1932 году обучалась в Королевской академии драматического искусства в Лондоне. С 1934 в эпизодических ролях в кино, с 1935 выступала… …

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  • 92storm — stormlike, adj. /stawrm/, n. 1. a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust. 2. a heavy… …

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  • 93teacupful — /tee kup fool /, n., pl. teacupfuls. as much as a teacup will hold, equal to 4 fluid ounces (113 grams). [1695 1705; TEACUP + FUL] Usage. See ful. * * * …

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  • 94tempest — /tem pist/, n. 1. a violent windstorm, esp. one with rain, hail, or snow. 2. a violent commotion, disturbance, or tumult. 3. tempest in a teacup. See teacup (def. 3). v.t. 4. to affect by or as by a tempest; disturb violently. [1200 50; ME… …

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  • 95tempest in a teapot — noun A major fuss over a trivial matter. The media frenzy over the actors drunken behavior was a tempest in a teapot. Syn: storm in a teacup, storm in a tea kettle, storm in a teapot, tempest in a teacup, tempest in a tea kettle …

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  • 96dcraw — v. 8.99 Original author(s) Dave Coffin Initial release May 5, 2000 (2000 05 05) …

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  • 97Le Déjeuner en fourrure — Object (Le Déjeuner en fourrure) Artist Méret Oppenheim Year 1936 (1936) Type Assemblage sculpture …

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  • 98Sturm — im Wasserglas: viel Aufhebens um Geringfügiges, Aufregung, die sich nicht lohnt, viel Lärm um nichts, geht auf Montesquieu zurück, der die Wirren in San Marino »une tempête dans un verre d eau« nannte. Niederländisch ›een storm in een glas water‹ …

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  • 99cup — n. prize 1) to lose; win a cup 2) a challenge cup small drinking vessel 3) to drain one s cup 4) a coffee; drinking; paper; plastic cup; teacup 5) (misc.) to be in one s cups ( to be drunk ) * * * [kʌp] drinking paper …

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  • 100Overestimation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Overestimation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 overestimation overestimation &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 exaggeration exaggeration &c. 549 Sgm: N 1 vanity vanity &c. 880 Sgm: N 1 optimism optimism pessimism …

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