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📘 Word: In essence

📝 Meaning: phr. At its core or in its most important aspect.
🎭 Formality: Formal
🔊 Pronunciation: /ɪn ˈɛsəns/
📝 Synonyms: Essentially, fundamentally
🇷🇺 Russian: По своей сути или в самом важном
🇺🇿 Uzbek: Uning mohiyatida yoki eng muhimi

💬 Example: "In essence, their argument is about fairness."
📘 Word: Swoon

📝 Meaning: v. to faint or become overwhelmed with emotion.
🎭 Formality: Informal
🔊 Pronunciation: /swuːn/
📝 Synonyms: Faint, collapse, adore
🇷🇺 Russian: потерять сознание или потерять сознание
🇺🇿 Uzbek: hushidan ketmoq yoki battar bo‘lmoq

💬 Example: "She swooned when she saw her favorite actor."
📘 Word: Strand

📝 Meaning: n. A single thin length of something; v. To leave someone in a difficult situation.
🎭 Formality: Neutral
🔊 Pronunciation: /strænd/
📝 Synonyms: Thread, stick, abandon
🇷🇺 Russian: Одна тонкая длина чего-то;; Оставить кого-то в трудной ситуации
🇺🇿 Uzbek: Bir narsaning bitta ingichka uzunligi;; Kimnidir qiyin ahvolda qoldirish

💬 Example: "He was stranded at the airport when his flight was canceled."
📘 Word: nadir

📝 Meaning: n. The lowest point of something
🎭 Formality: Formal
🔊 Pronunciation: /ˈneɪ.dɪr/
📝 Synonyms: lowest point, bottom
🇷🇺 Russian: Самая нижняя точка чего-либо
🇺🇿 Uzbek: Biror narsaning eng past nuqtasi

💬 Example: "His career reached its nadir."
📘 Word: Pump up the volume

📝 Meaning: phr. To increase the intensity or level of something, often referring to sound.
🎭 Formality: Informal
🔊 Pronunciation: /pʌmp ʌp ðə ˈvɒljuːm/
📝 Synonyms: Turn up, amplify, increase
🇷🇺 Russian: Чтобы увеличить интенсивность или уровень чего-либо, часто имеется в виду
🇺🇿 Uzbek: Ko'pincha nazarda tutilgan narsaning intensivligini yoki darajasini oshirish

💬 Example: "Let’s pump up the volume and get this party started\!"
📘 Word: nascent

📝 Meaning: adj. Just beginning to develop
🎭 Formality: Formal
🔊 Pronunciation: /ˈnæs.ənt/
📝 Synonyms: emerging, budding, developing
🇷🇺 Russian: Только начинаю развиваться
🇺🇿 Uzbek: Endigina rivojlana boshladi

💬 Example: "The nascent industry is showing promise."
📘 Word: ambit

📝 Meaning: n. The scope or range of something
🎭 Formality: Formal
🔊 Pronunciation: /ˈæmbɪt/
📝 Synonyms: scope, range, extent
🇷🇺 Russian: Объем или диапазон чего-либо
🇺🇿 Uzbek: Biror narsaning doirasi yoki doirasi

💬 Example: "The issue falls within the ambit of the law."
📘 Word: arduous

📝 Meaning: adj. Requiring a lot of effort; strenuous
🎭 Formality: Formal
🔊 Pronunciation: /ˈɑrdʒuəs/
📝 Synonyms: strenuous, difficult, laborious
🇷🇺 Russian: Требующий больших усилий; напряженный
🇺🇿 Uzbek: Ko'p harakat talab qiladi; mashaqqatli

💬 Example: "The arduous journey took weeks to complete."
📘 Word: Top-notch

📝 Meaning: adj. Of the highest quality.
🎭 Formality: Informal
🔊 Pronunciation: /tɒp ˈnɒtʃ/
📝 Synonyms: Excellent, outstanding
🇷🇺 Russian: Из самых высоких
🇺🇿 Uzbek: Eng yuqorisidan

💬 Example: "The hotel offers top-notch service to its guests."
📘 Word: Outright

📝 Meaning: adj. Complete or total; openly or without reservation.
🎭 Formality: Neutral
🔊 Pronunciation: /ˈaʊt.raɪt/
📝 Synonyms: Total, Absolute, Unqualified
🇷🇺 Russian: Полный или тотальный; открыто или без
🇺🇿 Uzbek: /; To'liq yoki umumiy; ochiq yoki ochiq holda

💬 Example: "He rejected the offer outright."
📘 Word: furlough

📝 Meaning: n. a temporary leave of absence from work
🎭 Formality: Formal
🔊 Pronunciation: /ˈfɜːrloʊ/
📝 Synonyms: layoff, temporary leave, suspension
🇷🇺 Russian: Временный отпуск
🇺🇿 Uzbek: Vaqtinchalik ta'til

💬 Example: "Many employees were furloughed during the economic downturn."
📘 Word: analogous

📝 Meaning: adj. Similar in some way.
🎭 Formality: Formal
🔊 Pronunciation: /əˈnæləɡəs/
📝 Synonyms: Comparable, similar
🇷🇺 Russian: В некоторых похожи
🇺🇿 Uzbek: Ba'zilarida o'xshash

💬 Example: "The two processes are analogous in their outcomes."
📘 Word: size up something

📝 Meaning: v. To assess or evaluate
🎭 Formality: Informal
🔊 Pronunciation: /saɪz ʌp ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
📝 Synonyms: assess, evaluate, gauge
🇷🇺 Russian: Чтобы оценить или оценить
🇺🇿 Uzbek: Baholash yoki baholash uchun

💬 Example: "She sized up the competition before the match."
📘 Word: Come across

📝 Meaning: v. To encounter or seem
🎭 Formality: Neutral
🔊 Pronunciation: /kʌm əˈkrɒs/
📝 Synonyms: Encounter, find
🇷🇺 Russian: Встретить или показаться
🇺🇿 Uzbek: Uchrashuv yoki ko'rinish uchun

💬 Example: "I came across an old photo while cleaning."
📘 Word: prevalent

📝 Meaning: adj. Widespread or commonly occurring.
🎭 Formality: Neutral
🔊 Pronunciation: /ˈprɛvələnt/
📝 Synonyms: Widespread, dominant
🇷🇺 Russian: Широко распространенный или часто встречающийся
🇺🇿 Uzbek: Keng tarqalgan yoki keng tarqalgan

💬 Example: "This belief is prevalent in many cultures around the world."
📘 Word: come under strain

📝 Meaning: v. to experience pressure or difficulty
🎭 Formality: Formal
🔊 Pronunciation: /kʌm ˈʌn.dər streɪn/
📝 Synonyms: experience pressure, face difficulties, be stressed
🇷🇺 Russian: Испытывать стресс
🇺🇿 Uzbek: Stressni boshdan kechirish uchun

💬 Example: "The company's finances came under strain due to the recession."
📘 Word: In the ballpark

📝 Meaning: phr. approximately, within a reasonable range or estimate.
🎭 Formality: Informal
🔊 Pronunciation: /ɪn ðə ˈbɔːlˌpɑːrk/
📝 Synonyms: Rough estimate, close enough
🇷🇺 Russian: приблизительно, в разумных пределах или
🇺🇿 Uzbek: taxminan, oqilona diapazonda yoki

💬 Example: "The estimate is in the ballpark, but we need more data for accuracy."
📘 Word: Maintain

📝 Meaning: v. To keep something in good condition; to continue to have something.
🎭 Formality: Neutral
🔊 Pronunciation: /meɪnˈteɪn/
📝 Synonyms: Preserve, sustain
🇷🇺 Russian: Поддерживать что-либо в хорошем состоянии; продолжать иметь
🇺🇿 Uzbek: Biror narsani yaxshi holatda saqlash; ega bo'lishni davom ettirish

💬 Example: "It's important to maintain a positive work-life balance for better well-being."
📘 Word: make amends for

📝 Meaning: v. To compensate for a wrong
🎭 Formality: Formal
🔊 Pronunciation: /meɪk əˈmendz fər/
📝 Synonyms: atone for, rectify, compensate
🇷🇺 Russian: Чтобы компенсировать ошибку
🇺🇿 Uzbek: Xatoni qoplash uchun

💬 Example: "He tried to make amends for his mistake."
📘 Word: Instrumental

📝 Meaning: adj. Serving as a crucial means or tool in bringing about a result.
🎭 Formality: Formal
🔊 Pronunciation: /ˌɪn.strəˈmen.təl/
📝 Synonyms: Essential, crucial, pivotal
🇷🇺 Russian: Служа важнейшим средством или инструментом в достижении
🇺🇿 Uzbek: A ni amalga oshirishda hal qiluvchi vosita yoki vosita sifatida xizmat qilish

💬 Example: "She was instrumental in securing the funding for the project."