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📘 Word: Dizzying

📝 Meaning: adj. Extremely fast, overwhelming, or confusing.
🎭 Formality: Neutral
🔊 Pronunciation: /ˈdɪz.i.ɪŋ/
📝 Synonyms: Overwhelming, breathtaking
🇷🇺 Russian: Чрезвычайно быстро, подавляюще или
🇺🇿 Uzbek: Juda tez, haddan tashqari, yoki

💬 Example: "The dizzying pace of technological innovation can be hard to keep up with."
📘 Word: Set about

📝 Meaning: phr. To begin doing something with determination.
🎭 Formality: Neutral
🔊 Pronunciation: /sɛt əˈbaʊt/
📝 Synonyms: Start, commence, embark on
🇷🇺 Russian: Чтобы начать что-то делать с
🇺🇿 Uzbek: Biror narsa qilishni boshlash uchun

💬 Example: "They set about organizing the fundraiser with great enthusiasm."
📘 Word: Fly by the seat of your pants

📝 Meaning: phr. To do something without planning, relying on instincts.
🎭 Formality: Informal
🔊 Pronunciation: /flaɪ baɪ ðə siːt əv jɔːr pænts/
📝 Synonyms: Improvise, wing it, go with the flow
🇷🇺 Russian: Делать что-то, не планируя, полагаясь на
🇺🇿 Uzbek: Biror narsani rejalashtirmasdan, tayanib qilmoq

💬 Example: "I didn’t have a plan for the presentation; I had to fly by the seat of my pants."
📘 Word: Spotlight

📝 Meaning: n. Public attention or focus.
🎭 Formality: Neutral
🔊 Pronunciation: /ˈspɒtˌlaɪt/
📝 Synonyms: Limelight, attention
🇷🇺 Russian: Общественное внимание или
🇺🇿 Uzbek: Jamoatchilik e'tibori yoki

💬 Example: "The actor was thrust into the spotlight after his controversial statement."
📘 Word: scrutinize

📝 Meaning: v. To examine closely and carefully
🎭 Formality: Formal
🔊 Pronunciation: /ˈskruː.t̬ən.aɪz/
📝 Synonyms: inspect, analyze
🇷🇺 Russian: Чтобы внимательно и внимательно осмотреть
🇺🇿 Uzbek: Yaqindan va diqqat bilan tekshirish

💬 Example: "They scrutinized the report for errors."
📘 Word: In lieu of

📝 Meaning: phr. instead of something.
🎭 Formality: Formal
🔊 Pronunciation: /ɪn ljuː ɒv/
📝 Synonyms: Instead of, as a substitute
🇷🇺 Russian: вместо
🇺🇿 Uzbek: o'rniga

💬 Example: "They accepted vacation days in lieu of a salary increase."
📘 Word: Set in stone

📝 Meaning: phr. Fixed and unchangeable.
🎭 Formality: Informal
🔊 Pronunciation: /sɛt ɪn stoʊn/
📝 Synonyms: Fixed, permanent, unalterable
🇷🇺 Russian: Фиксированные и
🇺🇿 Uzbek: Ruxsat etilgan va

💬 Example: "The schedule isn’t set in stone yet."
📘 Word: Validate

📝 Meaning: v. To confirm or establish the truth or correctness of something.
🎭 Formality: Formal
🔊 Pronunciation: /ˈvælɪdeɪt/
📝 Synonyms: Confirm, verify
🇷🇺 Russian: Чтобы подтвердить или установить истинность или правильность
🇺🇿 Uzbek: Haqiqat yoki to'g'riligini tasdiqlash yoki aniqlash

💬 Example: "The research findings were validated by a second study."
📘 Word: Anomaly

📝 Meaning: n. Something unusual or irregular
🎭 Formality: Formal
🔊 Pronunciation: /əˈnɒməli/
📝 Synonyms: Irregularity, abnormality, deviation
🇷🇺 Russian: Что-то необычное или нерегулярное
🇺🇿 Uzbek: G'ayrioddiy yoki tartibsiz narsa

💬 Example: "The data showed an anomaly that required further investigation."
📘 Word: Go overboard

📝 Meaning: phr. To do something to an excessive degree
🎭 Formality: Informal
🔊 Pronunciation: /ɡoʊ ˈoʊ.vərˌbɔrd/
📝 Synonyms: Overdo, exaggerate, overindulge
🇷🇺 Russian: Делать что-то в чрезмерной степени
🇺🇿 Uzbek: Biror narsani haddan tashqari darajada qilish

💬 Example: "You don’t need to go overboard with the decorations for the party."
📘 Word: Voracious

📝 Meaning: adj. having an eager approach to an activity;
adj. consuming large quantities of food.
🎭 Formality: Formal
🔊 Pronunciation: /vəˈreɪʃəs/
📝 Synonyms: Insatiable, ravenous, avid
🇷🇺 Russian: энергичный подход к делу; потребление большого количества
🇺🇿 Uzbek: faoliyatga ishtiyoq bilan yondashish; ko'p miqdorda iste'mol qilish

💬 Example: "She has a voracious appetite for knowledge, constantly reading new books."
📘 Word: Redundant

📝 Meaning: adj. No longer needed or superfluous
🎭 Formality: Formal
🔊 Pronunciation: /rɪˈdʌndənt/
📝 Synonyms: Superfluous, unnecessary, excess
🇷🇺 Russian: Больше не нужен и не излишен
🇺🇿 Uzbek: Endi kerak emas yoki ortiqcha

💬 Example: "The system upgrade made several processes redundant."
📘 Word: Jump ship

📝 Meaning: phr. To leave a job or organization, often suddenly or abruptly.
🎭 Formality: Informal
🔊 Pronunciation: /ʤʌmp ʃɪp/
📝 Synonyms: Leave, quit, abandon
🇷🇺 Russian: Уйти с работы или организации, часто внезапно или
🇺🇿 Uzbek: Ish yoki tashkilotni tark etish, ko'pincha to'satdan yoki

💬 Example: "He decided to jump ship and join a competing company with a better offer."
📘 Word: slump

📝 Meaning: n. A sudden or prolonged decline
🎭 Formality: Neutral
🔊 Pronunciation: /slʌmp/
📝 Synonyms: decline, downturn, drop
🇷🇺 Russian: Внезапное или продолжительное снижение
🇺🇿 Uzbek: To'satdan yoki uzoq muddatli pasayish

💬 Example: "The market experienced a slump last quarter."
📘 Word: Upshot

📝 Meaning: n. the final result or conclusion of a situation.
🎭 Formality: Neutral
🔊 Pronunciation: /ˈʌpʃɒt/
📝 Synonyms: Outcome, result, consequence
🇷🇺 Russian: окончательный результат или заключение
🇺🇿 Uzbek: a ning yakuniy natijasi yoki xulosasi

💬 Example: "The upshot of the meeting was a new company policy."
📘 Word: clinch

📝 Meaning: v. To secure or finalize a deal or victory
🎭 Formality: Informal
🔊 Pronunciation: /klɪntʃ/
📝 Synonyms: secure, confirm
🇷🇺 Russian: Чтобы обеспечить или завершить сделку или победу
🇺🇿 Uzbek: Bitim yoki g'alabani ta'minlash yoki yakunlash uchun

💬 Example: "They clinched the championship."
📘 Word: Do over

📝 Meaning: v. To repeat or redo
🎭 Formality: Informal
🔊 Pronunciation: /duː ˈoʊvər/
📝 Synonyms: Repeat, redo
🇷🇺 Russian: Повторить или переделать
🇺🇿 Uzbek: Takrorlash yoki takrorlash uchun

💬 Example: "I messed up the painting, so I’ll do it over."
📘 Word: Run out of

📝 Meaning: v. to use up or deplete a supply of something.
🎭 Formality: Informal
🔊 Pronunciation: /rʌn aʊt ʌv/
📝 Synonyms: Deplete, exhaust
🇷🇺 Russian: израсходовать или истощить запас
🇺🇿 Uzbek: zaxirasini ishlatish yoki tugatish

💬 Example: "We ran out of printer ink, so we can’t print the report."
📘 Word: Burn the midnight oil

📝 Meaning: phr. To work late into the night, especially to finish something.
🎭 Formality: Informal
🔊 Pronunciation: /bɜːn ðə ˈmɪdnaɪt ɔɪl/
📝 Synonyms: Work late, stay up late
🇷🇺 Russian: Работать до поздней ночи, особенно чтобы закончить
🇺🇿 Uzbek: Kechgacha ishlash, ayniqsa tugatish

💬 Example: "She had to burn the midnight oil to complete the project by the deadline."
📘 Word: Appealing

📝 Meaning: adj. Attractive or interesting.
🎭 Formality: Neutral
🔊 Pronunciation: /əˈpiːlɪŋ/
📝 Synonyms: Attractive, alluring
🇷🇺 Russian: Привлекательный или
🇺🇿 Uzbek: Jozibali yoki

💬 Example: "The new design is very appealing to the younger audience."