| eng | passable |
| rus | сносный, удовлетворительный |
| phon | 'pɑːsəbl |
| ex | The food was excellent and the wine was passable. |
| syn | mediocre, adequate |
| part | adj |
| eng_desc | fairly good, but not excellent |
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| eng | confess |
| rus | признавать, сознаваться |
| phon | kən'fes |
| ex | to confess to smth. — сознаться в чём-л.to confess to doing smth. — сознаться в каком-л. поступкеEdwards confessed to being a spy for the KGB. |
| syn | acknowledge, admit |
| part | verb |
| eng_desc | If someone @s to doing something wrong, they admit that they did it.In everyday English, people usually say admit: I know it was him – he admitted it. |
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| eng | witness |
| rus | свидетель; очевидец |
| phon | wɪtnəs |
| ex | false witnessto call to witnessSeveral innocent bystanders were killed by the blast. |
| syn | bystander, eyewitness, onlooker |
| part | noun |
| eng_desc | a person who sees an event, typically a crime or accident, take place |
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