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| fir (a kind of evergreen tree that bears cones (fir-cones) and is often grown for its wood) | |||
| spruce (Picea gen. Dietr.) | |||
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| hardly; scarcely; barely; with difficulty; by a narrow margin; have a hard time (I had a hard time finding where you live 4uzhoj); slightly; just | |||
| only just | |||
| by the skin of one's teeth (I passed the test by the skin of my teeth. • I'll have to start earlier the next time. This time I only finished by the skin of my teeth.) | |||
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| см. тж. едва (4uzhoj) | |||
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