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Last nightlast night (adverb)The evening or night before today.≈ Synonym: yesterday evening🇺🇿UZ: kecha kechqurun🇷🇺RU: прошлой ночью, the powerpower (noun)Electricity supplied to a building.≈ Synonym: electricity🇺🇿UZ: elektr quvvati🇷🇺RU: электричество in the whole building suddenlysuddenly (adverb)Quickly and unexpectedly.≈ Synonym: abruptly🇺🇿UZ: to'satdan🇷🇺RU: внезапно went outgo out (phrasal verb)To stop shining or working, e.g. power or a light.≈ Synonym: cut off🇺🇿UZ: o'chdi🇷🇺RU: отключилось. This morning, everyone in the flat is comparingcompare (verb)To look at differences and similarities.≈ Synonym: contrasting🇺🇿UZ: taqqoslayotgan🇷🇺RU: сравнивающий storiesstory (noun)Accounts of events, real or imagined.≈ Synonym: tales🇺🇿UZ: hikoyalar🇷🇺RU: истории. "What were you doing when the lightslight (noun)Devices that produce brightness.≈ Synonym: lamps🇺🇿UZ: chiroqlar🇷🇺RU: свет (освещение) went off?" Malika asks.
"I was cookingcook (verb)To prepare food by heating it.≈ Synonym: preparing🇺🇿UZ: pishirayotgan🇷🇺RU: готовящий dinner," says her roommateroommate (noun)A person you share a room or home with.≈ Synonym: flatmate🇺🇿UZ: xonadosh🇷🇺RU: соседка по комнате Odina, "and I nearlynearly (adverb)Almost; not quite.≈ Synonym: almost🇺🇿UZ: deyarli🇷🇺RU: почти burnedburn (verb)To injure with fire or heat.≈ Synonym: scorched🇺🇿UZ: kuydirdi🇷🇺RU: обожгла myself in the dark!" "I was washingwash (verb)To clean something with water.≈ Synonym: cleaning🇺🇿UZ: yuvayotgan🇷🇺RU: моющий the dishesdish (noun)Plates and other items used for eating.≈ Synonym: crockery🇺🇿UZ: idishlar🇷🇺RU: посуда," Malika laughs, "and I droppeddrop (verb)To let something fall accidentally.≈ Synonym: let fall🇺🇿UZ: tushirib yubordi🇷🇺RU: уронила a plateplate (noun)A flat dish for food.≈ Synonym: dish🇺🇿UZ: likopcha🇷🇺RU: тарелка immediatelyimmediately (adverb)At once; without delay.≈ Synonym: instantly🇺🇿UZ: darhol🇷🇺RU: немедленно."
"What about you, Rustam?" Malika asks their neighbourneighbour (noun)A person who lives next to or near you.≈ Synonym: resident nearby🇺🇿UZ: qo'shni🇷🇺RU: сосед, who has just arrivedarrive (verb)To reach a place.≈ Synonym: got there🇺🇿UZ: kelgan🇷🇺RU: прибыл for breakfastbreakfast (noun)The first meal of the day.≈ Synonym: morning meal🇺🇿UZ: nonushta🇷🇺RU: завтрак. "I was having a showershower (noun)A wash under running water.≈ Synonym: wash🇺🇿UZ: dush🇷🇺RU: душ," Rustam admits, "which was honestlyhonestly (adverb)In a truthful way; frankly.≈ Synonym: frankly🇺🇿UZ: ochig'ini aytsam🇷🇺RU: честно говоря terrifyingterrifying (adj)Causing great fear.≈ Synonym: frightening🇺🇿UZ: qo'rqinchli🇷🇺RU: ужасающий."
"I was reading in bedbed (noun)A piece of furniture for sleeping on.≈ Synonym: bunk🇺🇿UZ: krovat🇷🇺RU: кровать," says Sabina, another flatmateflatmate (noun)A person you share a flat with.≈ Synonym: roommate🇺🇿UZ: kvartiradosh🇷🇺RU: сосед по квартире. "I didn't even noticenotice (verb)To become aware of something.≈ Synonym: observe🇺🇿UZ: sezmoq🇷🇺RU: замечать at first — I was concentratingconcentrate (verb)To give all your attention to something.≈ Synonym: focusing🇺🇿UZ: diqqatini jamlagan🇷🇺RU: сосредоточенный so hard on my book."
"Were you all talking on the phone at the same timeat the same time (phrase)Simultaneously; together.≈ Synonym: simultaneously🇺🇿UZ: bir vaqtning o'zida🇷🇺RU: в то же время?" Odina asks. "Actually, yes," Malika laughs. "I was calling my mother when everything suddenly went blackblack (adj)Very dark; without light.≈ Synonym: dark🇺🇿UZ: qorong'i🇷🇺RU: тёмный (чёрный)."
"Was anyone doing anything embarrassingembarrassing (adj)Causing feelings of shame or awkwardness.≈ Synonym: awkward🇺🇿UZ: noqulay🇷🇺RU: неловкий?" Rustam asks, grinninggrin (verb)To smile broadly.≈ Synonym: beaming🇺🇿UZ: keng jilmayib🇷🇺RU: широко улыбаясь. Everyone goes quietquiet (adj)Making little or no noise.≈ Synonym: silent🇺🇿UZ: jim🇷🇺RU: тихий for a moment. "I was dancingdance (verb)To move rhythmically to music.≈ Synonym: moving to music🇺🇿UZ: raqsga tushayotgan🇷🇺RU: танцующий," Sabina finally admits, blushingblush (verb)To become red in the face from embarrassment.≈ Synonym: going red🇺🇿UZ: qizarib🇷🇺RU: краснея. "Nobody was supposedbe supposed to (phrase)Expected or required to do something.≈ Synonym: meant to🇺🇿UZ: kerak edi🇷🇺RU: должен был to know that."
Everyone bursts outburst out (phrasal verb)To suddenly start doing something, e.g. laughing.≈ Synonym: erupts into🇺🇿UZ: birdan boshlaydi🇷🇺RU: разражается laughing. "Well," Malika says, "at least we all have a good story now — even if some of us were dancing alone in the dark."