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"Why did you movemove (verb)To go and live in a different place.≈ Synonym: relocate🇺🇿UZ: ko'chib o'tmoq🇷🇺RU: переехать to Tashkent?" a newnew (adj)Recently arrived or made.≈ Synonym: recent🇺🇿UZ: yangi🇷🇺RU: новый colleaguecolleague (noun)A person you work with.≈ Synonym: co-worker🇺🇿UZ: hamkasb🇷🇺RU: коллега asks Diyor during lunchlunch (noun)A meal eaten in the middle of the day.≈ Synonym: midday meal🇺🇿UZ: tushlik🇷🇺RU: обед. "Well," Diyor says, "I moved because there weren't manymany (determiner)A large number of.≈ Synonym: a lot of🇺🇿UZ: ko'p🇷🇺RU: много jobjob (noun)Paid work that someone does regularly.≈ Synonym: work🇺🇿UZ: ish🇷🇺RU: работа opportunitiesopportunity (noun)Chances to do something good or useful.≈ Synonym: chances🇺🇿UZ: imkoniyatlar🇷🇺RU: возможности in my hometownhometown (noun)The town or city where you were born or grew up.≈ Synonym: home city🇺🇿UZ: tug'ilgan shahar🇷🇺RU: родной город."
"So you moved to findfind (verb)To discover or locate something.≈ Synonym: locate🇺🇿UZ: topmoq🇷🇺RU: найти workwork (noun)Paid employment.≈ Synonym: job🇺🇿UZ: ish🇷🇺RU: работа?" she asks. "Partlypartly (adverb)To some extent; not completely.≈ Synonym: in part🇺🇿UZ: qisman🇷🇺RU: частично," Diyor says. "I also moved because I wanted to studystudy (verb)To spend time learning about a subject.≈ Synonym: learn🇺🇿UZ: o'qimoq🇷🇺RU: учиться at a biggerbig (adj)Large in size.≈ Synonym: larger🇺🇿UZ: kattaroq🇷🇺RU: больше universityuniversity (noun)A place of higher education.≈ Synonym: college🇺🇿UZ: universitet🇷🇺RU: университет, so I could learnlearn (verb)To gain knowledge or a skill.≈ Synonym: acquire knowledge🇺🇿UZ: o'rganmoq🇷🇺RU: учиться from betterbetter (adj)Of higher quality; improved.≈ Synonym: improved🇺🇿UZ: yaxshiroq🇷🇺RU: лучше teachers."
"Was it a difficultdifficult (adj)Not easy; hard to do.≈ Synonym: hard🇺🇿UZ: qiyin🇷🇺RU: трудный decisiondecision (noun)A choice made after consideration.≈ Synonym: choice🇺🇿UZ: qaror🇷🇺RU: решение?" she asks. "Veryvery (adverb)To a great degree; extremely.≈ Synonym: extremely🇺🇿UZ: juda🇷🇺RU: очень," Diyor admits. "My familyfamily (noun)A group of related people.≈ Synonym: household🇺🇿UZ: oila🇷🇺RU: семья didn't want me to leaveleave (verb)To go away from a place.≈ Synonym: depart🇺🇿UZ: ketmoq🇷🇺RU: уезжать, so I felt guiltyguilty (adj)Feeling responsible for doing something wrong.≈ Synonym: remorseful🇺🇿UZ: aybdor🇷🇺RU: виноватый for a long timea long time (phrase)An extended period.≈ Synonym: ages🇺🇿UZ: uzoq vaqt🇷🇺RU: долгое время."
"How did you convinceconvince (verb)To persuade someone to believe or do something.≈ Synonym: persuade🇺🇿UZ: ishontirmoq🇷🇺RU: убедить them?" she asks. "I explainedexplain (verb)To make something clear by describing it.≈ Synonym: clarified🇺🇿UZ: tushuntirdi🇷🇺RU: объяснил my reasonsreason (noun)Causes or explanations for something.≈ Synonym: grounds🇺🇿UZ: sabablar🇷🇺RU: причины clearlyclearly (adverb)In a way that is easy to understand.≈ Synonym: plainly🇺🇿UZ: aniq ravishda🇷🇺RU: ясно," Diyor says, "so they finallyfinally (adverb)After a long time; at last.≈ Synonym: eventually🇺🇿UZ: nihoyat🇷🇺RU: наконец understoodunderstand (verb)To know the meaning or reason for something.≈ Synonym: comprehended🇺🇿UZ: tushundilar🇷🇺RU: поняли I wasn't leaving to escapeescape (verb)To get away from a place or situation.≈ Synonym: flee🇺🇿UZ: qochmoq🇷🇺RU: сбежать them — I was leaving to growgrow (verb)To develop and improve over time.≈ Synonym: develop🇺🇿UZ: rivojlanmoq🇷🇺RU: расти (развиваться)."
"What do you missmiss (verb)To feel sad about the absence of something.≈ Synonym: long for🇺🇿UZ: sog'inmoq🇷🇺RU: скучать most about your hometown?" she asks. "The quietquiet (adj)Making little or no noise.≈ Synonym: calm🇺🇿UZ: tinch🇷🇺RU: тихий morningsmorning (noun)The early parts of the day.≈ Synonym: dawns🇺🇿UZ: ertalablar🇷🇺RU: утра," Diyor says immediatelyimmediately (adverb)At once; without delay.≈ Synonym: instantly🇺🇿UZ: darhol🇷🇺RU: немедленно, "and my grandmothergrandmother (noun)The mother of your mother or father.≈ Synonym: granny🇺🇿UZ: buvi🇷🇺RU: бабушка's cookingcooking (noun)The activity or style of preparing food.≈ Synonym: culinary skill🇺🇿UZ: pazandachilik🇷🇺RU: готовка, of course."
"Do you regretregret (verb)To feel sorry about a decision or action.≈ Synonym: be sorry about🇺🇿UZ: afsuslanmoq🇷🇺RU: сожалеть moving?" she asks directlydirectly (adverb)In a clear and honest way, without avoiding the topic.≈ Synonym: straightforwardly🇺🇿UZ: to'g'ridan-to'g'ri🇷🇺RU: прямо. "Not at all," Diyor says. "I moved to build a betterbetter (adj)Of higher quality; improved.≈ Synonym: improved🇺🇿UZ: yaxshiroq🇷🇺RU: лучше futurefuture (noun)The time that is to come.≈ Synonym: time ahead🇺🇿UZ: kelajak🇷🇺RU: будущее, and honestlyhonestly (adverb)In a truthful way; frankly.≈ Synonym: frankly🇺🇿UZ: ochig'ini aytsam🇷🇺RU: честно говоря, I think I made the rightright (adj)Correct; morally good.≈ Synonym: correct🇺🇿UZ: to'g'ri🇷🇺RU: правильный choicechoice (noun)An act of selecting between options.≈ Synonym: decision🇺🇿UZ: tanlov🇷🇺RU: выбор."
"That's inspiringinspiring (adj)Giving someone motivation or enthusiasm.≈ Synonym: motivating🇺🇿UZ: ilhomlantiruvchi🇷🇺RU: вдохновляющий," she says. "Maybe," Diyor smiles, "but every big decision needs a good reasonreason (noun)A cause or explanation for something.≈ Synonym: cause🇺🇿UZ: sabab🇷🇺RU: причина. Mine was simplesimple (adj)Easy to understand; not complicated.≈ Synonym: straightforward🇺🇿UZ: oddiy🇷🇺RU: простой: I wanted more, so I went to find it."