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Rahima and Gulchehra have livedlive (verb)To have your home somewhere.≈ Synonym: resided🇺🇿UZ: yashagan🇷🇺RU: жили next tonext to (preposition)Beside; at the side of.≈ Synonym: beside🇺🇿UZ: yonida🇷🇺RU: рядом с each other for overover (preposition)More than a specific amount.≈ Synonym: more than🇺🇿UZ: ortiq🇷🇺RU: более fortyforty (number)The number 40.≈ Synonym: 40🇺🇿UZ: qirq🇷🇺RU: сорок years. "We've been neighboursneighbour (noun)People who live next to or near you.≈ Synonym: residents nearby🇺🇿UZ: qo'shnilar🇷🇺RU: соседи since 1983," Rahima tells her granddaughtergranddaughter (noun)The daughter of your child.≈ Synonym: female grandchild🇺🇿UZ: nabira (qiz)🇷🇺RU: внучка, "and we've been best friends for almost as long."
"Have you always got alongget along (phrasal verb)To have a friendly relationship.≈ Synonym: get on well🇺🇿UZ: til topishmoq🇷🇺RU: ладить well?" her granddaughter asks. "Not always," Rahima laughs, "but we've stayedstay (verb)To remain in a particular state.≈ Synonym: remained🇺🇿UZ: qolgan🇷🇺RU: оставались closeclose (adj)Having a strong, warm relationship.≈ Synonym: intimate🇺🇿UZ: yaqin🇷🇺RU: близкий since our childrenchild (noun)Young people.≈ Synonym: kids🇺🇿UZ: bolalar🇷🇺RU: дети were smallsmall (adj)Not large in size.≈ Synonym: little🇺🇿UZ: kichik🇷🇺RU: маленький, and that's what mattersmatter (verb)To be important.≈ Synonym: is important🇺🇿UZ: muhim🇷🇺RU: важно."
"What's keptkeep (verb)To cause something to remain in a state.≈ Synonym: maintained🇺🇿UZ: saqlab qolgan🇷🇺RU: сохраняло your friendshipfriendship (noun)A relationship between friends.≈ Synonym: bond🇺🇿UZ: do'stlik🇷🇺RU: дружба strongstrong (adj)Powerful and unlikely to break.≈ Synonym: solid🇺🇿UZ: mustahkam🇷🇺RU: крепкий for so long?" her granddaughter asks. "We've supportedsupport (verb)To help or encourage someone.≈ Synonym: helped🇺🇿UZ: qo'llab-quvvatlagan🇷🇺RU: поддерживали each other since the beginningbeginning (noun)The point at which something starts.≈ Synonym: start🇺🇿UZ: boshlanish🇷🇺RU: начало," Rahima explainsexplain (verb)To make something clear by describing it.≈ Synonym: clarifies🇺🇿UZ: tushuntiradi🇷🇺RU: объясняет, "through good times and difficult times."
"Gulchehra has helpedhelp (verb)To assist someone.≈ Synonym: assisted🇺🇿UZ: yordam bergan🇷🇺RU: помогала me since my husbandhusband (noun)A married man in relation to his spouse.≈ Synonym: spouse🇺🇿UZ: er🇷🇺RU: муж passed awaypass away (phrasal verb)A gentle way of saying someone died.≈ Synonym: died🇺🇿UZ: vafot etgan🇷🇺RU: скончался," Rahima says quietlyquietly (adverb)Without making noise.≈ Synonym: softly🇺🇿UZ: sokin🇷🇺RU: тихо. "She's broughtbring (verb)To take something to a place.≈ Synonym: carried🇺🇿UZ: olib kelgan🇷🇺RU: приносила me dinnerdinner (noun)The main evening meal.≈ Synonym: supper🇺🇿UZ: kechki ovqat🇷🇺RU: ужин every Sunday since that day, without missingmiss (verb)To fail to do or attend something.≈ Synonym: skipping🇺🇿UZ: o'tkazib yuborish🇷🇺RU: пропуская a singlesingle (adj)Only one; not more than one.≈ Synonym: one🇺🇿UZ: yagona🇷🇺RU: единственный weekweek (noun)A period of seven days.≈ Synonym: seven days🇺🇿UZ: hafta🇷🇺RU: неделя."
"Have you ever lived farfar (adverb)At a great distance.≈ Synonym: distant🇺🇿UZ: uzoq🇷🇺RU: далеко from each other?" her granddaughter asks. "Only onceonce (adverb)One time only.≈ Synonym: one time🇺🇿UZ: bir marta🇷🇺RU: однажды," Rahima says. "I moved away for two years, but we've writtenwrite (verb)To have composed something in writing.≈ Synonym: penned🇺🇿UZ: yozgan🇷🇺RU: писали lettersletter (noun)Written messages sent by post.≈ Synonym: correspondence🇺🇿UZ: xatlar🇷🇺RU: письма since 1995, even during that time."
"That's such a beautifulbeautiful (adj)Very pleasing to look at or experience.≈ Synonym: lovely🇺🇿UZ: chiroyli🇷🇺RU: прекрасный friendship," her granddaughter says warmlywarmly (adverb)In a kind, friendly, and affectionate way.≈ Synonym: affectionately🇺🇿UZ: iliqlik bilan🇷🇺RU: тепло. "It really is," Rahima smiles. "I've known manymany (determiner)A large number of.≈ Synonym: a lot of🇺🇿UZ: ko'p🇷🇺RU: много peoplepeople (noun)Human beings in general.≈ Synonym: persons🇺🇿UZ: odamlar🇷🇺RU: люди in my lifelife (noun)The period from birth to death.≈ Synonym: existence🇺🇿UZ: hayot🇷🇺RU: жизнь, but Gulchehra has been my closestclose (adj)Having the strongest, warmest relationship.≈ Synonym: dearest🇺🇿UZ: eng yaqin🇷🇺RU: самый близкий friend since I was twenty-five."
That evening, Gulchehra visitsvisit (verb)To go to see someone.≈ Synonym: calls on🇺🇿UZ: tashrif buyuradi🇷🇺RU: приходит with dinner, exactlyexactly (adverb)In a precise and accurate way.≈ Synonym: precisely🇺🇿UZ: aynan🇷🇺RU: точно as she has for years. "Some things," Rahima says, "never need to changechange (verb)To become different.≈ Synonym: alter🇺🇿UZ: o'zgarmoq🇷🇺RU: меняться."