Unit 1. Why I like country music

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The English word/phrase

Its Ukrainian equivalent

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сountry music,

hillbilly,

bluegrass

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scoff, v

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blues; bebop

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buckdancing

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The New York Stock Exchange

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tend, v

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argue the point

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the only index

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perceptions

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be shaped

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gauge [] economic flux

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give tips

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frustration

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capitulate emotionally to

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refugee, n

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third generation Northern born

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despite

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protestations

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ancestors

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strumming, strum

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the fiddlelike refrain

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Dixie (land)

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square dance, square dancing

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the interplay between

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fiddle; caller

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stomping, stomp

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swishing, swish

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strutting, strut

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draw no general conclusions

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affirm the truth of sth

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grow stiff as a winter cornstalk

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harmonize

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stand on the sidelines

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atonic detachment

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shimmy, v

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jerk in lack–luster imitation

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relate the facts

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in remorse or self-castigation

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true confession

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proficiency in dance

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make love to sb

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communicate

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graceful jiggles

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intricately coordinated sweeps

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ministrations

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riff on sth

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prowl [l] dirt streets

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rented Cadillacs

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parade brick sidewalks

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abstract from