REAL LIFE IS, TO MOST MEN, A LONG SECOND-BEST, A PERPETUAL COMPROMISE BETWEEN THE IDEAL AND THE POSSIBLE

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Реальная жизнь для большинства людей представляет собой постоянную необходимость мириться с второсортностью, вечный компромисс между идеальным и возможным. Russell (Рассел).

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BEST — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES at best...at worst ▪ Choosing the right software can be time-consuming at best and …
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IDEAL — adj ideal n ideal
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PERPETUAL — perpetui, íncessant, constant
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MEN — see: man
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SECOND — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Second Empire style Marne Second Battle of the Northern War Second Persian Gulf War …
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MEN — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Angry Young Men Chamberlain's Men {{link=Lord Chamberlain's Men">Lord Chamberlain's Men International Working Men's Association …
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LONG — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Long Beach Long Island Long Island Sound long jump Long March Long Parliament Long …
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PERPETUAL — I. pə(r)ˈpech(əw)əl, -chwəl adjective Etymology: Middle English perpetuel, from Middle French, from Latin perpetualis, from perpetuus continuous, perpetual (from perpet-, …
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MOST — I. ˈmōst adjective Etymology: Middle English mest, mast, most, from Old English mǣst, māst; akin to Old High German meist …
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LONG — I. ˈlȯŋ also ˈläŋ adjective ( lon·ger -ŋgə(r) ; lon·gest -ŋgə̇st) Etymology: Middle English long, lang, from Old English; akin …
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LIFE
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-MOST — ˌmōst also chiefly Brit _məst adjective suffix Etymology: Middle English -mast, -most, alteration (influenced by mast, most most) of -mest …
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MEN- — combining form or meno- Etymology: New Latin, from Greek mēn month — more at moon : menstruation meno pause men …
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MEN — plural of man
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POSSIBLE — (a.) Capable of existing or occurring, or of being conceived or thought of; able to happen; capable of being done; …
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IDEAL — (a.) Teaching the doctrine of idealism; as, the ideal theory or philosophy.
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IDEAL — (a.) Reaching an imaginary standard of excellence; fit for a model; faultless; as, ideal beauty.
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IDEAL — (a.) Existing in idea or thought; conceptional; intellectual; mental; as, ideal knowledge.
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COMPROMISE — (n.) A committal to something derogatory or objectionable; a prejudicial concession; a surrender; as, a compromise of character or right.
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MEN — ( pl. ) of Man
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MEN — ( n. ) pl. of Man.
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COMPROMISE — ( n. ) A committal to something derogatory or objectionable; a prejudicial concession; a surrender; as, a compromise of character …
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BETWEEN — ( prep. ) With relation to two, as involved in an act or attribute of which another is the agent …
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MOST — /mohst/ , adj., superl. of much or many with more as compar. 1. in the greatest quantity, amount, measure, degree, …
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MEN — /men/ , n. pl. of man .
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LONG — long 1 — longly , adv. — longness , n. /lawng, long/ , adj. longer /lawng"geuhr, long"-/ , longest /lawng"gist, …
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LIFE — /luyf/ , n. , pl. lives /luyvz/ , adj. n. 1. the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and …
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MEN — n. force of workers that is available
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SECOND — I. ˈse-kənd also -kənt, especially before a consonant -kən, -k ə ŋ adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French secund, from …
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REAL — I. ˈrē(-ə)l adjective Etymology: Middle English, real, relating to things (in law), from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin & Late Latin; …
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MOST — I. ˈmōst adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mǣst; akin to Old High German meist most, Old English māra …
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BEST — I. ˈbest adjective, superlative of good Etymology: Middle English, from Old English betst; akin to Old English bōt remedy — …
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POSSIBLE — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin possibilis, from posse to be able, from potis, pote able + esse …
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PERPETUAL — adjective Etymology: Middle English perpetuel, from Anglo-French, from Latin perpetuus uninterrupted, from per- through + petere to go to — …
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-MOST — Etymology: Middle English, alteration of -mest (as in formest foremost) : most inner most : most toward head most
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MOST — adj highest in rank; greatest. 2. most ·adj in the greatest or highest degree. 3. most ·adj greatest in degree; …
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MEN — noun ·pl of man. 2. men ·pl of man. 3. men ·pron a man; one; used with a verb …
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LONG — superl far-reaching; extensive. 2. long ·noun a long sound, syllable, or vowel. 3. long ·adv through the whole extent or …
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IDEAL — adj imaginary. 2. ideal ·adj existing in fancy or imagination only; visionary; unreal. 3. ideal ·adj teaching the doctrine of …
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REAL — [re.al] adj [ME, real, relating to things (in law), fr. MF, fr. ML & LL; ML realis relating to things …
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POSSIBLE — [pos.si.ble] adj [ME, fr. MF, fr. L possibilis, fr. posse to be able, fr. potis, pote able + esse to …
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MOST — [most] adj [ME, fr. OE maest; akin to OHG meist most, OE mara more--more at more] (bef. 12c) 1: greatest …
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MEN- — [men-] or meno- comb form [NL, fr. Gk men month--more at moon]: menstruation "menorrhagia"
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BEST — [best] adj, superlative of good [ME, fr. OE betst; akin to OE bot remedy--more at better] (bef. 12c) 1: excelling …
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SECOND — fundamental unit of time, now defined in terms of radiation emitted from atoms of the element cesium under specified conditions. …
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LIFE
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PERPETUAL — perpetual BrE AmE pə ˈpet ju‿ ə l ⇨-ˈpetʃ u‿, -ˈpetʃ ə l AmE \ p ə r ˈpetʃ u‿əl …
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-MEN — -men BrE AmE mən, men —See note at -man. The pronunciation men is used for the plural rather more widely …
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MEN — men BrE AmE men ▷ men's menz ▶ ˈ men's room BrE AmE
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LONG — long, Long BrE AmE lɒŋ AmE lɔːŋ lɑːŋ ▷ longed lɒŋd AmE lɔːŋd lɑːŋd ▷ longer ˈlɒŋ ɡə AmE ˈlɔːŋ …
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PERPETUAL — / pəˈpetʃuəl; NAmE pərˈp-/ adjective 1. [ usually before noun ] continuing for a long period of time without interruption …
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MOST — / məʊst; NAmE moʊst/ determiner , pronoun , adverb ■ determiner , pronoun (used as the superlative of 'much', 'a …
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LONG — / lɒŋ; NAmE lɔːŋ/ adjective , adverb , verb ■ adjective ( long·er / ˈlɒŋgə(r); NAmE ˈlɔːŋ-/ long·est / ˈlɒŋgɪst; …
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LIFE
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SECOND — I. sec ‧ ond 1 S1 W1 /ˈsekənd/ BrE AmE number 1 . the second person, thing, event etc is …
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REAL — I. real 1 S1 W1 /rɪəl/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ realism , ↑ realist , …
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POSSIBLE — I. pos ‧ si ‧ ble 1 S1 W1 /ˈpɒsəb ə l, ˈpɒsɪb ə l $ ˈpɑː-/ BrE AmE adjective …
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PERPETUAL — per ‧ pet ‧ u ‧ al /pəˈpetʃuəl $ pər-/ BrE AmE adjective [usually before noun] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; …
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IDEAL — I. i ‧ deal 1 S3 W3 /ˌaɪˈdɪəl◂/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: French ; Origin: idéal …
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COMPROMISE — I. com ‧ pro ‧ mise 1 /ˈkɒmprəmaɪz $ ˈkɑːm-/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: French ; …
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BETWEEN — be ‧ tween S1 W1 /bɪˈtwiːn/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: betweonum ] 1 …
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BEST — I. best 1 S1 W1 /best/ BrE AmE adjective [superlative of good] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: betst ] …
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