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отказаться повиноватьсяrefuse one's office (Allanson made some sound in his throat, as if attempting to speak, but his tongue refused its office, and he only jabbered. (1829) • Job essayed to speak, but his tongue refused its office, and in another moment the clang of an iron door, and the harsh grating of a key in the lock, told him he was the inmate of a prisoner's cell. 4uzhoj)