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get to work
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приступить к работе
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I would like to get to work as soon as possible.
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to get rid of smth
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избавляться от чего-либо
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Get rid of that junk.
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give up, abandon
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бросать, оставлять
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I hope you won't give up playing the piano.
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assets
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активы предприятия
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The state's natural assets include mountains and beautiful lakes.
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to merge
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объединяться, слияние компаний
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To save the business, the owners decided to merge it with one of their competitors.
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alone
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один человек
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She lived alone for many years.
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lonely
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одинокий (чувство)
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She was a lonely child with only few friends.
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vendor
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продавец
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We're thinking of making a deal with that other software vendor.
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self-sufficient
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самодостаточный
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He is a self-sufficient person.
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the thing is that
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дело в том что
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The thing is that you don't work here anymore.
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tough
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жесткий
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Are you tough enough for the job?
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to be typical of
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типичный для
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This deed is tycal of him.
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see an opening
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видеть просвет (возможность)
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I can see an opening for some hope of getting this job.
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grin
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скалить зубы, ухмыляться
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She continued to tease her brother, grinning wickedly.
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we can afford to do
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мы можем себе позволить
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We can't efford to do business this way.
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extend
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увеличить (количество)
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His popularity extends from coast to coast.
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reduce, waste
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сократить
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We are trying to reduce our debt.
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credit
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деньги на телефоне
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A credit of $50 was added to your account.
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to budget money
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планировать затраты
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We have to budget money if we want to make profit.
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agenda
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повестка дня
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What's the first item on the agenda?
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harmful
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вредоносный
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DDT has been proven to be extremely harmful to the environment.
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deadlock
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тупик
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Deadlock situation can be compared to the classic "chicken or egg" problem.
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to reach deadlock
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зайти, попасть в тупик
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City councilors reached a deadlock over the law.
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to break deadlock
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выйти из тупика
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His goal broke a 3–3 deadlock.
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means of transport
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средства транспорта, передвижения
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There are many different means of transport to get around.
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encourage people
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поощрять, побуждать, поддерживать людей
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He claims the new regulations will encourage people to invest.
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establish the rules
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устанавливать правила
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So I had to establish the rules and regulations of the game.
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forecast
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прогноз
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I want to catch the weather forecast so I'll know what kind of clothes to pack for the trip tomorrow.
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bonds
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облигации
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She has invested most of her money in stocks and bonds.
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ongoing situation
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текущая ситуация
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He provides an update regarding the ongoing situation in the world.
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factual information
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фактическая информация
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Much of what you read in newspapers or magazines is a mix of factual information and the opinions of the author.
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assignment
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задание
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The reporter's assignment is to interview the candidate.
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set aside 1.5 million
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отложить 1.5 миллиона
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I must set aside 1.5 million if I want to buy a car this year.
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a range of
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вид, ряд
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I didn't know she had such a wide range of knowledge until I talked to her.
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by accident
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случайно
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I pushed him by accident.
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waste
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отходы
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These old computers are still useful. It seems like such a waste to throw them away.
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fewer
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меньше
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There were fewer days below freezing last winter.
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to swamp the market
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наводнить рынок
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Products made in China swamped the market.
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counterfeit
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подделывать
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They were counterfeiting money in his garage.
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over-sized cargo
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негабаритный груз
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Oversized cargo shipping is one of our specialties.
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everybody for himself
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каждый сам за себя
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In the city, everybody only cares for himself.
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did you used to do
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делал ли ты
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Did you used to play tennis?
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subordinate
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подчиненный
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She leaves the day-to-day running of the firm to her subordinates.
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acquaintance
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знакомый, знакомство
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She ran into an old acquaintance at the grocery store.
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find fault with smb
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придираться
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Facebook wants to find fault with Fox News
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greedy
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жадный (все себе забрать)
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There's no need to get greedy—there's plenty for everyone.
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turn down
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отказать
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I'm afraid that I will have to turn down your invitation.
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debt
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долг
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He is trying to pay off gambling debts.
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run up debt
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наделать долгов
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The company has run up huge debts.
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cut down
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сократить
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The budget for this project must be cut down.
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