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call off the meeting
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отменить встречу
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I had to call off the meeting as I didn't feel well.
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counterpart
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коллега занимающий такую же должность
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The secretary of defense met with his counterparts in Asia to discuss the nuclear crisis.
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see the sights
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посмотреть достопримечательности
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I would like to find unusual and fun way to see the sights of London.
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take up your invitation
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принять ваше приглашение
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I would like to take up you invitation.
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to complain
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жаловаться
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There is nothing to complain about.
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bus turn up (arrive, appear)
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автобус появился
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I have been waiting for an hour till the bus finally turned up.
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take up hobby
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заниматься хобби
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What hobby would you like to take up?
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speak up
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высказываться, говорить
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She's never been afraid to speak up at town meetings.
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write down
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записывать
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Could you please write down the interview?
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almost as many
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почти столько же
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Best Buy is an important sales outlet for Apple, selling almost as many iPhones as Apple does itself.
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far less frequently
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гораздо реже
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Dental caries were far less frequently seen amongst ancient Egyptians and Nubians than in today's populations.
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turn down (refuse)
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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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ad campaign
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рекламная компания
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A relatively modest ad campaign will be the government's first directly financed attack against tobacco addiction.
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sales figures
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объемы продаж
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The sales figures reported on an income statement are net sales.
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target audience
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целевая аудитория
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With a clearly defined target audience, it is much easier to determine where and how to market your company.
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throw away
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выкинуть
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If you buy a high-end computer, you'll just be throwing away money on a bunch of features you'll never use.
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ruin smth
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испортить что-то
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Poor customer service ruined the company's reputation.
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spending power
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покупательная способность
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Women are using their rapidly increasing spending power to impel changes in the way companies operate.
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much milk
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много молока
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I don't need much milk.
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much sugar
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много сахара
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Why do you put so much sugar to your tea?
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many cars
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много машин
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There are too many cars in the streets.
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many TV's
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много телевизоров
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How many TV's has the queen got?
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attract attention
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привлечь внимание
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The first step in communicating your idea is attracting attention to it.
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persuade to do
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убеждать сделать что-то
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He persuaded his friend to go back to school.
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appeal to authority
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призыв к властям
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Appeal to authority examples are frequently found in the media.
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shift responsibility
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перекладывать ответственность
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One of the primary purposes of blaming is to shift responsibility.
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one... another... still other
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один другой третий
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act as
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выступать в роли
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Murdoch’s resignation must not act as barrier to the truth.
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more of an exception
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скорее исключение
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His behaviour today is more of an exception.
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Let's move on to next issue.
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Давайте перейдем к следующему вопросу.
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consider options
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рассматривать варианты
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I think you should consider options befor you make the decision.
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to envy smb
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завидовать кому-либо
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I envy you for your large group of friends.
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to attract
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привлекать
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The company has a difficult time attracting good employees because of its poor pay and benefits.
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to estimate
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оценивать
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The cost of the project has been estimated at about 10 million dollars.
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we are intending
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мы намерены
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We are intending on purchasing a property 50/50 with my parents.
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word-of-mouth advertising
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сарафанное радио
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Word of mouth advertising is more influential than any other form of advertising.
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slum
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трущобы
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He grew up in the slums of New York.
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keep within budget
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держаться в рамках бюджета
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We have to keep within a tight budget.
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asian cusine
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азиатская кухня
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I don't like asian cuisine.
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necessity
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необходимость
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Without a car, living close to work is a necessity.
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despite problems
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несмотря на проблемы
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Despite problems elsewhere, Minnesota Republicans remain happy with caucuses.
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withdraw
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изъять (ампутировать)
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The prosecutor withdrew her question to the witness.
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jump the queue
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вне очереди
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He jumped the queue at the bus stop.
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smb pushes in
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кто-то влезает
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I don't like people pushing in.
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sign of weakness
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признак слабости
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Women view modesty as sign of weakness.
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thoroughly
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тщательно
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Please do your homework thoroughly.
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emphasis is on smth
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акцент на чем-либо
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My emphasis is not on medium but on my creativity.
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it's a top priority
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важнее всего
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel said it's a "top priority" to avoid an uncontrolled default.
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to balance
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уравновешивать
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The legislature is still trying to balance the state's budget.
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inherent part
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неотъемлемая часть
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I see ideology as an inherent part of culture.
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