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42 Cards in this Set
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spot |
to see or notice something or someone |
замечать |
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spot a liar |
to recognize that someone is lying |
определить лжеца |
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get away with something |
to succeed in avoiding punishment for something |
делать что-либо безнаказанно, выходить сухим из воды |
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give somebody away |
to show someone's secret feelings |
выдавать кого-либо |
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stumble (over) |
to make a mistake, such as pausing or repeating a word, while speaking or performing |
запинаться |
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fidget |
to keep moving your hands or feet, especially because you are bored or nervious |
ёрзать |
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tension |
when a muscle, rope, etc, is tight or stiff |
напряжение |
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sincere |
honest and saying or showing what you really feel or believe |
искренний |
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telltale signs |
obvious signs that something exists or has happened |
верный признак |
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lie one's way into something |
to get yourself into a situation by lying |
проложить себе путь куда-либо ложью |
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look up to somebody |
to admire and respect someone |
уважать, восхищаться |
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get somebody nowhere |
to fail to make any progress or achieve anything |
ничего не добиться, ни к чему не привести |
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step into somebody's shoes |
to take someone's place, often by doing the job they have just left |
занять чьё-то место |
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a real eye-opener |
something that surprises you and teaches you new facts about life, people, etc |
откровение |
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arrogant |
believing that you are better or more important than other people |
высокомерный |
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likeable |
pleasant and easy to like |
милый, симпатичный |
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come across as |
to seem to be a paricular type of person |
производить впечатление |
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high point |
the best part of an experience |
наиболее успешный |
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bite off more than you can chew |
to try to do something that is too difficult for you |
переоценить свои возможности, взяться за непосильную работу |
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challenge |
something that is difficult and that tests someone's ability or determination |
испытание, сложная задача |
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part-time |
working or studying only for part of the day or the week |
работающий неполный день |
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pretend |
to behave as if something is true when it is not |
притворяться |
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persuade |
to make someone agree to do something by talking to them a lot about it |
уговаривать, убеждать |
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unfair |
not treating people in an equal way |
несправедливый |
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welcome somebody with open arms |
to show someone that you are very pleased to see them |
встречать с распростёртыми объятиями |
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care (about) |
to think that something is important and to feel interested in it or worried about it |
забоиться, волноваться |
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decent |
of a satisfactory quality or level |
приличный |
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make a good impression (on) |
to make somebody think that somebody or something is good and decent |
производить хорошее впечатление |
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irrelevant |
not important in a particular situation |
не имеющий отношение к чему-либо |
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citizen |
someone who has a legal right to live in a particular country |
гражданин |
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apply (for) |
to ask officially for something, often by writing |
подавать заявление |
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residence |
when someone lives somewhere |
проживание |
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average |
usual and like the most common type |
средний, обычный |
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bald |
with little or no hair |
лысый |
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pale |
having less colour than usual |
бледный |
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tanned |
having darker skin because you have been in the sun |
загорелый |
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prominent |
very easy to see or notice |
заметный, бросающийся в глаза |
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trendy |
fashionable at the moment |
модный, стильный |
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muscular |
having firm, strong muscules |
мускулистый |
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judge |
to have or develop an opinion about something or someone, usual after thinking carefully |
судить, выносить приговор, решение |
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complexion |
the colour and appearance of the skin on someone's face |
цвет лица |
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pointed |
having a thin, sharp end |
остроконечный, острый |