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58 Cards in this Set
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Errands |
Things to do outside the home |
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Chores |
Things to do in the home |
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Considered opinion |
It is thought through carefully |
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Split hairs |
minor , small issues |
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Long winded |
A person, who talks a lot |
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Adjournment |
A pause. To adjourn – take a break. |
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To put forward
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To present |
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Foregone |
Something that will happen in the future. Неизбежный, предрешенный. Foregone conclusion – “no question about it”. Предвзятое мнение, предрешенное дело, неизбежный результат. |
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Stop gap [solution] |
Immediate and temporary solution, workaround |
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Wind up [the meeting] |
Close all issues as fast as possible and go home |
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Vow |
Promise. Обет, клятва, зарок |
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Concise |
Clear, short and specific |
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Courteous |
polite |
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Viable |
practical to do |
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Feasible |
is financially the right thing to do |
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Viability and feasibility report |
a check one does before starting a project |
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Dodge |
avoid |
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Broach |
1. A piece of jewelry 2. To approach to somebody |
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I will not beat around the bush |
I will do something immediately |
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Get down (to business) |
to start |
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Go around in circles |
waste time |
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Draw conclusions |
get to conclusions |
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Express |
state, say |
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Behind the scenes |
secretly |
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Portfolio |
responsibility, job |
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Pervasive |
extensive |
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1. Slate
2. Slated |
1. Черепица 2. reserved for |
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A dig |
accommodation, place to live (нора?) |
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Alleged |
suspected |
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Ram |
hit, run into |
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Arraign |
accuse |
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Inclement |
extreme, bad |
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Stumble |
prevent |
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Make headway |
make progress |
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Quaint |
old-fashioned and picturesque |
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Courtyard |
двор, square, patio |
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Wrought |
twisted, shaped |
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Rail |
bar, решетка |
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Scores |
many |
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Eclectic |
different, mixed style |
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Derelict Decrepit Dilapidated |
old and not maintained |
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Hover |
зависнуть на месте как вертолет, кружиться в одном месте, ждать чего-то |
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Crockery |
фарфор |
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Cuttlery |
סכו"ם |
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Glassware |
Хрусталь |
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Inculcate |
teach, coach |
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defuse |
снять напряжение, разрядить конфликт |
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Absent-minded |
Забывала (сущ.) |
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Lively |
has much energy, energized, active |
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Ready to get fingers burnt |
to take risk? "испачкать руки"? |
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Thrust |
push |
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Chop and change |
switch between different things/tasks frequently |
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Dig the heels in |
stubborn |
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Reflective |
like tothink before doing anything |
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Meticulous |
careful, takes care of all smallest points. “Alwayscrosses the ‘T’s and dots the ‘I’s ” |
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A slew (n.) |
very much |
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Seamless |
non-interrupted, not disturbed |
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Bud |
почка (на дереве) |
