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nerve-racking |
стресовий, той що руйнує нерви |
stressful |
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inappropriately |
недоречно , невідповідно, недоладу |
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blunder
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прорахунок, блуд, груба помилка, ляпнути, наплутати, |
As a matter of fact this whole rising, if it could be called that, was a succession of blunders , mistakes and errors
"the mayor and the City Council have blundered in an ill-advised campaign " |
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fiddle |
скрипка, грати на скрипці, гратись чимось |
touch or fidget with something in a restless or nervous way. - Laura fiddled with her cup he fiddled with the band from 1949 to 1951 |
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take a sip |
сьорбати , ковток |
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inexcusable |
непростимий
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stumped |
збентежений, спантеличений |
education chiefs were stumped by some of the exam questions
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focused |
зфокусуватись, бути зосередженим |
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can't stand |
не могти терпіти |
unable to tolerate someone or something; disliking someone or something extremely.
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unpleasant |
неприемний |
an unpleasant smell
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familiar |
найомий, оінформований, фаміліарний |
well known from long or close association.
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by heart |
напам'ять, (by rote) |
exactly and from memory You know the telephone number by heart, don't you?
Also, by rote. From memory; also, mechanically.
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approach |
наближатися, підходити, зближатись, підхід |
a way of dealing with something."we need a whole new approach to the job "
an act of speaking to someone for the first time about something, typically a proposal or request."the landowner made an approach to the developer "
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bizarre |
дивний, ексцентричний, чудний |
very strange or unusual, especially so as to cause interest or amusement."her bizarre dresses and outrageous hairdos "
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demand |
попит, потреба, вимога хадати, запитувати, вимагати |
ask authoritatively or brusquely.“Where is she?” he demanded
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flustered |
метушитись, хвилюватись, бути схвильованим |
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rather than |
не стільки скільки, а не, скоріш за, скоріше ніж,
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recruitment agency |
кадрове агентство
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think on your feet
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реагувати швидко |
to think and react quickly
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high-profile case
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гучна справа
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mix-up
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змішувати, плутанина, бійка
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played along
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підігрувати |
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meanwhile |
У той же час, тим часом
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ensure |
забезпечити, переконатись, ручатись |
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drowsiness |
вялість, сонливість, млявість, дрімота |
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minced |
січений, рубаний, рублений |
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