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Bark The trunk of that pine was covered by thick old bark |
the hard outer covering of a tree. Кора |
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Befriend He was befriended by an old lady. It is not advisable to befriend your boss, or your teacher. |
to be friendly towards someone. to make someone your friend on a social networking website. Сдружиться |
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Flinch He didn't even flinch when the nurse cleaned the wound. Now I’m going to move the eyepiece right up against your eye for a second – try not to flinch. |
to make a sudden, small movement because of pain or fear. Вздрогнуть |
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Intrusive. intrusive question ingintrusive lighting |
affecting someone in a way that annoys them and makes them feel uncomfortable. Назойливый |
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Clamor for The children were all clamoring for attention. She clamors to go home as soon as she gets to school. |
to make a loud complaint or demand. Требовать |
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Imminent imminent disaster/danger. A strike is imminent. |
coming or likely to happen very soon Нависший, надвигающийся |
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Pad / notepad a plain/ruled notepad. a reporter's notepad |
a set of sheets of plain or lined paper, joined at the top edge, for writing on |
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Outskirts The factory is in/on the outskirts of New Delhi. |
the areas that form the edge of a town or city. Окраина |
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Legislation The government has promised to introduce legislation to limit fuel emissions from cars. |
a law or set of laws suggested by a government and made official by a parliament Законодательство |
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Longevity To what do you attribute your longevity? For longevity in car design, you really need to keep it simple. |
living for a long time. the ability to last for a long time Долговечность, продолжительность |
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Specimen He has a collection of rare insect specimens. Museums will pay large amounts of money for good dinosaur fossil specimens. Astronauts brought back specimens of moon rock. They took blood and urine specimens for analysis. |
something shown or examined as an example; a typical example. a small amount of blood or urine used for testing. Образец |
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Strenuous He rarely does anything more strenuous than changing the channels on the television. His doctor advised him not to do any strenuous exercise. Strenuous efforts were made throughout the war to disguise (harbor) the scale of civilian casualties. |
needing or using a lot of physical or mental effort or energy. Напряжённый |
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Germination rate |
Скорость прорастания |
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Reverence She has/shows/feels great reverence for her professors. |
a feeling of respect or admiration for someone or something. Почтительность |
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Sustainability the long-term sustainability of the community. the company's commitment to environmental sustainability |
the quality of being able to continue over a period of time. the quality of causing little or no damage to the environment and therefore able to continue for a long time. Устойчивость |
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Aspiration I've never had any political aspirations. It's a story about the lives and aspirations of poor Irish immigrants |
something that you hope to achieve. Стреление |
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Expense Buying a bigger car has proved to be well worth the expense. We've just had a new garage built at great expense. We went on holiday at my father's expense (= he paid for it). It's silly to go to the expense of (= spend money on) buying new clothes when you don't really need them. |
the use of money, time, or effort. расход |
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Liable The law holds parents liable if a child does not attend school. If we lose the case we may be liable for (= have to pay) the costs of the whole trial. |
having (legal) responsibility for something or someone Ответственный, обязанный |
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Curricula |
Учебная программа |
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A far cry This flat is a far cry from the house they had before. |
to be completely different from something. Большая разница |
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Pivot The former guerrilla leader has become the pivot on which the country's emerging political stability turns/revolves (= it depends on him). She pivots her left foot.He pivoted on his heels and headed out. |
the central or most important person or thing in a situation. to turn or twist. Стержень, поворочиваться |
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Sweep through |
Проносится через |
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Feast "What a feast!" she said, surveying all the dishes on the table. a wedding feast |
a special meal with very good food or a large meal for many people. Пир |
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hotheadedness She had been worried about his rumoured hotheadedness. Hotheadedness does not result in good decisions.
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the quality of quickly reacting or doing things without thinking carefully first. Quick-tempered Вспыльчивость |
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Brawler |
a person who engages in rough or noisy fights or quarrels, especially habitually Скандалист |
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Indiscriminately They fired indiscriminately into the crowd. Chlorine bleach removes colour indiscriminately, attacking stains and dyes alike. |
in a way that does not show careful choice or planning, usually with harmful results. Беспорядочно Randomly |
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Refectory Let's use tables from the Refectory. I suppose you could settle into the old refectory but you would have to obey our hours of silence |
a large room in a monastery, college, school, etc. where meals are eaten Трарезная |
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Itinerary (айтэнарари) The tour operator will arrange transport and plan your itinerary. |
a detailed plan or route of a journey |
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Stationery business/personal stationery. I got these folders at the stationery store. |
the things needed for writing, such as paper, pens, pencils, and envelopes |
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Cloakroom I went to the cloakroom in the first interval. |
a room in a public building such as a restaurant, theatre, etc. where coats, bags, and other personal things can be left while their owners are in the building. |
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Hallway |
Корридор |
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High-performance. GM started introducing high-performance versions of its family cars. the development of high-performance computer chips |
able to operate to a high standard and at high speed. Восокоэффективный |
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Fortnight a fortnight's holiday. once a fortnight. a fortnight ago |
a period of two weeks |
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Incite She incited racial hatred by distributing anti-Semitic leaflets. She was expelled for inciting her classmates to rebel against their teachers. They denied inciting the crowd to violence. |
to encourage someone to do or feel something unpleasant or violent. Instigate |
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Dorm Smoking is not permitted in college dorms. My mom and I were buying things for my dorm room. |
a large building at a college or university where students live |
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Bleach Gary's had his hair bleached. There was nothing there except for a pile of sun-bleached bones. The bones of oxen were bleaching in the sun beside the trail. |
to remove the colour from something or make it lighter, with the use of chemicals or by the effect of light from the sun; to become lighter in this way. a strong chemical used for cleaning things or removing colour from things. Отбеливать, обесцвечивать |
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Gingerly Holding her painful back, she sat down gingerly on the bench. |
in a way that is careful or cautious. Осторожно |
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Wail The women gathered around the coffin and began to wail, as was the custom in the region. "My finger hurts," wailed the child. |
to make a long, high cry, usually because of pain or sadness. Вопль |
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Polio a polio vaccination programme. Now 95% of babies are immunized against diphtheria, tetanus, polio, measles, mumps, and rubella. |
a serious infectious disease that can cause permanent paralysis (= being unable to move the body). Паралич |
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Laborer a farm/factory laborer. |
a person who does physical work. Работяга |
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Rule out It’s unlikely that he’ll run for president, but you can never rule anything out |
to stop considering something as a possibility. Исключать |
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Drowsy The room is so warm it's making me feel drowsy. |
being in a state between sleeping and being awake Сонный |
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Biodegradable Biodegradable packaging helps to limit the amount of harmful chemicals released into the atmosphere. |
able to decay naturally and in a way that is not harmful |
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Exasperate His assistant’s carelessness is exasperating him.
Peeve What peeved her most was that he hadn't even called her. |
to make someone very annoyed, usually when they can do nothing to solve a problem. Раздражать x2 |
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Upcoming. Tickets are selling well for the group's upcoming concert tour. |
Happening soon. Предстоящий |
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Intersection. a busy intersection. Turn right at the next intersection. The intersection of the lines on the graph marks the point where we start to make a profit. |
the place where two or more roads join or cross each other. an occasion when two lines cross, or the place where this happens. |
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Ill-fitting Ill-fitting clothes do not fit well |
Some clothes that don't suit you well |
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Scout out I will go first to scout out the area |
To research some place beforehand Разведовать |
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Linger After the play had finished, we lingered for a while in the bar hoping to catch sight of the actors. The smell from the fire still lingered days later. |
to take a long time to leave or disappear. Медлить, задерживаться |
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Term paper I have had so many term papers to write this academic year |
the main research paper written by a student for a particular class or subject during the school year |
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Thereby |
Тем самым, таким образом, следовательно |
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Cater I'm catering for twelve on Sunday - the whole family is coming. Which firm will be catering at the wedding reception? |
to provide, and sometimes serve, food. to provide food and drinks for an occasion or event. |
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Chicken out We were going to go bungee jumping, but Sandra chickened out at the last minute. |
to decide not to do something because you are too frightened. Трусить |
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Malice There certainly wasn't any malice in her comments. formal I bear him no malice (= do not want to harm or upset him). |
the wish to harm or upset other people. Озлобленность |
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Eventuality We've tried to anticipate the most likely problems, but it's impossible to be prepared for all eventualities/every eventuality. I'm looking for a travel insurance policy that will cover me for any eventuality. |
something unpleasant or unexpected that might happen or exist in the future. Случайность Accident |
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Emit The alarm emits infrared rays which are used to detect any intruder. The machine emits a high-pitched sound when you press the button. |
to send out a beam, noise, smell, or gas. Выделять, излучать |
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Mandatory |
Compulsory |
