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33 Cards in this Set
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if you - smone, you officially say they cannot do smth or go somewhere: the club has -ed football fans/ he's been -ed from leaving the country запрещать, исключать
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bid
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offer, price, an attempt to do smth: a takeover - / his - to become Wimbeldon champion / a - for freedom / an unsuccessful - to become the party leader / launch a - to take over the company предложение
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blast
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an explosion (two men were killed in the - / a huge - / a powerful - / heard the bomb -/ a huge bomb - rocked the city centre
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blow
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smth disappoining that happens: safety fears deal a -to car vompany's recovery / a big - to the industry / a major - / a serious - / a devastating - / deal a crushing - to his hopes of becoming president/ the news came as a - to local businesses
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brink
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edge, point when smth very good or bad is about to happen: the win brings the team to the - of the league title/ on the - of war/ seemed on the - of death/ on the - of disaster/ bring them back from the - of defeat на пороге чего-то
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clash
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if you - with smone, you fight or argue with them. police - with protestors/ - with the opposition leader in a heated debate/ - over how to spend the money / violent -es between demonstrators and the police
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clear
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to proce that they are not guilty of smth. -ed of all charges/ -ed by the Court of Appeal/ new evidence which helped to - him оправдать, снимать подозрение
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convict
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if someone is - of a crime, they are found guilty. he was - ed of murder/ -ed on charges of bribery and corruption/ a -ed thief/ had no previous -tions
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coverage
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if there is - of an event, it is mentioned in newspapers or on radio or TV. a lot of news - of the event/ press -/ TV -/ the speech received a lot of-
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fuss
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if there is a lot of - about smth, it gets a lot of attention and people get excited or angry about it: it such a - about nothing/ don't want a lot of - about the wedding
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hail
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call up, you say publicly that it is very good: president -s breakthrough in pease process/ -ed it as a victory for common sense/ event was -ed a success/ -ed as a hero провозглашать, приветствовать
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leak
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a peace of secret info that smone deliberately makes public. the information was -ed to the press
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outburst
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strong protest, strong words against, is a sudden expression of strong anger. Hector vows to continue despite - / an angry - / a furious - against the minister
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pull out of
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to stop being involved in it (- of the competition/ threatening to - of the talks, you decided not to do, withdraw
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raid
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police go to a place without warning to find smth illegal/ a series of police -s
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rally
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a large public meeting in the street to protest about something митинг
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rule out
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prevent, stop, decide it is not possible/ teachers - strike action/ исключать
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seize
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if police - smth they take i. - illegal goods
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slash
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to reduce it by a large amount. a secret plan to - jobs/ - prices
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technicality
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a very small detail\ the case was dropped because of a legal -
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vow
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to promise to do smth; -ed that he would continue
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crackdown |
severe restriction, принимать крутые меры(против кого-л. / чего-л.) |
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halt |
stop |
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resign |
уходить в отставку |
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thugs |
hooligans убийца; головорез, бандит |
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line his own pockets |
to make yourself rich by taking money in a dishonest way. |
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storm in a teacup |
a big fuss about smth that is not very important буря в стакане |
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public sector |
государственная служба |
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stir up trouble |
причинял неприятности |
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undermine |
1) делать подкоп, подкапывать2) минировать; взрывать, подрывать |
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disgrace |
2) лишать милости; лишать доброго отношения, расположения |
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prosecute |
а) (prosecute for) преследовать в судебном или уголовном порядкеб) выступать в качестве обвинителяв) предъявлять иск |
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intimidation |
1) запугивание; устрашение, отпугивание2) запуганность, страх, робость |
