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48 Cards in this Set
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if a child -, they - an aduld rudely. don't -! дерзить грубить
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blow over
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if an argument - it ends. I think it'll all - / it'll soon - / these things usually - quite quickly. Миновать, проходить
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channel (into)
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if you - smth in a particular way, you direct or encourage it in that way. the sibling rivalry is all -ed into tennis/ - young people into higher education/ - all his enegry into writing/ - more money into the health service
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cheeky
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slightly rude to smone in authority. children who are - and answer back/ don't be -!/ it was a bit - of me/ a - grin нахальный наглый бесстыдный
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commitment
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smth that you have to do or have promised to do: a time in your life when you have no -s/ work -s/ family -s. Обязанность долг
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drift apart
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if people -, their relationship gradually ends: they just -/ gradually -/ - over the years/ start to - отдаляться
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faculties
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mental abilities. she is starting to lose her -/ still has all his -/ her mental -/
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frail
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physically weak and not very healthy. Хилый болезненный (о старых людях)
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home
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place where people are looked after. an old people's - / a residential -/ a nursing -, children's -
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mercy
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if you show - to smone, you are kind to themm and don't hurt or punish them. she showed no - to me in the Olen last year/ begged for -/ threw myself on his -. Милосердие, жалость, сострадание
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put up with
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to accept it/ I wouldn't - it/ can't - this any longer/ I dont know how you - it/ refuse to - this behavior смириться
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register (for)
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when you - for smth, you put your name on the list for it. you should - with another doctor/ - for the class/ - to vote записаться, зарегистроваться
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ruthless
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is determined to get what they want and doesn't worry about hurting or offending other people. we can both be pretty - with each other/ a - businessman/ a - politician. жестокий безжалостный беспощадный
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sake
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if you do smth for the - of a person or thing, you do it to help that person or thing. If you do smth for the - of it, you do it for no particular reason. they seemed to be disagreeing for the - of it ради из-за
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sibling
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your brothers and sisters. a lot of - rivalry between us
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single out
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if you - , you choose them and treat them in a different way: i think she is just - for punishment/ be - for special treatment/ - for an award. выделять
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tendency
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it is likely that it will happen. he has a - to be a bit cheeky/ a - towards sentimental autobiographical writing/ a - for women to get married later
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thrash
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if you - smone, you defeat them easily. she -ed me in the Open last year/ we -ed them 7-0/ they absolutely -ed us/ gave them a 6-0 thrashing
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toddler
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a young child who is just learning to walk
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trait
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a quality in smone's character. what -s are there in your family? a personality -/ character -s/ genetic -s особенность характера, характерная черта
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turn out
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the way smth turns out is the way it is in the end: it - she has a couple of kids already/ it - that we were all wrong/ everything - OK in the end
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unsteady
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if smth is - it is not very stable and is likely to fall. she is a bit - on her feet/ the ladder looks a bit -
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wet
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if you - your bed, you urinate your bed/ she -s the bed occasionally/ worried about - the bed
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be getting on
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if someone is -, they are getting quite old: she must - now/ he's - a bit now стареть
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cover a multitue of sins
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to hide individual problems of faults/ скрывать прикрывать
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not lift a finger
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to make no effort at all to help someone with a job. they don't - to help
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out of the blue
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if smth happens - it happens very unexpetedly. The image is of smth that falls suddenly from the sky. he got an email -/ it was completely -
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put your foot down
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you say very strongly that smone must do smth. we should - with him/ it's time to - быть неприклонным
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take it all in your stride
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you accept it and deal with it easily. he seems to have -/ she - everything -
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come off
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we had big plans, but nothing - them/ result
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go through
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experience
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ordeal
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суровое испытание
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self-conscious
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застенчивый
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fancying someone
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to like someone
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have a --- streak
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иметь черту характера
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go off the rails |
слететь с катушек |
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take time off |
взять отпуск, оторваться от (работы) will you - when your family comes to visit? |
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balanced |
уравновешенный |
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indiffeerent |
равнодушный |
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outraged |
возмущенный |
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compassionate |
sympathetic, сострадательный |
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patronising |
покровительственный |
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forceful |
убедительный |
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devastated |
To overwhelm; confound; stun:опустошенный, подавленный |
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to be head over heels |
madly in love полюбить до безумия |
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decent |
приличный; благопристойный; порядочный; скромный; пристойный; изрядный; славный; хороший |
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selfishly |
эгоистично, эгоистически |
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deceitful |
лживый коварный лукавый |