Week 3

Front 1

Take back

Back 1

regain possession of something
take back what one has said
bring back to the point of departure
1. No, you are not stupid, I take it all back.
2. That tune took me back to my first years in this town.

Front 2

Take in

Back 2

To deceive.

He was taken in by her kindness.

Front 3

Take over
1. I'll take on the task of writing the report.
2. The plane took on new passengers when it stopped in Paris.
3. They took on more workers for the new project.
4. She has taken on the look of a banker

Back 3

1)seize and take control without authority and 2)possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
3)take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities
4)take up, as of debts or payment
do ove

Front 4

Take out
1. He took her out for dinner.
2. The police officer had taken the criminal out before he could kill the poor girl.

Back 4

1)cause to leave
2)obtain by legal or official process
3)make a date
4)purchase prepared food to be eaten at home
5)prevent from being included or considered or accepted

Front 5

Get across
Eventually, you got to get across the hump.”

Back 5

1)travel across or pass over
2)become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
"The thing I was trying to get across is that we don't need to be so quick to judge."

Front 6

Get along
1. He never got along with his parents.
2. She didn't have a lot of money, but she had enough to get along.

Back 6

1. To be together or coexist well, without arguments or trouble
2. To survive; to do well enough.

Front 7

Get away with

Back 7

To avoid punishment.

He thought he could get away with it, but everyone knew he would be punished for his crimes.

Front 8

Get by

Back 8

V. To subsist; to succeed, survive, or manage, at least at a minimal level
Do you think they can get by on only one salary?

Front 9

Get over

Back 9

1. To overcome
2. To recover (from)
3. To forget and move on
1. He can't get over his fear of being alone in the dark.
2. I got over a bad cold and went to work.
3. She hasn't got over our last argument yet. She still feels hurt by I told her.

Front 10

Get rid off

Back 10

to remove, or dispose of, or abolish something

The new president want to get rid of his enemies.

Front 11

Get through

Back 11

1. To succeed in talking to someone on the phone
2. To succeed in passing an exam.
3. To finish; to complete.
1. I phoned her but couldn't get through. They said she's in a meeting.
2. He got through the exam without problems.
3. They got through their work.

Front 12

indignity
Mandela fought to free the Mangoes from such indignities, from not being able to do things that so many take for granted.

Back 12

N. an affront to one's dignity or self-esteem
үл ойшоосон, тоомжиргүй, гутаан доромжилсон байдал
An indignity is something embarrassing. An indignity is usually something that happens to us rather than something we do ourselves.

Front 13

embolden
Officials have voiced concern that the conflict in neighboring Syria has emboldened these militant groups.

Back 13

V. give encouragement to - дэмжих сайшаах зоригжуулах, урамшуулах
To embolden someone is to inspire them. You might embolden your brother to try out for a play by enthusiastically praising his singing and dancing abilities.

Front 14

interim

The Texans said defensive coordinator Wade Phillips would serve as interim coach for the rest of the season.

Back 14

n. the time between one event, process, or period and another
An interim is a period of time between one event and another, maybe the interim between the arrival of your party guests and the cleanup you have to do after they leave.

Front 15

suppress

Back 15

v. to put down by force or authority
Synonyms:conquer, curb, inhibit, stamp down, subduе - хорих, дарлах, хаах,
To suppress something means to curb, inhibit, or even stop it. If the sound of your boss moving in his chair sounds like gas, you’re going to have to learn how to suppress your giggles.

Front 16

dissent
Vietnam actively suppresses political dissent and religious freedom.

Back 16

n. a difference of opinion - disagreement
саналын зөрөлдөөн
To dissent is to publicly disagree with an official opinion or decision. Dissent is also a noun referring to public disagreement.

Front 17

HUmility
n a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride

Back 17

Humility is the quality of being humble. If you meet one of your heroes and feel nervous and in awe for her, you are experiencing humility.
Humility comes from the Latin word humilis, which literally means low. If you feel humility in front of someone, you feel small in the scheme of things — that you are just a simple, insignificant person. Someone who spends his life taking care of others shows humility. Although it's related to humiliation (which makes you feel low in a bad way), humility is usually used to talk about a lack of ego.

Front 18

propaganda
Russian state television used a Swedish kids TV show as propaganda against the European Union.

Back 18

n. information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some cause - суртал нэвтрүүлэг, ухуулага
Propaganda is the spreading of information in support of a cause. It’s not so important whether the information is true or false or if the cause is just or not — it’s all propaganda.

Front 19

immerse
Whatever you do, make sure to immerse yourself in something you consider enjoyable, he says.

Back 19

v. cause to be immersed
If you immerse yourself in your work, you completely involve yourself in it, spending long hours in the office and thinking about work all the time.

Front 20

disengage
If you're struggling to motivate a team that's disengaged, it's time to take a look in the mirror.

Back 20

v.release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles
To disengage means to "free or disentangle" yourself or some object from another person or object. No, it doesn't mean breaking off your engagement to your beloved — that's "chickening out."

Front 21

persevere
The researchers had accidently discovered the location in the brain that triggers a person’s will to persevere.

Back 21

Use the verb persevere when you want to persist in anything and continue despite difficulties or obstacles.
v be persistent, refuse to stop

Front 22

horrendous
“This has been a horrendously hard year for me,” she said.

Back 22

adj. causing fear or dread or terror
сүрдүүлсэн, аймшиг төрүүлсэн, аймаар
Bad luck, an injury, a mistake, an unfortunate outfit, or a crime — anything can be called horrendous if it causes such dread or fear that you can barely even think about it.

Front 23

dogged
Disagreements between the EU's 28 states have dogged past initiatives.

Back 23

adj.stubbornly unyielding шантралгүй, цөхрөлтгүй, зөрүүд
In the old Looney Tunes cartoons, Wile E. Coyote's pursuit of the Road Runner is dogged. He simply will not give up. The Road Runner is dogged by the Coyote, who will not stop chasing him.

Front 24

marginalize
Would native ads further marginalize the role of traditional editors and reporters?

Back 24

When you push people to the edge of society by not allowing them a place within it, you marginalize them. For example, some companies marginalize disabled people by refusing to hire them.
v relegate to a lower or outer edge, as of specific groups of people

Front 25

languish
Men and teenage boys languished for months in cramped, cage-like cells, often with barely enough room to sit or stand, much less walk.

Back 25

become feeble
have a desire for something or someone who is not present
To languish is to become pitiful or weak because you're sick, in love, or stuck somewhere. A prisoner might languish in jail, longing for her freedom.

Front 26

dread
“The dudes who care about their dreads and the dudes who don’t.”

Back 26

The noun dread describes the fear of something bad happening, like the dread you feel when walking alone on a deserted street in the dark.
n fearful expectation or anticipation
айдас, аймар, айх

Front 27

venture
Venturing further into the fever-swamp, it’s possible to find the worst kind of garbage.

Back 27

A venture is a risky undertaking. If your latest venture is a dog food store, you hope there are some hungry dogs around. Also, to venture is to go somewhere possibly dangerous, like if you venture out into a snowstorm.
n any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome

Front 28

loom
A new crisis in Syria is looming - starvation.

Back 28

a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile
come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
нэхмэлийн суурь машин, заналхийлэх
Loom has two distinct meanings. First, it's a tool for weaving. Second, it means to appear or stand over someone in a threatening way. The future loomed grim. The shadow loomed above us.

Front 29

dappled
The light is dappled in an English Romantic way yet it falls upon a scene of banality, an urban suburb.

Back 29

adj having spots or patches of color
Dappled is an adjective that means marked with spots or rounded patches. If you can picture Bambi's dappled rear, then you are on the right track.

Front 30

bough
The young tree’s boughs initially point upward at the top of the trunk.

Back 30

n any of the larger branches of a tree
A bough is a large branch from a tree. You know: “When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall...” A “lullaby” about a baby careening to the ground from a broken branch? (Nice.)