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Question 0

to come to grief

Answer 0

grief [gri:f] n
1 širdgėla, susikrimtimas, sielvartas (over, at)
2 bėda;
to come to grief
a) įkliūti į bėdą;
b) baigti(s) blogai;
c) žlugti (apie planus)
◊ good grief! @ Dieve mano! (reiškiant nustebimą/nepasitenkinimą);
to give smb grief šnek. @ duoti kam pylos/vėjo

Question 1

diminutive

Answer 1

diminutive [dɪˈmɪnjutɪv]
↪ a
1 mažas, miniatiūrinis

Question 2

Dint

Answer 2

dint [dɪnt]

↪ n (ypač poet.) smūgio žymė, įduba, įspauda (nuo smūgio)

Question 3

Wellbrought up

Answer 3

someone who is well-brought-up knows how to behave politely because they have been taught well by their parents
a well-brought-up child

Question 4

Pear shaped

Answer 4

A British expression used to indicate that something has gone horribly wrong with a person’s plans, most commonly in the phrase “It’s all gone pear shaped.” The origin is unclear, but one theory says that it is RAF slang relating to the difficulty of performing aerobatic loops, which were described as “pear shaped” if executed imperfectly.
“Howard Dean must have thought he was a shoo-in for the Democratic presidential nomination, but somehow in the primaries it all went pear shaped.”

Question 5

Reckless

Answer 5

reckless [ˈrekləs] a
1 neapgalvotas; nerūpestingas
2 beatodairiškas, nutrūktgalviškas;
a reckless waste of money beatodairiškas pinigų švaistymas
3 neatsargus, nepaisantis (taisyklių, pavojaus; of)

Question 6

Ram

Answer 6

1 (į)kalti, įmušti (ir prk.);
to ram smth into smb įkalti ką kam į galvą
2 (su)plūkti (t. p. ram down)
3 trenktis (į; apie automobilį, laivą)
4 kar. taranuoti, pramušti taranu

Question 7

Maroon

Answer 7

A maroon is a type of rocket which makes a loud banging report (noise) and creates a bright flash. It is used as an alarm or warning. The British Royal National Lifeboat Institution uses these rockets to call the crew when the lifeboat needs to be launched.[