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Assuage assuaged
to make unpleasant feelings less strong:
The government has tried to assuage the public’s fears.
Freak out
to be very excited or emotional, or to cause someone be this way:
Here in Texas they freak out when there’s snow on the ground.
Shave
to remove hair from the body, especially a man’s face, by cutting it close to the skin with a razor, so that the skin feels smooth:
John has to shave twice a day
Razor
Бритва
small device with a sharp blade for removing hair, especially from the face or legs:
Do you use an electric razor or the kind that you have to put a razor blade in?
Receptive
willing to listen to and accept new ideas and suggestions:
The government is not receptive to the idea of a Freedom of Information Act.
Vacate
to leave a room, building, chair, etc. so that it is available for other people:
Hotel guests are requested to vacate their rooms by noon.
Grant
to give or allow someone something, usually in an official way:
[ + two objects ] They granted her an entry visa.
to accept that something is true, often before expressing an opposite or disapproving opinion:
[ + (that) clause ] I grant you (that) it must have been upsetting, but even so I think he made too big a deal of it.
Escort
to go with a person or vehicle, especially to make certain that he, she, or it leaves or arrives safely:
Several little boats escorted the sailing ship into the harbour.
Defy
to refuse to obey a person, decision, law, situation, etc.:
It is rare to see children openly defying their teachers.
Obey
to act according to what you have been asked or ordered to do by someone in authority, or to behave according to a rule, law, or instruction:
The soldiers refused to obey (orders).
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Flawed
not perfect, or containing mistakes:
Diamonds are still valuable, even when they are flawed.
Christen ˈkrɪs.ən/
to give a baby a name at a Christian ceremony and make him or her a member of the Christian Church:
She’s being christened in June.
Sit tight
to stay where you are:
You’d better sit tight and I’ll call the doctor.
Bear with someone
to be patient and wait while someone does something:
If you’ll just bear with me for a moment, I’ll find you a copy of the drawings.
Comprehend
to understand something completely:
I fail to comprehend their attitude.
Malicious
intended to harm or upset other people:
malicious gossip
Retract
to take back an offer or statement, etc. or admit that a statement was false:
retract an invitation/confession/promise
Malice
the wish to harm or upset other people:
There certainly wasn’t any malice in her comments.
Stow
to put something in a place where it can be kept safely:
Please stow your carry-on bags under the seat in front of you.
Incentive
something that encourages a person to do something:
Tax incentives have been very effective in encouraging people to save and invest more of their income.
Figure
to expect or think that something will happen:
[ + (that) ] We figured (that) you’d want to rest after your trip.
to be, appear, take part, or be included in something:
Their names did not figure in the list of finalists.
Figure out
to finally understand something or someone, or find the solution to a problem after a lot of thought:
[ + question word ] I can’t figure out why he did it.
Make someone sweat. Sweated
to make someone wait nervously:
It seemed that the authorities had delayed the news just to make us sweat.
Shuffle
to walk by pulling your feet slowly along the ground rather than lifting them:
I love shuffling through the fallen leaves.
to move similar things from one position or place to another, often to give an appearance of activity when nothing useful is being done:
She shuffled her papers nervously on her desk.
Bluff
to deceive someone by making them think either that you are going to do something when you really have no intention of doing it, or that you have knowledge that you do not really have, or that you are someone else:
Is he going to jump or is he only bluffing?
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Flush
If you flush a toilet, or if a toilet flushes, its contents empty and it fills with water again:
My children never flush the toilet after them.
When you flush, you become red in the face, especially as a result of strong emotions, heat, or alcohol:
She flushed with pleasure as she accepted the prize.
Mushy
too emotional:
I hate those mushy love stories
Mush
any unpleasant thick soft substance, such as food that has been cooked for too long:
If you overcook the cabbage it’ll turn to mush.
Significant
important or noticeable:
There has been a significant increase in the number of women students in recent years.
Slip up
a mistake or something that goes wrong
to make a mistake:
These figures don’t make sense - have we slipped up somewhere?
Testify
of a person) to speak seriously about something, especially in a law court, or to give or provide proof:
[ + that ] He testified that he had seen the man leaving the building around the time of the murder.
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Pristine
new or almost new, and in very good condition:
pristine new offices
Unilateral
done independently by one group or country:
a unilateral action
Chimes ciaim
(of bells) to make a clear ringing sound:
In the square the church bells chimed.
Vigilant
always being careful to notice things, especially possible danger:
Following the bomb scare at the airport, the staff have been warned to be extra vigilant.
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Proposal
asuggestion, sometimes a written one:
Congresshasrejectedthelatesteconomicproposalputforwardby thePresident.
Powow
a meeting in which something important is discussed:
My brother’s getting divorced so I’m going home for a family powwow this weekend.
Surveilance
the careful watching of a person or place, especially by the police or army, because of a crime that has happened or is expected:
The police have kept the nightclub under surveillance because of suspected illegal drug activity.
Наблюдение
Influx
the fact of a large number of people or things arriving at the same time:
Turkey is expecting an influx of several thousand refugees over the next few days.
Assets
something valuable belonging to a person or organization that can be used for the payment of debts:
liquid asset A lot of his wealth is in the form of stock, but he has little in liquid assets (= money or things that can easily be changed into money).
Slash
to cut with a sharp blade using a quick, strong movement:
The museum was broken into last night and several paintings were slashed
to very much reduce something, such as money or jobs:
Prices have been slashed by 50 percent!
Prerogative
something that certain people are able or allowed to do or have, but is not possible or allowed for everyone:
Alex makes all the big decisions - that’s his prerogative as company director.
Proposition
an offer or suggestion, usually in business:
He wrote to me last week regarding a business proposition he thought might interest me.
Smurf
the activity of laundering money by conducting a large number of small transactions through banks and bureaux de change
Coo
to speak in a soft, gentle, or loving way:
The baby lay in his cot, cooing and gurgling.
Slander
a false spoken statement about someone that damages their reputation, or the making of such a statement:
The doctor is suing his partner for slander.
Клевета
to damage someone’s reputation by making a false spoken statement about them
To file
to send a document to an official authority, especially a tax authority, giving information or making a request:
Not filing a tax return can get you into big trouble.
Semantics
the study of meanings in a language:
Syntax describes the rules by which words can be combined into sentences, while semantics describes what they mean.
Stammer
to speak or say something with unusual pauses or repeated sounds, either because of speech problems or because of fear or nervousness :
[ + speech ] “Wh-when can we g-go?” she stammered.
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Constraint
something that controls what you do by keeping you within particular limits:
The constraints of politeness wouldn’t allow her to say what she really thought about his cooking.
