2 Flashcards
Blowfly
Муха
To agitate
Волновать
“the thought of questioning Toby agitated him extremely”
To constrict
Cжимать
“he felt his throat constrict”
make narrower, especially by encircling pressure.
“chemicals that constrict the blood vessels”
Utter
Полный
“Charles stared at her in utter amazement”
Inmate
Заключенный
To fast (fasting)
Поститься / голодать (голодание)
To snort (snot)
Фыркать
“he gave a snort of disgust”
To debunk
Развенчать
Traction
Тяга
“a primitive vehicle used in animal traction”
Trite
Банально
“this point may now seem obvious and trite”
To totter
Трясти
To mutiny (mutiny)
Взбунтоваться (мятеж)
Negligent
Negligence
Небрежный
“the council had been negligent in its supervision of the children in care”
To contort (contorted)
Искажать от боли
(искаженный)
“a spasm of pain contorted his face”
To tilt (tilt)
Наклонять (наклон)
To rev
Make or become more active or energetic
“he’s revving up for next week’s World Cup game”
Beacon
Маяк
To wince
Морщиться
“he winced at the disgust in her voice”
To purr
Мурлычить
Garish
Obtrusively bright and showy; lurid
“garish shirts in all sorts of colours”
Sleazy
(of a person or situation) sordid, corrupt, or immoral
“a sleazy private detective”
(of textiles and clothing) flimsy
Solemny
In a formal and dignified manner.
“the new Queen was solemnly crowned by the Bishop of Rheims”
Threshold
Порог
“he stood on the threshold of Sheila’s bedroom”
Lustrous
Блестящий
To embark
Go on board a ship or aircraft
“he embarked for India in 1817”
Begin (a course of action)
“she embarked on a new career”
Hoarsely
In a rough voice
To shudder
Содрогаться
“she still shuddered at the thought of him”
To mollify (mollified)
Смягчать (смягчённый)
“nature reserves were set up around the power stations to mollify local conservationists”
To appease
Успокаивать
“amendments have been added to appease local pressure groups”
To convict (convict)
Осуждать (осуждённый)
“the theives were convicted of the robbery”
To frown (frown)
Морщиться
Disingenuously
Лукаво
in a disingenuous manner
Discombobulated
Confused and disconcerted
“he is looking a little pained and discombobulated”
