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Renegade
a person who has changed their feelings of support and duty from one political, religious, national, etc. group to a new one:
A band of renegades had captured the prince and were holding him to ransom.
To desert one’s cause, or change one’s loyalties; to commit betrayal. quotations ▼
Tamper
to touch or make changes to something that you should not, usually without enough knowledge of how it works or when you are trying to damage it:
I could see immediately that the lock had been tampered with.
Turn it inside out
change something utterly.
“it is not so easy to turn your whole life inside out”
Excerpt
a short part taken from a speech, book, film, etc.:
An excerpt from her new thriller will appear in this weekend’s magazine.
to take a small part from a speech, book, film, etc. in order to publish it separately:
This passage has been excerpted from her latest novel.
Proponent
a person who speaks publicly in support of a particular idea or plan of action:
He is one of the leading proponents of capital punishment.
Instance
a particular situation, event, or fact, especially an example of something that happens generally:
There have been several instances of violence at the school.
Kneel
to go down into, or stay in, a position where one or both knees are on the ground:
She knelt (down) beside the child.
Float
to stay on the surface of a liquid and not sink:
An empty bottle will float.
to (cause to) move easily through, or along the surface of a liquid, or to (cause to) move easily through air:
We spent a lazy afternoon floating down/along the river.
Superficial
of a person) never thinking about things that are serious or important:
He’s fun to be with, but he’s very superficial.
Renaisannce
a new growth of activity or interest in something, especially art, literature, or music:
Opera is enjoying a long-awaited renaissance.
Seam
a line where two things join, especially a line of sewing joining two pieces of cloth or leather:
The bags we sell have very strong seams, so they will last for years.
Шов
Flatter
to praise someone in order to make them feel attractive or important, sometimes in a way that is not sincere:
I knew he was only flattering me because he wanted to borrow some money.
Herd
to make animals move together as a group:
An old woman was herding the goats.
Stand a chance
to have a chance of success:
He doesn’t stand much of a chance in the election.
Hind
at the back of an animal’s body:
a hind leg
Cut loose
to behave in an uncontrolled, wild way:
Don’t be too hard on them - they’re just kids and they need to cut loose sometimes.
SMART
Cut loose
to free yourself from someone or something, or their influence
cut yourself loose (from something)
He cut himself loose from the constraints of family life.
Ruthless
not thinking or worrying about any pain caused to others; cruel:
ruthless ambition
Derail
to prevent a plan or process from succeeding:
Renewed fighting threatens to derail the peace talks.
to cause a train to run off the tracks:
fig. Renewed fighting threatens to derail the peace talks (= stop them from continuing).
Worship
to have or show a strong feeling of respect and admiration for God or a god:
On the island the people worshipped different gods.
Custody
the legal right or duty to care for someone or something, especially a child after its parents have separated or died:
The court awarded/granted/gave custody of the child to the father.
Solitary
A solitary person or thing is the only person or thing in a place:
On the hill, a solitary figure was busy chopping down trees
Blackball
to vote against allowing someone to be a member of an organization or group:
He was initially blackballed because of a dispute he once had with a couple of the committee members.
Snog
a long, sexual kiss between two people who are holding each other:
He caught us having a snog.
Sprinkle
to drop a few pieces or drops of something over a surface:
Sprinkle a few herbs on the pizza./Sprinkle the pizza with a few herbs.
Посыпать
Tip someone
to warn someone secretly about something that will happen, so that they can take action or prevent it from happening:
[ + that ] Somebody must have tipped the burglars off that the house would be empty.
Smother
to kill someone by covering their face so that they cannot breathe:
They threatened to smother the animals with plastic bags.
to stop a fire from burning by covering it with something that prevents air from reaching it:
I threw a blanket over the stove to smother the flames.,
cooking in a covered pan over low heat with a moderate amount of liquid,
Hence
that is the reason or explanation for:
His mother was Italian, hence his name - Luca.
for this reason; therefore:
A better working environment improves people’s performance, and hence productivity.
Limb
an arm or leg of a person or animal:
The accident victims mostly had injuries to their lower limbs
Divying
to share something between different people or groups:
The boss divvies up a percentage of the profits between staff as an annual bonus.
Expedite
to make something happen more quickly:
Something needs to be done to expedite the process.
Impaled
to push a sharp object through something, especially the body of an animal or person:
The dead deer was impaled on a spear.
Grind ground
to make something into small pieces or a powder by pressing between hard surfaces:
to grind coffee
to rub something against a hard surface, in order to make it sharper or smoother:
She has a set of chef’s knives that she grinds every week.
Tithing
the practice of taking or paying a tithe.
“receipts from tithing range from $2.5 billion to $4.3 billion each year”
Tithe zecimea
Lace
to put the lace of a shoe or boot through its holes, or to fasten a shoe or boot by tying a lace
Plunder
to steal goods violently from a place, especially during a war:
After the president fled the country, the palace was plundered by soldiers.
to steal or remove something precious from something, in a way that does not consider moral laws or is more severe than it needs to be:
Someone has been plundering funds from the company.
Brag
to speak too proudly about what you have done or what you own:
She’s always bragging about how much money she earns.
Slick
smooth, wet and slippery (= difficult to move on without sliding):
The car skidded badly on the slick road surface.
Rush
to (cause to) go or do something very quickly:
I’ve been rushing (about/around) all day trying to get everything done.
Hump
a large, round raised area or part:
The car hit a hump in the road and swerved.
Лежачий полицейский
to carry or lift something heavy with difficulty:
My back really aches after humping those heavy boxes around all day.
Condone
to accept or allow behaviour that is wrong:
If the government is seen to condone violence, the bloodshed will never stop.
Whup
to hit a person or animal, usually several times and especially as a punishment:
He drove the boy home and made his mama promise not to whup him.
to defeat someone very easily in a game or competition:
He looked like he could whup anyone in a wrestling match.
Grace
the quality of being pleasantly polite, or a willingness to be fair and honest:
They accepted their defeat with good grace.
Scripture
the sacred writings of Christianity contained in the Bible.
Claim
to say that something istrueor is afact,althoughyou cannotproveit and otherpeoplemight notbelieveit:
[+ (that)]Thecompanyclaims(that)it is notresponsiblefor thepollutionin theriver.
Утверждаем
Hand
to put something into someone’s hand from your own hand:
[ + two objects ] The waiter smiled politely as he handed me my bill/handed my bill to me.
Scribble
to write ordrawsomethingquicklyorcarelessly:
The baby’s just scribbled all over my newdictionary!
Mazgali
Result in something
tocauseaparticularsituationtohappen:
Thefireresultedindamagetotheirproperty.
It resulted in many years of stagnatiom
Trip someone up
Face piedica cuiva
Demoralize
to make someone or something feel much less confident:
Losing several games in a row had completely demoralized the team.
Interpret
todecidewhat theintendedmeaningof something is:
It’sdifficultto interpret thesestatisticswithoutknowinghow they wereobtained
