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Question 1

lottery jackpot - n

Answer 1

a large cash prize in a game or …, especially one that accumulates until it is won

Question 2

entail - v
[интеил]
Repairing the roof will entail spending a lot of money.

Answer 2

to make something necessary, or to involve something (влечь за собой)

Question 3

end up - pv
They’re travelling across Europe by train and are planning to end up in Moscow.

Answer 3

to finally be in a particular place or situation

Question 4

lavishly - adv
[лавешли]
The dining room was lavishly decorated.

Answer 4

in a way that is expensive or impressive (щедро)

Question 5

windfall - n
His £2 million windfall in the lottery

Answer 5

an amount of money that you win or receive from someone unexpectedly (неожиданная удача)

Question 6

splurge - v
[сплурдж]
Within a couple of months, I’d splurged about £2,500 on clothes.

Answer 6

to spend more money than you can usually afford

Question 7

overshadow - v
Her interest in politics began to overshadow her desire to be a poet.

Answer 7

to make someone or something else seem less important (затмевать, затенять)

Question 8

trait - n
His sense of humour is one of his better traits.

Answer 8

a particular characteristic that can produce a particular type of behaviour (особенность)

Question 9

inherit - v
She will inherit her father’s estate when she is 21.

Answer 9

to receive money, a house, etc. from someone after they have died

Question 10

spared - adj
spare key/battery/clothes etc
Do you have any spare cash?

Answer 10

[usually before noun] not being used or not needed at the present time (запасной)

Question 11

loophole - n
The company employed lawyers to find loopholes in environmental protection laws.

Answer 11

a small mistake in a law that makes it possible to avoid doing something that the law is supposed to make you do (лазейка)

Question 12

treat - v
My parents treated us all the same when we were kids.

Answer 12

[always + adverb/preposition] to behave towards someone or something in a particular way

Question 13

relief - n
After the exam, I felt an incredible sense of relief.

Answer 13

a feeling of happiness that something unpleasant has not happened or has ended (облегчение)

Question 14

resentment - n
[ризетмент]
This decision has caused resentment among some teachers.

Answer 14

a feeling of anger because something has happened that you think is unfair (негодование)

Question 15

boredom - n
A game to relieve the boredom of a long journey.

Answer 15

the state of being bored

Question 16

get rich - v

Answer 16

to make a large amount of money quickly