Bridge Of Clay

Question 1

Miffed

Answer 1

annoyed at someone’s behaviour towards you:

She hadn’t called for a week and I was getting miffed.

Question 2

Hurl

Answer 2

to throw something with a lot of force, usually in an angry or violent way
швырять
The demonstrators hurled stones at police.

Question 3

Fluster

Answer 3

make (someone) agitated or confused.

“there’s nothing you can do or say to fluster Bernie”

Question 4

Suds

Answer 4

small bubbles made from soap and water

Question 5

Corroborate

Answer 5

to add proof to an account, statement, idea, etc. with new information:
Recent research seems to corroborate his theory.

Question 6

Terse

Answer 6

using few words, sometimes in a way that seems rude or unfriendly:
“Are you feeling any better?” “No!” was the terse reply.

Question 7

Reciprocate

Answer 7

to share the same feelings as someone else, or to behave in the same way as someone else:
Sadly, my feelings for him were not reciprocated.
We invited them to dinner and a week later they reciprocated.

Question 8

Sullen

Answer 8

angry and unwilling to smile or be pleasant to people:
His daughters stared back at him with an expression of sullen resentment.
literary She looked up at the sullen (= dark and unpleasant) sky and shuddered.

Nursultan was always a sullen boy

Question 9

Coerce

Answer 9

to persuade someone forcefully to do something that they are unwilling to do:
The court heard that the six defendants had been coerced into making a confession.

Question 10

Mischievous

Answer 10

behaving in a way that is slightly bad but not serious
шаловливый, озорной
a mischievous grin
a mischievous five-year-old

Question 11

Pine

Answer 11

to be sad because you want someone or something that has gone away
тосковать
He’s pining for his ex-girlfriend.

Question 12

Raucous

Answer 12

loud and unpleasant
шумный, пронзительный
raucous laughter

Question 13

Chagrin

Answer 13

disappointment or anger, especially when caused by a failure or mistake:
My children have never shown an interest in music, much to my chagrin.

Question 14

Rowdy

Answer 14

loud and uncontrolled
шумный, буйный
rowdy behaviour
rowdy football fans

Question 15

Innocuous

Answer 15

not likely to upset or harm anyone
безвредный, безобидный
The parcel looked innocuous enough.

Question 16

Attrition

Answer 16

gradually making something weaker and destroying it, especially the strength or confidence of an enemy by repeatedly attacking it:
Terrorist groups and the government have been engaged in a costly war of attrition since 2008.

Question 17

Brood

Answer 17

to think for a long time about things that make you sad or angry
размышлять с грустью
I wish he’d stop brooding about the past.

Question 18

Harbinger

Answer 18

a person or thing that shows that something is going to happen soon, especially something bad:
a harbinger of doom

Question 19

Abyss

Answer 19

a very deep hole that seems to have no bottom

Question 20

Ruckus

Answer 20

a noisy situation or argument

Question 21

swivel

Answer 21

to turn round, or to make something turn round

Question 22

Dapple

Answer 22

to cover something with spots of colour that are lighter or darker than the main colour, or to cover something with areas of light and darkness:
At 7,000 feet, thin patches of snow dapple the sandstone.

Question 23

Tripping

Answer 23

to fall or almost fall because you hit your foot on something when you are walking or running
спотыкаться
Careful you don’t trip over the cat!
He tripped on a stone and hurt his ankle.

Question 24

Jostle

Answer 24

to push other people in order to get somewhere in a crowd

Question 25

Crouch

Answer 25

to move your body close to the ground by bending your knees
садиться на корточки
I crouched behind the chair to avoid being seen.

Question 26

Travesty

Answer 26

If something is a travesty, it is very badly done or unfair and does not represent how that thing should be.
пародия, издевательство
She described the trial as a travesty of justice.

Question 27

Jeer

Answer 27

make rude and mocking remarks, typically in a loud voice.

Question 28

Raucously

Answer 28

in a loud and energetic way:
The audience applauded and cheered raucously.
The kids sang along with the radio raucously.