Casual 03

Question 1

VENERABLE

Answer 1

многоуважаемый, почтенный, уважаемый a venerable tradition/family

Question 2

SUCCUMB [sə’kʌm]

Answer 2

It is tragic that someone as young as him succumbed to his addiction.

Question 3

TO PLAY THE BLAME GAME

Answer 3

Police and the government are playing the blame game over the mistaken shooting of a suspected terrorist.

Question 4

TO FALL BACK INTO

Answer 4

To resist the desire to fall back into old habits

Question 5

TO FALL BACK ON sth

Answer 5

обратиться за помощью к ( кому-л.); прибегнуть к (чему-л.) When the business failed, we had to fall back on our savings. If I lose my job, I’ll have nothing to fall back on.

Question 6

RIFE

Answer 6

частый, обыкновенный, распространённый изобилующий The office was rife with rumours. The tv/film industry is rife with drug-addled stars.

Question 7

ADDLE

Answer 7

портиться, протухать сбивать с толку, запутывать I think my brain’s been addled by the heat!

Question 8

CHIRPY

Answer 8

весёлый, живой She seemed quite chirpy this morning.

Question 9

CROTCHETY

Answer 9

капризный

After ten hours in the car, we were all getting crotchety.

Question 10

PARAGON

Answer 10

образец, модель совершенства

a paragon of virtue