Eng 15.11 Flashcards
the disagreement that results from opposing arguments:
There’s a lot of … about that issue - for every person firmly in favour, there’s someone fiercely against it.
The issue has been settled - it’s no longer in …
Contention
Строго говоря
If we’re being strict about it
Christmas pageant is a play which recounts the story of the Nativity of Jesus
The nativity play
Ладан
Frankincense
not in order
After she dropped the photographs, they were …
Go out of sequence
Educate sb out
without any seams (= lines of sewing joining different pieces of cloth):
… tights
Seamless (transition)
differently, or in another way:
Otherwise
in a way that is honest and does not contain or tell any lies:
I answered her questions …
Truthfully
to get praise or approval for something you have done:
I thought I could … with my mother-in-law by offering to cook dinner.
Get the brownie points
The peak of something, especially an achievement. For example, This composition is the … of his entire output.
High-water mark
Я говорю это из привязанности к ним
I say it out of affection for them
To be based on
To be predicated on
To be based on
To be rooted on
Pleasant and kind; доброкачественный
Benignly/ benign
to surround and cover something or someone completely:
The flames rapidly … the house.
Northern areas of the country were … by/in a snowstorm last night.
The war is threatening to … the entire region.
Engulf
Be engulfed in
to treat someone or something unfairly by disapproving of him, her, or it:
People should not be … on the basis of race.
Stigmatize
Уходит из-под ног/сотрясается под нами
The whole education system shifts beneath our feet
to make someone decide to say or do something:
What … you to say that?
I don’t know what … him to leave.
to make something happen:
The bishop’s speech has … an angry response from both political parties.
Recent worries over the president’s health have … speculation over his political future.
Prompt
It’s prompted by a conversation
lasting for a long time or made to last longer than necessary:
… negotiations
a … argument/discussion
Syn.: drawn-out
Protracted
