English word pack 04 Flashcards
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to imply
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Indicate the truth or existence of (something) by suggestion rather than explicit reference
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to point out
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Direct someone’s gaze or attention towards, especially by extending one’s finger
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to volunteer
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Freely offer to do something
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to conceive
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Form or devise (a plan or idea) in the mind
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to presume
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Suppose that something is the case on the basis of probability
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to urge
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Try earnestly or persistently to persuade (someone) to do something
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to go down
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Be recorded or remembered in a particular way
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debut
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first appearance, launch
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modest
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relatively moderate, limited, or small
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to soar
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Increase rapidly above the usual level
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dire straits
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отчаянное положение
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dire consequences
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seriously bad results
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incentive
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things that encourage or motivate people to do smth
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to spiral
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Show a continuous and dramatic increase
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to resort to
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to do smth u dont want to do because there is no option
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to admit to oneself
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Confess to oneself to be true or to be the case
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to surface
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to become truly obvious
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to turn up
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to come, appear
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to put up with
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to agree with smth eventually, Tolerate; endure
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dilution of brand
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brand weakening due to lot of factors: market, competitors, business strategy
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undisputed leader
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the only obvious leader, having no closest competitors
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to dig into
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engage in research
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huge question
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very doubtful topic or point of view
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to pitch
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Throw roughly or casually
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crucial objective
Decisive or critical objective
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harsh
Unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses
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to stay in step
Move synchronously, follow precisely
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to coordinate
Bring the different elements into a relationship that will ensure efficiency or harmony
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turnoff
A junction at which a road branches off from a main road
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to galvanise
Shock or excite (someone), typically into taking action
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panel discussion
team discussion
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assessment
The evaluation or estimation of the nature, quality, or ability of someone or something
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hindsight
Understanding of a situation or event only after it has happened or developed
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to abolish
Formally put an end to
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to be deceived by
to be told by and believe something that is not true
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well-wisher
people who express their desire for happiness and success for other people
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to coalesce
join and grow together to form a single thing, unite
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eradication
elimination
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to cherish
to love, protect, and care for someone or something that is important to you
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unprecedented
never happened before
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to fend sb off
to push or send away an attacker or other unwanted person
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to digress
to move away from the main subject you are writing or talking about
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to vote against
голосовать против
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to corroborate
to express your choice or opinion against so/smth
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at the stroke of a pen
describes something that is done quickly and easily by someone
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decree
official statement that sth must happen
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ardent
showing strong emotions, especially in support sth
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to overcome
to defeat or succeed in controlling or dealing with something
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to provide a clue
to lighten some not very obvious facts
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exchange
brief conversation
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diminutive
very small
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to digest
to read or hear new information and take the necessary time to understand it
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turn-taking
communication from one to another
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to stand out
to be very noticeable
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to give away
to give something to someone without asking for payment
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wary
not completely trusting or certain about something or someone
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dull-witted
very stupid
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sentient
able to experience physical and possibly emotional feelings
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stingy/tightfisted/penny-pincher
unwilling to spend money
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thrifty
showing a careful use of money
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hard up
having very little money
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overdrawn
having had more money taken from it than was originally in it
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extravagant
spending too much money, or using too much of something
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chancellor
official position of high rank in a government
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high-profile
attracting a lot of attention in the media
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a diplomatic thaw
improving relations between two countries
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to exile
to send away from his own country
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forefront
the most noticeable or important position
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crackdown
a situation in which someone starts to deal with bad or illegal behaviour in a more severe way
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dissent
strong difference of opinion on a particular subject, especially about an officialsuggestion or plan or a popular belief
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to round up
gather people, animals etc.
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to breach
to break a law, promise, agreement, or relationship
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draconian
describes laws, government actions, etc. that are extremely severe
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to disrupt
to prevent something, especially a system, process, or event, from continuingas usual or as expected
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to dump
to put down or drop something in a careless way
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to bump
to hit something with force
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to smash
to cause something to break noisily into a lot of small pieces
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to soak
to make something very wet, or (of liquid) to be absorbed inlarge amounts
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impersonal
without human warmth; not friendly and without features that make people feelinterested or involved
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deliberate
intentional or planned (often bad)
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superplume
very large hot area near the volcano
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pensively
thinking in a quiet way, often with a serious expression on your face
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to exert
to use something such as authority, power, influence, etc. in order to make something happen
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swarm
a large group of insects all moving together
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precursor
something that happened or existed before another thing, especially if it eitherdeveloped into it or had an influence on it
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picturesqueness
smth that is attractive in appearance, especially in an old-fashioned way
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spor
a reproductive cell produced by some plants and simple organisms such asferns and mushrooms
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to tread
to put your foot on something or to press something down with your foot
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to have one’s leg pulled
to laugh at someone or say unkind things about them, either because you are joking or because you want to upset that person
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to have a leg to stand on
do not have an excuse
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to stretch one's legs
to have a walk
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to be on its legs
be able to move or ride
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to put ones foot down
to use your authority to stop something happening
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to have one foot in a grave
to be very old and near death
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to put ones feet up
to relax, especially by sitting with your feet supported above the ground
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to toe the line
to do what you are ordered or expected to do
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cleft
an opening or crack, especially in a rock or the ground
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to be off the back of a lorry
to get under circumstances, often illegally
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compulsory
smth you must do because of a rule or law
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to look up to
to respect, admire
