Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets

Question 1

Helping

Answer 1

an amount of food given to one person at one time
порция
She gave me a very large helping of pasta.

Question 2

Brisk

Answer 2

quick and energetic
оживленный
a brisk walk

Question 3

Briskly

Answer 3

Оживленно

Question 4

Limp

Answer 4

soft and weak
вялый, поникший
a limp handshake
a limp lettuce

to walk with difficulty because one of your legs or feet is hurt
хромать

Question 5

Soot

Answer 5

a black powder produced when coal, wood, etc is burnt

сажа

Question 6

Prudent

Answer 6

wise and careful
благоразумный
[ + to do sth ] I think it would be prudent to leave now before it starts raining.

Question 7

Stoop

Answer 7

If someone has a stoop, the upper part of their body is bent forwards.
сутулость

to bend the top half of your body forward and down
наклоняться
He stooped to pick up the letter.

Question 8

Plunder

Answer 8

to steal, especially during a war
грабить (на войне)
Many of the region’s churches had been plundered.

Question 9

Haggle

Answer 9

to argue, especially about the price of something
торговаться
I spent 20 minutes haggling over the price of a leather bag.

Question 10

Smirk

Answer 10

to smile in an annoying or unkind way
ухмыляться
What are you smirking at?

Question 11

Shriek

Answer 11

to make a sudden, loud, high noise because you are afraid, surprised, excited, etc
пронзительно кричать
to shriek with laughter
“It’s about to explode!” she shrieked.

Question 12

Envious

Answer 12

wishing that you had what someone else has
завидующий, завистливый
She was envious of his successful career.

Question 13

Indignant

Answer 13

angry because you have been treated badly or unfairly
возмущенный, негодующий
Consumers are indignant at/about the high prices charged by car dealers.

Question 14

Vault

Answer 14

a special room in a bank where money, jewellery, and other valuable objects are kept
хранилище (в банке)

Question 15

Hastily

Answer 15

поспешно

Question 16

Apprehensive

Answer 16

feeling anxious about something that you are going to do
испытывающий тревогу
He’s a bit apprehensive about living away from home.

Question 17

thrust sth behind/into/through, etc

Answer 17

to push something somewhere suddenly and with force
засовывать/всовывать/просовывать что-либо
She thrust a letter into my hand and told me to read it.

Question 18

Malice

Answer 18

the feeling of wanting to harm or upset someone
злоба, злость
There was no malice in her comments.

Question 19

at the end of your tether

Answer 19

mainly UK (US at the end of your rope)

so tired, annoyed, or worried by something that you do not feel that you can deal with it
на пределе (сил и т. д.)

Question 20

Faithful

Answer 20

Верный, преданный, достоверный

Question 21

Ominous

Answer 21

making you think that something bad is going to happen
зловещий, угрожающий
an ominous sign
ominous clouds

Question 22

Squat

Answer 22

to bend your legs so that you are sitting with your bottom very close to the ground
сидеть на корточках
He squatted down beside me.

short and wide
приземистый, коренастый
a squat little man

a building that people are living in without the owner’s permission
здание, занятое незаконно

Question 23

Immaculate

Answer 23

perfectly clean and tidy or in perfect condition
идеально чистый
an immaculate garden/room

Question 24

Disgruntled

Answer 24

angry and upset
недовольный, возмущенный
Disgruntled workers have decided to go on strike.

Question 25

Tentative

Answer 25

doing something in a way that shows you are not confident
нерешительный
a child’s tentative first steps

A tentative idea, plan, agreement, etc is not certain.
предварительный, ориентировочный
The two companies have announced a tentative deal.

Question 26

Implore

Answer 26

to ask for something in a serious and emotional way
умолять
[ + to do sth ] I implored him to let the child go.

Question 27

Scathing

Answer 27

criticizing something very strongly
едкий, уничтожающий
He was scathing about the report.

Question 28

Thug

Answer 28

a man who acts violently, especially to commit a crime:

Some thugs smashed his windows.

Question 29

Crony

Answer 29

one of a group of friends who help each other, especially in a way that is not fair
закадычный друг
[ usually plural ] He gave his cronies all the best jobs.

Question 30

Jovial

Answer 30

happy and friendly
веселый, общительный
a jovial man

Question 31

Fumble

Answer 31

to use your hands with difficulty to try to get hold of something or find something
копаться, шарить
She fumbled in her bag for her glasses.

Question 32

Exasperate

Answer 32

to annoy someone a lot

раздражать, выводить из себя

Question 33

Remnants

Answer 33

a piece of something that continues to exist when the rest of that thing has gone
остаток
the remnants of last night’s meal

Question 34

Purge

Answer 34

to get rid of bad feelings that you do not want
избавляться
[ often reflexive ] She wanted to purge herself of guilt.

Question 35

Aggravate

Answer 35

to make a situation or condition worse
ухудшать
His comments only aggravated the problem.

to annoy someone
раздражать
She’s starting to really aggravate me.

Question 36

Blot

Answer 36

a mark on something, made by ink or paint falling on it

пятно, клякса

Question 37

Rue

Answer 37

to feel sorry about an event and wish it had not happened

Question 38

Leaden

Answer 38

literary
dark grey:
leaden skies

Question 39

Forfeit

Answer 39

to lose the right to do something or have something because you have done something wrong
лишаться, утрачивать
They have forfeited the right to live in society.

Question 40

Grievously

Answer 40

very serious
тяжелый, мучительный
grievous injuries

Question 41

Beckon

Answer 41

to move your hand, head, etc to show someone that you would like them to come nearer
подзывать
She beckoned to the waiter.

to seem very likely to happen
выглядеть вероятным
A career as a lead guitarist beckoned.

If a place beckons, it is very attractive to you, and you want to go there.
манить
The bright lights of London beckoned.

Question 42

Sombre

Answer 42

sad and serious
мрачный, унылый
a sombre expression/mood

Question 43

Sluggish

Answer 43

moving or working more slowly than usual
вялый, неповоротливый
a sluggish economy
I felt really sluggish after lunch.