heavily, disorder, missile, so-called, tablespoon, toss, bury, objective, ally, surely Flashcards
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heavily (adv)
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- to a great degree; in large amounts
- It was raining heavily - with a lot of force or effort
- She fell heavily to the ground
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disorder (noun)
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- a condition or illness that causes problems with the wat part of body or brain works
- an untidy state; a lack of order or ogranization
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missile (noun)
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a weapon that is sent through the air and that explodes when it hits the thing that is aimed at (ракета)
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so-called (adj)
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- used to show that u think that word or phrase used to describe smth/smbd is not appropriate
- the opinion of a so-called ‘expert’ - used to introduce the word that people usually use to describe smth (так называемый)
- artists from so-called “School of London”
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toss (verb)
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to throw smth lightly or carelessly.
- I tossed the book aside and got up.
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bury (verb)
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- to place a dead body in the ground (похоронить)
- They killed her and buried her body. - to hide smth in the ground
- The dog buried the bone in our yard. - to cover smbd/smth with soil, rocks, leaves, etc.
- A landside buried about 25 people yesterday.
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objective (noun)
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smth that u re trying to achieve (goal)
- For now, my main objective is to learn AI.
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ally (noun)
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a country that has agreed to help and support other country, especially in case of a war.
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surely (adv)
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- used to show that u re almost certain of what u re saying and want other people to agree with u
- it is surely the matter of time before he is found, is not it ? - without doubt; certainly
- He knew that if help did not arrive soon they would surely die.
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confront (verb)
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- (of problem or difficult situation )to appear and need to be dealt with by smbd
- I was suddenly confronted by the task of rewriting the entire book. - (smth) to deal with a problem or difficult situation (face up to) (противостоять)
- She knew that she had to confront her fears.
