How To Break Up With Your Phone

Question 1

Don’t let the _____ discourage you! (скептикам, critics)

Answer 1

naysayer
Don’t let the naysayers discourage you!

Question 2

candid

Answer 2

frank and outspoken
искренний, откровенный

Question 3

Я хочу быть с тобой совершенно откровенным.

Answer 3

I just want to be completely candid with you.

Question 4

a kink

Answer 4

1) an unwanted twist or bend in a wire, rope, pipe, etc. that is usually straight; петля, узел; перегиб (кабеля, шланга)

2) a problem

Question 5

to work out the kinks

Answer 5

to try to fix the small problems or flaws

It is their last chance to work out any final kinks.

Question 6

eye-opening
(collocations)

Answer 6

an eye-opening experience / moment / perspective / course

Question 7

взять телефон - отложить телефон

Answer 7

to pick up the phone - to put down the phone

Question 8

паникер (n, adj)

Answer 8

alarmist /əˈlɑː.mɪst/

… I don’t want to be an alarmist, but I realize that we are facing a very critical time now.

Question 9

ковырять в носу

Answer 9

pick your nose

Question 10

a weirdo

Answer 10

a person who behaves strangely

Question 11

restorative

Answer 11

восстанавливающий, укрепляющий

Sleep is a powerful restorative.
Сон — сильное восстанавливающее средство. / Сон великолепно восстанавливает силы.

Coffee is a better restorative than tea, but a greater impairer of the digestion.
Кофе лучше тонизирует, чем чай, но хуже влияет на пищеварение.

Question 12

Sleep is a powerful __________ (восстанавливающее средство).

Answer 12

Sleep is a powerful restorative.

Question 13

off-limits

Answer 13

запрещенный (о местности или теме)

The subject of sex was off-limits in her family.
Тема секса была запретной в её семье.

Question 14

The site is _______ to the general public.
(of a place, where people are not allowed to go)

Answer 14

The site is off-limits to the general public.

Question 15

soothe

Answer 15

If you soothe someone, you make them feel calmer. Soothe is often used to refer to upset babies or children.

He soothed the crying baby.
Chamomile is thought to be soothing and calming.

Question 16

He ________ the crying baby.
[made the baby feel calmer]

Answer 16

He soothed the crying baby.

Question 17

to prune

Answer 17

to reduce something by removing things that are not necessary
подрезать (яблони, розы), урезать

Question 18

prune (noun)

Answer 18

чернослив

Question 19

She carefully _________ the hedge.
(обрезала)

Answer 19

She carefully pruned the hedge.
Она аккуратно обрезала живую изгородь.

Question 20

an adage

Answer 20

a wise saying
/ˈædɪdʒ/

According to the old adage, a picture is worth a thousand words.

Question 21

My brother keeps n_______ me about playing Minecraft or something.
(asking in an annoying way)

Answer 21

My brother keeps nagging me about playing Minecraft or something.

Question 22

or they possibly have had to w____ ___ the benefits of going to work versus the risks of catching COVID.
(consider)

Answer 22

… or they possibly have had to weigh up the benefits of going to work versus the risks of catching COVID.

Question 23

weigh something up
[meaning, collocations]

Answer 23

to think carefully about the advantages or disadvantages of a situation before making a decision; consider

1. weigh up the pros and cons
2. weigh up the options
3. weigh up the risks
4. weigh up the consequences / implications
5. weigh up the benefits
6. Weigh up the advantages and disadvantages
7. Weigh up the possibilities

Question 24

When you’re buying a flight, you should always ______ ______ for the best deal.
[to compare the price and quality of something in different shops before you decide which one to buy]

Answer 24

When you’re buying a flight, you should always shop around for the best deal.