Just Words

Question 1

Adj.

мучительный. intensely painful.

Syn: agonizing, extremely painful, severe, intense, extreme

very embarrassing, awkward, or tedious. ..
you mean that it is very unpleasant to experience, for example because it is very boring or embarrassing.

Answer 1

Excruciating

“excruciating back pain”

“he explained the procedure in excruciating detail”

There was a moment of excruciating silence.

Question 2

adverb

1. тем не менее
2. однако
3. несмотря на это
4. in spite of that; notwithstanding; all the same.

«заявления, которые, хотя и являются буквально правдой, тем не менее вводят в заблуждение»

Я уже много знал об этой теме, но, тем не менее, ее разговор был интересным.

Тем не менее, два соперника были объединены масонством актерской профессии.

Тем не менее, несчастные случаи все еще происходят.

Answer 2

Nevertheless

“statements which, although literally true, are nevertheless misleading”

I knew a lot about the subject already, but her talk was interesting nevertheless.

The two rivals were nevertheless united by the freemasonry of the acting profession.

Nevertheless, accidents still occur.

Question 3

Phrasal Verb

To make something happen, especially to cause changes in a situation

Социальные изменения, вызванные новыми технологиями

Основные расходы необходимы для существенного улучшения жилищного строительства.

Answer 3

Bring about (Brought)

Social changes that have been brought about by new technology

Major spending is required to bring about substantial improvements in housing.

Question 4

Phrasal Verb

1. to be caused by something
2. to start or develop as the result of something

Answer 4

Stem from

His popularity stemmed from the fact that he was born in the area.

Many of her problems stem from her family.

Their disagreement stemmed from a misunderstanding.

Question 5

Phrasal Verb

To consider something to be caused, created, or owned by someone or something

Answer 5

Ascribe to

To what do you ascribe the enormous success of your latest book?

People like to ascribe human feelings to animals (= believe animals have human feelings).

Question 6

(formal, conjunctive, idiomatic)

For that reason, with that goal, intending to produce that result.

Answer 6

To that/this end

We need to cut costs if we’re going to stay in business. To that end, I suggest a suspension of bonuses and a freeze on all raises across the company.

Art thrives when collaboration is plentiful, so, to that end, we have created a new co-operative studio for all kinds of different artists.

We think that the world would be a better place without advertisements. To that end, we are going to remove all of the banners from our website.

He was aiming to get into the school swimming team, and to that end he swam every evening.

Question 7

1. поэтому
2. следовательно
   for that reason; consequently.

“he was injured and ….. unable to play”

Answer 7

Therefore

We were unable to get funding and therefore had to abandon the project.

The defendant was depressed and therefore not fully responsible for her own actions.

Therefore, the experts who planned production were drawn from industry itself.

Question 8

Noun

the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness.

Answer 8

Resilience

“the often remarkable resilience of so many British institutions”

Trauma researchers emphasize the resilience of the human psyche.

What we are starting to see is the resilience of the U. S. economy.

Question 9

Adjective

strong and unlikely to break or fail
(of a person, animal, or plant) strong and healthy, or (of food or drink) full of flavor

У нее было крепкое здоровье.

страна продолжает устойчивые показатели роста

Answer 9

Robust

She was in robust health

country continues robust growth performance