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to make someone feel calm or less worried
to soothe /suːð/, to soothe a crying baby
real and not imaginary; able to be shown, touched, or experienced
tangible (adj) /ˈtæn.dʒə.bəl/
We need tangible evidence if we’re going to take legal action.
Other tangible benefits include an increase in salary and shorter working hours.
to succeed in doing something difficult or unexpected
pull something off
The central bank has pulled off one of the biggest financial rescues of recent years.
to reach the main or most important idea of something that is said or written
come/get to the point (idiom)
It took several paragraphs for her to come/get to the point of her argument
very wet or liquid, often in a way that is unpleasant
sloppy (adj)
She covered his face with sloppy kisses.
a feeling that you want to do a particular thing, or the fact that you prefer or are more likely to do a particular thing
inclination
My own inclination would be to look for another job.
secretly, without anyone seeing or knowing
surreptitiously (adv)
Joe surreptitiously had a look in the answer book.
in every part, or during the whole period of time
throughout (preposition, adverb)
People throughout the country are out of work.
Throughout the year.
suitable or right for someone or something
befitting (adj)
A land area of more than 140 million people deserves a befitting transport network.
to experience something that is unpleasant or something that involves a change
to undergo
She underwent an operation on a tumour in her left lung last year.
to put an object that you are holding onto the floor or onto another surface, or to stop carrying someone
put something/someone down
I put my bags down while we spoke.
a natural ability or skill
aptitude /ˈæp.tɪ.tʃuːd/
My son has no/little aptitude for sport.
We will take your personal aptitudes and abilities into account.
a person who is running away or hiding from the police or a dangerous situation
fugitive /ˈfjuː.dʒə.tɪv/
Thousands of fugitives are fleeing from the war-torn area.
Если вы это читаете, наш план сработал.
If you are reading this it means our plans worked.
We can only wait.
There’s nothing to do but wait.
No one will save us.
No one will keep us from death.
to make someone move quickly by pushing or pulling them along
to hustle
After giving his speech, Johnson was hustled out of the hall by bodyguards.
enough
sufficiently (adv)
McGeechan has not recovered sufficiently to play in the semifinal tomorrow.
separated from other people or things
siloed (adj)
There are multiple siloed repositories of the same customer information.
the fact of containing some ideas, statements, arguments, etc. that do not agree with others, or something such as an idea, statement, or argument that has this quality
inconsistency
There are a few inconsistencies in what you’ve written.
height above sea level
altitude /ˈæl.tɪ.tʃuːd/
We are currently flying at an altitude of 15,000 metres.
the last stop or the station at the end of a bus or train route
terminus /ˈtɜː.mɪ.nəs/
исходим из ситуации
we play with the cards we’re dealt
