lesson 11/27 Flashcards
увидеть разницу между чем-то
to tell the difference between
по правде говоря
to tell the truth
ничего не говорить
to say nothing
рассказать шутку
to tell a joke
обвинить в
accuse of
извиниться за
apologise for
признать, что сделал что-либо
admit doing
leave out, miss (out), drop, exclude
omit
advise, demand, insist on, ask
strongly recommend
connected with or relating to different racial or cultural groups
ethnic
offensive, provoking, insulting, challenging
provocative
булавки
safety pins
between 40 and 60 years
middle-aged
opposed to established authority
anti-establishment
endless, constant, continuous, persistent
never-ending
причуда; fashion, trend, fancy
fad
крутиться в бесконечных циклах
go round in never-ending circles
a series of events happening again and again in the same order
cyclical
people in a society who are not working class or upper class
middle-class
have the money for, manage, bear, pay for
afford
забрать чью-то жизнь
claim the life of smb
tolerate or accept smth, however unpleasant or unsatisfactory
put up with
not let smth stop or grow weaker
maintain
senseless, meaningless, useless
pointless
point of view, perspective, angle, position
viewpoint
to attempt to equal or surpass, esp by imitation; follow, copy, mirror
emulate
неодобрять что-либо
disapprove of
youth, girl, boy, kid
youngster
union, league, association, agreement
alliance
mild, reasonable, controlled, limited, reasonable, average, acceptable
moderate
smart, fashionable, expensive, grand, exclusive, luxury
posh
take cover, keep out of sight
hide
examine carefully; read
look through
look at the goods in the windows of shops without intending to buy anything
to do window shopping
сойти за
go for
be filmed
be on a set
a total collection of clothes
wardrobe
imperfection, defect
blemish
likely to suffer from
susceptible
make smb want to become famous
drive smb into the spotlight
make it difficult for smb to think clearly
cloud one’s judgment
wonderful, beautiful, impressive, great
stunning
unconfident, worried, anxious, afraid
insecure
seem to belong smwh because you are similar to the other
fit in
medical condition such as anorexia
eating disorder
repay, refund; balance, cancel out
compensate for
make a situation better or make the person involved happier
make up for
fixed, confirmed, rooted, settled; firmly fixed, implanted
deep-rooted
have secret reasons for doing smth
have a hidden agenda
иметь сомнения в себе
have self-doubt
to be famous and often mentioned or seen on television or in the newspapers
be in the public eye
желтая пресса
tabloid journalists
проходить через половое созревание
go through puberty
прыщ
pimple
indecipherable, meaningless, difficult to understand
incomprehensible
anyone who is not a member of the armed forces
civilian
want to have smth very much; longing, hope, desire, urge
crave
разведённые (не в браке)
divorsed
living apart from each other
separate-living
programme, list, plan, schedule; political issues
agenda
seize, obtain, acquire, occupy; succeed in ending or dealing with smth
conquer
подиум
catwalk
smb who lack common sense, idiot
airhead
boring, ugly, lame; exhausted
beat
spend money irresponsibly
blow
mock, mistreat; boring, buzzkill, annoying
a drag
a 1000 dollars
grand
crazy
nuts
mentally prepared, exited
psyched up
disenchanted, disappointed, indifferent
disillusioned
safe, inoffensive, innocent, innocuous, gentle
harmless
smth that there is no point in doing since it has no chance of succeeding
futile
unintelligible, wild, confused, disordered
incoherent
make a great effort to do or get smth; try, labour, struggle, fight
strive for
