lesson 12/04 Flashcards
someone who has a strong, irrational fear or hatred of smth
a phobic
having the ability or qualities necessary for
to be capable of
ability, power, strength, facility; size, room, range
capacity
unevenness, bias, inequality, unfairness
imbalance
careful, guarded, alert, wary
to be cautious
give smth more importance than it deserves
overemphasize
have a tendency to be affected by smth or to do it
to be prone to doing smth
quickly, instantly, immediately
at a moment’s notice
within a short period of time
at short notice
испытывать сильные панические атаки
suffer from severe panic attacks
приобретенный рефлекс
conditioned reflex
change situation or problem, returning it to its original state or improving it
reverse the conditioning
установить позитивные ассоциации
establish positive associations
постепенно подвергать действию чего-либо
expose gradually to smth
vulnerability, subjection, susceptibility
exposure
быть связанным с чем-либо
to be linked to
a number of different things of the same general kind
a range of
вопрос меры/тяжести/серьезности
it is a question of degree
extreme, great, severe, fierce
intense
biased, irrational, illogical
unreasonable
ограничивать нормальную жизнь
limit a person’s normal life
characteristic or illness is passed on to a child from its parents before it is born
hereditary
the sum of all the genes in an interbreeding population
gene pool
приобретенное (поведение)
acquired/learnt
think smth is greater in amount or importance than it really is
overestimate
still alive or unharmed after being in danger
to be safe and sound
do smth that you don’t want to do because you can’t find any other way of achieving it
resort to
not showing or involving any serious or careful thought; superficial, empty
shallow
второстепенной важности
of secondary importance
think about smth that is different from the situation around; dreamy, lost, distant, abstracted
to be faraway
peek, look, view, check; scan, browse
glance
кинуть взгляд
dart/shoot a look
look at smth very quickly
steal a look
витрина
showcase/display
судя по внешнему виду
by the look of smth
