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One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest Flashcards

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Hum

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a low, continuous sound
гул
the hum of traffic

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Ward

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a room in a hospital where people receiving treatment stay, often for the same type of illness
больничная палата
the maternity ward

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Gust

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If winds gust, they blow strongly.
дуть сильно, с порывами
Winds gusting to 50 mph brought down power cables.

порыв ветра
a gust of air

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Weave wove woven

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to make cloth on a machine by crossing threads under and over each other
ткать

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Wicker

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made from thin branches crossed over and under each other
плетеный
a wicker basket

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Crouch, crouch down

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to move your body close to the ground by bending your knees
садиться на корточки
I crouched behind the chair to avoid being seen.

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Swivel

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to turn round, or to make something turn round

вращать(ся)

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Enamel (in’emel)

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a hard, shiny substance that is used to decorate or protect metal or clay
эмаль

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Bosom

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a woman’s breasts
грудь

a bosom buddy/pal, etc
a very good friend
закадычный друг

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Basin

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a bowl for liquids or food
миска, таз
a basin of water

the bowl that is fixed to the wall in a bathroom, where you can wash your hands and face
раковина

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Dainty

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small, attractive, and delicate
изящный, изысканный
dainty feet

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Take (sth) over

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to get control of or responsibility for something
принимать (руководство, должность и т. д.)
They’ve recently been taken over by a larger company.
Who’ll be taking over from Cynthia when she retires?

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Disruptive

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мешающий, нарушающий

disruptive behaviour

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Obedient

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willing to do what you are told to do
послушный
an obedient child/dog

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Settle for sth

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to accept something, especially something that is not exactly what you want
соглашаться на что-либо
He wants a full refund and he won’t settle for anything less.

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Put sth out

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to make a light stop shining by pressing a switch
выключать
Please put the lights out when you leave.

to make something that is burning stop burning
гасить, тушить
to put out a fire

to put something outside the house
выносить
to put out the rubbish/trash

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Out of kilter

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in a state of not working well:

Missing more than one night’s sleep can throw your body out of kilter.

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Acquire

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to get something
приобретать
I managed to acquire a copy of the report.
His family acquired (= bought) the property in 1985.

to learn something
усваивать
to acquire knowledge/skills

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Hostility

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unfriendly, angry behaviour that shows that you dislike someone
враждебность
hostility towards outsiders

strong disagreement with something or someone
неприязнь
There is still open hostility to the idea.

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Grumble

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to complain about something in a quiet but angry way
ворчать, роптать
She’s always grumbling about something.

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Shin

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the front part of a leg between the knee and the foot

голень

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Hum

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to sing without opening your mouth
напевать, мурлыкать
She hummed to herself as she walked to school.
I’ve forgotten the tune. Can you hum it to me?

to make a continuous, low sound
жужжать, гудеть
The computers were humming in the background.

If a place is humming, it is busy and full of activity.
кипеть, быть оживленным

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Snicker

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to laugh quietly in a rude way

хихикать

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Filthy

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extremely dirty
грязный
Wash your hands, they’re filthy!

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Puddle

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Лужа

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Mingle

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to mix, or be mixed
смешивать(ся)
the smell of fresh coffee mingled with cigarette smoke

to meet and talk to a lot of people at a party or similar event
общаться
The party will be a good opportunity to mingle with the other students.

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Be given to sth

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to do something regularly or as a habit:

She was given to staying in bed till lunchtime.

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Go into a sulk

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a period of time when someone refuses to smile or be pleasant because they are angry about something:
If she doesn’t get what she wants she goes into a sulk just like a child.
He spent the whole day in a sulk.
He’s sulking in his room because I wouldn’t let him have any more chocolate.

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Fidget, fidgety

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to keep making small movements with your hands or feet because you are nervous or bored
ерзать
She fidgeted all the way through the job interview.

непоседливый, беспокойный

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Twitch

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If a part of your body twitches, it suddenly makes a slight movement in a way that you cannot control.
дергаться, подергиваться
His face twitched nervously.

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compel sb to do sth

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to force someone to do something
заставлять, вынуждать
[ often passive ] He felt compelled to resign from his job.

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Dainty

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small, attractive, and delicate
изящный, изысканный
dainty feet

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on account of sth

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because of something
по причине
He doesn’t drink alcohol on account of his health.

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By all accounts

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as said by a lot of people
по общему мнению
The party was, by all accounts, a great success.

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On my account

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just for or because of me
из-за меня
Please don’t change your plans on my account.

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Cheek

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the soft part of your face below your eye
щека
Tears ran down his cheeks.

rude behaviour that shows that you do not respect someone
наглость, нахальство
[ + to do sth ] She had the cheek to ask me to pay for her!

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Puff sth out

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to make your chest or your face become bigger by filling them with air
надувать, выпячивать

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Knuckle

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one of the parts of your finger where it bends

сустав пальца

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Axe

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a tool consisting of a wooden handle with a sharp piece of metal at one end, used for cutting trees or wood
топор

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Hoe

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a garden tool with a long handle used for removing weeds (= plants you do not want)
тяпка

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Commence

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to begin something

начинать

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Whirr

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a low, continuous sound
жужжание
the whirr of machinery

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Gauge

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to make a judgment about a situation or about what someone thinks or feels
оценивать, рассчитывать
[ + question word ] It’s impossible to gauge what her reaction will be.

a way of judging something such as a situation or what someone thinks or feels
показатель, критерий
Street interviews aren’t an accurate gauge of public opinion.

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Admission

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the money that you pay to enter a place
плата за вход
Art exhibition - admission free.

the act of agreeing that you did something bad, or that something bad is true
признание
She is, by her own admission, lazy.
His departure was seen by many as an admission of guilt.

permission to enter somewhere or to become a member of a club, university, etc
прием
She’s applied for admission to law school.

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Humble humbly humbling

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not proud or not believing that you are important
скромный
He’s very humble about his success.

poor or of a low social rank
бедный, из простонародья
She rose from humble beginnings to become Prime Minister.

to make someone understand that they are not as important or special as they think they are
ставить на место, отрезвлять
She was humbled by the unexpected defeat.

Humbly скромно
Humbling уничижительный, отрезвляющий
A humbling experience

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Permissive

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allowing people to behave in ways that other people may not approve of
снисходительный, терпимый
permissive attitudes

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Attitude

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how you think or feel about something and how this makes you behave
отношение
a positive attitude
He has a very bad attitude to/towards work.

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Crimp

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to press something into small folds or curves:
Гофрировка
She had her hair crimped
Crimping iron

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Appraise

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to examine something and judge it
оценивать
We need to stop and appraise the situation.

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do sb’s bidding

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to do what someone tells you to do

исполнять чье-либо приказание

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Trot

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If a horse trots, it runs slowly with short steps.
идти рысью

to walk with quick, short steps
семенить
The little boy trotted along behind his father.

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Smother

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to kill someone by covering their face with something so that they cannot breathe
душить

to give someone too much love and attention so that they feel they have lost their freedom
душить заботой, излишне опекать
I try not to smother him.

to prevent something from happening
сдерживать, подавлять
I tried to smother my cough.

to make a fire stop burning by covering it with something
гасить, тушить

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Smear

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to spread a thick liquid or sticky substance over something
мазать, размазывать
His shirt was smeared with paint.
He smeared sun cream over his face and neck.

to say unpleasant and untrue things about someone in order to harm them, especially in politics
порочить, пятнать

a dirty mark
пятно
There was a smear of oil on his cheek.

an unpleasant and untrue story about someone that is meant to harm them, especially in politics
клевета
She dismissed the story as a smear.
a smear campaign

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Fumble

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to use your hands with difficulty to try to get hold of something or find something
копаться, шарить
She fumbled in her bag for her glasses.

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Scowl

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to look at someone angrily
сердито смотреть
He scowled at me from behind his paper.

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Weld

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to join pieces of metal together by heating them until they almost melt and then pressing them together
сваривать, приваривать

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Strain

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to try hard to do something, usually to see or hear something
напрягать (зрение, слух)
[ + to do sth ] I had to strain to hear the music.

to injure part of your body by using it too much
растягивать
I think I’ve strained a muscle.

to cause problems for a situation or relationship
усложнять
The incident has strained relations between the two countries.

to cause too much of something to be used, especially money
истощать
The war is straining the defence budget.

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Illiterate

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not able to read or write

неграмотный

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Ample

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enough, or more than enough
более чем достаточный
She’s had ample time to get the work done.

обширный, обильный
her ample bosom

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Intimidate

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to intentionally frighten someone, especially so that they will do what you want
запугивать

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Dispense with sb

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Обойтись без

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Feign

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If you feign an emotion, illness, etc, you pretend to have it.
притворяться, симулировать
He feigned illness to avoid having to work.

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Drudgery

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work that is very boring

нудная работа

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Hush hushed

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a period of silence
тишина, молчание
A hush fell over the room.

hushed
безмолвный, тихий
a hushed atmosphere/crowd

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Grievance

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a complaint, especially about unfair behaviour

жалоба, недовольство

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Fester

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If an injury festers, it becomes infected.
гноиться
a festering wound

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Dent

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a hollow area in a hard surface where it has been hit
вмятина
The car door had a dent in it.

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Holler

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to shout or call loudly

вопить, громко окликать

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Drip

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Капать

He was dripping sweat
His shirt dripped with blood
Dripping wet
The ceiling drips
Be on a drip - под капельницей
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Jerk

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to move very quickly and suddenly, or to make something move like this
резко дергать(ся), делать рывок
The truck jerked forward.

a quick, sudden movement
рывок, дерганье
a sudden jerk of the head

Болван

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Clench

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to close your hands or teeth very tightly, or to hold something tightly
сжимать
Dan clenched his fists.

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Swell

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Swelled swollen

to increase in size
опухать, раздуваться
One side of his face had swollen up where he’d been stung.

the movement of waves in the sea, or the waves themselves
накат волн, волна
ocean swells

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at full throttle

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as fast as possible; with as much power or energy as possible
He drove along at full throttle.
The campaign is continuing to run at full throttle.

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throttle (something) back/down/up

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to control the supply of fuel or power to an engine in order to reduce/increase the speed of a vehicle
I throttled back as we approached the runway.

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Croon

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to sing in a soft, low, romantic voice

напевать вполголоса, мурлыкать

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slump back/down/over, etc

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to fall or sit down suddenly because you feel tired or weak
тяжело опускаться, падать
She slumped back in her chair, exhausted.

внезапно или резко падать
Sales have slumped by 50%.

a sudden fall in prices or sales
внезапный спад, резкое падение
a slump in world oil prices

a period when there is very little business activity and not many jobs
экономический спад
It’s been the worst economic slump for 25 years.

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Flinch

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to make a sudden movement backwards because you are afraid or in pain
вздрагивать, передергиваться
She didn’t flinch when the nurse cleaned the wound.

to avoid doing something that is unpleasant
уклоняться
Nick never flinches from difficult decisions.

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Squirm

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to twist your body because you are embarrassed, nervous, etc

дергаться, поеживаться

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Stubble

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very short, stiff hairs, usually on a man’s face

щетина

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frown on/upon sth

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to think that something is wrong and that you should not do it
относиться к чему-либо с неодобрением
[ often passive ] Smoking is frowned upon in many public places.

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Squint

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to look at something with your eyes partly closed
щуриться
She was squinting at her computer screen.

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Quaint

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attractive or unusual in an old-fashioned way
колоритный, причудливый
a quaint little village

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Crease

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If cloth, paper, etc creases, or if you crease it, it gets a line in it where it has been folded or crushed.
мять(ся)
Cotton creases very easily.

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Flock

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a group of birds or sheep
стая, отара
a flock of geese

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Peck

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If a bird pecks something, it lifts or hits it with its beak.
клевать
chickens pecking at corn

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Crummy

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unpleasant, or of bad quality
убогий, жалкий, захудалый
a crummy job
a crummy hotel

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Disregard

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behaviour that shows you do not care about or have any interest in someone or something
невнимание, равнодушие
His behaviour shows a total disregard for other people.

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Encounter

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to experience something unpleasant
наталкиваться (на трудности)
We encountered quite a few problems at the beginning.

to meet someone, especially when you do not expect it
(неожиданно) встретить

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Soothe

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to make something feel less painful
облегчать боль
I had a long, hot bath to soothe my aching muscles.

to make someone feel calm or less worried
успокаивать
to soothe a crying baby

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Sneer

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to talk about, or look at someone or something in a way that shows you do not approve of them
насмехаться
Carlos sneered at my attempts to put the tent up.

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Veritable

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used to emphasize how extreme something is
настоящий, сущий
Their house was a veritable palace (= was very large).

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Toil

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to do difficult work for a long time

усиленно трудиться

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Mold mould

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to make a soft substance a particular shape
отливать в форму
moulded plastic

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Dwelling

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a house or place to live in

жилище, дом

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Scour

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to clean something by rubbing it with something rough
чистить, драить

to search for something very carefully, often over a large area
тщательно искать, прочесывать

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Timid

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shy and easily frightened
робкий
a timid little boy

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Frown

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to make your face show that you are annoyed or worried by moving your eyebrows (= lines of hair above your eyes)
хмуриться
She frowned when I mentioned his name.

98
Q

Devour

A

to eat something quickly because you are very hungry
поглощать (пищу)
I watched him devour a whole packet of biscuits.

Поглощать, пожирать

99
Q

Sly

A

deceiving people in a clever way to get what you want

хитрый, пронырливый

100
Q

Plank

A

a long, flat piece of wood
доска
wooden planks

101
Q

Astute

A

good at judging situations and making decisions that give you an advantage
проницательный
an astute businesswoman
politically astute

102
Q

Interrogate

A

to ask someone a lot of questions, often with great force
допрашивать
Police have arrested and interrogated the two suspects.

103
Q

Grudge

A

a feeling of dislike or anger towards someone because of something they have done in the past
обида, злоба
He is not the type of person to bear a grudge against anyone.

104
Q

Condemn

A

to say very strongly that you think something is wrong or very bad
осуждать
The Prime Minister was quick to condemn the terrorists.

105
Q

Condemn sb to sth

A

to say what the punishment of someone who is guilty of a serious crime will be
приговаривать
He was condemned to death.

106
Q

Bluster

A

to speak in a loud and angry way, often with little effect
неистовствовать, бушевать

Пустые угрозы

107
Q

Swagger

A

to walk in a way that shows that you are confident and think that you are important
расхаживать с самодовольным видом
A group of young men swaggered around in leather jackets.

Самодовольная походка

108
Q

Deliberation

A

careful thought or talk about a subject before a decision is made
размышление, обсуждение
The jury began deliberations on Thursday.

109
Q

Trait

A

a quality, good or bad, in someone’s character
черта, особенность
a family trait

110
Q

Notorious

A

famous for something bad
пользующийся дурной славой, печально известный
a notorious criminal
She was notorious for her bad temper.

111
Q

Notoriously

A

общеизвестно

Mount Everest is a notoriously difficult mountain to climb.

112
Q

Feeble

A

extremely weak
слабый
She became too feeble to get out of bed.

113
Q

Hiss

A

to make a long noise like the letter ‘s’
шипеть, свистеть
The gas hissed through the pipes.

114
Q

Whip

A

to hit a person or animal with a whip

хлестать, сечь

115
Q

Drool

A

If a person or animal drools, liquid comes out of the side of their mouth.
пускать слюни
Our dog starts drooling when he sees meat.

116
Q

Manure

A

solid waste from animals that is used to make plants grow well
навоз
cow/horse manure

117
Q

Acclaim

A

praise from a lot of people
признание
international/critical acclaim

118
Q

Impregnable

A

A building or other place that is impregnable is so strongly built and/or defended that it cannot be entered by force:
Despite burglar alarms and window locks, homes are never impregnable against determined thieves.

Неприступный

119
Q

Delude

A

to make someone believe something that is not real or true

обманывать

120
Q

Tangle

A

several things that have become twisted together in an untidy way
спутанный клубок
a tangle of hair/wires

121
Q

Stumble

A

to step badly and almost fall over
спотыкаться
Mary stumbled on the loose rocks.

122
Q

Budge

A

If something will not budge, or you cannot budge it, it will not move.
сдвигаться, поддаваться
I’ve tried to open the window, but it won’t budge.

123
Q

Contend with sb for sth

A

to say that something is true
утверждать
[ + (that) ] His lawyers contend that he is telling the truth.

бороться с чем-либо
I have enough problems of my own to contend with.

124
Q

Match up

A

If two pieces of information match up, they are the same.
совпадать
Their accounts of what happened that evening didn’t match up.

125
Q

Forfeit

A

to lose the right to do something or have something because you have done something wrong
лишаться, утрачивать
They have forfeited the right to live in society.

126
Q

Relentless

A

never stopping or getting any less extreme
неумолимый, беспощадный
relentless criticism

127
Q

Whine

A

to make a long, high, sad sound
скулить
The dog whined and scratched at the door.

to complain in an annoying way
ныть, жаловаться
She’s always whining about something.

128
Q

Brass

A

a shiny yellow metal
латунь
a door with a brass handle

129
Q

Twinkle

A

If light twinkles, it shines and seems to be quickly flashing on and off.
мерцать
The lights of the town twinkled in the distance.

130
Q

Cellar

A

a room under the floor of a building

подвал

131
Q

Trestle

A

a supporting structure for a table, consisting of a flat piece of wood supported at each end by two pairs of sloping legs

Козлы

132
Q

Hook

A

a curved piece of metal or plastic used for hanging something on, or a similar object used for catching fish
крючок
His coat was hanging from a hook on the door.

133
Q

Stride

A

a long step when walking or running
широкий шаг

stride across/down/into, etc

to walk somewhere with long steps
шагать через/по/в и т. д.
She strode across the stage.

134
Q

Bloated

A

swollen because of air or liquid inside

раздутый, набухший

135
Q

Lace

A

a delicate cloth with patterns of holes
кружево
a lace curtain
a white lace handkerchief

a string used to tie shoes
шнурок
to tie/untie your laces

136
Q

Stink

A

to smell very bad
вонять
The kitchen stinks of fish.

137
Q

Swig

A

to drink something, taking a lot of liquid into your mouth at a time
пить большими глотками

большой глоток
He took a swig of his beer and carried on with the story.

138
Q

Aide

A

someone whose job is to help someone important, especially in the government
помощник
a former aide to the President

139
Q

Verse

A

one of the parts that a song or poem is divided into
куплет, строфа
I only know the first verse.

140
Q

Swoop

A

to suddenly move very quickly down through the air
устремляться вниз
Huge birds swoop down from the sky.

141
Q

Rag

A

a piece of old cloth that you use to clean things

тряпка

142
Q

Limp

A

soft and weak
вялый, поникший
a limp handshake
a limp lettuce

143
Q

Hinge

A

a metal fastening that joins the edge of a door, window, or lid to something else and allows you to open or close it
петля шарнир

144
Q

Rumble

A

to make a deep, long sound
грохотать, урчать
The smell of cooking made his stomach rumble.

грохот, урчание
the distant rumble of thunder

145
Q

Brim

A

the top edge of a container
край
He filled my glass to the brim.

the flat part around the bottom of a hat
поля (шляпы)

146
Q

Reminisce

A

to talk about pleasant things that happened in the past
предаваться воспоминаниям
We were just reminiscing about our school days.

147
Q

Aggravate

A

to make a situation or condition worse
ухудшать
His comments only aggravated the problem.

to annoy someone
раздражать
She’s starting to really aggravate me.

148
Q

Turmoil

A

a situation in which there is a lot of trouble, confusion, or noise
смятение
The whole region is in turmoil.

149
Q

Merit

A

good qualities that deserve praise
заслуга, достоинство
His ideas have merit.
We debated the merits of using television in the classroom.
Every application has to be judged on its own merits (= judged by considering the qualities of each).

150
Q

Toss

A

to throw something somewhere carelessly
выбрасывать/швырять в/на и т. д.
He read the letter quickly, then tossed it into the bin.

151
Q

Cobweb

A

a structure of fine threads made by a spider (= insect with eight legs) to catch insects
паутина

152
Q

Sorrel

A

Щавель

153
Q

Intercept

A

to stop someone or something before they are able to reach a particular place
перехватывать
Johnson intercepted the pass and went on to score the third goal.

154
Q

Honk

A

to make a short sound with your car’s horn (= part you press to make a warning noise)
сигналить, гудеть
The truck driver honked his horn at me.

155
Q

Hatch

A

a small door or opening, especially in a ship, aircraft, or spacecraft
люк
an escape hatch

156
Q

Buckle

A

a metal object used to fasten the ends of a belt or strap
пряжка
a silver buckle

157
Q

Scrape

A

to damage the surface of something by rubbing it against something rough
царапать, обдирать
Jamie fell over and scraped his knee.

to remove something from a surface using a sharp edge
соскабливать, счищать
The next morning I had to scrape the ice off the car.

158
Q

Stutter

A

to repeat the first sound of a word several times when you talk, usually because you have a speech problem
заикаться
“C-c-can we g-go now?” she stuttered.

159
Q

Thrash

A

to hit a person or animal several times as a punishment

пороть, хлестать

160
Q

Varnish

A

a clear liquid that you paint onto wood to protect it and make it shine
лак

161
Q

Brace yourself

A

to prepare for something difficult or unpleasant
собираться с духом
I braced myself for bad news.

162
Q

Loom

A

to appear as a large, sometimes frightening shape
принимать угрожающий размер, вид
Dark storm clouds loomed on the horizon.

If an unpleasant event looms, it is likely to happen soon.
грозить
The threat of closure looms over the workforce.

163
Q

Scripture

A

the holy books of a religion

Священное писание

164
Q

Brittle

A

hard but easily broken
хрупкий
brittle bones

165
Q

Fret

A

to be anxious or worried
волноваться, переживать
There’s no point in fretting about what you cannot change.

166
Q

screw sth down/to/onto, etc

A

to fasten something with a screw
привинчивать
You need to screw the cabinet to the wall.

167
Q

Bucket

A

a round, open container with a handle used for carrying liquids
ведро
a bucket of water

168
Q

Vulgar

A

вульгарный, пошлый

vulgar jokes/language

169
Q

Conclusive

A

proving that something is true
убедительный
conclusive evidence/proof

170
Q

Wedge

A

a piece of something that is thin at one end and thicker at the other
что-либо клинообразное, треугольный кусок
a big wedge of cheese

to push something into a narrow space
втискивать
I was wedged between Andy and Pete in the back of the car.

171
Q

Brashness

A

behaviour that shows a lot of confidence and not much respect:
Нахальство
He developed a reputation for brashness.
He later confided that his brashness masked his fear of failure.

172
Q

Rub

A

to press your hand or a cloth on a surface and move it backwards and forwards
тереть
She rubbed her hands together to warm them.
He rubbed himself dry with a towel.
Rub the stain with a damp cloth.

173
Q

Stain

A

a dirty mark on something that is difficult to remove
пятно
a blood/grass stain
a stain on the carpet

174
Q

Gripe

A

to complain, often in an annoying way
Grumble
ворчать

175
Q

Let fly at sb/sth

A

to start shouting angrily or attacking someone

нападать, набрасываться на кого-либо

176
Q

Undermine

A

to make someone less confident or make something weaker
подрывать, разрушать
A series of scandals have undermined people’s confidence in the government.

177
Q

Pliancy

A

willingness to change because of what other people want, or to do what other people want:
His plan depended on her pliancy and submission.
Податливость, уступчивость

178
Q

Versatile

A

Универсальный, гибкий, многосторонний

179
Q

Stance

A

an opinion or belief about something, especially if you say it in public
позиция, мнение
[ usually singular ] What’s their stance on nuclear energy?
They are taking a very tough stance against drugs.

180
Q

Rival

A

to be good enough to compete with someone or something else
соперничать, конкурировать
Australian wine can now rival the best from France.

someone or something that is competing with another person or thing
соперник, конкурент
business/political rivals

181
Q

Stomp

A

to put your foot down on the ground hard and quickly, or to walk with heavy steps, usually because you are angry
топать
He stomped off to his room.

182
Q

Slouch

A

to stand, sit, or walk with your shoulders forward so that your body is not straight
сутулиться
Stop slouching and stand up straight.

183
Q

Circumvent

A

to find a way of avoiding something, especially a law or rule
обходить (закон)

184
Q

Wheedle

A

to try to persuade someone to do something or to give you something by using your charm and by repeatedly asking in a way that would make refusal embarrassing:
[ T always + adv/prep ] He wasn’t going to tell me but I wheedled it out of him.
Льстить

185
Q

Hovel

A

a small home that is dirty and in bad condition
Лачуга

Their house was little more than a hovel.

186
Q

Noble

A

honest, brave, and kind
благородный, великодушный, знатный
a noble gesture
He was a generous, noble man.

187
Q

Wager

A

to risk money on the result of a game, race, competition, etc
ставить на что-либо

188
Q

Petrified

A

extremely frightened
боящийся, оцепеневший от ужаса
I’m petrified of spiders.

189
Q

sidle along/over/up

A

to walk towards someone, trying not to be noticed
пробираться украдкой вдоль/к и т. д.
He sidled up to her and whispered something in her ear.

190
Q

Juniper

A

Можжевельник

191
Q

Rattle

A

to make a noise like something knocking repeatedly, or to cause something to make this noise
греметь, дребезжать
Her cup rattled on its saucer.
The wind blew hard, rattling the doors and windows.

to make someone nervous
смущать, волновать
[ often passive ] He was clearly rattled by their angry reaction.

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