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Colloquially
В просторечии [kəˈləʊ.kwi.ə.li]
Primarily
В первую очередь
Encourage
Поощрять
Response to
Ответ на
Take into account
Принимать во внимание
we stress the word
Мы подчеркиваем слово (ставим ударение)
Variety
Разнообразие
Check out
Проверить (получать по чеку)
Contraction
Сокращение/сжатие/сужение
It’s less common
Это менее распространено
Similar
Похожий
Admit
Признавать
Greeting
Приветствие
Condense
Сокращать/сгущать/конденсировать/сжато выражать
acceptable
Приемлемый/допустимый
definitely
Определенно
people tend to use
Люди склонны использовать
Jug of water
Кувшин с водой
Adjective
Прилагательное (used to describe nouns)
I ‘m thrilled
Я в восторге
I’m delighted
Я восхищен
Delight
Восторг
Orally
Устно
awkward
Неуклюжий
Appropriate
1. Is this film appropriate for young children?
2. I didn’t think his comments were very appropriate at the time.
suitable or right for a particular situation or person: подходящий, соответствующий
Moreover
Более того
As well as that
Кроме того
Destiny
Судьба
end up
завершить
we ended up together
мы оказались вместе
get to be with you
быть с тобой
Relationship
Отношение (связь)
Crazy about someone
без ума от кого-то
The rest of my life
остаток моей жизни
a substitute of something/someone
замена чего-либо/кого-либо
Eternal | Eternally
Вечный | Вечно
I’m eternally grateful to you
я вечно благодарен вам
a bunch of
куча
Literal | Literally
Буквальный | Буквально
Effort
Усилие
Gratitude
Благодарность
Prepositions
Предлоги
Destination
Место назначения
put on
надевать / ставить
Purpose
Цель
Turn on
Включать
quantity
количество
Benefits
Преимущества
Noun
Существительное
Let’s go to a cafe (for/to have) a cup of tea
Пойдем в кафе на чашку чая
reserve
бронировать
Chunk
Кусок
Enclosed space
Замкнутое пространство
Wardrobe
Гардероб
Eventually
в конце концов
Religious
религиозный
Relate
Относится
Siblings
Братья и сестры
what did you major in?
в чем ты специализировался?
I have located your information
Я нашел вашу информацию
Mind the gap!
Будьте осторожны, обратите внимание на разрыв между платформой и поездом
I need to look this up
мне нужно посмотреть(поискать/погуглить) это
Assure
Гарантировать
Obtain
Получать/приобретать
Exclusion
Исключение
Particular
Особый
In the night, I heard a rustling sound outside and peeked through the window
Ночью я услышал шорох снаружи и выглянул в окно.
Essential
1. Computers are an essential part of our lives.
2. Fibre is essential for a healthy digestive system.
3. There’s one essential point I think you’ve forgotten
very important and necessary : необходимый, обязательный
the most basic and important: существенно важный
submit
представлять на рассмотрение / подавать
occupation
занятие
consonant sound
согласный звук
vowel
гласный звук
Quite tough
Довольно жесткий
deed
поступок
they live far away
они живут далеко
intrusive thoughts
навязчивые мысли
Regardless of that
Независимо от этого
If you’re familiar with this technique
Если вы знакомы с этой техникой
take her to
отвези ее к
I’m struggling to learn
я изо всех сил пытаюсь учиться
wipe away
вытирать, стираться
whenever
в любое время, всякий раз
On your own
Самостоятельно
Adopt
Усыновить/Принимать/Перенимать
I freaked out
Я охренел / Я очень злой / я взбесился
Keep up the good work
Продолжайте хорошую работу
There you go
1. Do you want a tissue? There you are.
2. We didn’t win the competition, but there you go - we can always try again next year.
3. There you go - I knew you’d forget if you didn’t write it down.
- There you are/go: used when giving something to someone, usually after a request for the thing, such as giving someone goods that they have bought: вот, держи
- used to express the fact that you cannot change a situation so you must accept it: ну вот
- used to mean “I told you so”: ну вот
You rock!
You amazing!
imperative
императив (повелительное наклонение)
What is expected of you
Что ожидается от вас
strict
строгий
arrange
договариваться | устраивать
arrangements
распоряжения
If you are to be successful…
Если вы хотите добиться успеха…
Does that make sense? (make sense) (sense)
Имеет ли это смысл? (иметь смысл) (смысл)
Please could I have some water.
I’d like the lasagna, please
Can I the pizza, please
…
Could you pass the salt, please ?
Не могли бы вы мне передать соль
Pass me that pen, will you?
Дай мне ту ручку, хорошо?
Give me a beer would you?
дайте мне пива не могли бы вы
Do you mind giving me a glass of water?
Вы не против дать мне стакан воды?
Get over it
Forget about it… it’s in the past
Frustrate
Расстраивать
A piece of cake
Very easy
Advantage
Преимущество
Are you kidding me?
Ты шутишь, что ли?
embarrass
смущать [ɪmˈbær.əs]
embarrass (embarrassed)
смущать (смущенный)
diverse | diversity
разнообразный | разнообразие
point out mistakes
указать на ошибки
discourage
to make someone feel less confident, enthusiastic, and positive about something, or less willing to do something
stand out
1. The black lettering really stands out on that orange background.
выделяться
consume
потреблять | поглощать
Familiar
Похожий / Знакомый / Близкий
It causes a lot of confusion
Это вызывает много путаницы
Journey
It’s the simple movement from one place to another place, from A to B
Go on a trip to (went on a trip)
It’s the journey, the time you spend at the specific place, and the journey to return
I usually travel by train
Я обычно путешествую на поезде
Dishonour
бесчестие / позор
Stay away from
Держаться подальше от
Grab
Схватить
I enjoy living closer to nature so much
Мне так нравится жить ближе к природе
Conjunction
Соединение (but, and, moreover, after, although)
Offend
Обидеть
She’s pregnant (Pregnancy)
Она беременна (Беременность)
Clarify
Объяснить / прояснить
obligation
обязательство
Probability (Probably)
Вероятность (вероятно, наверное)
You must check in 40 minutes before the time of your flight
Вы должны зарегистрироваться за 40 минут до времени вашего рейса
prohibit
Запретить
You must not….
It’s forbidden! Prohibited
You don’t have to…
You can if you want
Participle
Причастие
Desire
Желание
What the conditionals exist?
0,1,2,3
Along the side of
вдоль стороны
Pronouns
He, she, it, they, we
Adverbs
наречия (used to describe actions or adjectives)
Prepositions
Предлоги (about, above, across, on)
Articles
A, an, the
Proper noun
Имя собственное
Niece
Племянница
Versatile
Универсальный
I’m desperate for an answer
Я отчаянно нуждаюсь в ответе
Engage
Привлекать/заниматься
Cross out
Вычеркнуть
Sake of (doing)
Ради
Reach out to
Протянуть руку | дотягиваться
Recognize
Распознавать | узнавать | признавать
Around you
Вокруг тебя
Show off
Выпендриваться / красоваться / выставляться
be consistent
быть последовательным
I have a passion for it
У меня страсть к этому
Evolve [ɪˈvɒlv]
1. Did humans evolve from apes?
2. The company has evolved over the years into a multi-million dollar organization.
3. Bacteria are evolving resistance to antibiotics.
Эволюционировать / развиваться
Take away
1. The waitress took our plates away.
2. Supermarkets are taking business away from small local shops
3. Take 3 away from 20.
Забрать, отнимать, вычитать
Exaggerate
преувеличивать
Immerse
погружать
Imply
Подразумевать / означать
Approach
1. Liam has a different approach to the problem.
2. We’ve decided to adopt/take a new approach.
3. the approach of winter
4. Christmas is fast approaching /
5. I’m not sure how to approach the problem.
6. She’s been approached by a modelling agency / We’ve just
approached the bank for/about a loan.
7. If you look out of the window on the left, you’ll see that we’re now approaching the Eiffel Tower.
8. I see it’s approaching lunchtime, so let’s take a break.
9. There is a very steep approach to the house.
10. The siren signalled the approach of an ambulance.
N: Подход, обращение, приближение(coming near)
V: подходить, приближаться(come near), to deal (браться, взяться), обращаться, come near
- to come near or nearer to something or someone in space, time, quality, or amount:
- the fact of getting nearer in distance or time:
- to deal with something:
- a route that leads to a place:
Reception
Прием
Surrender
1. They would rather die than surrender
2. I finally surrendered to temptation, and ate the last piece of chocolate
Сдаваться
Don’t give up on your dream
не отказывайся от своей мечты
Acquire a skill
Приобрести навык
Turn on the tap
Включите кран
Ex-boyfriend
Бывший парень
To vomit
Рвать (блевать)
Start from scratch
Start again from the begging
Thanks for taking me to work this morning. I owe you one
…
What’s up with …?
What the matter with..? What has happened to..?
It’s no big deal
It’s not a big problem
Let’s hit the beach! Let’s hit the shop
Hit = go
I just want to hang out by the pool all day tomorrow
Hang out = relaxing, not doing anything specific, тусоваться
That shirt costs 85 quid? What a rip-off!
It’s very expensive for what it is
How come you didn’t go?
How come = why
Beats me
I have no idea
Relative pronouns
which, who, whose, whom, that
Whose
«Whose» используется, когда мы описываем человека, животное или предмет с помощью чего-то, что им принадлежит, что у них есть. There’s the girl whose car was stolen.
Defining relative clause
Ограничительные придаточные предложения. Они содержат важную информацию, определяющую существительное, к которому они относятся. Если такое придаточное предложение убрать, то смысл целого предложения изменится. Which, who, that
Smash a glass
Разбить стакан
Retain
Удерживать (Carpeted areas retain more heat)
Fill the sink with water
Наполнить раковину воду
splash warm water on your face
плеснуть теплой водой на лицо
Loft / attic
Чердак
Tacky [ˈtæk.i]
1. I left a fingerprint in the tacky paint
2. The shop sold tacky souvenirs and ornaments.
Безвкусный, липкий
Pitfall
Ловушка
Laugh it off
Высмеять это, отшутится
Therefore
Поэтому, следовательно
Intend
Намереваться
curious
Любопытный
That’s none of your damn business
Это не твое чертово дело
Damn
1. He didn’t listen to a damn thing I said.
2. Damn! I’ve forgotten the tickets.
3. He worked damn hard to pass that exam
4. I don’t give a damn what people think
5. Stop complaining, damn you!
6. He was damned by the media
Проклятие, проклинать, чертовский, осуждать
Not give a damn - наплевать
Whereas
- You eat a huge plate of food for lunch, whereas I have just a sandwich.
Тогда как
Casual [ˈkæʒjuəl]
Повседневный
Out loud
Вслух
Narrate
Рассказывать, повествовать
Willow
Ива
Distract
1. Don’t distract her (from her studies).
2. He tried to distract attention from his own illegal activities.
Отвлекать, отвлекаться
Thrive
1. He seems to thrive on hard work.
2. The business is thriving
3. His business thrived in the years before the war.
4. She seems to thrive on stress.
Процветать, преуспевать, разрастаться
hilarious
Веселый
Snail
Улитка
Establish
Учреждать, устанавливать, создавать
Outcome
Исход, результат
Determine
Определять
Witness
Свидетель
Demand
1. He has always demanded the highest standards of behaviour from his children.
2. This is a very difficult piece of music to play - it demands a lot of concentration
3. The government is unlikely to agree to the rebels’ demands for independence
4. Good teachers are always in demand
V: Требовать, предъявлять
N: требование, потребность
Melt
Таять, растопить, плавить
Accustom to
Приучать, привыкать
Countryside
Сельская местность
To be used to + verb-ing
to be accustomed to
Get used to + verb-ing/noun/pronoun
Get accustomed to
Satisfactory
удовлетворительный
Ensure
- to make certain that something is done or happens
- обеспечивать, убеждаться
venue
1. The hotel is an ideal venue for conferences and business meetings.
2. The stadium has been specifically designed as a venue for World Cup matches.
место проведения
scenery
вид, пейзаж
prospectus [prəˈspek.təs]
1. You will find details of all our courses in the prospectus.
a document giving details of a college, school, or business and its activities: проспект, каталог
summary
- a short description that gives the main facts or ideas about something
- краткое содержание
hike
to go for a long walk in the countryside, совершать длительную прогулку, бродить
Fluid
Жидкость, жидкий, изменчивый
Controversy
- a lot of disagreement or argument about something, usually because it affects or is important to many people:
- Споры, дискуссия
Envelope
Конверт
Harassment
- behaviour that annoys or upsets someone:
- домогательство
Grasp
1. He grasped my hand enthusiastically
2. I find these mathematical problems difficult to grasp.
3. He has an excellent grasp of English
4. Victory is within our grasp
- to quickly take something in your hand(s) and hold it firmly:
- To understand something
- Понять, осознать, схватывать, сжимать; понимание, сжатие, хватка, досягаемость
Don’t use my generosity to your advantage
не используй мою щедрость в своих интересах
I resemble/take after my mother
я похожа на свою мать
Contribute | Contribution
Способствовать| Вклад
Handle
1. I can’t pick the kettle up - the handle’s too hot.
2. She turned the handle and slowly opened the door.
3. I thought he handled the situation very well
4. Who handles the marketing in your company?
5. Please don’t handle the vases - they’re very fragile.
6. Always wash your hands before handling food.
- to deal with something - иметь дело с чем-либо, справляться
- to touch, hold, or pick up something - трогать, прикасаться
- the part of something that you use to hold it or open it - ручка, рукоятка
Temple
Храм
Negotiate
Вести переговоры
Permanent
Постоянный
Entire
whole or complete, with nothing missing:
Весь, полный, целый
A sliver of pie / a sliver of cheese
Sliver - кусочек, щепка
My stag do kick off at 10pm at Boots and Brews
Мой мальчишник начинается в 22:00 в Boots and Brews.
Thick paste
Густая паста, thick - толстый
My dad has just pulled up to the house
Мой папа только что подъехал к дому
Debra is whipping up some delicious banana pancakes
Дебра готовит вкусные банановые оладьи. (Whip up - на скорую руку)
Gradually
Постепенно
Bias | to be biased
Предвзятость, смещать(bias the ball) | быть предвзятым
Vast | vastly
Огромный, обширный (extremely big) | очень, крайне (very much)
Yield
to supply or produce something positive such as a profit, an amount of food or information:
Charter
1. a charter of rights
2. Education is one of the basic human rights written into the United Nations Charter.
3. boats for charter
4. The refugees arrived in Britain on a charter flight.
5. to rent a vehicle, especially an aircraft, for a special use and not as part of a regular service:
- a formal statement of the rights of a country’s people, or of an organization or a particular social group, that is agreed by or demanded from a ruler or government: устав
- the renting of a vehicle:
- to rent a vehicle, especially an aircraft, for a special use and not as part of a regular service:
Conscious
1. He’s still conscious but he’s very badly injured.
2. People have become much more conscious of the need to exercise regularly.
3. It wasn’t a conscious decision to lose weight. It just happened.
awake, thinking, and knowing what is happening around you: Сознательный
Modal verb + be doing
We use the continuous infinitive (be doing) after a modal verb to talk about actions in progress.
Paul is behaving in a very unusual way. I think he might be drinking again.
Addiction
1. drug addiction
2. his addiction to alcohol
зависимость
Dry
Сухой, сушить, сухо
maybe some showers here on the east coast
может быть, здесь на восточном побережье ливни
Elsewhere
В другом месте
Entry
Вход, запись, вступление
Narrow
Узкий, сужать
a dome
Купол
Marble
Мрамор
Bury
хоронить
Palace
Дворец
Burial place
Место захоронения
Collocations
Словосочетания
Miscellaneous
разнообразный
Lose track of time
Don’t realize how much time has passed
Lose my head/temper
Get angry
Lose sleep over something
Worry about something
They are missing from the meeting
Они отсутствуют на встрече
She’s been reported as missing in the news. (To be missing/ To be reported as missing / to go missing). A 12-year-old girl has gone missing/A 12-year-old girl has been missing for 4 days.
В новостях сообщили, что она пропала без вести. 12 девочка пропала
There are cycle lanes on either side of the river.
(Either side)
По обеим сторонам реки есть велосипедные дорожки.
(Любая сторона)
Means both sides
Either/Neither/Both of + plural pronoun(them, us, ours, theirs) + singular verb(only either and neither)
Has either of them called?
No, neither of them has called
Both of them have called
Either/ Neither/Both of + determiner(your, my, his, her…) + plural noun
Both of your resumes look good.
Neither of your resumes look good
I didn’t sleep well last night
(I can’t drive)
Neither did I
I didn’t either
Me neither / Me either(incorrect)
(Neither can I)
I don’t like either of the options. Is it equal to?
I like neither of the options.
Pass away
Скончаться
Second thought
1. She’ll spend a hundred dollars on a dress without a second thought.
2. You’re not having second thoughts about getting married, are you?
3. Can I have a cup of coffee, please? - actually, on second thoughts, I’ll have a beer.
- If you do something without a second thought, you do it without first considering if you should do it or not: не раздумывая
- to change your opinion about something or start to doubt it: сомневаться, быть одолеваемым сомнениями
- used when you want to change a decision you have made: впрочем, хотя
Take the bins out
Вынести мусорные ведра
Tolerant | intolerant |
Терпимый | нетерпимый
Hedge
Живая изгородь
Aware | be aware of this
Осведомленный, знающий |быть в курсе
Sweat
Потеть, пот
Spot
заметить, место
relate to
иметь отношение к, относиться
Conquer
Покорить, завоевать
Simon was so absorbed in his book that he didn’t even notice me come in.
Саймон был так поглощен своей книгой, что даже не заметил, как я вошла.
Perception
1. Alcohol reduces your perception of pain
2. We have to change the public’s perception that money is being wasted.
- what you think or believe about someone or something
- восприятие, представление
Convey
Передавать
genuine [ˈdʒen.ju.ɪn]
1. If it is a genuine Michelangelo drawing, it will sell for millions
2. He’s a very genuine person
Подлинный, искренний
handful of students
горстка студентов
Reported Speech/Indirect Speech
Do-> | Can-> | Must-> | May-> | Might-> | Should-> | Could-> | Shall->
Do->Did | Can->Could | Must->Had to | May->Might | Might->Might | Should->Should | Could->Could | Shall->Should
Imperatives in indirect speech
Give me the money->
Don’t answer the door while I’m away->
He told me to give him the money
He asked me not to answer the door while he was away
indirect speech:
now->
today->
tonight->
last night->
tomorrow->
yesterday->
this week->
next week->
here->
now->then, at that moment
today->that day
tonight->that night
last night->the night before, the previous night
tomorrow->the next day, the following day
yesterday->the day before
this week-> that week
next week-> the next week, the following week
here->there
Questions in indirect speech:
When did they arrive?
Did they call? (Yes/No question)
He asked me when they had arrived
He asked me if/whether they had called
Maintain | Maintaining | Maintenance
Поддерживать | поддержание | обслуживание
Take over something
1. He took over from the previous headmaster in February.
2. She took over as manager two weeks ago.
3. Jason Lamb has taken over responsibility for this project.
4. Who’ll be taking over from Cynthia when she retires?
- to start doing a job or being responsible for something that another person did or had responsibility for before
- to do something that someone else was doing
estimate | underestimate - Verbs
1. They estimate (that) the journey will take at least two weeks.
2. Don’t underestimate the difficulties of getting both parties to the conference table.
- to guess or calculate the cost, size, value, etc. of something
- Оценивать
| - to fail to guess or understand the real cost, size, difficulty, etc. of something:
- недооценивать
empathy
сочувствие (He loves children and has a certain empathy with them.)
clash
Столкновение (verb and noun)
settle on doing
1. Have you settled on a name for the baby?
- to agree on a decision: Решиться на, согласится на
Turn to someone
1. Without someone to turn to for advice, making the most appropriate choice can be difficult.
2. Her family lived a long way away, and she had no one to turn to.
3. Eventually she turned to her aunt for help.
to ask a person or organization for help or support: Обратится к кому-то
Get a small group together
Собрать небольшую группу (собираться)
to get something off the ground
To make something start to happen or to succeed
The best idea ever!
Worst film ever!
To respond with enthusiasm
Pricey
Дорогой
They were all
He was all
I was all
…
In spoken English used to convey that someone had strong feelings about something
(We don’t know that they’re being sincere)
You’re in for a treat
To say something is a good idea
Sarcastically:
Something is going to be challenging or just not very good
Вас ждет удовольствие
Let me have a think
No, but I don’t want to say it right now
To get the ball rolling
1. We have to get the ball rolling on this project soon
To make something start to happen
Do you fancy going out for a bite to eat ?
Вы хотите пойти перекусить?
It turned out to be gorgeous weather
Оказалось, великолепная погода
(Шикарная погода выдалась)
I literally trembled as I handed over my credit card
Я буквально дрожал, когда отдавал свою кредитную карту. (Hand - to put something into someone’s hand from your own hand / hand something over- to give something to someone else)
Tipple
an alcoholic drink, or drink it
Tipsy
Навеселе, подвыпивший
generous
Щедрый
Cash was a bit tight
с деньгами было немного туго
To play it by ear
1. We can’t make a decision yet. Let’s just play it by ear.
To deal with a situation as it develops rather than making plans
To be over the moon
To be very happy
My sister was over the moon when I offered to babysit her children for the night
Моя сестра была на седьмом небе от счастья, когда я предложил посидеть с ее детьми на ночь
We’ve got this!
We got this!
We’ll pay for this
Bear in mind that I only cooked for ten people, but over 30 turned up
To remember or consider a piece of information
The decorations were out of this world
A way to emphasise how fantastic something is
At 10 pm, I decided to call it a night and finish up in the morning
Call it a day
When something finishes quite late
When it’s finishing at normal day time
After seeing the price tag on the dress, I needed a lie-down
to have/to need a lie-down
metaphorically:
something shocked us so much that we needed to lie down
Shatter the ego
Разрушить эго / поколебать
Oh, excuse me, can I just get through?
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Don’t use God’s name in vain
Не произноси имя Бога напрасно
Purse
Кошелек
I always have a hangover on New Year’s Day
Похмелье
Twist | Twister
1. She sat there nervously twisting the ring around on her finger
2. She twisted her head (round) so she could see what was happening.
3. She slipped on the ice and twisted her knee.
4. You’re twisting my words - that’s not what I said at all.
Крутить, изгибать, скрутить | торнадо
Controversial | controversially
1. The book was very controversial
2. Controversially, the girl was expelled from school.
causing a lot of disagreement or argument
Спорный | спорно
Eavesdrop on conversations
Подсушивать
Remind me of something
Напоминать мне о чем-то
jealous [ˈdʒel.əs]
1. Anna says she feels jealous every time another woman looks at her boyfriend.
2. a jealous husband/wife
3. He had always been very jealous of his brother’s good looks.
upset and angry because someone that you love seems interested in another person:
unhappy and angry because someone has something that you want:
Cough (The smoke made me cough)
to force air out of your lungs through your throat with a short, loud sound.
Lung (Lung cancer)
either of the two organs in the chest with which people and some animals breathe:
Ache [eɪk] (I’ve got a dull (= slight) ache in my lower back.)
a continuous pain that is unpleasant but not very strong
Feel dizzy
feeling as if everything is turning around, and that you are not able to balance and may fall over
a sore throat (She has a sore throat and a fever.) (My throat is so sore that it really hurts when I swallow.)
a condition in which your throat is red and feels painful, especially when you swallow :
Swallow [swɒl.əʊ] (My throat is so sore that it really hurts when I swallow.)
to cause food, drink, pills, etc. to move from your mouth into your stomach by using the muscles of your throat:
Are you allergic to any medicine?
У вас есть аллергия на какое-либо лекарство?
Impact
(The anti-smoking campaign had made quite an impact on young people.)
(Falling export rates have impacted on the country’s economy quite considerably.)
Noun:
1. a powerful effect that something, especially something new, has on a situation or person:
2. the force or action of one object hitting another:
Verb:
to have an influence on something:
3. Влиять/воздейстовать/влияние
to charge
to ask someone to pay
Niche
a job or position that is very suitable for someone, especially one that they like
Over time | in over time
через некоторое время | со временем
Catchy
(especially of a tune or song) pleasing and easy to remember:
Revenge
(This is revenge for his death)
месть
Reckon
1. He reckons that he earns more in a week than I do in a month.
2. His fortune is reckoned at $5 million
to think or believe: считать, думать, оценивать
Origin
(Her unhappy childhood was the origin of her problems later in life.)
- the beginning or cause of something; where an object was made
- источник, начало, происхождение
to worship
(On the island the people worshipped different gods.)
to pray to
Invade
(Concentrations of troops near the border look set to invade within the next few days.)
to enter a country by force with large numbers of soldiers in order to take possession of it
Majority
(The majority of the employees have university degrees.)
the larger number or part of something
Come round
(Come round tonight and we’ll watch a video.)
(He’ll come round to my point of view)
(She hasn’t come round from the anaesthetic yet.)
- to visit someone in their home: заходить, заезжать в гости
- to change your opinion of something, often influenced by another person’s opinion: менять мнение, соглашаться с чем-либо
- to become conscious again after an accident or operation: приходить в себя
get in the car
get out of the car
work something out:
1. We need to work out the total cost of the project.
2. Investigators needed several months to work out that a fraud had been committed
3. Huw works out in the gym two or three times a week.
4. In fact the trip worked out cheaper than we’d expected / These figures work out differently each time I add them.
5. Let’s hope this new job works out well for him.
- CALCULATE
- UNDERSTAND
- EXERCISE (to exercise in order to improve the strength or appearance of your body)
- RESULT (to be the result of a calculation)
- DEVELOP OR HAPPEN
Over and above
When do we use them?
Over: I threw the ball over the fence. So, it involves movement
About: The ceiling is above my head. One thing is at a higher level than another
Under and below
When do we use it?
Under: I found my watch under the sofa. One thing is covered by another thing
Below: My mouth below my nose. One thing is at lower level than another
Prepositions of movement:
1.Along
2.Across
3.Around
4.Through
5. Up
6. Down
7. Towards
8. Away from
9. Into
10. Out of
11. Past
12. Off
- Along is used to show movement in a constant direction
The girl riding a scooter along the rode - Across is used to show movement from one side to the other
The car is going across the bridge - The moon goes around the earth
- The rat is going through a pipe
- She’s walking up the street (towards me) (along)
They flew up into the sky - She’s walking down the street (away from me) (along)
He walked down the stairs while talking on the phone - She’s walking towards the plane
- They walked away from lighthouse
- He dived into the water (to enter)
The car crashed into each other ( to collide) - She took the instruments out of cupboard. / He got out of his car to fill up it with petrol
- I was walking past the café when I saw my friend sitting inside
- movement away from (and often down from) something
The cat jumped off the table. / He fell off his bike and got hurt
Prepositions of place:
Beside
In front of
Next to
Opposit
Behind
- Beside something
- The man stopped a car in front of the bank
- The dog is sleeping next to the sofa
- The two buses are moving in opposite directions
The bank is opposite the hospital - There is a bicycle behind the tree
get in | get out of
get on | get off
We say get in and get out of for a car, taxi, or van, but we say get on or get off for motorbikes and bicycles and for public means of transport, such as a bus, a train or a plane.
I have to get off the bus at the next stop.
He stopped and got out of the car.
to come up with something
think up something or devise something
fund
1. Who is the project funded by?
2. a pension fund
3. The charity closed down due to lack of funds.
- Verb: to provide the money to pay for an event, activity, or organization: финансировать
- Noun: an amount of money saved, collected, or provided for a particular purpose: фонд, денежные средства
Dump
1. The company was fined for illegally dumping toxic chemicals.
2. We took our old mattress to the dump
3. His room is a dump
4. Henri dumped his bag on the table and went upstairs.
- to put down or drop something in a careless way
- to get rid of something unwanted, especially by leaving it in a place where it is not allowed to be
- a place where people are allowed to leave their rubbish:
- выбрасывать, выгружать, свалка, помойка, бросать что-либо на/в и т. д.
Spot on (adjective) (Your reviews are sot on)
exactly right
Hob [hɒb] - Most domestic hobs have four gas or electric rings
stove [stəʊv]
stovetop[ˈstəʊv.tɒp] - Most domestic stovetops have four gas or electric burners
- the top part or surface of a cooker on which pans can be heated
- a piece of equipment that burns fuel or uses electricity in order to heat a place
- Печь (плитка)
overwhelm [ˌəʊ.vəˈwelm]
(I was overwhelmed by all the flowers and letters of support I received.)
2. Doctors’ offices would be overwhelmed with phone calls
3. Government troops have overwhelmed the rebels and seized control of the capital.
- to cause someone to feel sudden strong emotion
- If something overwhelms someone or something, it is too much, or almost too much, for them to manage
- Ошеломлять, перегружать, подавлять
figure something/someone out
(I can’t figure out why he did it)
to finally understand something or someone, or find the solution to a problem after a lot of thought
In no time
(Now that we’re on the highway, we’ll be there in no time.)
very quickly; instantly
Encounter
(I had an alarming encounter with a wild pig.
On their way home they encountered a woman selling flowers.
When did you first encounter these difficulties?)
Noun: a meeting, especially one that happens by chance: неожиданная встреча
Verb(meet): to meet someone unexpectedly: (неожиданно) встретить
Verb(EXPERIENCE): to experience something, especially something unpleasant: наталкиваться (на трудности)
Deduce [dɪˈdʒuːs]
(The police have deduced that he must have left his apartment yesterday evening)
- to reach an answer or a decision by thinking carefully about the known facts
- сделать вывод
Comprehend
1. I fail to comprehend their attitude
2. I was too young to comprehend what was happening
to understand something completely
Poke [pəʊk]
(You’ll poke someone in the eye with that umbrella if you’re not careful!
Two kids were poking a stick into the drain.)
to push a finger or other pointed object quickly into someone or something:
ask someone out
(You should ask her out sometime.)
to invite someone to come with you to a place such as the cinema or a restaurant, especially as a way of starting a romantic relationship:
Solidify [səˈlɪd.ɪ.faɪ]
(The chemical reaction solidifies the resin)
to change from being a liquid or gas to a solid form, or to make something do this
evaluate [ɪˈvæl.ju.eɪt]
(It’s impossible to evaluate these results without knowing more about the research methods employed)
to judge or calculate the quality, IMPORTANCE, amount, or value of something
(It isn’t equal to estimate which means usually about something that can be quantified)
Barn
Сарай
have someone on
(That’s your new car? You’re having me on!)
to persuade someone that something is true when it is not, usually as a joke
Digress
(But I digress. To get back to what I was saying, this poem reflects the poet’s love of nature and his religious beliefs)
to move away from the main subject you are writing or talking about and to write or talk about something else:
- Tempt - The offer of free credit tempted her into buying a new car
- be tempted - Did you apply for that job?” “Well, I was very tempted, but I decided not to
- temptation
- to make someone want to have or do something, especially something that is unnecessary or wrong: уговаривать, склонять, искушать, соблазнять
- to want something or to want to do something
- the wish to do or have something that you know you should not do or have: (искушение)
Gossip
(Her letter was full of gossip.)
(Stop gossiping and do your work.)
- conversation or reports about other people’s private lives that might be unkind, disapproving, or not true
- to talk about other people’s private lives:
1.Obsess - She used to obsess about her weight.
2. to be obsessed - Why are people so obsessed with money?
- If something or someone obsesses you, or if you obsess about something or someone, you think about it, him, or her all the time:
- unable to stop thinking about something
Fellow [ˈfel.əʊ] (Adjective) -She introduced me to some of her fellow students.
used to refer to someone who has the same job or interests as you, or is in the same situation as you:
(fellow students - сокурсницы / fellow teacher - коллега учитель)
- Indeed (adverb) - Indeed, it could be the worst environmental disaster in Europe this century.
- Is this your dog? “It is indeed.”/”Indeed it is.”
- For such creatures, speed is not important - indeed it is counterproductive.
- really or certainly, often used to emphasize something
- used to express that something is correct:
- used to add some extra information that develops or supports something you have just said:
- В самом деле, действительно, несомненно, даже
to fart
blow off (it had different meanings)
Affect - The illness didn’t affect on me
Effect - The illness didn’t have an effect on me
Affect - verb - to have an influence on someone or something, or to cause a change in someone or something:
Effect - noun - the result of a particular influence:
I’m by the door
я у двери
Soccer (an American word) [ˈsɒk.ər]
Football
Crisps (British)/ Chips (Americal)
Crunchy fried potatoes
Crunch - to crush hard food loudly between the teeth, or to make a sound as if something is being crushed or broken:
Fry - to cook food in hot oil or fat:
deem - We will provide help whenever you deem it appropriate.
The area has now been deemed safe.
- to consider or judge something in a particular way
- Сосчитать, полагать
overwhelming (adjective) - She felt an overwhelming urge/desire/need to tell someone about what had happened.
- difficult to fight against [əˈɡenst]
- Непреодолимый
detrimental - These chemicals have a detrimental effect/impact on the environment.
Their decision could be detrimental to the future of the company.
- causing harm or damage
- вредный
Partial [ˈpɑː.ʃəl] (adjective)
1. The general has ordered a partial withdrawal of troops from the area.
2. The reporting in the papers is entirely [ɪnˈtaɪə.li] (complete) partial and makes no attempt to be objective.
- Not complete
- UNFAIR: influenced by the fact that you personally prefer or approve of something, so that you do not judge fairly
Kick off - What time does the game kick off?
- to start
- us: to die
Gesture
N: She made a rude gesture at the other driver.
The government donated £500,000 as a gesture of goodwill.
V: He made no answer but walked on, gesturing for me to follow.
- a movement of the hands, arms, or head, etc. to express an idea or feeling
- to use a gesture to express or emphasize something:
I’ll start off by saying - I’d like to start off by saying that I think we should all take a greater interest in politics.
Я начну с того, что скажу
Is it worth a 40-grand loan [ləʊn] with 6.3% interest?
Стоит ли брать кредит в 40 тысяч с процентной ставкой 6,3%?
spectacular (adjective)
1. There was a spectacular sunset last night.
2. We’ve had spectacular success with the product.
- very exciting to look at:
- especially great:
впечатляющий, захватывающий, зрелищный
be meant to (be/do something)
1. They knew as soon as they met that they were meant to be together.
2. The buses are meant to arrive every 15 minutes.
- intended to (do or be something)
- supposed to (be or do something)
- предназначаться для
To my dismay
К моему ужасу
barren
1. We drove through a barren, rocky landscape.
2. She became very depressed during the barren years when she was unable to paint.
- unable to produce plants or fruit:
- unable to have children or young animals
- not creating or producing anything new:
Бесплодный
- accommodation - They paid for his flights and hotel accommodation.
- accommodate - New students may be accommodated in halls of residence
- a place to stay or live
- to provide with a place to live or to be stored in:
a fleeting area
мимолетная область
fleeting - short or quick:
canteen
- a place in a factory, office, etc. where food and meals are sold, often at a lower than usual price
- столовая
opt
Mike opted for early retirement
Most people opt to have the operation.
- to make a choice, especially of one thing or possibility instead of others
- выбрать
Flawed [flɔːd] (adjective) - His argument is deeply flawed.
Flaw (noun) - There’s a flaw in your reasoning
not perfect, or containing mistakes
ошибочный, с дефектом
Недостаток, изъян
Team up - They teamed up for a charity performance.
Тимиться
to join another person, or form a group with other people, in order to do something together
catch someone out - I suspected he wasn’t telling me the truth, and one day I caught him out when I found some letters he’d written.
to show that someone is doing wrong:
Подловить
Convince
He managed to convince the jury of his innocence.
- to make someone believe that something is true (to persuade)
- usually implies changing someone’s belief or opinion through logical reasoning
flutter
The flag was fluttering in the breeze (a gentle wind).
колыхаться, развеваться
Gentle
She’s so sweet and gentle with the children.
- calm, kind, or soft:
- not strong, violent or severe
Нежный, мягкий, ласковый, легкий, вежливый
Hair dryer
Фен
Soak
1. Blood had soaked through both bandages. / The rain soaked my clothes.
2. Soak the fruit in brandy for a few hours before you add it to the mixture.
- to make something very wet,
- to leave something in liquid
Замачивать, промачивать, пропитывать
Disguise [dɪsˈɡaɪz]
V: He disguised himself by wearing a false beard. / I couldn’t disguise my disappointment.
N: He put on a large hat and glasses as a disguise and hoped no one would recognize him.
- to give a new appearance to a person or thing, especially in order to hide its true form:
- to hide an opinion, a feeling, etc.:
- something that someone wears to hide their true appearance:
To my amazement there is a mousetrap
К моему удивлению, здесь есть мышеловка.
Beforehand
in advance
Force
1. I really have to force myself to be nice to him.
Hospitals are being forced to close departments because of lack of money.
2. The force of the explosion shattered every window in the street.
3. the Royal Air Force / He joined the police force right after graduating
- V: to make someone do something that they do not want to do
- N: physical power or strength
- N: a group of people organized to work together for a particular purpose, for example in military service
Devise a plan
He’s good at devising language games that you can play with students in class.
- to come up with a plan
- to invent a plan, system, object, etc., usually using your intelligence or imagination:
- Придумывать, разрабатывать
Injure - She fell and injured her shoulder.
to hurt a person, animal, or part of your body
Spike
a long, thin piece of metal, wood, etc with a sharp point at one end
Шип
What in relative clauses
We don’t use what as a relative pronoun. It cannot be used to refer back to a sentence or noun.
We use what independently to mean ‘the thing/s that’.
I didn’t like what he did.= I didn’t like the thing/s that he did.
Preposition + relative pronoun
He was a man for whom everybody had great respect.
after a preposition we can only use the pronouns whom, whose or which
It’s formal
Preposition at the end of the relative clause
He wrecked the car (which/that) he had paid a fortune for
The most common position of the preposition is at the end of the relative clause.
Quantifier + of which/whom
Their daughters, both of whom are in university, don’t visit them very often.
Their house was full of cats, most of which had been found in the street.
The two rooms, neither of which had windows, were small and dirty.
I belong to a reading club, most of whose members are retired teachers.
In non-defining relative clauses (=between commas), we can use of which/whom/whose after a quantifier such as some, any, none, all, both, several, enough, many and few.
swing-swung-swung
1. She really swings her arms when she walks.
2. The door swung shut / The door swung open.
3. He swung his fist towards Ben’s face.
- to move smoothly backwards and forwards, or to make something do this
- to move smoothly in a curve, or to make something do this
- to move an object or your fist in an attempt to hit something or someone
- Качаться, размахивать, делать замах / распахивать, захлопывать
mess something up
1. Who’s messed up the bookshelf?
2. I messed up my chances of becoming a great singer / He says that his divorce has really messed his life up.
- to make something dirty or untidy
- to spoil or damage something, or to do something wrong or badly
Loose [luːs]
1. There were some loose wires hanging out of the wall.
2. a loose dress/sweater
- not firmly fixed
- large and not fitting tightly
- незакрепленный, болтающийся, свободный
Dangle
1. He dangled the puppet in front of the children./ Loose electric wires were dangling from the wall.
2. I’ve tried dangling all kinds of offers in front of him to get him to work harder at school, but nothing works.
- to hang loosely, or to hold something so that it hangs loosely
- to offer someone something that they want in order to persuade that person to do something:
- Свободно свисать, болтаться, разбрасываться(убеждениями)
Stall
2. The car stalled when I stopped at the traffic lights.
- a small shop with an open front or a table from which goods are sold
- If an engine stalls, or if you stall it, it stops working suddenly.
- Ларек, глохнуть, заглущить(двигатель)
Shiny
Блестящий
Obliterate
1. The town was obliterated by bombs.
2. Maybe she gets drunk to obliterate painful memories.
to destroy something completely
Beg-begged
1. He begged her to stay, but she simply laughed and put her bags in the car.
2. Young children were begging on the streets.
- to make a very strong and urgent request:
- to ask someone for food or money, because you do not have any
- просить милостыню, умолять
Towel [taʊəl]
a bath/beach towel
a soft piece of cloth or paper that you use for drying yourself or for drying something
полотенце
Devastate
1. A recent hurricane devastated the city.
- to destroy or damage something very badly
- to make someone feel very shocked and upset
- опустошать, разорять
Whale [weɪl]
Кит
- Stagger - After he was attacked, he managed to stagger to the phone and call for help.
- Staggering - He earns a staggering amount of money.
- to walk as if you might fall - Идти шататься, составлять скользящий график
- very shocking and surprising - ошеломительный, потрясающий
Flask - a flask of coffee/tea
Термос, колба, фляжка
viscous
Вязкий, густой
a power outage
The radio news reported power outages affecting 50 homes.
отключение электроэнергии
outage - a period when a service, such as electricity, is not available:
Fate
Destiny
Victim
someone or something that has been hurt, damaged, or killed or has suffered, either because of the actions of someone or something else, or because of illness or chance
Жертва, потерпевший
Vehicle
[ˈvɪə.kəl]
Shift
1. The wind is expected to shift (to the east) tomorrow.
2. Society’s attitudes towards women have shifted enormously over the last century.
3. In cars that are automatics, you don’t have to bother with shifting gears.
move/change (сдвиг, изменение, изменить, смещать)
1. to (cause something or someone to) move or change from one position or direction to another, especially slightly:
2. (of an idea, opinion, etc.) to change:
3. to move the gears of a vehicle into different positions in order to make it go faster or slower:
Glance
1. She glanced around the room to see who was there. / Could you glance over/through this letter and see if it’s alright?
2. She took/cast a glance at her watch.
V: to give a quick short look
N: a quick short look
Chop
1. He was chopping wood in the yard.
to cut something into pieces with an axe, knife, or other sharp instrument
A pile of paper
стопка бумаги
Squint
1. The sun was shining straight in her eyes and made her squint.
to partly close your eyes in order to see more clearly: (щуриться)
Evidence
1. There is no scientific evidence to suggest that underwater births are dangerous
one or more reasons for believing that something is or is not true:
Tackle
1. There are many ways of tackling this problem.
2. I tackled him about his careless work.
- to try to deal with a problem
- to speak to someone about something bad that they have done
Vague [veɪɡ]
1. I do have a vague memory of meeting her many years ago.
2. My aunt is incredibly vague - she can never remember where she puts things.
- not clearly expressed, known, described, or decided: нечеткий, туманный, смутный, неясный
- A vague person is not able to think clearly,: рассеянный (человек)
Complement
1. Strawberries and cream complement each other perfectly.
2. The music complements her voice perfectly.
to make something else seem better or more attractive when combining with it:
fuck (something) up
1. Her parents’ divorce really fucked her up.
2. The exam was a disaster - I really fucked up.
3. It’s been one fuck-up after another since she took charge.
4. This is fucked up
- a rude phrase meaning to damage, harm, or upset someone or something, or to do something very badly: (Облажаться, портить)
- a serious problem (*пипец)
Cuisine
French cuisine
Кухня
Bullshit
1. He gave me some excuse but it was a bunch of bullshit.
2. Quit bullshitting, will you!
- a rude word for complete nonsense or something that is not true:
- a rude word meaning to try to persuade someone or make them admire you by saying things that are not true:
Piss
1. There was piss all over the floor.
2. That dog keeps pissing on our fence.
Noun and Verb
Piss off
1. Everyone just pissed off and left me to clean up.
2. He never helps with the housework and it’s starting to piss me off.
- to leave or go away; used especially as a rude way of telling someone to go away:
- to annoy someone
Swear word / curse word
Ругательство
Tummy
Животик
Patch
1. There were lots of icy patches on the road this morning.
2. This story is good in patches (= some parts are good), but I wouldn’t really recommend it.
3. I’ll have to sew[səʊ] a patch onto these jeans - they’re ripped at the knee.
a small area that is different from the area around it (небольшой участок, заплатка/латать/ставить заплатку)
sew - шить, пришить (pronounce as so)
Damp
1.The grass is still damp.
2. This shirt still feels a bit damp.
slightly wet, especially in a way that is not pleasant or comfortable:
влажный
Ruddy
1. ruddy cheeks
Румяный, красноватый
1. Румяные щеки
Property
1. The police recovered a large amount of stolen property.
2. There are several properties for sale in this area.
3. One of the properties of copper is that it conducts heat and electricity very well.
- objects that belong to someone
- a building or area of land
- a quality of something
Keep out
1. I prefer to keep out of arguments about money / Keep me out of this!
2. He locked the room and put up a sign asking people to keep out.
3. You should keep your personal life out of your work
Избегать, держаться подальше, не входить
1. to avoid becoming involved in something, or to stop someone or something becoming involved in something:
2. to prevent something or someone from entering a place:
Hold out
1. The city is still holding out against rebel troops
2. Few people hold out any hope of finding more survivors.
3. hold something out = He held out the keys and I took them.
4. Rosie held out an apple for the horse.
5. She held the letter out for me to read.
- to continue to defend yourself against an attack: держаться, не сдаваться
- to offer a possibility, solution, hope, etc.:
- to put your hand or arms, or something in your hand, towards somebody, especially to give or offer something
Flick
1. Horses flick their tails to make flies go away
2. With a flick of its tail, the cat was gone.
- to move or hit something with a short sudden movement
- a sudden, quick movement:
- Сделать резкое движение, стряхнуть
Hoof / Hooves
Копыто / Копыта
Revenue
1. Taxes provide most of the government’s revenue.
money that a business receives over a period of time
Turnout
1. Good weather on polling day should ensure a good turnout.
2. We had a good turnout, more than 100 people showed up.
the number of people who go to an organized event (such as an election)
Appealing
1. The idea of not having to get up early every morning is rather appealing (to me).
2. He had a nice smile and an appealing personality.
attractive or interesting:
Crucial
1. Her work has been crucial to the project’s success.
extremely important or necessary:
Коючевой, решающий
in a big way
1. Yes! I need a study group, in a big way.
very much
Way off
1. The final exam is a way off
a long time from now
Bucket
1. a bucket of water
Ведро
I better get it right this time.
get it right - сделай это правильно
It’s time…
It’s used to say that someone should do something now or in the future.
1. It’s time (for someone) to do something
-It’s time for you to go to the doctor.
-It’s time to take a decision.
2.It’s (about) time someone did something - complaining or criticize
-I really think it’s high time you made a decision. We can’t go on like this any longer.
-It’s about time you started looking for a job.
Had better
It’s used to give someone a strong/urgent advice or a warning, with bad consequences if you don’t follow it.
Subject + Had better + infinitive (without to)
Subject + Had better + not + infinitive (without to)
Their sales rose by twenty percent
Rise-rose-risen
Make money off of it
заработать на этом деньги
Much/a lot/a bit more - comparatives
He’s a bit taller than me.
Florence is much more interesting than Pisa.
My car is a lot more expensive than yours.
Not as … as
Peter isn’t as considerate as Marta. (= Marta is more considerate)
Than me / than I am
My sister is taller than me. / My sister is taller than I am.
His sister is more intelligent than him. / His sister is more intelligent than he is.
It was the best day ______ my life.
I am the tallest ____my brothers.
She is the best student _____ the class.
He’s the tallest _____ the family.
After superlatives we normally use [in] after names of places or groups and organisations (in the city, in the world, in my class, in the company, etc.), and we normally use [of] for periods of time or a number of people (of the year, of my life, of my brothers, of the students, etc.).
- Your car isn’t cheaper than ours.
- Your car isn’t any cheaper than ours.
- Your car is no cheaper than ours.
- a straightforward comparison, just a fact
- any emphasize the lack of difference
- It emphasizes that there is no advantage in terms of price with the other car.
There is less noise today, because there are fewer students.
Сегодня меньше шума, потому что студентов меньше.
That PE teacher who used to watch us get changed really made my skin crawl
От той учительницы физкультуры, которая смотрела, как мы переодеваемся, у меня побежали мурашки по коже.
what sets successful people apart in your field?
Что отличает успешных людей в вашей области?
Infatuation is very different to long-lasting love
увлечение сильно отличается от длительной любви
I prefer walking to running
It’s a comparison but
We don’t use than after prefer
The moon is bigger than it was yesterday.
We can’t say that the moon is bigger than yesterday
You should get some rest
тебе следует немного отдохнуть
Perceive
1. The British are often perceived as being very formal.
2. How do the French perceive the British?
3. Bill perceived a tiny figure in the distance.
4. The way people perceive the real world is strongly influenced by the language they speak.
5. I perceived something moving in the shadows.
воспринимать, считать, различать, ощущать
Flat [adj]
1. a flat surface
2. Much of the countryside in that region is very flat.
3. An ice rink needs to be completely flat.
4. After the excitement of the party, life seems somewhat flat now.
5. Her voice sounded very flat.
6. I left my car lights on and now the battery is flat.
7. If you don’t put the top back on that bottle of beer, it will go flat. (go flat)
8. I got a flat tyre (= the air went out of it) after driving over a nail.
9. He charges a flat rate of 15 euros an hour.
10. We’ve all been working flat out to finish the project on time.
11. He showered and got dressed in 10 minutes flat.
- квартира [noun]
- плоский, ровный
- not interesting, or without emotion or excitement: вялый, монотонный
- севший (о батарейке)
- выдохшийся (о газированном напитке)
- спущенный (о шине)
- единая ставка (тарифа, налога)
- flat out - изо всех сил
take the issue to someone
передать этот вопрос кому-нибудь
Coach
1. We’re going to the airport by coach.
2. a tennis/maths coach
3. She coaches students in French, usually for exams.
Тренер, тренеровать, туристский автобус, карета
to dread
1. He’s dreading the exam - he’s sure he’s going to fail.
2. I dread to think what would happen if he was left to cope on his own.
to fear something happening in the future: бояться, страшиться
anxiety [æŋˈzaɪ.ə.ti] [noun]
1. Children normally feel a lot of anxiety about their first day at school.
2. That explains his anxiety over his health.
an uncomfortable feeling of nervousness or worry: беспокойство
deliberately (adv) | deliberate (adj)
1. I’m sure he says these things deliberately to annoy me.
2. We made a deliberate decision to live apart for a while.
intentionally: умышленно, намеренно / преднамеренный, умышленный, обдуманный, осторожный
short of something
1. I’m a little short of cash right now, so I can’t lend you anything.
2. She was dizzy and short of breath.
not having enough of something:
2. to be short of breath[breθ] - unable to breathe in enough air: не хватает дыхания, отдышка, запыхавшийся
It’s time we all took action as a collective
пришло время нам всем действовать сообща
Retention
1. The retention of old technology has slowed the company’s growth.
2. emloyee retention
Сохранение, удерживание
Extensive
1. Her knowledge of music is extensive (= she knows a lot about music).
2. The hurricane caused extensive damage.
3. I have travelled extensively in Europe.
общирный, большой
Strive-strove-striven
1. to strive for happiness/peace
2. We are constantly striving to improve our service.
to try very hard to do or achieve something: стремиться
Engagement
1. They announced their engagement at the party on Saturday.
2. a dinner engagement
- an agreement to marry someone: обручение, помолвка
- an arrangement to meet someone or do something at a particular time: назначенная встреча, договоренность
I’ve been meaning to
I’ve been meaning to come in and find some information about here for some time.
Я хотел
Я давно собирался зайти и найти здесь некоторую информацию.
Drop by/in
1. I dropped in on George on my way home from school.
2. Drop by and pick up that book sometime.
3. He dropped by the woman’s house to ask for money.
- to visit someone:
- to come to see someone, sometimes at a stated place, usually briefly and without a specific invitation:
Threshold
1. He earns £400 a month, well below the threshold for paying tax.
2. We are on the threshold of a new era.
порог
Facilities
1. sports/washing/medical facilities
2. Missile strikes were aimed at the country’s nuclear facilities.
3. In an establishment selling food and drink, it is highly likely that customers will use the facilities at some point.
buildings, equipment, or services that are provided for a particular purpose: сооружения, оборудование, услуги
the facilities: a polite way of referring to a toilet in a public place:
Obstacle
1. The biggest obstacle in our way was a tree trunk in the road.
2. Money seems to be no obstacle.
препятствие, преграда
bombard someone with something
1. The children bombarded her with questions.
to direct so many things at someone, especially to ask them so many questions, that they find it difficult to deal with them:
Disposable
1. a disposable razor/syringe/needle/glove
A disposable product is intended to be thrown away after use: одноразового использования
Landfill
1. 90 percent of American rubbish is dumped in landfill sites.
мусорная свалка
to spring up
1. Thousands of new businesses have sprung up in the past couple of years.
to appear
Consumption
1. We need to cut down on our fuel consumption by having fewer cars on the road.
потребление
Dismantle
1. She dismantled the washing machine to see what the problem was, but couldn’t put it back together again.
2. Over the next three years, we will be gradually dismantling the company and selling off the profitable units.
- to take something apart: разбирать (на части)
- to get rid of a system or organization: закрывать, ликвидировать
Reassemble
1. After lunch, the class reassembled.
2. Could we dismantle it outside and reassemble it inside?
to put something back together again: Собрать заново
Hoist
1. A helicopter hoisted the final section of the bridge into place.
2. With some difficulty he hoisted her onto his shoulders.
- to raise or lift something up
- a device used for lifting heavy things: подъемник
Lucrative
1. The merger proved to be very lucrative for both companies.
2. a lucrative contract/job/offer
(especially of a business, job, or activity) producing a lot of money: прибыльный, выгодный
Facilitate
1. I will do everything in my power to facilitate the process.
2. The new ramp will facilitate the entry of wheelchairs.
to make something possible or easier: облегчать, способствовать
Concern
1. The state of my father’s health concerns us greatly.
2. What I have to say to Amy doesn’t concern you.
3. The documentary concerns a woman who goes to China as a missionary.
4. Environmental issues concern us all.
- to cause worry to someone:
- to be important to someone or to involve someone directly:
- затрагивать, интересовать, беспокоить, волновать, касаться
Hassle [Noun/Verb]
1. It’s one of the few bars that women can go to and not get any hassle from men.
2. My boss has been giving me a lot of hassle this week
3. It was such a hassle trying to get my bank account changed that I nearly gave up.
4. I should have taken it back to the shop but I just didn’t think it was worth all the hassle.
5. The children keep hassling me to take them to Disneyland.
6. He’s always hassling me about money.
- (a situation causing) difficulty or trouble: морока, ссора, стычка
- to annoy someone, especially by repeatedly asking them something: приставать, изводить
Stellar [Adjective]
1. a stellar explosion
2. stellar light
3. a stellar performance/player/team
- of a star or stars: звездный
- Stellar people or activities are of an extremely high standard:
Keen on
1. I have to add that I’ve always been particularly keen on music
2. She’s keen on playing tennis.
3. He’s rather keen on a girl in his school.
4. I think they’re pretty keen on each other, if you ask me.
- liking, interested in, or wanting (to do) something very much:
- very interested in someone, especially romantically:
Seemingly
1. He remains confident and seemingly untroubled by his recent problems.
2. What I’m trying to say is that we can’t ignore this seemingly unimportant detail
3. The factory closure is seemingly inevitable.
appearing to be something, especially when this is not true: по-видимому, как будто, казаться(кажеться)
Strike-struck-struck
1. His car went out of control and struck a tree.
2. It struck me that I’d forgotten to order the champagne.
3. He didn’t strike me as a passionate man.
4. Bus drivers are threatening to strike.
5. The hurricane struck the coast at about eight in the morning.
6. The marines will strike at dawn.
7. What really strikes me about all this is that they don’t really understand what’s going on at present
- ударять, стукнуть
- приходить в голову, осенять
- производить какое-либо впечатление, казаться каким-либо
- бастовать
- обрушиваться
- нападать, атаковать
- Поражать
Supposedly
1. Well, the tickets are supposedly in the mail.
2. The building is supposedly in good condition.
предположительно
Irresponsible
1. an irresponsible attitude
2. What seems to me is that they behave totally irresponsibly
безответственный
Enroll in - US
Enroll on - UK
1. I’ve enrolled on a creative writing course.
2. He enrolled at Penn State University
3. She enrolled in English.
4. We have enrolled eighty children in this day-care program.
to become or make someone become an official member of a course, college, or group: регистрировать(ся), записывать(ся)
Disregard
1. What amazes me is her complete disregard for anyone else’s opinion.
2. His behaviour shows a total disregard for other people.
3. She chose to disregard my advice.
4. He told us to disregard everything we’d learned so far and start again.
Noun: игнорирование, пренебрижение, равнодушие (disregard for)
Verb: Игнорировать, пренибригать, не принимать во внимание
Worthwhile
1. She considers teaching a worthwhile career.
2. The time and expense involved in keeping up to date with all the changes has been worthwhile.
useful and enjoyable, despite needing a lot of effort: стоящий
As far as I’m concerned,…
As for me,…
Worth doing
1. There’s nothing worth reading in this newspaper.
2. If you are a young, inexperienced driver, it is worth having comprehensive insurance.
3. It’s worth remembering that prices go up in February.
4. It’s not as good as his last book but it’s definitely worth reading.
имеющий ценность, стоящий
Excel [verb]
1. Rebecca always excelled in languages at school.
2. The British team have excelled themselves this year to reach the finals.
- to be extremely good at something: отличаться, превосходно делать что-либо
- to do something better than you usually do: превзойти самого себя
Align
1. Align the ruler and the middle of the paper and then cut it straight.
2. The post was deleted because it did not align with the values of this website
3. The country’s leading intellectuals tend to be aligned with the opposition.
- to put things in an exact line or make them parallel: располагать по одной линии или параллельно
- to be the same or similar, or to agree with each other; to make two things do this:
- to agree with or support another person, group, organization, or view:
Exclude
1. Women are still excluded from the club.
2. The price excludes local taxes.
3. We can’t exclude the possibility that he is dead.
не допускать, не включать, исключать
To take credit for
1. I did all the work, and he took all the credit.
2. So we definitely did some right things that we can take credit for.
3.
to allow people to believe that you did something that deserves praise or special attention: Брать заслугу за
Valley | Gorge
1. There was snow on the hill tops but not in the valley
Долина | Ущелье
Occur
1. According to the police, the shooting occurred at about 12.30 a.m.
2. Violence of some type seems to occur in every society.
3. The disease mainly occurs in women over 40.
1.to happen, often without being planned: случаться, происходить
2. to exist or be present in a particular place or group of people: встречаться в/среди и т. д.
Examine [verb]
1. She picked up the knife and examined it closely.
2. The council is to examine ways of reducing traffic in the city centre.
3. We need to examine how an accident like this can be avoided in the future.
4. He was examined by a doctor as soon as he arrived.
5. They have called a special meeting to examine the proposal.
6. You’ll be examined in three main areas: speaking, listening, and reading comprehension.
- to look at someone or something very carefully, especially to try to discover something: обследовать, рассматривать, изучать
- to test someone to see how much they know or how well they can do something: экзаменовать
Examination
1. I had to have a medical examination when I joined the pension scheme.
2. The evidence is still under examination
3. a close examination of the facts
- an occasion when someone looks at something very carefully: обследование, рассмотрение
- an exam: экзамен
Susceptible
1. She isn’t very susceptible to flattery.
2. Among particularly susceptible children, the disease can develop very fast.
3. These plants are particularly susceptible to frost.
easily influenced or harmed by something: восприимчивый, впечатлительный
*flatter - льстить, чрезмерно хвалить
Commute
1. It’s exhausting commuting from Brighton to London every day.
2. It’s at least an hour’s commute to work.
V: to make the same journey regularly between work and home:
N: a regular journey between work and home:
Parental leave
1. Only 3% of companies offer fathers paid parental leave for more than two weeks.
time that a parent is allowed to spend away from work to take care of his or her baby: отпуск по уходу за ребенком
Wear someone/something out
1. Walking around a museum all day really wears you out.
2. Moving parts in engines wear out much more quickly than stationary parts.
- to make someone extremely tired:
- to use something so much that it is damaged and cannot be used any more, or to become damaged in this way:
Concession
1. Both sides involved in the conflict made some concessions in yesterday’s talks.
2. He stated firmly that no concessions will be made to the terrorists.
уступка
Endurance
1. Running a marathon is a test of human endurance.
2. The pain was bad beyond endurance.
3. The race will test athletes’ endurance.
the ability to keep doing something difficult, unpleasant, or painful for a long time: выносливость
*athlete - спортсмен
Ascend | Descend
1. They slowly ascended the steep path up the mountain.
2. The path descended steeply into the valley.
3. We descended four flights of stairs.
Ascend - to move up or climb something: восходить
Descend - to go or come down: спускаться, идти вниз
Ascent | Descent
1. She made her first successful ascent of Everest last year.
2. The plane began (to make) its final descent into the airport.
Ascent - the act of climbing or moving upwards: подъем
Descent - a movement down: спуск, снижение
Fungus
1. This fungus attacks roses and causes black spots on their leaves.
any of various types of organisms that get their food from decaying material or other living things: гриб, грибок
Cultivate
1. Most of the land there is too poor to cultivate.
2. This shrub is cultivated in Europe as a herb used in cooking.
to prepare land and grow crops on it, or to grow a particular crop: возделывать, выращивать, культивировать, развивать
Dense
1. dense forest / dense fog
having parts that are close together so that it is difficult to go or see through: густой, плотный
Densely
1. England was once a densely wooded country (= a lot of trees grew close together there).
2. Mexico City is one of the most densely populated cities in the world (= a lot of people live close together there).
3. His books tend to be densely written (= contain a lot of information and ideas and are difficult to understand)
with a lot of things close together: Плотно
Strain - Noun
1. The strain of the last few months had exhausted her
1.1. As you get older, excess weight puts a lot of strain on the heart.
1.2 Their constant arguments were putting a strain on their marriage.
2. back strain
3. The rope broke under the strain.
4. Scientists have discovered a new strain of the virus which is much more dangerous.
- Напряжение / напрягать (put a strain on)
- растяжение
- натяжение
- разновидность
Strain - Verb
5. Don’t watch TV in the dark - you’ll strain your eyes!
6. I strained a muscle in my back playing squash.
7. The incident has strained relations between the two countries.
8. The war is straining the defence budget.
9. The oil in which the fish is fried is strained off and used to cook potatoes.
- напрягать (зрение, слух)
- растягивать
- усложнять
- истощать
- процеживать
abandon
1. By the time the rebel troops arrived, the village had already been abandoned.
2. He was abandoned by his mother as a baby.
3. The game was abandoned at half-time because of the poor weather conditions.
4. The world is full of abandoned mines.
- to leave a place, thing, or person, usually for ever: покидать, оставлять
- to stop doing an activity before you have finished it: отказываться (от чего-л.), прекращать (что-л., делать что-л.)
- abandoned - покинутый, оставленный
Flood [flʌd] - Verb
1. Our washing machine broke down yesterday and flooded the kitchen.
2. Several families living by the river were flooded out (= forced to leave their houses because they became covered with water).
3. Donations are flooding into the homeless shelter.
- to cause to fill or become covered with water, especially in a way that causes problems: затоплять
- to fill or enter a place in large numbers or amounts: хлынуть потоком, устремиться
Flood [flʌd] - Noun
1. After the flood it took weeks for the water level to go down.
2. The river is in flood
a large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry: наводнение
Rainforest
тропический лес
Duke
a man of very high social rank in some European countries: герцог
Species
1. Over a hundred species of insect are found in this area.
a set of animals or plants in which the members have similar characteristics to each other and can breed with each other: разновидность, вид, порода
Sophisticated -adjective
1. I don’t think I have any books that would suit your sophisticated tastes.
2. I think a more sophisticated approach is needed to solve this problem.
3. a sophisticated computer system
- having a good understanding of the way people behave and/or a good knowledge of culture and fashion: искушенный, утонченный
- intelligent or made in a complicated way and therefore able to do complicated tasks: сложный, тонкий
A value proposition
1. The further you go into the mass market, the better your value proposition has to be.
2. The value proposition of car-sharing has to be extremely high to succeed against the transportation options they already have.
- a benefit that a company’s products or services provide to customers
- (in marketing) an innovation, service, or feature intended to make a company or product attractive to customers.
Deliverables
1. We have a number of key deliverables to discuss
2. What are the project deliverables?
- something that a person has agreed to have ready by a specific time
- something that can be provided or achieved as a result of a process:
- a thing able to be provided, especially as a product of a development process.
- Практические результаты
A stakeholder
1. So far the key stakeholders are really pleased with how it’s going
someone who has an interest in the success or failure of a project or product: акционер
I know that you all have a lot on (at the moment)
Я знаю, что у вас всех много дел
I’d love to but I’m already tied up managing this project
Я бы с удовольствием, но я уже занят управлением этим проектом.
Stand someone in good stead
1. Getting some work experience now will stand you in good stead (for) when you apply for a permanent job.
2. The course will stand you in good stead.
If an experience stands a person in good stead, it is or will be of great use to them, to be useful to someone in the future: пригодиться кому-либо, сослужить кому-либо службу
Stark
1. His death is a stark warning to other people about the dangers of drugs.
2. It was a stark room with a bed and chair as the only furniture.
3. The stark reality is that we are operating at a huge loss.
совершенно очевидный, пустынный, бесплодный
Pompous [ˈpɒm.pəs]
1. He’s a pompous old prig who’s totally incapable of taking a joke.
2. He can sometimes sound a little pompous when he talks about acting.
arrogant and self-important: напыщенный
Acquaintance [əˈkweɪn.təns]
1. He’s just a business acquaintance.
someone who you know but do not know well: знакомый
Overlook
1. Our hotel room overlooked the harbour.
2. I think there is one key fact that you have overlooked.
3. I’m prepared to overlook his behaviour this time.
1.to have a view of something from above: смотреть сверху, выходить на, обозревать
2. to not notice or consider something: не замечать, проглядеть, не учитывать
3. to forgive or ignore someone’s bad behaviour: смотреть сквозь пальцы, Игнорировать, прощать
Interpret
1. to decide what the intended meaning of something is:
2. A jury should not interpret the silence of a defendant as a sign of guilt.
3. His comments were interpreted as an attack on the government.
to decide what the intended meaning of something is: истолковывать
The lowdown
1. Our fashion editor gives you the lowdown on winter coats for this season.
2. Jenny will give you the lowdown on what happened at yesterday’s meeting.
the most important facts and information about something: суть
Shape
1. Many people are not able to shape their own destinies.
2. My relationship with my father played a major part in shaping my attitude towards men.
3. Combine the meat and egg and shape the mixture into small balls.
4. The skirt has been shaped so that it hangs loosely.
- to influence the way that something develops: формироваться
- to make something become a particular shape
придавать форму
Distort
1. Newspapers distorted the truth about their marriage.
2. a distorting mirror
3. The article presents a distorted view of life in small-town America.
to change the shape, sound, or appearance of something so that it seems strange: Искажать
Dismiss
1. I think he’d dismissed me as an idiot within five minutes of meeting me.
2. Just dismiss those thoughts from your mind - they’re crazy and not worth thinking about.
3. Anyone who breaks company rules will be dismissed.
4. The bell rang and the teacher dismissed the class.
- to refuse to consider an idea or opinion: отбрасывать, отвергать
- to officially make someone leave their job: увольнять
- to give someone official permission to leave: отпускать
Set out
1. Your contract will set out the terms and conditions of your employment.
2. Every evening Michael sets out the breakfast dishes on the table, ready for the morning.
3. They set out to discover a cure for cancer.
- to give the details of something or to explain it, especially in writing, in a clear, organized way: излагать
- to arrange something, usually a number of things, in an attractive or organized way:
3.to start an activity with a particular aim: намереваться, собираться
Poverty
1. He emigrated to Australia to escape the grinding (= very great) poverty of his birthplace
2. to live in poverty
the condition of being extremely poor: бедность
Inequality
1. The law has done little to prevent racial discrimination and inequality.
2. inequality between the sexes
the unfair situation in society when some people have more opportunities, money, etc. than other people: неравенство
irreparable
1. Unless the oil spill is contained, irreparable damage will be done to the coastline
impossible to repair or make right again: непоправимый
Mortality
1. Her death made him more aware of his own mortality.
2. the mortality rate
смертность
Notion
1. I have only a vague notion of what she does for a living.
2. The notion of sharing is unknown to most two-year-olds.
a belief or idea: понятие, представление
Surge
1. The crowd surged against the barriers.
2. Prices surged on the stock exchange.
3. a surge in spending
- хлынуть вперед/в/через и т. д.
- резко увеличиваться
- Всплеск
Shudder
1. The sight of so much blood made him shudder.
2. I still shudder at the thought of the risks we took.
3. She shuddered at the thought of kissing him.
to shake suddenly with very small movements because of a very unpleasant thought or feeling: содрогаться, дрожать
Self-indulgent
1. I know it’s self-indulgent of me, but I’ll have another chocolate.
allowing yourself to have or do anything that you enjoy: потакающий своим желаниям
Angle for something [ˈæŋ.ɡəl]
1. He’s clearly angling for an invitation [ˈæŋ.ɡlɪŋ]
2. Someone’s angling for a surprise party
If someone is angling for something, they are trying to get something without asking for it directly:
Harsh
1. harsh criticism
2. The children had had a harsh upbringing.
3. We thought the punishment was rather harsh for such a minor offence.
4. He said some harsh words about his brother.
5. harsh chemicals/lighting
unpleasant, unkind, cruel, or more severe than is necessary: резкий, суровый,
too strong, bright, loud, etc.:ядовитый, раздражающий (о цвете, свете и т. д.)
Bash
1. He bashed his arm against a shelf.
2. He kept bashing local government officials.
3. He had a big bash for his 18th birthday.
- to hit hard: сильно ударять
- to criticize someone severely:
- a party: гулянка
Low-key
1. The wedding was a low-key affair, with fewer than 30 people attending.
2. We’ve been going out for a while but we’re trying to keep it very lowkey.
3. Off-screen, she is lowkey and friendly.
4. The reception itself was surprisingly low-key.
quiet and not attracting a lot of attention or excitement:неброский, сдержанный
Catch on
1. I wonder if the game will ever catch on with young people?
2. It took him a while to catch on to what we meant.
- to become popular: привиться, становиться модным
- to understand something, especially after a long time: понять, уловить смысл
Sugarcoat
1. a form of sugarcoating the negatives
2. We are not going to sugarcoat the facts for partisan gain.
3. It is not our job to sugar-coat the rise of hate crimes. The statistics are real.
4. Various medicinal preparations in the form of pills have been sugarcoated to make them more palatable.
- to make something seem more positive or pleasant than it really is:
- to cover food or pills with a thin layer of sugar:
Innate [ɪˈneɪt]
1. Cyril’s most impressive quality was his innate goodness.
2. He has an innate desire to win.
An innate quality or ability is one that you were born with, not one you have learned: врожденный
Hone
1. The bone had been honed to a point.
2. This is an opportunity for you to hone your skills.
- to make an object sharp:
- to improve something and make it perfect: оттачивать, улучшать
Cynical [ˈsɪn.ɪ.kəl]
1. She has a pretty cynical view of men.
2. I’ve always been deeply cynical about politicians.
3. She works in that most cynical of industries - advertising.
4. He praises my cooking but it’s just a cynical ploy to get me to make him dinner.
believing that people are only interested in themselves and are not sincere: циничный
Diminish
1. Your pain should diminish gradually after taking these tablets.
2. I don’t want to diminish her achievements, but she did have a lot of help.
3. These memories will not be diminished by time.
to become less, or to make something become less: уменьшать(ся), ослабевать
Proponent
1. a proponent of nuclear energy
2. He is one of the leading proponents of capital punishment
a person who speaks publicly in support of a particular idea or plan of action: сторонник, защитник
*capital punishment - смертная казнь
Appraisal
1. The newspaper gave an editorial appraisal of the government’s achievements of the past year.
2. an appraisal scheme
the act of examining someone or something in order to judge their or its qualities, success, or needs: оценка
Embrace
1. We are always eager to embrace the latest technology.
2. He leaned over to embrace the child.
3. The report embraces a wide range of opinions.
4. a passionate embrace
5. She greeted me with a warm embrace.
- to accept something enthusiastically: принимать, воспринимать
- to hold someone tightly with both arms to express love, liking, or sympathy, or when greeting or leaving someone: обнимать(ся)
- to include something, often as one of a number of things: включать в себя
- the action of putting your arms around someone: объятие
Cushion [kʊʃ.ən]
1. He leaned back against the cushions and took a sip of his coffee.
2. Overseas savings provide a cushion against tax rises at home.
3. Various attempts were made to cushion the impact of unemployment.
4. The soft grass cushioned his fall.
- диванная подушка
- something that protects you from possible problems: защита
- to reduce the bad effects of something: смягчать
Appalling [əˈpɔː.lɪŋ]
1. appalling weather
2. The drive home was appalling.
3. appalling injuries
4. Prisoners were kept in the most appalling conditions.
shocking and very bad: ужасающий
Comparable [ˈkɒm.pər.ə.bəl]
1. The girls are of comparable ages.
2. Our prices are comparable to/with those in other shops.
3. The two experiences aren’t comparable.
similar in size, amount, or quality to something else: сравнимый, сопоставимый
Disastrous [dɪˈzɑː.strəs]
1. Such a war would be disastrous for the country.
2. This decision will have a disastrous impact on foreign policy.
3. His first attempt was disastrous.
extremely bad or unsuccessful: ужасный, катастрофический, бедственный
Pinch [Verb]
1. One of the kids had been pinching her and she was crying.
2. I had to pinch myself to prove I wasn’t dreaming
3. She was still pinching herself after having been told she’d won the award.
4. Who’s pinched my ruler?
- щипать
- to steal something: стащить, украсть
Pinch [Noun]
1. While the tomatoes are cooking add a pinch of salt/sugar/dried thyme.
2. She gave Emma a painful pinch on the arm.
- a small amount of a substance that you pick up between your thumb and your first finger: щепотка
- the act of pinching something or someone: щипок
Vibrant [ˈvaɪ.brənt]
1. He always uses vibrant colours in his paintings.
2. a vibrant personality
3. a vibrant city
4. The hope is that this area will develop into a vibrant commercial centre.
energetic, exciting, and full of enthusiasm: полный жизни, яркий
Tranquil
1. She stared at the tranquil surface of the water.
2. The hotel is in a tranquil rural setting.
3. A spasm of pain crossed his normally tranquil features.
calm and peaceful and without noise, violence, worry, etc.: спокойный
Creepy
1. a creepy film
2. a creepy smile
3. In our culture, a friendship between an 11-year-old girl and a 36-year-old man is considered creepy.
producing a sense of fear or making you feel uncomfortable: страшный, жуткий
Suspense
1. She kept him in suspense for several days before she said that she would marry him.
2. There is a gradual build-up of suspense throughout the film, until it comes to an unexpected ending.
3. The suspense is killing me (= I am extremely eager to know what is going to happen).
the feeling of excitement or nervousness that you have when you are waiting for something to happen and are uncertain about what it is going to be: напряжение, тревога ожидания
inhabited / uninhabited [adjective] [ˌʌnɪnˈhæbɪtɪd]
1. Is the island inhabited?
2. an uninhabited island
1.An inhabited place or building has people living in it: населенный
2. If a place is uninhabited, no one lives there: необитаемый, ненаселенный
habit
1. I always buy the same brand of toothpaste out of (= because of) habit.
2. I’m not really in the habit of looking at (= I don’t usually look at) other people’s clothes, but even I noticed that awful suit!
3. I’m not really in the habit of looking at (= I don’t usually look at) other people’s clothes, but even I noticed that awful suit!
4. I was taught to drive by my boyfriend and I’m afraid I’ve picked up (= caught) some of his bad habits.
5.a cocaine habit
something that you do often and regularly, sometimes without knowing that you are doing it: привычка, зависимость
Resourceful
1. She’s a very resourceful manager.
skilled at solving problems and making decisions on your own: находчивый
Desperation [ˌdes.pəˈreɪ.ʃən] - Noun
1. There was a note of desperation in his voice.
2. In desperation, they jumped out of the window to escape the fire.
3. his desperation to survive
- the feeling that you have when you are in such a bad situation that you are willing to take risks in order to change it: отчаяние, безнадежность
- the feeling of needing or wanting something very much:
Jump out of your skin
1. The loud noise made me jump out of my skin.
to be extremely surprised by something:
Conventional
1. Of all the genres that exist, horror is perhaps one of the most conventional
2. conventional behaviour/attitudes/clothes
3. conventional weapons/bombs
traditional and ordinary: традиционный
Trope
1. Human-like robots are a classic trope of science fiction.
2. The politician’s speech was full of racist tropes.
3. Many horror films rely on specific plot devices, also called tropes, to make their audience frightened.
something such as an idea, phrase, or image that is often used in a particular artist’s work, in a particular type of art, in the media, etc. : троп, образ
abuse [əˈbjuːz] - Verb
1. She is continually abusing her position by getting other people to do things for her.
2. I never expected that he would abuse the trust I placed in him.
3. The therapist works with children who have been sexually abus
4. He was physically abused by his alcoholic father.
5. The crowd started abusing him after he failed to save a goal.
- to use something for the wrong purpose in a way that is harmful or morally wrong: злоупотреблять
- to treat someone cruelly or violently: совершать насилие, жестоко обращаться
- to speak to someone rudely or cruelly: оскорблять
abuse [əˈbjuːz] - Noun
1. The investigation revealed abuses of power committed by the governor’s office
2. She claimed to have been a victim of child abuse.
3. She endured physical abuse from her stepfather.
4. He had apparently experienced a lot of verbal abuse from his co-workers.
- злоупотребление
- насилие, жестокое обращение
- ругань, брань
basement
1. The kitchen department is in the basement.
a part of a building consisting of rooms that are partly or completely below the level of the ground: подвал
psychopath
1. That’s usually where something is hiding or where the evil psychopath has hidden their tools
психопат
Phone coverage
покрытие телефона (связь)
Hitchhiker [ˈhɪtʃ.haɪ.kər]
1. Jack often picks up hitchhikers.
someone who travels by getting free rides in someone else’s vehicle:
Assumption
1. People tend to make assumptions about you when you have a disability.
2. These calculations are based on the assumption that prices will continue to rise.
something that you accept as true without question or proof: предположение
Virtual
1. They played the game in virtual silence.
2. In the game players simulate real life in a virtual world.
3. The service gives employees a personalized virtual desktop accessible from any web browser.
4. Before a virtual meeting, all participants should test the technology and make sure they are comfortable with the major features.
- almost a particular thing or quality: фактический, действительный
- used to describe something that can be done or seen using computers or the Internet instead of going to a place, meeting people in person, etc.: виртуальный
go through a bad/difficult/rough/sticky patch
1. Andy’s going through a rough patch at the moment - his wife wants a divorce.
to experience a lot of problems in a period of your life: черная полоса
Commit
1. He was sent to prison for a crime that he didn’t commit.
2. Like so many men, he has problems committing himself to a relationship.
3. The government must commit itself to improving healthcare.
4. He committed himself to helping others.
5. Once we have committed to this course of action there is no going back.
- to do something illegal or something that is considered wrong: совершать (что-либо дурное)
- to promise or give your loyalty, time, or money to a particular principle, person, or plan of action: promise (поручать, принимать на себя обязательство, посвещать)
Capacity
1. The elevator was at capacity and could not take any more passengers.
2. All our factories are working at full capacity (= are producing goods as fast as possible).
3. The generators each have a capacity of 1,000 kilowatts.
4. A good leader must have the capacity to make decisions.
5. Developing a completely new system was beyond the capacity of any local researchers.
6. He attended over 100 events last year in his capacity as mayor.
- the total amount that can be contained or produced: вместимость, производительность
- someone’s ability to do a particular thing: способность
- a position or job: должность
Push something back
1. The target date for construction has been pushed back.
to delay something so that it happens later than planned:
Acronym
1. AIDS is an acronym for “Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome”.
an abbreviation consisting of the first letters of each word in the name of something, pronounced as a word:
Take your time
1. The builders are really taking their time.
2. He took his time before answering the question.
to do something without hurrying: не торопиться
Map something out
1. The department has issued a new document mapping out its policies on education.
2. His future is all mapped out ahead of him
to plan something in detail: наметить что-то, наметить что-то
Ancestor
1. There were portraits of his ancestors on the walls of the room.
2. My ancestors came from Ireland.
a person related to you who lived a long time ago: предок
Primate
a member of the most developed and intelligent group of mammals, including humans, monkeys, and apes: примат
Mammal
1. Humans, dogs, elephants, and dolphins are all mammals, but birds, fish, and crocodiles are not.
any animal of which the female feeds her young on milk from her own body. Most mammals give birth to live young, not eggs: млекопитающее
Civilized - adjective
1. A fair justice system is a fundamental part of a civilized society.
2. The terrorist attack on the UN building has shocked the civilized world.
3. Let’s discuss this like civilized people (= politely and calmly).
4. “This is all very civilized,” he said, settling himself down in a chair by the fire.
- A civilized society or country has a well developed system of government, culture, and way of life and that treats the people who live there fairly: цивилизованный
- If a person or their behaviour is civilized, they are polite and behave in a calm and reasonable way:
- used to describe a pleasant or comfortable place or thing:
Mutate
1. These bacteria have mutated into forms that are resistant to certain drugs.
2. Jon has mutated from an awkward teenager into a sophisticated young man.
- to develop new physical characteristics because of a permanent change in the genes. These changes can happen naturally or can be produced by the use of chemicals or radiation:
- to change from one thing or type of thing into another:
undergo-underwent-undergone
1. She underwent an operation on a tumour in her left lung last year.
2. Playing board games is undergoing a revival in popularity.
to experience something that is unpleasant or something that involves a change: подвергаться
Demise [dɪˈmaɪz] - Noun
1. The demise of the company was sudden and unexpected.
2. Much has been written about the circumstances surrounding her demise.
3. We were all stunned by his sudden demise.
the end of something that was previously considered to be powerful, such as a business, industry, or system: кончина, крах, смерть
Disrupt
1. Heavy snow disrupted travel into the city this morning.
2. The meeting was disrupted by a group of protesters who shouted and threw fruit at the speaker.
3. Dell Inc. disrupted the traditional way of selling computers by switching to the internet.
- to prevent something, especially a system, process, or event, from continuing as usual or as expected: срывать (урок и т. д.), нарушать, разрушать
- to change the traditional way that an industry operates, especially in a new and effective way:
Disruption
1. The accident brought widespread disruption on the roads.
2. It would cause a tremendous disruption to our work schedule to install a different computer system.
3. the disruption of the telecoms industry
- the action of preventing something, especially a system, process, or event, from continuing as usual or as expected: срыв, нарушение, разрушение
- the action of completely changing the traditional way that an industry or market operates by using new methods or technology:
Hand dryer
Сушилка для рук
Assess [əˈses]
1. The insurers will need to assess the flood damage.
2. They assessed the cost of the flood damage at £2,500.
3. We need to assess whether the project is worth doing.
4. It’s too early to assess the long-term consequences of the two countries’ union.
5. The tests are designed to assess a child’s reading skills.
to judge or decide the amount, value, quality, or importance of something: оценивать
Mars [mɑːz]
1. Mars is sometimes called the Red Planet because of its distinctive colour.
2. So is there life on Mars?
the planet fourth in order of distance from the sun, after Earth and before Jupiter:
Definitive [dɪˈfɪn.ɪ.tɪv]
1. There are no definitive answers to this problem.
2. The police have no definitive proof of her guilt.
3. a definitive answer
4. He’s written the definitive guide to Thailand.
- not able to be changed or improved: окончательный
- considered to be the best of its type: основополагающий
Organic [ɔːˈɡæn.ɪk]
1. organic food/fruit/farms/farmers
2. A quarter of the contents of an average family’s dustbin is organic matter
- not using artificial chemicals in the growing of plants and animals for food and other products: натуральный, выращенный без применения химических удобрений
- органический
*organic matter - органическая материя
Nuclear [ˈnjuː.klɪər]
1. a nuclear power plant
2. How many nations have a nuclear capability?
ядерный
Rover
1. Their uncle was a rover, never settling for long in any one place.
2. See the latest amazing photos from NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity currently exploring the Red Planet.
3. the lunar rover that transported astronauts and their equipment
- a person who spends their time travelling from place to place: скиталец
- a small vehicle that can move over rough ground, often used on the surface of other planets, sometimes controlled from the earth: вездеход
Finding
1. The findings of this research will be published next year.
2. The report’s finding on the decrease in violent crime supports the police chief’s claims.
a piece of information that is discovered during an official examination of a problem, situation, or object: полученные данные
Compound
1. Many fertilizers contain nitrogen compounds.
2. Salt is a compound of sodium and chlorine.
3. Then there was his manner, a curious compound of humour and severity.
4. The embassy compound has been closed to the public because of a bomb threat.
- a chemical that combines two or more elements: соединение
- something consisting of two or more different parts:
- an area surrounded by fences or walls that contains a group of buildings: огороженная территория
Molecule [ˈmɒl.ɪ.kjuːl]
the simplest unit of a chemical substance, usually a group of two or more atoms
Extract [ɪkˈstrækt] - Verb
1. They used to extract iron ore from this site.
2. The oil which is extracted from olives is used for cooking.
3. The tooth was eventually extracted.
to remove or take out something: извлекать, вытаскивать
Extract [ˈek.strækt]
1. pure vanilla extract
2. The cream contained extracts from several plants.
3. The teacher read out an extract from ‘Brave New World’.
- экстракт
- выдержка, отрывок
Sulfur [ˈsʌl.fər]
сера
Speculate [spek.jə.leɪt]
1. I don’t know why she did it - I’m just speculating.
2. Journalists are speculating about whether interest rates will be cut.
3. The police refused to speculate about the cause of the accident.
4. He made his money speculating on the London gold and silver markets.
- to guess possible answers to a question when you do not have enough information to be certain: строить предположения, заниматься домыслами
- to buy and sell in the hope that the value of what you buy will increase and that it can then be sold at a higher price in order to make a profit:
Methane [ˈmiː.θeɪn]
a gas with no smell or colour, often used as a fuel:
Sufficient - adjective
1. She didn’t have sufficient time to answer all the questions.
2. It was thought that he’d committed the crime but there wasn’t sufficient evidence to convict him.
enough for a particular purpose: достаточный
Revelation
1. a moment of revelation
2. His wife divorced him after the revelation that he was having an affair.
3. Shocking revelations about their private life appeared in the papers.
the act of making something known that was secret, or a fact that is made known: разоблачение, откровение, открытие
Startling [ˈstɑː.təlɪŋ]
1. startling results
2. He made some startling admissions about his past.
surprising and sometimes worrying: ошеломляющий, потрясающий
Replenish
1. Food stocks were replenished by/with imports from abroad.
2. Does your glass need replenishing?
3. to replenish supplies
to fill something up again: пополнять, снова наполнять
Emit
1. The machine emits a high-pitched sound when you press the button.
2. The alarm emits infrared rays which are used to detect any intruder.
to send out a beam, noise, smell, or gas: испускать, издавать, извергать, излучать
Underway
1. Economic recovery is already underway.
If something is underway, it is happening now:
