Part 4

Question 1

Beat around the bush [C1]

Answer 1

To avoid talking about what is important; ходить вокруг да около
“Don’t beat around the bush - get to the point”

Question 2

Turn a deaf ear

Answer 2

To ignore someone when they complain or ask for something; пропускать мимо ушей
“In the past they’ve tended to turn a deaf ear to such requests”

Question 3

Put in the picture

Answer 3

To tell someone the facts about a situation; ставить в известность
“His lawyer put him in the picture about what had happened since his arrest”

Question 4

Come round [C2]

Answer 4

To change your opinion of something, often influenced by another person’s opinion; опомниться, передумать, изменить мнение
“He’ll come round to my point of view, given a bit of time”

Question 5

Put in/make an appearance

Answer 5

To be present somewhere for a short time; явиться, появиться
“I didn’t really want to go to the party, but I thought I’d better put in an appearance”

Question 6

Take exception to something/someone [C2]

Answer 6

To be offended or made angry by something or someone; возражать, быть против
“Why did you take exception to what he said? He was only joking”

Question 7

Take notice

Answer 7

To give attention to something; обращать внимание, замечать
“I asked him to drive more slowly, but he didn’t take any notice”

Question 8

Arduous (adj.)

Answer 8

Difficult, needing a lot of effort and energy; gruelling; трудный, тяжелый
“An arduous task/journey”

Question 9

Liability [C1]

Answer 9

1. Legal obligation/responsibility for something; ответственность
   “He denies any liability for the damage caused”
2. Something that causes a lot of trouble; обуза, помеха
   “After a certain age, a car’s just a liability”

Question 10

Sole [C1]

Answer 10

Only, single; единственный
“My sole objective is to make the information more widely available”

Question 11

Set something down

Answer 11

1. To write or print something, especially record it in a formal document; изложить, записать
   “The rules of the club are set down in the members’ handbook”
2. Land, stop so that the passengers can get out; приземлиться, приехать
   “The cab set us down a long way from our hotel and we had to walk”

Question 12

Set in

Answer 12

To continue in an unpleasant way; продолжаться (в отрицательном контексте)
“Despair seems to have set in among the team”

Question 13

Dispatch (v.)

Answer 13

To send something (goods/message) for a particular purpose
“Two loads of cloth were dispatched to the factory on 12 December”

Question 14

Exuberant (adj.)

Answer 14

(of people and their behaviour) very energetic; бурный, буйный
“Young and exuberant, he symbolizes Italy’s new vitality”

Question 15

Vitality (n.) [C2]

Answer 15

Energy and strength; жизненность
“According to the packet, these itamin pills will restore lost vitality”

Question 16

Ineluctably (adv.)

Answer 16

Unavoidable; неизбежно
“The success of the company is ineluctably connected with the economy in which it operates”

Question 17

Punctuate (v.)

Answer 17

To interrupt repeteadely; перебивать, прерывать
“The president spoke at length in a speech punctuated by applause”

Question 18

At length

Answer 18

For a long time (or after a long period of time); продолжительно, подробно
“George went on at great length about his various illnesses”
“At length, the suspect replied”

Question 19

Burden (n.) [C1]

Answer 19

Something difficult that you have to deal with; груз, бремя
“I’m afraid this role may have become too much of a heavy burden for you”

Question 20

Babble (v.)

Answer 20

To talk or say something in a quick, confused, excited or silly way; болтать, бормотать
“She was babbling something about her ring being stollen”

Question 21

Highbrow (adj.) (mainly disapproving)

Answer 21

Involving serious and complicated ideas; высоколобый, высокоинтеллектуальный
“That’s a pretty highbrow book”

Question 22

Entrench (v.)

Answer 22

To establish something (idea or problem) so that it can’t be changed; закрепить, укрепить
“Machine learning systems can entrench existing bias in decision-making systems”

Question 23

Dismantle (v.)

Answer 23

1. Get rid of a system or organization; разобрать, ликвидировать
   “Unions accuse the government of dismantling the National Health Service”
2. To show that a claim, statement, explanation is not true or correct; уничтожить, устранить
   “If you disagree, then dismantle the argument with some sort of well-argued counter-proposition”