Secrets from the Vinyl Cafe 10

Question 1

RELENT

Answer 1

уступать, сдаваться

Her parents eventually relented and let her go to the party.

Question 2

MAUVE [mo(u)v]

Answer 2

розовато-лиловый

Question 3

RANSOM

Answer 3

выкуп, огромная цена, арендная плата

They demanded a huge ransom for the return of the little girl whom they had kidnapped.

Question 4

SKID

Answer 4

to slide along a surface so that you have no control:

Trevor’s bus skidded on some ice and hit a tree.

Question 5

QUAINT

Answer 5

странный, чудной, необычный, своеобразный

a quaint old cottage
“What a quaint idea!” she said, laughing at him.

Question 6

SCOWL

Answer 6

смотреть сердито, хмуриться

The boy scowled at her and reluctantly followed her back into school.

Question 7

GRUMBLE

Answer 7

ворчать, жаловаться
to complain about someone or something in an annoyed way:
She spent the evening grumbling to me about her job.
[+ speech] “You never hang your coat up,” she grumbled.

Question 8

INDIGNITY

Answer 8

оскорбление; унижение

Clint suffered the indignity of being called ‘Puppy’ in front of his girlfriend.

Question 9

UNWAVERING

Answer 9

недрогнувший, стойкий, решительный

She met his unwavering stare.

Question 10

INCUR

Answer 10

вытекать, следовать из, навлекать на себя

The play has incurred the wrath/anger of both audiences and critics.