Tales Flashcards

1
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зміст

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a plot

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короткий бібліографічний опис

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a bibliographical sketch

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not real, but made to look or seem real

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a fake

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міф

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a myth

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difficult to believe

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a tall story

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казка

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a fairy tale

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легенда

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a legend

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анекдот

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an anecdote

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the last part of a joke that makes it funny

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a punch line

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жарт

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a joke

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tell a lie which is not important and is usually said to avoid upsetting someone

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tell a white lie

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поширювати слухи

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spread rumours

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трохи пліткар

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a bit of gossip

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складний обман

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elaborate hoax

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схильний до перебільшення

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prone to exaggeration

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16
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придумувати історії

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to make up stories

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17
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історії перед сном

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bedtime stories

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18
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фіктивний

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fictitious

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19
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струсити світ

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shake the world

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20
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someone who lives alone and does not like being with other people

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recluse

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21
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правда стала явною

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the truth came out

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22
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обманутий

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fooled, tricked

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alone

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isolated, alone

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зруйнувати

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destroy, ruin

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25
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притворятися

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fake, pretend

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26
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обман

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a big, a trick, a hoax

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стародавній

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ancient

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extremely important

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vital

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freed

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liberated from

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розширений, перебільшений

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extended, expanded

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31
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extremely sad

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tragic

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32
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відзнятий матеріал

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footage

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believed to be true, but not proved

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supposedly, allegedly

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34
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to entertain people by acting, singing, dancing, etc

to do a job or a piece of work

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perform

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35
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give a birth

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spawn

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36
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to stay on the surface of a liquid instead of sinking, or to make something do this
to stay in the air, or move gently through the air
to start selling a company’s shares to the public

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float

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37
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впадати в паніку, лякати

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panic

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38
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слідувати, доганяти

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pursue, chase

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39
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наказувати

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order, instruct

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передвіщати, рекламувати

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herald, announce

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прибуття, виникнення, прихід

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arrival

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42
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do sth bad

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perpetrate

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43
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вводити в оману

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con, cheat, deceive, trick, hoax, big

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атакувати

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invasion, attack

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45
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правдивий

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genuine, authentic

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46
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виконувати, здійснювати

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carry out

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47
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people who are still alive at 100

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centenarians

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attract a lot of attention

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cause a minor stir

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49
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believable

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plausible

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50
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deeply respected

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revered

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51
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importance within a community

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social status

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52
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cause

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bring about

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53
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soldiers who run away from battle

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desertes

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54
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викриття

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detection

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55
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someone who starts their own business, especially when this involves risks

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entrepreneur

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56
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a description of an event or situation

щоденник

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report

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57
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переполошити, змішувати, збовтати, ворушитись

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stir

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58
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неточності

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innacuracies

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59
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викриття

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detection

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60
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зображати, описувати

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depict

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61
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одно-вимірний

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one-dimensional

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62
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бестселлер

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best-seller

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63
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не можу відкласти її

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can’t put it down

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64
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зловити

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hook

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65
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захоплюючий

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gripping

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66
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той,хто любить багато читати

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bookworm

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67
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жадібний, прагнучий

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avid

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68
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базуватись на

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base on

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69
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наштовхнутись

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come across

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70
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пізнати

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get to know

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71
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це вражає тебе

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it strikes you

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72
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determined to do sth

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single-minded

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73
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незалежний, самодостатній

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self-sufficient

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insensitive to criticism or insults

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thick-skinned

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добрий

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kind-hearted

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стриманий

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stand-offish

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орієнтований на кар*єру

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career-oriented

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врівноважений, спокійний в будь-якій ситуації

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level-headed

79
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неуважний, забудькуватий

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absent-minded

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ready and waiting

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poised

81
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high-pitched shout

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shriek

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walking with short steps,body moving from side to side

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waddling

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walk or move wearily or reluctantly

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traipsing

students had to traipse all over Washington to attend lectures

84
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скам*янілий

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fossilised

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abandoned

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discarded

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тріпати

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ruffle

87
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look at sth angrily

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glare

88
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орел

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eagle

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чайки

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seagulls

90
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крик

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shriek

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засмаглий

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weather-beaten

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далекоглядний

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far-seeing

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масове вбивство

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slaughter

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проповідувати

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preach

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дівчисько-шибеник

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tomboy

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a person who causes trouble by drinking, being violent

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hell-raiser

97
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індивідуаліст, біла ворона

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maverick

98
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мінливий, неспокійний

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choppy

99
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хмуритися, дивитися з-під лоба

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scowl

100
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почати дію

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spark into action

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сором*язливий

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self-conscious

102
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тонкий шматок, заслінка. тріпотатися

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flap

103
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faded, colourless

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washed out

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кучерявий, в*юнкий

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frizzy

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трико

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leotard

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пачка

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tutu

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нерозважливий

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hot-headed

108
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бути дуже нетерплячим до

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to be spoiling for

109
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промоутер

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promoter

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помірний

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moderate

111
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the place where something happens, especially an organized event such as a concert, conference, or sports even

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venues

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важкий, суворий

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severe

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безсоння

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insomnia

114
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мучити

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to plague

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розформувати, розходитися

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disband

116
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зникати в небуття

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to fade into obscurity

117
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імпровізувати

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ad-lib

118
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популярність

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prominence

119
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пневмонія

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pneumonia

120
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почати щось нове, важливе

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to imbark on

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ряд, серія подій

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a string of

122
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зворушливий

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moving

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багатовимірний

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multi-dimensional

124
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можна читати

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readable

125
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бути емоційно включеним в щось

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to be emotionally involved in sth

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оцінений

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appreciated

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із запалими щоками

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hollow-cheeked

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стрімкий

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fast-moving

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втомлений

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washed out

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very strange

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bizarre

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почуватись погано

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feel under the weather

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зайти в тупик

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to reach a dead end

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мати погані стосунки

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to have a stormy relationship

134
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to be in the ​position of being ​able to make the ​decisions that will ​influence a ​situation

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to call the shots

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зліт, пародія

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take off

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responsible of sth goes wrong

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to be in the firing line

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have a goal\an objective

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have one’s sights set on

138
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слідувати за кимось

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follow in sb’s footsteps

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a timewhen you have to decide about sth

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reach a crossroads

140
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friendly character

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warm personality

141
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бути холодно прийнятим

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get a frosty reception

142
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боротьба, зусилля

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struggle

143
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приковувати чиюсь увагу

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hold sb’s attention

144
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прийом,прийняття

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reception

145
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вибух, піддання впливу
переохолодження, кадр
разоблачение

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exposure

146
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почуття спокуси, або те що спокушає

A

temptation

147
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сюрреалістичний

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surreal

148
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a ​book that is so ​exciting that you ​want to ​read it ​quickly

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page-turner

149
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розрізати, зменшувати

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slashing

150
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орієнтований на кар*єру

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carrier-oriented

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чорний гумор

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black humor

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мультфільм

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cartoon

153
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a joke that you make by using a word that has two meanings

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pun

154
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іронія

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irony

155
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сатира

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satire

156
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непереконливе вибачення

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a feeble excuse

157
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фарс

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farce

158
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ескіз, короткий описб сценка

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sketch

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багатий, пишномовний

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opulent

160
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звільняти, звільнення

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liberate

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an animal, plant, etc used as an example of its type, especially for scientific study
a small amount of a substance, such as blood, that is used for a test

A

specimen

162
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підлизуватись,занадто розхвалювати
бути високої думки про себе
почуватись гордо
пасувати до обличчя

A

flatter

163
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change of direction

taking attention

an ​activity you do for ​entertainment

A

diversion, diversionary

164
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запальний, нерозважливий

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hot-headed

165
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працьовитий

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hard-working

166
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to get on a ship, boat, or aircraft to begin a journey

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embark

167
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to ​persuade ​people with a lot of ​quick, ​clever, but usually ​dishonest ​talk

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fast-talk

168
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a word, phrase, or ​sentence that is used to ​introduce ​part of a ​text

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subheading

169
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to make people stop respecting you or your family, team, etc by doing something very bad

A

disgrace

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враження

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impresion

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ексцентричний

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bizarre

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безсоромний

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shameless

173
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нахабна брехня

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a barefaced lie

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неприкритий

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undisguised

175
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ручка глечика

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a jug-handle

176
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of or relating to or forming or attached to the bones

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skeletal

177
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ссенсаційний

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sensational

178
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a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery);

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grease

179
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a pale greenish-blue transparent gemstone

a pale blue to greenish-blue colour

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aquamarine

180
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to eat something, to have a light meal, esp. between regular meals.

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snack on sth

181
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дати хабар

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to grease sb’s hand/palm