[Unit 4a] Vocabulary Decisions Flashcards

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There’s a piece of this puzzle missing and I have this n_ feeling that it’s starting me right in the face and it’s just driving me crazy. (= this feeling won’t go away)

A

There’s a piece of this puzzle missing and I have this nagging feeling that it’s starting me right in the face and it’s just driving me crazy.

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I had an u_ situation. (= непредвиденная ситуация)

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I had an unforeseen situation. (= непредвиденная ситуация)

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I think it’s important to c_ (= weight up) the advantages and disadvantages before you take action.

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I think it’s important to consider the advantages and disadvantages before you take action.

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Well. Top dog is experiencing some u_ problems (= непредвиденные) and when it does, it’s important to have another plan to f_ _ _. (= a plan be)

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Well. Top dog is experiencing some unforeseen problems (= непредвиденные) and when it does, it’s important to have another plan to fall back on. (= a plan be)

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And she mentioned she’d just moved out here and that gave me this really u_ feeling, like a sense of dread. (= неприятное, тревожное чувство)

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And she mentioned she’d just moved out here and that gave me this really uneasy feeling, like a sense of dread.

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Do you remember a time in the last couple of weeks when you decided _ _ whim to buy something, to go somewhere or to do something?

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Do you remember a time in the last couple of weeks when you decided on a whim to buy something, to go somewhere or to do something?

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However, just _ _ it doesn’t w_ o_.. (=на случай, если не получится, не выгорит)

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However, just in case it doesn’t work out.

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I’m a very r_ thinker.

= I prioritize logic and reason over emotions or instincts

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I’m a very RATIONAL thinker.

/ˈræʃnəl/

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So make a plan to save enough money in your bank that will cover your expenses for five months. So, that’s like your s_ _. (= подушка безопасности, подстраховка)

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So make a plan to save enough money in your bank that will cover your expenses for five months. So, that’s like your safety net. (= подушка безопасности, подстраховка)

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Well, it’s more of a h_ (= gut feeling, a guess) based on some quick calculations.

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Well, it’s more of a hunch based on some quick calculations.

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Sometimes I _ _ feeling like she’s cheating on me. (= у меня такое чувство, что…)

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Sometimes I get the feeling like she’s cheating on me.

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If you had a hunch that the dollar to euro exchange rate is gonna rise, would you _ on it, (= do something) or would you play safe and avoid doing anything rash?

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If you had a hunch that the dollar to euro exchange rate is gonna rise, would you act on it, (= do something) or would you play safe and avoid doing anything rash?

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Like a friend of mine said, I have an_ _. Like, I always want just a little bit more information. (= I keep analyzing things and I can’t decide what to do)

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Like a friend of mine said, I have analysis paralysis. Like, I always want just a little bit more information.

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I think you need to w_ _ (= carefully consider) all your options and let your conscience decide, Ken.

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I think you need to weigh up all your options and let your conscience decide, Ken.

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l g_ a gut feeling a_ that woman. She’s trouble.

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l got a gut feeling about that woman. She’s trouble.

also: I have a gut feeling, I’ve got a gut feeling

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Do you have any evidence that this is anything more than a n_ hunch? (= навязчивое предчувствие)

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Do you have any evidence that this is anything more than a nagging hunch? (= навязчивое предчувствие)

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Do you think that people who occasionally _ things on a whim live happier lives, generally?

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Do you think that people who occasionally do things on a whim live happier lives, generally?

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Did you _ _ your mind? (= decide what to do)

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Did you make up your mind?

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I didn’t like the sound of it.

The name seemed innocent enough, but there was something that j_. (= что-то, что меня встревожило, что-то неладное),

It might be the “Harvey Humphries Humbolt” bit that was worrying me.

A

I didn’t like the sound of it.

The name seemed innocent enough, but there was something that jarred. (= что-то, что меня встревожило, что-то неладное),

It might be the “Harvey Humphries Humbolt” bit that was worrying me.

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Do you have a plan B?

No, I always had a theory that if you have a f_ plan, you’re gonna f_ _ _ it.

A

Do you have a plan B?

No, I always had a theory that if you have a fall-back plan, you’re gonna fall back on it.

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And then she starts n_ me and saying I don’t listen to her or something like that. (= пилить, ныть)

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And then she starts nagging me and saying I don’t listen to her or something like that. (= пилить, ныть)

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This is someone who pays more than you, Mr. Larousse.

30 pieces of silver, is it?

More or less, a_ _ inflation. (= принимая во внимание)

A

This is someone who pays more than you, Mr. Larousse.

30 pieces of silver, is it?

More or less, allowing for inflation. (= принимая во внимание)

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Nothing ever _ _ _ plan. (= идёт по плану)

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Nothing ever goes according to plan. (= идёт по плану)

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I wanted to believe her, but d_ _ , I knew she was lying.

= your true feelings about something, although you may not admit them to yourself

A

I wanted to believe her, but deep down, I knew she was lying.

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I think I know _ (= подсознательно) when people are lying to me.

A

I think I know SUBCONSCIOUSLY when people are lying to me.

/ˌsʌbˈkɒnʃəsli/

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If you had a hunch that the dollar to euro exchange rate is gonna rise, would you act on it or would you p_ _ (= be careful) and avoid doing anything rash?

A

If you had a hunch that the dollar to euro exchange rate is gonna rise, would you act on it, or would you play safe and avoid doing anything rash?

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My _ feeling tells me Swan is the best suspect we have… so get his butt in here!

A

My gut feeling tells me Swan is the best suspect we have… so get his butt in here!

28
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By the 1940s, we came to the welfare state, which took on the responsibility
for creating this s_ _ for citizens who were more vulnerable. (= подстраховку)

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By the 1940s, we came to the welfare state, which took on the responsibility
for creating this safety net for citizens who were more vulnerable. (= подстраховку)

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**A_ _ **wind target movement. (= сделай поправку на ветер)

A

Allow for wind target movement. (= сделай поправку на ветер)

30
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I had a h_ you’d be here. (= у меня было предчувствие, я так и знала)

A

I had a hunch you’d be here.

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You come to Sacramento on a w_ (= without planning to, по прихоти)

from Los Angeles and you don’t know where she lives or where she works or anything?

A

You come to Sacramento on a whim from Los Angeles and you don’t know where she lives or where she works or anything?

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My wife.. She’s p_ _ panic attacks. (= подвержена)

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My wife.. She’s prone to panic attacks. (= подвержена)

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Due to some u_ circumstances (=непредвиденные), I will not be seeing any clients for the time being. (= пока что, некоторое время)

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Due to some unforeseen circumstances (=непредвиденные), I will not be seeing any clients for the time being. (= пока что, некоторое время)

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‘I don’t know what to do!’
Go with your g_ _. (= чутьё)

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‘I don’t know what to do!’
Go with your gut feeling.

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Well, that didn’t _ exactly a_ _ plan. (= это пошло несколько не по плану, мягко скажем)

A

Well, that didn’t go exactly according to plan.

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Look, we’re not gonna evacuate the city _ your hunch.

A

Look, we’re not gonna evacuate the city on your hunch.

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I bought this car _ a whim. (= I hadn’t planned it and I didn’t actually need it)

A

I bought this car on a whim.

39
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Do you think that people in certain professions are more _ to (= подвержены) analysis paralysis?

A

Do you think that people in certain professions are more prone to analysis paralysis?

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But there’s a n_ feeling that I’m missing something. (щемящее, ноющее чувство)

A

But there’s a nagging feeling that I’m missing something.

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We need to _ _ (= взвесить) the pros and cons of this proposal before we go ahead.

A

We need to weigh up the pros and cons of this proposal before we go ahead.

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I’d always figured it’d give me something to fall _ _ if that career in nuclear physics didn’t exactly w_ _. (= не удастся)

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I’d always figured it’d give me something to fall back on if that career in nuclear physics didn’t exactly work out.

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_ _ he _ _ I ought to be here. (= на случай, если он проснётся, очнётся)

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In case he wakes up, I ought to be here.

44
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It is too early to start n_ about grandkids. (= ныть, пилить)

A

It is too early to start nagging about grandkids. (= ныть, пилить)

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Sometimes I _ _ f_ (=у меня такое ощущение) you don’t even want me to be happy.

A

Sometimes I get the feeling (=у меня такое ощущение) you don’t even want me to be happy.

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_ i_, I married someone I’d only just met.

= acting suddenly without careful thought, based on immediate feelings or desires

A

ON IMPULSE, I married someone I’d only just met.

/ˈɪmpʌls/

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But you always have to have a f_ plan. (= a plan B)

A

But you always have to have a fallback plan.

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There’s a part of me that always a_ _ the possibility that Pandora’s box was just a legend. (=допускала возможность, что)

A

There’s a part of me that always allowed for the possibility that Pandora’s box was just a legend.

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It’s good to have something to f_ _ _. (= to have a plan B).

A

It’s good to have something to fall back on.

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With my n_ guilt growing, I needed some time to think this whole thing over. (= гнетущее чувство вины)

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With my nagging guilt growing, I needed some time to think this whole thing over. (= гнетущее чувство вины)

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There’s something about the guy that makes me u_. (= вызывает у меня беспокойство, тревожит меня).

A

There’s something about the guy that makes me uneasy. (= вызывает у меня беспокойство, тревожит меня).

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I’m starting to _ _ feeling there’s something fishy going on here. (=у меня такое чувство…)

A

I’m starting to get the feeling there’s something fishy going on here.

53
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My private number, _ _ he _ _ _ (= на случай если он передумает).

A

My private number, in case he changes his mind (= на случай если он передумает).

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Sometimes there are signs that w_ your attention. (= заслуживают вашего внимания)

A

Sometimes there are signs that warrant your attention. (= заслуживают вашего внимания)

/ˈwɒrənt/