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Units 7-14 Flashcards

1
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chubby

A

slightly fat, but in an attractive way

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glamorous

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appearing more exciting or attractive than ordinary ppl

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3
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hideous

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very ugly

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4
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enhance

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increase or improve the quality/value/status of sth

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5
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conceal

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(formal) hide sth

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6
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create an illusion of sth

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make sth appear true which is false

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7
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flattering

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making sb look more attractive

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8
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exaggerate

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make sth seem bigger/better/worse/more important

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9
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broad

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broad shoulders/hips = wide

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10
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draw sb’s attention to sth

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make sb notice sth

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11
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wrinkles

A

морщины

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12
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jump to conclusions

A

make a decision ab sth too quickly, before u have thought ab all the facts

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13
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biting fingernails

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грызть ногти

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14
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gesture

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a body movement u make to show a particular meaning

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15
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look out for sth/sb

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look or try to see/find sth/sb

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16
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constantly

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all the time, very frequently

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17
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clenched fist

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сжатый кулак

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18
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fold arms

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сложить руки

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19
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lean towards

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прислониться

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20
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make generalisations ab sth

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make statements ab sth that may be only based on a few examples

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21
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defensive

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showing that u feel sb is criticising u

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22
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display

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show signs of sth

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23
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fancy

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be attracted to sb

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24
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kneel down

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клониться, вставать на колени

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spill
пролить
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shrug
пожимать плечами
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lean against
опираться
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drag sth
тащить, таскать
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tear
порвать, разорвать
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plug sth in
засунуть
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nod (head)
покачать головой
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stroll
slow/relaxed walk, go for a stroll
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wander around/about
walk slowly without any aim/direction
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stumble over/on sth
hit your foot on sth/against sth while walking
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march
walk like a soldier
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charge
run straight at sb/sth in a noisy or aggressive way
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rush
move/do sth at great speed when u are late for sth
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chase
run after sb/sth to catch them
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run flat out
run as fast as u can
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run off with sth
take or steal sth
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run sb/sth over
hit sb/sth with a vehicle
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agile
able to move quickly/easily agility (n)
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stiff
feeling pain/unable to move easily
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bend
move ur body forwards/downwards
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demanding
needing a lot of effort/skill
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eyesight
ability to see, sight, vision good or poor eyesight
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strain
injury in a part of your body often from using it too much
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blurred vision
cannot see clearly and accurately
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irritate
cause a part of the body to be painful/sore
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ease
make sth less unpleasant or painful
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adjust
change sth slightly to make it more suitable
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eliminate
remove or get rid of sth
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optician
окулист, офтальмолог
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gaze at sth/sb
look at sb/sth for a long time
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spectacular
very impressive to see
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barely
only with great difficulty or effort
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mist
thin cloud just above the ground
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make sth/sb our
see, hear, understand sb/sth with difficulty
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burst out laughing
suddenly start laughing loudly
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cheer
радость, болеть за команду [opposite: boo]
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deaf
unable to hear
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irritating
annoying, making u angry or crying
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overhear
hear what sb is saying by accident when they're speaking to sb else
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snore
breathe noisily through ur nose and mouth when u are asleep
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sigh
let out a long deep breath to show u are tired/sad/disappointed etc.
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horn
сигнал, пибиб
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crash
sudden loud noise made by sth hitting
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slam
shut or make sth shut very loudly
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crack
break or make sth break so that a line appears on the surface but doesn't break into pieces
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tap
постукивать
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pinch
ущипнуть
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scratch
царапать
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rub
мазать
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stroke
move hand over skin/hair gently and slowly
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slide
move/make sth move very smoothly along the surface
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apply pressure to sth
press on sth hard
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stimulate
стимулировать
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tension
напряжение
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firmly
твердо
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steadily
regular movements
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vigorously
in an energetic/active way
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hay fever
сенная лихорадка
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a rash
сыпь
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asthma
астма
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diabetes
сахарный диабет
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cancer
рак, опухоль
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a heart attack
сердечный приступ
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minor
not very big/serious or important
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pollen
пыльца
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commonly
usually, very often, by most ppl
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inability
неспособность
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potentially
потенциально
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fatal
фатальный
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lump
опухоль
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dissolve
растворяться
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dose/dosage
доза
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enclosed
included inside sth else, usually inside a letter or a packet
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leaflet
листовка
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side effect
побочные эффекты
100
disorder
illness to a part of the body
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discard
get rid of sth u no longer want or need
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persist
(especially of sth unpleasant) continue to exist
103
consult, consultation
консультироваться, консультация
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expiry date
срок годности
105
exceed
1. do more of sth than is stated in an order or a law 2. be greater than a particular number/amount or quality

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