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flat
A set of rooms to live in, with all the rooms on one level of a building.
квартира
reasonable
Fair and showing good judgment.
разумный, рассудительный
lame
A lame excuse or explanation is one that you cannot believe.
неубедительный
reckless
Doing something dangerous and not caring about what might happen.
безрассудный
recklessness
Dangerous behaviour that shows that you are not thinking about the risks and possible results of your actions.
безрассудство
side effect
(Another effect that a drug has on your body in addition to the main effect for which the doctor has given you the drug.)
побочный эффект
to starve
(To (cause someone to) become very weak or die because there is not enough food to eat.)
- From talking to former prisoners in the camps, an obvious conclusion is that they have been STARVED.
- We can’t leave these people to STARVE.
- Many people could STARVE because of the drought.
голодать
fork
вилка
guilty
Feeling guilt.
виновный
to examine
(To look at or consider a person or thing carefully and in detail in order to discover something about them.)
- Forensic scientists are EXAMINING the wreckage for clues about the cause of the explosion.
- The research EXAMINED the effects of alcohol on long-term memory.
исследовать
to consider
(To spend time thinking about a possibility or making a decision.)
- Don’t make any decisions before you’ve CONSIDERED the situation.
- We’re CONSIDERING selling the house.
- She’s being CONSIDERED for the job.
учитывать, решать
about the cause of the
-Forensic scientists are examining the wreckage for clues ABOUT THE CAUSE OF THE explosion.
о причине
i’m full now
я сыт
gossip
(Conversation or reports about other people’s private lives that might be unkind, disapproving, or not true.)
(Someone who enjoys talking about other people and their private lives.)
сплетни, сплетник/сплетница
bewildered
Confused and uncertain.
сбитый с толку
rug
коврик
to pretend
- She’s not really hurt - she’s only PRETENDING.
- Of course I was angry - I can’t PRETEND otherwise.
- I don’t PRETEND to be an expert on the subject.
- The children PRETENDED (that) they were dinosaurs.
притворяться, делать вид, претендовать (pretend to)
merely
- I wasn’t complaining, I MERELY said that I was tired.
- I didn’t say that you had to go - I MERELY suggested that you might want to go.
просто, только
mere
(Used to emphasize that something is not large or important.)
- The plane crashed MERE minutes after take-off.
- It cost a MERE 20 dollars.
- People became excited at the MERE mention of his name.
простой
to float, to sail, to swim
плавать
wasteland
An empty area of land, especially in or near a city, that is not used to grow crops or built on, or used in any way.
пустошь
to pursue
(To follow someone or something, usually to try to catch him, her, or it.)
- PURSUE a goal.
- The car was PURSUED by helicopters.
- The hunters spent hours PURSUING their prey.
- He was killed by the driver of a stolen car who was being hotly PURSUED by the police.
преследовать
skirmish
(A fight between a small number of soldiers that is usually short and not planned, and happens away from the main area of fighting in a war.)
стычка
to consist
(To be something that is made or formed of various specific things.)
- The crowd CONSISTED mostly of college kids and office workers.
- Her responsibilities CONSIST of answering the phone and greeting visitors.
состоять из
to distract
(To make someone stop giving their attention to something.)
- Don’t distract her (from her studies).
- He tried to distract attention from his own illegal activities.
отвлекать
purpose
Why you do something or why something exists.
цель
to disband
(To stop being a group.)
-She formed a political group which DISBANDED a year later.
распустить
to dissolve
( (of a solid) to be absorbed by a liquid, especially when mixed, or (of a liquid) to absorb a solid.)
-Nitric acid will dissolve most animal tissue.
растворять
directly
(With no other person or thing involved or between.)
-Why don’t you speak to him DIRECTLY?
непосредственно
fair
Treating everyone in the same way, so that no one has an advantage.
справедливый
inmate
A person who is kept in a prison or a hospital for people who are mentally ill.
заключенный
immediately
(Now or without waiting or thinking about something.)
- You have to come home IMMEDIATELY.
- The cause of the problem wasn’t IMMEDIATELY obvious.
немедленно, как только
fair enough
справедливо
good enough
достаточно
otherwise
(Except for what has just been referred to.)
-She hurt her arm in the accident, but otherwise she was fine.
в остальном, как-либо иначе, по другому
predictable
Happening or behaving in a way that you expect and not unusual or interesting.
предсказуемый, предсказуемо
we hardly know each other
мы едва знакомы
horrendous
Extremely unpleasant or bad.
ужасный, ужасающий
fragile
Easily broken, damaged or destroyed.
(Physically or emotionally weak.)
хрупкий, непрочный, слабый
immerse
To be or become completely involved in something, so that you do not notice anything else.
погрузиться, вовлечься
to negotiate
(To try to make or change an agreement by discussion.)
-To NEGOTIATE with employers about working conditions.
вести переговоры
behavior
The way that you behave.
поведение
is/are all that matters
все что важно
so either
так что либо
approach
A way of doing something.
подход
at all costs
любой ценой
to estimate
(To guess the cost, size, value, etc of something.)
- They ESTIMATE that a hundred people were killed in the accident.
- The number of dead is ESTIMATED at a hundred.
оценивать
wound
An injury, especially one that is made by a knife or bullet.
рана
lung
лёгкое (орган)
kidney
почка (орган)
to perforate
пробивать, протыкать
to rewind
To make a sound or television recording go back to the beginning.
перематывать назад, перемотка назад
residue
Something that remains after most of a substance has gone or been removed.
осадок, остаток
witness
Someone in a court of law who says what they have seen and what they know about a crime.
очевидец, свидетель
to witness
наблюдать своими глазами (за преступлением)
strictly forbidden/prohibited
Used to emphasize that something is not allowed.
строго запрещено
to emphasize
(To show that something is especially important or needs special attention.)
- The government is emphasizing the importance of voting in the election.
- He emphasized that the driver was not to blame for the accident.
придавать значение, подчёркивать
to approach
Amovement towards something, in distance or time.
приближаться
to reassure
To say something to stop someone from worrying.
обнадежить, заверить
pity
(A feeling of sympathy for someone.)
(Used to say that something is disappointing.)
- It’s a pity you’re not staying longer.
- It’s not pity she needs, it’s practical help.
- I was hoping someone would take pity on me (= help me in a difficult situation) and give me a lift home.
жалость
fearsome
грозный, страшный
anything odd
что-нибудь странное
in a row
подряд
