vocabulary Flashcards
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главный, основной, первостепенный
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paramount
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пустой, несерьезный, пустяковый
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trifling
Choosing a university is no trifling matter for young people.
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захватывающий, extremely interesting
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riveting
This is a riveting but by no means an esay book to read
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extremely boring; скучный, занудный
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dull
My English teacher is so dull, I can’t stay awake in his class.
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выдающийся; smth is so good, that it stands out, it’s noticeable
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outstanding
I think you make an outstanding point
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sth is really bad; ужасный, отвратительный, страшный
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dreadful
I think it’s dreadful how people treat animals sometimes.
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different in a pretty way; причудливый, необычный, привлекательный своей оригинальностью
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quaint
I live in a quaint village in the south-west of the country
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ugly; отвратительный, омерзительный
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hideous
My neighbourhood is hideous but the people are nice.
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difficult to understand, confusing; озадачивающий
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baffling
It’s baffling that some people believe the Earth is flat.
10
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simple and easy
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straightforward
The solution to the problem is straightforward in my opinion.
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порядочного размера, немалый; but not really big, quite big
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sizeable
The company invested a sizeable amount of money in the project.
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печаль
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sorrow
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темный, неясный
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obscure
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Упорно добиваться, стойко, упорно продолжать
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to persevere
We will persevere in this struggle for peace.
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doing something quickly, with no pause [phrase]
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to do something in two shakes of a lamb’s tail
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шарлатан, знахарь, врач без лицензии
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unlicensed quack
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замещать, заменять, вытеснять
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to supersede
Most of the old road has been superseded by the great interstate highways.
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промежуток времени, промежуточный, временное мероприятие
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interim
The new secretary starts in June, but in the interim we’re having to type our own letters.
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Сфера охвата чего-либо простирается от… до…
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smth’s scope ranges from… to…
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неизбежная связь
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inevitable connection
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сравнительно современный
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comparatively modern
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агитировать; возбуждать, волновать
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to agitate
I didn’t want to agitate her by telling her.
As a young man, he had agitated against the Vietnam war.
23
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to represent something falsely or to hide something
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to belie
Her calm face belied the terror she was feeling.
His gruff manner belied a gentle personality.
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being or relating to a sign that something exists, is true, or is likely to happen; указывающий, показывающий
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indicative [of]
Resumption of the talks is indicative of an improving relationship between the countries.
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неослабевающий; tireless, persistent
unflagging
He thanked Tony for his unflagging energy and support.
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прямо, лицом к лицу
squarely
We have to face these issues squarely and honestly.
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развязность, чванливая и развязная манера держаться
swagger
Underneath all his swagger he’s actually pretty nervous.
He walked out of the room with a self-confident swagger.
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одинокий, отшельнический
solitary
In the distance was a solitary building.
He was a solitary child, he enjoyed being alone.
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возрождение, возобновление
revival
Under new management, the firm has undergone something of a revival.
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слияние, соединение
confluence
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присутствие, посещение, аудитория
attendance
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неубежденный
unconvinced
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оглушительный
defeaning
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место проведения
venue
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раздражаться, кипеть от злости; дым, испарения
fume
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негодовать, возмущаться
to resent
He resented his boss for making him work late.
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презрение, неуважение
contempt
my undying contempt for people who abuse animals
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маршрут, путь
itinerary
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разговорчивый
loquacious
sometimes the loquacious talk show host barely lets her guests get a word in
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убедительный
convincing
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незначительный, несущественный
minor
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приятный, привлекательный, милый
likeable
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отвратительный, мерзкий, противный
detestable
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пытливый, любознательный
inquisitive
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характерный, своеобразный
specific
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происходить, вести род; спускаться, сходить
to descend
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переносить, перемещать, перевозить, переправлять
transfer
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to cause (something) to pass from one to another
to convey
intends to personally convey the message to the governor
They conveyed the goods by ship.
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носить, переносить; нести на себе, иметь (знаки, титул, признаки)
to bear
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превращенный, новообразованный
converted
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убежденный
persuaded
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соблазненный
tempted
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восприятие, ощущение
perception
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приблизительно подсчитывать, оценивать, производить оценку
to estimate
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вычисление, подсчет, расчет
calculation
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облегчать, содействовать, способствовать
to facilitate
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быть аналогичным; соответствовать, совпадать
to correspond
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лента, веревка, шнурок, связь, узы
tie
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прилаживание, подгонка
fit
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совокупность, множество, дополнение, добавление
complement
after several more minutes of waiting, the full complement of runners was sent off by the starter's pistol.
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цикл, последовательность, очередность
sequence
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собственнический, частный
proprietary
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право собственности
proprietary rights
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умственно отсталый, замедленный, отстающий
retarded
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to (cause something to) end or stop
to terminate
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единогласный, единодушный
unanimous
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to steal things of small value
to pilfer
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to return something or someone to an earlier good condition or position
to restore
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радужный, переливающийся;
showing many bright colours that change with movement
iridescent
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a nation that is considered very dangerous to other nations;
государство, не признающее международных норм
rogue state
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брат по оружию
brother in arms
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люди одной профессии; братство
brotherhood
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папоротник
fern
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to make a short sound or series of short sounds, especially with the horn of a car as a warning
to toot
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a small bird that lives in trees and sings
warbler
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движимое (личное) имущество;
результат, следствие
effect
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an embarrassing defeat or failure
pratfall
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something that must exist or happen before something else can exist or happen;
необходимый как условие, предпосылка
prerequisite
The introductory course is a prerequisite for the advanced-level courses.
Having good credit is a prerequisite to applying for a loan.
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неотделимый, неразрывный
inseverable
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ссориться
to quarrel
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считать, думать, полагать
reckon
//I reckon you must be new to these parts
// tried to reckon the size of the crowd at the stadium
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ликование
glee
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очаровательный, обаятельный
enchanting
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околдовывающий
bewitching
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грубый
coarse
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гравий, галька
gravel
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тыква
gourd
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обжора, чревоугодник
gourmand
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совать нос в чужие дела
to poke (one's nose) into other people's business
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живой, свежий, проворный
brisk
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стрельнуть сигарету
bum a cigarette of smb
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благоприятный
auspicious
told him she couldn't dance with him just then, but her auspicious smile encouraged him to ask again later
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стадо
herd
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отсюда, с этих пор, следовательно
hence
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родинка, крот
mole
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биение, пульсация
throb
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элегантно, изысканно
daintily
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раздражительный, сварливый, несдержанный
grumpy
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щедро, расточительно, чрезмерно
lavishly
Nature lavishly endowed this small country.
Природа щедро одарила эту маленькую страну.
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тоскующий, задумчивый (о взгляде, улыбке)
wistful
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особенность, сенсационный материал, статья, очерк
feature
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намек
inkling
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мозговой штурм
brainstorm
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импровизированный, неподготовленный
extempore
//speaking extempore
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писать наспех
to scrawl
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омолаживаться
rejuvenate
the shower rejuvenated me after a long day of cleaning out the garage
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ответствененность
accountability
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изобилие, достаток
abundance
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благодарность, признательность
gratitude
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тесная связь, близость; хорошее знание какого-либо предмета
intimacy
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уязвимость, ранимость
vulnerability
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удовольствие, вознаграждение; подачка, взятка
gratification
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слабый свет
gleam
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скручивать, сплетать; корчиться, мучиться
writhe
tends to writhe his fingers together when he's nervous or upset
writhing in pain from his injuries
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кличка, прозвище
sobriquet
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отодвигать, отказываться
to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable)
withdraw
the army was forced to withdraw from the line of battle
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колыбель
cradle
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приоткрытый; в разладе, в ссоре
ajar
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соединять, объединять
conflate
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болезненный, мнительный
valetudinarian
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супница
tureen
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хныкать, скулить
to pule
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безжалостный
ruthless
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to make jerky or restless movements
to move slowly with the body close to the ground
to wriggle
a toddler wriggling in his seat all throughout the church service
a worm slowly wriggled across the sidewalk
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to move from side to side or up and down with quick jerky motions
to wag
the cat's tail wagged back and forth in annoyance
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дроссель; гортань
throttle
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душить, дышать с трудом
to throttle
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валиться, опрокидываться
topple
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болото, топкое, вязкое место
slough
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пронзительный, резкий, визгливый
shrill
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кора, кожура, шелуха
rind
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катушка, бобина
spool
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подкачивать данные (в буферную память), наматывать на катушку
to spool
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мольберт, пюпитр
easel
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печатка, штамп
signet
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напиток (особенно алкогольный)
tipple
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мешанина; всякая всячина; сборная солянка
a musical, literary, or artistic composition made up of selections from different works
pastiche
The research paper was essentially a pastiche made up of passages from different sources.
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сбегать, скрываться (обычно с чужим имуществом)
abscond
You cannot abscond from your responsibilities.
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заливать, покрывать (светом, цветом, румянцем)
to suffuse
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заплата; плохо сделанная работа
botch
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детали; мелочи
minutiae
[maɪ'n(j)uːʃɪiː]
He was bewildered by the contract's minutiae.
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заупокойная месса
dirge
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пугало; проблема
bugbear
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постыдный, порочный
seamy
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обратная сторона
seamy side
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неряха, грязнуля, проститутка
trollop
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отдельный
disjunctive
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болтать (ногами), свободно свисать
to dangle
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неприкрытый, очевидный, явный
overt
Gender affects everyone in complex, subtle and overt ways.
Гендерная проблематика затрагивает всех - в сложных, скрытых и явных формах.
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an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding
путаница, недоразумение
imbroglio
[ɪm'brəulɪəu]
survived the political imbroglio
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кляп; человек, не склонный менять своё место работы; старый моряк
barnacle
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a very small amount of money
жалкие гроши
pittance
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a person who behaves badly, but who you still like
негодник
rascal
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знания, профессиональные знания
lore
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one of the two metal parts that support your feet when you are riding a horse
стремя
stirrup
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шумоподавление
squelch
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very small and weak
тщедушный, хилый
puny
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to not happen in the correct way
идти наперекосяк
to go awry
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Протухший, прогорклый
rancid
//The cake was said to be rancid.
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to encourage someone to do something they do not want to do
to chivvy into
//I had to chivvy him into writing the report.
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a person who obeys the rules of correct behaviour and considers himself or herself to be morally better than other people; ханжа, педант
prig
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a piece of writing, a drawing, etc. that criticizes a famous person or a public organization in a humorous way, allowing their or its bad qualities to be seen and making them or it seem stupid; памфлет, злая сатира
lampoon
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a person's appearance, especially the typical expression on their face; вид, выражение лица, мина
mien
//His aristocratic mien and expensive clothes singled him out.
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involving duplicity; двуличный, двойственный
duplicitous
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thin in an attractive way
стройный
svelte
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careful and using a lot of effort; усердный, прилежный
sedulous
//It was agreed that the few students sedulous enough to read the book deserved top marks for diligence.
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халтура, халтурщик
potboiler
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треуголка
tricorn
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полнота, дородность
embonpoint
clothes for women who may be inclined to embonpoint but who still want to look stylish
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летняя спячка
estivation
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обезвреживать, искоренять
deracinate
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1) a sudden, violent, cold wind blowing down from mountain passes toward the coast in far northern or southern latitudes, as on the Alaskan coast and Aleutians, and in the Strait of Magellan;
2) a state of extreme confusion
williwaw
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a person who begins, or continues, to study or learn late in life
opsimath
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высыхать, сморщиваться
to shrivel
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to bend down or move back because you are frightened
съеживаться (от страха)
to cower
//However, if she hears fireworks, she cowers under the table and is terrified.
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to say that you think that something is very good
превозносить
to extol
//He always extols the virtues of (= praises) French cooking.
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a large and especially badly organized number of things; сумбур
welter
a bewildering welter of data
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a piece of a broken glass, cup, container, or similar object; осколок
shard
//Shards of glass have been cemented into the top of the wall to stop people climbing over.
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to hit someone several times with a heavy object
бить
to bludgeon
// [ often passive ] She was bludgeoned to death with a hammer.
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a young tree
побег, молодое деревце
sapling
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smelling strongly of something or having qualities (especially smells) that make you think of something else; благоухающий, ароматный, напоминающий
redolent
//The album is a heartfelt cry, redolent of a time before radio and television.
//The mountain air was redolent with the scent of pine needles.
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a dirty untidy child in torn clothes; оборванец
ragamuffin
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quick and usually funny answers and remarks in conversation
repartee
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to hit someone forcefully or to have a sudden powerful or damaging effect on someone
to smite
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a person who is believed to have the ability to know and tell what will happen in the future
soothsayer, forecaster, predictor
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an idea for solving a problem, especially one that is not very good; панацея
nostrum
//He refused to embrace any of the fashionable nostrums then current in development economics.
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to confuse someone and make them unable to think clearly; одурманивать
to fuddle
//The heat had fuddled my brain.
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to behave badly because you are unhappy or upset , often in ways that you are not aware of
act out
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трудный, трудоемкий, крепкий
robust
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гасить, тушить, утолять (жажду)
to quench
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лиственный, листопадный, сбрасываемый
deciduous
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суровые меры
austerity measures
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легкая форма экономического кризиса
recession
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убежавшие из Вьетнама на плотах и маленьких кораблях
boat people
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добродетель, достоинство
virtue
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образец, модель совершенства
paragon
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наставник, учитель
preceptor
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Водоворот
swirl
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физический труд
manual labour
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плавающий по морю, дальнего плавания
seagoing
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хладнокровие, спокойствие, уравновешенность
composure
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аборигенный, местный, туземный
indigenous
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коренное население
indigenous population
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финик
date
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шум, суматоха, беспорядок
turmoil
avoided the turmoil of the mall during the holiday season
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Бесстрастное выражение лица
Impassive mien
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Сокращать, уменьшать, ослаблять
To abate
waiting for the storm to abate
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Отказаться, отрекаться, воздерживаться
To abjure
She abjured her old beliefs.
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Успокаивать, утешать, усмирять
To assuage
This was all so you could assuage your own guilt over abandoning her.
Это все было для того, чтобы ты смог успокоить свое чувство вины за то, что оставил ее.
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Разочаровать, расстроить, развенчать
To disabuse
let me disabuse you of your foolish notions
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to avoid giving a definite answer or position (verb)
To equivocate
the candidate equivocated as long as he could on controversial issues
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Надрезать
To incise
incised the tree with a sharp ax to get the sap flowing
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Ставить под угрозу
To jeopardise
a decision that could jeopardize her career
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Преувеличивать
To prevaricate
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отрекаться; отказываться от своего мнения, веры (особенно публично)
To recant
the Inquisition forced Galileo to recant his support of the Copernican observation that the earth revolves around the sun
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to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false (verb)
Опровергать
To refute
while he was publicly refuting rumors of a merger
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Постыдный, низкий, простонародный
ignoble
Their conduct is ignoble and dishonorable.
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Изгнать
To banish
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Отречься
To disavow
They were quick to disavow the rumour.
She tried to disavow her past.
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Раскопать
To unearth
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Отобразить
To depict
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Распарывать, распустить
To unpick
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Зарождаться
To originate
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Вырывать
To pluck
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Накапливать
To amass
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Укомплектовать
To stuff
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Сокращаться
To shrink
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Лепить
To mold
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Придумывать
Devise, plan (verb)
To contrive
The prisoners contrived a way to escape.
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Завлекать
To entice
Nothing will entice the children from television. — Ничто не оторвёт детей от телевизора.
Young boys are easily enticed into a life of crime. — Подростков легко втянуть в преступную жизнь.
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Пронизывать
To pervade
the delicious scent of roasting turkey pervaded the house
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Преобладать
To prevail
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Выкупить
To redeem
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to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of
To wrack
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Зацеплять, сцепляться с чем-либо
To mesh
There's something wrong with this machine; the wheels aren't meshing properly with each other.
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Оказывать услугу, отдавать, платить
To render
The villagers were expected to render part of their crops to the lord.
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Сдать в аренду
To lease
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Оговаривать, ставить условие
To stipulate
Did they stipulate how the job was to be done? — Они оговорили условия выполнения работы?
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Постановить
To decree
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Вспоминать, предаваться воспоминаниям
To reminisce
The old men gathered regularly in the park to reminisce about the good old days.
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Редеть, разрежаться
To rarefy
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Почитать
To venerate
a proper setting in which to venerate God
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Вылупляться
To hatch
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Получить в наследство
To inherit
to inherit a fortune from an uncle
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Начертить, обрисовать, наметить
To outline
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Произносить, изрекать, проговаривать
To utter
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Издеваться, обижать
To vituperate
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to show uncertainty about the right course of action
to swing unsteadily back and forth or from side to side
To waver
he's still wavering about whether to take the job
the steel tower wavered for a moment before falling over
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Выдержать, устоять, терпеть
To withstand
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Соединить
To coax
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уговорами, лестью заставить кого-л. сделать что-л.
to coax smb. into doing smth.
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уговорами добиваться чего-л. от кого-л.; вытягивать что-л. из кого-л.
to coax smth. out of smb.
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Сговориться
To conspire
conspired to replace the leader with someone more easily influenced
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Приложить
To append
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Влечь за собой
To entail
My absence will entail inconvenience upon you.
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Отсутствие, отлучка
absence
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Бессистемность
Absence of pattern
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за недостатком (за неимением) чего-л.
In the absence of smth.
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Роптать
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
To repine
there is no use repining over a love that's been long lost
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Прибегать, обращаться к чему-либо
To resort
Poets sometimes resort to strange uses of the language.
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Превзойти
To surpass
Jane is not the best student in ordinary school subjects, but she surpasses all the others in music.
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Считать
To deem
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Пророчествовать
To prophesy
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Раскрыть
To unveil
/a good time to unveil their plans
265
to do away with as completely as if by pulling up by the roots
to destroy all traces of
Искоренить
To eradicate
programs to eradicate illiteracy
the successful effort to eradicate smallpox around the globe
266
Распространять
To propagate
267
поглощать (время, внимание и т. п.); завладевать (разговором
To engross
The writer was so engrossed in her work that she did not hear the visitor enter the room.
268
Проглотить
To ingest
269
Очернить
To malign
270
Граничить, примыкать, соседствовать
To adjoin
the bedroom of their apartment adjoins their neighbor's living room
after the dictionary writer's talk, the principal adjoined a few remarks about her own love of words
271
Углубиться
To delve
the book delves into the latest research
delved into the past
272
Клясться, ручаться, обещать
To vow
she vowed to love him forever
273
Отчуждать, отдалять, заставлять отвернуться
To alienate
She was alienated from her family.
274
Возмещать
To reimburse
reimburse him for his traveling expenses
275
Рассеивать, расходиться
To disperse
The fog dispersed toward morning.
Reform meetings were dispersed by charges of Dragoons.
276
Упускать из виду
To overlook
you've overlooked your chores again this week
277
Показываться, обнаруживать, подглядывать
To peer
She peered into the dark closet looking for her missing shoe.
a vast white cloud, through which the sun peered
278
Предрасполагать, склонять, располагать
To predispose
malnutrition predisposes one to disease
a good teacher predisposes children to learn
279
Вмешиваться
To intervene
he acted outside his authority when he intervened in the dispute
intervene to stop a fight
280
Резонировать
To resonate
281
Противоречить, возражать, опровергнуть
To contradict
contradict a rumor
Your actions contradict your words.
282
Дистиллировать, смягчать, рассеивать
To distil
able to distill humor from personal loss
the basement walls distill water every time it rains heavily
283
Побаловать, потакать, потворствовать
To indulge
the grandparents indulged the child's wishes to an extent that they never did with their own children
284
Нюхать, принюхиваться, сопеть
To sniff
285
Отклонение, помрачение ума
Aberration
A childless woman was regarded as an aberration, almost a social outcast.
In a moment of aberration, she agreed to go with him.
286
Готовность, рвение, прыть
Alacrity
It was an interesting challenge and I responded with alacrity.
287
Безобидный
Inoffensive, harmless
288
Жадность, алчность
Avarice
Avarice makes rich people want to become even richer.
Her business empire brought her wealth beyond the dreams of avarice.
289
Откровенность, прямота
Candor
You ought to treat this matter with candor.
290
самодовольство, беспечность, отсутствие бдительности
Complacency
What annoys me about these girls is their complacency — they seem to have no desire to expand their horizons.
291
задушевный друг, доверенная фигура
Confidant
He is a trusted confidant of the president.
292
Деспот, тиран
Despot
293
участливость, способность сопереживать, эмпатия
Empathy
294
вражда, ненависть
Enmity, animosity
//enmity had existed between the two families for generations
// to arouse / stir up animosity
295
обжорство, ненасытность.
Gluttony
Dieting is good insofar as it prevents gluttony.
They treat Christmas as just another excuse for gluttony.
296
лицемерие
Hypocrisy
297
позор, бесславие
Infamy
298
Положительный, утвердительный
Affirmative
299
похоронный звон; предзнаменование конца
Knell
The arrival of large supermarkets sounded the death knell of many small local shops.
300
идущий против течения, индивидуалист
Maverick
He’s always been a bit of a maverick.
301
изречение, афоризм
Maxim/ˈmæk·sɪm/
Treating others how I want to be treated is a variation of a maxim I learned as a child.
302
Хобот слона, сопло, нос корабля, выступающая часть
Snout
303
Чуточка, толика
Modicum /ˈmɒd.ɪ.kəm/
There’s not even a modicum of truth in her statement.
304
Бесчисленное множество
Myriad /ˈmɪr.i.əd/
They face a myriad of problems bringing up children.
305
крайний упадок, максимальное снижение
Nadir/ˈneɪ.dɪər/
Company losses reached their nadir in 1992.
306
Начинающий, новичок
Novice /ˈnɒv.ɪs/
I’m a complete novice at skiing.
307
Полковник
Colonel
308
Брусок
Bar, ingot
309
изменяться, колебаться (о погоде, о ветре);
менять направление, курс
Chop about/around
When the storm arose, the wind chopped about and the little boat nearly sank.
We were walking along the street together when suddenly he chopped round and ran the other way.
310
Постоянные изменения, колебания
Chops and changes
She was full of chops and changes like fortune.
311
Начало суток
Commencement of day
312
английская булавка
clasp-pin, safety-pin
313
Бешеные усилия
Frenzied efforts
314
Рыцарский
Chivalrous
315
Рыцарское поведение
Chivalrous conduct
316
Отважный, смелый, храбрый
Bold
our youngest brother was the boldest one in the family, instantly taking to everything from skiing to skateboarding
you're a bold little brat for trying to steal my stuff while I'm right here
317
Призвание
Vocation, calling, mission
318
Бесстрашный, мужественный
Daring
daring acrobats who risk life and limb every day for the entertainment of the crowds at the circus
319
Неустрашимый
Intrepid
an intrepid explorer who probed parts of the rain forest never previously attempted
320
Отважный
Audacious
audacious adventurers risking everything they had for a shot at glory
321
Опрометчивый маневр
Audacious manoeuvre
322
Доблестный, галантный
Gallant
323
Героический, храбрый
Valiant
324
Не склонный, не желающий; противный, отталкивающий
Loath
She was loath to admit her mistakes.
325
Получать удовольствие, наслаждаться
To relish
visit again real soon, for I relish your company
326
freedom from activity or labor (noun, adjective)
Leisure
upon retiring, the elderly couple looked forward to a life of well-deserved leisure
Leisure time
327
Невзгоды, тяготы жизни
Hardships
//He had suffered through considerable hardship.
//The city has been experiencing a period of financial hardship.
//They had to endure the hardships of life on the frontier.
328
Напряжение, спешка
Rush
329
Препятствие, трудность
Hassle
//flight delays and other hassles of holiday travel
//too much of a hassle to bother with
330
Помеха, преграда
Obstacle
Mosquitoes were a great obstacle to the building of the Panama Canal.
331
Вместимость, способность (что-либо делать)
Capacity
332
Барьер, помеха
a person or thing that interferes with or slows the progress of someone or something
Hindrance
a hindrance to learning
333
Быть помехой, препятствовать, мешать
To handicap
the baseball player's small size did not handicap him in the least
334
Общительный, стадный, стайный
Gregarious
a gregarious child who ran up to every person on the playground and wanted to be their friend
gregarious animal
335
Стадное чувство
Gregarious feeling
336
Наслаждаться, смаковать
to savour
// savouring the moment
337
Задушевный, теплый
Cordial
a cordial welcome
338
неподобающий, непристойный
indecent
//paintings of nude figures are artistic, not indecent
339
Ханжеский, набожный
Pious
//a pious woman who decided to become a nun
340
Враждебный, вражеский
Hostile
341
Многосторонний, переменный
Versatile
//a versatile baseball player can play any position
//this tool is versatile enough to serve as a wrench or pliers
342
Вызывающий, дерзкий
Defiant
// defiant rebels
343
Ненавидеть, питать отвращение
Detest
344
Видный, выдающийся, выступающий
Eminent
// many eminent surgeons are on the hospital’s staff
345
надвигающийся, неотвратимый
imminent
//a storm is imminent, so you should seek shelter now
346
Подчиняться, слушаться
Obey
// He always obeys his parents.
347
Отражать, отбивать, вызывать отвращение
Repulse
//I was repulsed by the movie's violence.
//The moldy bread repulsed him.
//He repulsed all attempts to help him.
348
Подчиняться закону / правилам
To obey the law / rules
349
Враждебное отношение
Hostile attitude
350
Знаменитый, прославленный
Illustrious
//an illustrious physicist who is a sure bet for a Nobel Prize
351
Небольшой бой, стычка, схватка
Skirmish
352
Игнорировать закон
Defy the law
353
Игнорировать общественное мнение
To defy public opinion
354
Пленять, увлекать
Captivate
355
Слабая дисциплина
Slack discipline
356
проживать, жить; пребывать, находиться
To reside
357
изобретательный, находчивый, искусный
Ingenious
358
взаимный, обоюдный
mutual
359
пользоваться уважением
To be held in respect
360
Взаимное уважение
Mutual respect
361
вынести, вытерпеть; выдержать
to endure
// The wise man will endure pain and discomfort, such as undergoing surgery or engaging in strenuous physical exercise, if it’s healthy for his body and, more important, if it’s healthy for his character.
362
угрызения совести; раскаяние; сожаление
Remorse
363
испытывать угрызения совести
To feel remorse
364
Уборная, дамская комната
Powder room
365
attack with bombs containing napalm
ослепить
To napalm
366
нападать из засады
to ambush
367
смягчаться, становиться мягким
to mellow
I’ve actually mellowed a bit.
368
битьё, побои, порка
whipping
369
1) угол (комнаты)
2) укромный уголок, закоулок; глухое, удалённое место
3) бухточка
nook
370
подкладное судно
bedpan
I come in to find he’d shat everywhere but in the bedpan.
371
нескромный; преувеличивающий свои возможности, самонадеянный, хвастливый
immodest
372
взгляд в прошлое, ретроспективный взгляд; оценка прошедших событий
hindsight
In hindsight I could have guessed.
373
походка; поступь
gait
He was walking with an unsteady gait.
374
мужеложец
bugger
375
болтовня, трёп, пустые разговоры
легкий флирт
dalliance
Blackie and I have had our dalliances.
376
размолвка, ссора, пререкания, перебранка
spat
377
разрыв (отношений)
rupture
378
беспричинный, ничем не вызванный (об оскорблении, жестокости)
wanton
379
предательское, неспровоцированное нападение
wanton attack
380
посягательство, вторжение
encroachment
but James's only encroachment on the subject was to say, "Your shirt has seen better days.
381
Острый выступ, гвоздь
Spike
382
Аэростат
Blimp
383
to relax (idiom)
Take things easy
384
To keep somebody unaware of something (idiom)
Keep somebody in the dark
385
To be not as good as people say (idiom)
Something isn’t all it’s cracked up to be
386
To stop dreaming and start thinking practically (idiom)
Come down to earth with a bump
387
Isolated and quiet (idiom)
Off the beaten track
The camping was completely off the beaten track - no phones or traffic or anything like that.
388
Within one’s range of interests/knowledge (idiom)
Right up [my] street
389
Depressed (idiom)
down in the dumps
390
Very happy/suited to a situation (idiom)
In [his] element
391
To get somebody’s attention (idiom)
To catch someone’s eye
392
Very early in the morning (idiom)
At the crack of dawn
393
Выбрасывать за борт
Свалка
Dump
394
Трудность, тяжесть, суровость
Severity
395
Убеждать, уговаривать
Persuade
396
Форель
Trout
397
Свинец
Lead
398
злодейский, дьявольский, жестокий
fiendish
399
пенистый, пенящийся, пенный; похожий на пену
yeasty
400
пенящиеся волны
yeasty waves
401
молодость
yeasty years
402
небо, вкус, склонность к чему-либо
palate
He has no palate for playing tricks on people.
403
треска
cod
404
палтус (рыба)
halibut
405
первый, главный, самый ранний
premier
a space shuttle on its premier voyage — космический шаттл во время своего первого полёта (в космос)
the premier authority on butterflies — первый эксперт по бабочкам
406
излучать, испускать, выделять, выбрасывать
emit
The kettle emitted a shrill whistle.
Чайник издал пронзительный свист.
407
выдыхать, выделять, испаряться, исчезать как дым, растаять в воздухе
exhale
Breathe deeply and then exhale.
Глубоко вдохните, а затем выдохните.
408
объединять, объединяться, соединяться
incorporate
to incorporate in the record — внести в протокол
409
переваривать, усваивать
digest
410
снос, разрушение, разборка, уничтожение
demolition
411
отряд, отделение, отрешенность, отслойка
detachment
412
кончина, смерть, отречение от престола, сдавать в аренду
demise
demise of the dinosaurs
413
владелец, собственник, хозяин
proprietor
414
осадок, отложение, отстой
sediment
415
старость, дряхлость
senility
416
истинно, поистине
verily
417
мужественность, мужество, возмужалость, половая зрелость
virility
418
слабый, немощный, хилый, ничтожный
feeble
419
хрупкий, слабый
frail
420
вредный, убыточный, приносящий убыток
detrimental
There were serious concerns that the factory's waste was detrimental to the local environment.
421
равнодушный, безразличный
indifferent
422
вмешиваться, незаконно охотиться, браконьерствовать
poach
People are poaching elephants for their ivory.
423
выдавать чужие идеи за свои
to poach ideas
424
слоновая кость, цвет слоновой кости
ivory
425
предательский, коварный, вероломный
treacherous
426
человек или вещь, приносящие несчастье
jinx
427
подстрекать, провоцировать
Incite to
428
последовательное соединение
direct coupling
429
переполох
беспокойство в голубятне
a flutter in the dovecot
430
Спуск, скат, склон
descent
431
Пологий склон
a gradual descent
432
Крутой склон
a steep descent
433
Защита, укрытие
Lee
434
Подветренный
Lee side
435
Защищенный скалой
under / in the lee of a rock
436
успокаивать, утешать; умиротворять; унимать
to soothe
437
заряженный энергией
amped-up
438
Изумленный, ошеломленный
flabbergasted
439
осуждающий; обвинительный
condemnatory
440
присущий, свойственный
intrinsic
441
существенная часть плана
intrinsic part of the plan
442
внешний, поступающий извне; чуждый, посторонний
extrinsic
443
информация, не имеющая отношение к данной проблеме
information that is extrinsic to the problem
444
переплетать, сплетать, закручивать
to intertwine
445
сильный, неистовый, строгий
stark
446
Беспрецедентный кризис
unprecedented crisis
447
Прожилка, пятно, крапинка
fleck
448
Рассыпаться
Fleck across
449
группа; кучка; скопление; куча, нагромождение
huddle
450
кучка детей
huddle of children
451
обозревать, пристально разглядывать
to contemplate
452
стремление; сильное желание (к достижению чего-л.)
aspiration
453
высокие порывы, возвышенные стремления
lofty / noble aspirations
454
Стремление - это в чистом виде желание совершенства.
Aspiration is a pure upward desire for excellence.
455
бунт, мятеж
insurrection
456
поднять, начать восстание
to uprise / foment / stir up an insurrection
457
невообразимый, немыслимый, непостижимый
inconceivable
458
разум, ум
wits
459
лютик
buttercup
460
бородавочник
warthog
461
шут
buffoon
462
отчаяние, безысходность
despair
463
to talk to someone for a very long period of time (phrase)
to talk someone’s ear off
464
Препятствие, помеха
Obstacle
465
наследник
heir
466
наследница
heiress
467
осада
siege
468
Отступник, изменник
Apostate
469
Портьера, занавес, шторы
Drape
470
Бежевый
Beige
471
абсолютный, полнейший, сущий, явный
sheer
472
Это была чистая случайность.
It was a sheer accident.
473
чистое безумие
sheer folly
474
ситечко в кофейнике
Percolator
475
махинация, проделка
shenanigan
476
иметь роман
быть вместе, встречаться
to be an item
They used to be an item I think.
477
без труда не вытащишь и рыбку из пруда
no pain, no gain
478
Еще одна ошибка и тебе конец.
Another mistake and you are history.
479
to be dead, destroyed, or in deep trouble after something negatibe happens.
be history
I just got bad news from the auto repair shop — my car is history.
480
Предварительно
Tentatively
481
Рыгать, срыгивать
хлынуть, политься в обратном направлении
to regurgitate
482
дело
affair
483
Любовная связь, амуры
to have an affair with someone
484
Подчинять, покорять, заставлять
Compel
485
Разрушительный, опустошительный
Disruptive
486
Настойчивый, упорный
Persistent
487
Токарный станок
Lathe
488
Близорукость
Nearsightedness
Myopia
489
Дальнозоркость
Farsightedness
Hyperopia
490
Ласты
Flippers
491
Трубка (для плавания)
Snorkel
492
Акваланг
Aqualung, scuba
493
шкив
pulley
494
муфта, сцепление
clutch
495
загнуть страницу книги уголком
to dog ear the page
496
Средство, мера (против чего-либо)
Remedy
497
Источник, трубопровод
Conduit
498
Преклонять колена
to genuflect
499
Ностальгировать
to wax nostalgic
500
Блестка
Spangle
501
Оглушительный
Deafening
502
Вклад, ценные достижения, вложение
Contribution
503
Уединенный, укромный
Secluded
504
Просторный, обширный
Spacious
505
Живописный (о ландшафте)
Picturesque
506
(of food) having a very good appearance or smell that makes you want to eat
Mouthwatering
507
Смягчающий, облегчающий
Mitigating
508
Суровый (о климате, о погоде)
Inclement
509
Смягчающие обстоятельства
Mitigating circumstances
510
Темно-рыжий, золотисто-каштановый (только о волосах)
Auburn
511
(Находясь) в бреду, безумно, бессвязно
Deliriously
512
Быть вне себя от счастья
To be deliriously happy
513
Откладывать, прерывать
To adjourn
514
Ходить туда-сюда
To walk to and fro
515
Заметный, сильный акцент
A broad accent
516
Ясный, прозрачный намек
A broad hint
517
Скоблить, скрести, чистить
To scrape
518
С трудом зарабатывать на жизнь
To scrape a living
519
Решаться на что-то
To venture
520
Позволить себе сделать замечание
To venture upon a remark
521
Ни к чему не обязывающий
Non-committal
522
Заявлять, заявлять о факте
Allege
523
Ссылаться на болезнь
To allege illness
524
Вторгаться, входить без разрешения
To intrude
525
Хватит заливать!
Ну, рассказывай тоже!
Tell that to the marines!
526
Размышлять над проблемой
To wonder about/at a problem
527
Демонстрировать чудеса
To work/perform wonders
528
Сомневаюсь!
I wonder.
529
Яркий, живой, пылкий
Vivid
530
Живой интерес
Vivid interest
531
Вивисекция, подробное изучение, исследование
Vivisection
532
Ковчег, баржа
Ark
533
Видный, заметный, бросающийся в глаза
Conspicuous
534
Умеренный, избегающий крайностей
Moderate
535
Человек средних способностей
Man of moderate abilities
536
Умеренно пьющий
Moderate in drinking
537
Умеренный курильщик
Moderate smoker
538
Средний ход
Moderate speed
539
Несдержанный, раздражительный
Irritable
540
Ужас, благоговейный страх
Dread
541
Тормоз
Brake
542
Прокладка, внутренняя обивка
Lining
543
Полагать, считать
Deem
544
Непокорный, непослушный, раздражительный
Rambunctious
545
Вводящий в заблуждение, ложный
Fallacious
546
Ошибочное доказательство
Fallacious proof
547
Быть может
Perchance
548
Впредь, с этого времени
Henceforth
549
Обман, ложь, жульничество
Deception
550
to swing unsteadily back and forth or from side to side
(verb)
to teeter
551
to carry through (as a process) to completion
(verb)
to perpetrate
552
the act or fact of having a romantic or sexual relationship with someone other than one's husband, wife, or partner
(noun)
infidelity
553
a British lawyer who advises clients, represents them in the lower courts, and prepares cases for barristers to try in higher courts
(noun)
solicitor
554
to say in reply
(verb)
to retort
555
to associate on close terms with members of a hostile group especially when contrary to military orders
(verb)
to fraternize
556
bitterly severe
(adjective)
scathing
557
strongly critical or condemnatory
(adjective)
строгий, суровый, требовательный
severe
558
not easily governed, managed, or directed
(adjective)
intractable
559
: the point of the ecliptic or degree of the zodiac that rises above the eastern horizon at any moment
: a state or position of dominant power or importance (adjective)
ascendant
560
close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) (noun)
surveillance
561
to give or dispense freely (phrasal verb)
to dish out (gifts, advice, punishment, etc.)
562
to measure the depth of (as a body of water) typically with a weighted line
to sound
563
to cast oneself head first into deep water
to sound
564
a very bad or difficult situation —usually singular (noun)
plight
I have become deeply moved by the plight of the Tibetan people.
565
черника
huckleberry
566
an expression of good wishes at parting
Godspeed
567
to tell secrets about what someone else has done (verb)
to tattle
those neighborhood busybodies, constantly tattling and whispering over their backyard fences
568
of the very best kind (adjective)
swell
what a swell time we had at the country club dance
569
different from the usual or normal (adjective)
peculiar
A matter of peculiar interest
570
to form an opinion from little or no evidence
(verb)
to surmise
we surmised that she had purchased the apple pie since there was a bakery box on the kitchen counter
571
less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable (adjective)
скудный
scanty
the camera's scanty instructions left me somewhat confused
572
to take or keep under one's control by authority of law (verb)
to nab
the officer nabbed the purse snatcher before he could escape
573
being rough or noisy in a high-spirited way (adjective)
boisterous
the fans at the baseball game became particularly boisterous after the home run
574
athletic supporter (noun)
бандаж
jockstrap
575
being in a situation where one is likely to meet with harm (adjective)
подверженный, склонный
liable
because of his frail constitution, he's liable to diseases
576
to develop a hole, crack, or tear often in a sudden and forceful or violent way (verb)
to rupture
The pipeline ruptured, leaking thousands of gallons of oil.
//The fault could rupture during the next major earthquake.
577
to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess
(verb)
хвастаться, похваляться
to brag
she bragged that she was richer than anyone else in the state
578
койка, койко-место
cot
579
a saline fluid secreted by the sweat glands (noun)
persperation
She wiped the perspiration from her forehead.
580
напряжение, нагрузка, переутомление
strain
581
a criminal who is associated with, usually exerts control over, and lives off the earnings of one or more prostitutes
pimp
the sting operation nabbed 15 prostitutes and two pimps
582
causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer (adjective)
болезненный, нездоровый
morbid
a pessimist who is given to morbid introspection and thoughts of death
583
an amusement park ride with seats often in the form of animals (such as horses) revolving about a fixed center (noun)
merry-go-round
weary of the daily merry-go-round of commuting to his job in the city
584
балка, стропило
rafter
585
beside one another in line (adverb pr adjective)
на одной линии, на траверзе, борт о борт
abreast
columns of men five abreast
586
to have a good, friendly, etc. relationship with someone (idiom)
be on good, friendly, etc. terms (with someone)
My ex-wife and I are still on friendly terms.
587
having a consistency that does not easily yield to pressure
given to exacting standards of discipline and self-restraint
(adjective)
rigid
a rigid man who cannot seem to relax
rigid steel bars that should be able to hold the weight
588
violently unfriendly or aggressive in disposition (adjective)
ferocious
the animal is known as a ferocious predator
589
сидеть на жопе (сленг)
to sit on your fanny
590
an act of great disrespect shown to God or to sacred ideas, people, or things (noun)
sacrilege
spitting on the temple floor would be a great sacrilege
591
confined (as by illness) to bed (adjective)
bedridden
developed lung cancer in his fifties, which left him bedridden for a year
592
the act of giving or leaving something by will
bequest
He refused the bequest.
593
faced with difficulty or uncertainty about what to say, think, or do
смутенный
perplexed
as I stood there perplexed, with that piece of paper in my hand
594
ввиду того, что
inasmuch as
you should not use that source, inasmuch as it is badly out-of-date
595
опасность
peril
fire put the city in peril
596
средство от болезни, лекарство
remedy
preferred to treat colds with a homemade remedy made from garlic
597
given to or marked by long, quiet thinking
погруженный в размышления, созерцающий
contemplative
//a contemplative person who likes to go on solitary walks
//the contemplative life of the monks at the abbey
598
an act of great disrespect shown to God or to sacred ideas, people, or things
дерзость, непочтение
impiety
//the unspeakable impiety of spitting in a church
599
related by blood : descended from a common ancestor or prototype
: essentially similar, related, or compatible (adjective)
akin
//The dog and fox are closely akin.
//His interests are akin to mine.
600
something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning
исходное условие, предположение
premise
//your conclusion is all wrong because you started out with a false premise
601
evenness of mind especially under stress
невозмутимость, хладнокровие
equanimity
//nothing could disturb his equanimity
//an Olympic diver who always displays remarkable equanimity on the platform
602
the characteristic of being regular, smooth, or homogeneous (noun)
равномерность
evenness
//Part of what's beautiful about snow when it first falls is its undisturbed evenness.
603
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) (verb)
побуждать, склонять
to induce
//finally induced the eyewitness to the gangland slaying to cooperate with the police
//No one knows what induced him to leave.
//Her illness was induced by overwork.
604
a follower of a leader, party, or profession (noun)
последователь
adherent
//Freud's adherents
//adherents of socialism
605
the act or an instance of bringing something back to life, public attention, or vigorous activity
resurgence
//a resurgence of interest
606
serving to raise or adjust something to some standard or proper condition (adjective)
лечебный, коррективный
remedial
//took a remedial math course over the summer so he'd be ready for algebra the following school year
//a remedial approach to mental health issues
607
a small, noticeable part of a problem, the total size of which is really much greater (idiom)
the tip of the iceberg
//These small local protests are just the tip of the iceberg.
608
completely developed or trained (adjective)
fully-fledged
//What started as a small business is now a fully fledged company.
//After years of study, Tim is now a fully fledged architect.
609
to be very noticeable, interesting, exciting, etc. (idiom)
jump/leap off the page
The characters are so real that they jump/leap off the page.
610
consisting of many things of different sorts (adjective)
heterogeneous
//an ethnically heterogeneous population
611
a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number
недостатка, нехватка
scarcity
// due to the scarcity of the available data
612
to give serious and careful thought to
обдумывать, созерцать, рассматривать
to contemplate
He contemplated resigning. — Он подумывал, не уйти ли ему в отставку.
The Stoic philosophy he follows has taught him to practice contemplating his own mortality calmly and rationally.
613
председательствовать
to preside
Marcus was once again moved to tears in public while presiding over a legal case.
614
принцип, заповедь
precept
// he increasingly turned to the ancient precepts of Stoicism
615
спешить, торопиться
to hasten
//the contractors hastened to complete the project before the deadline
//His death was hastened by alcoholism.
//hastened her to the door
616
вон тот, вон там
yonder
Yonder company are fools. — В той компании такие дураки.
// follow yonder man
//look yonder and you'll see the skyline of the city
617
дышать с присвистом, хрипеть
to wheeze
618
хотя (и)
albeit
// He was considered as a tough albeit fair boss.
619
ready to fall asleep (adjective)
drowsy
//the drowsy students shuffled into the first-period class
620
to strive for superiority (verb)
to vie
// the pain and discomfort of his fever vie for his attention
621
превосходство, старшинство
superiority
//the superiority of the nation in military might
622
лишать, отнимать, отбирать
to bereave
// Marcus has been bereaved so many times, has practiced his response to it so often, that he no longer weeps uncontrollably.
623
временное пребывание
sojourn
a sojourn in a foreign land
624
to decrease in size, extent, or degree (verb)
to wane
// He has appointed the best teachers available for him, but their influence is waning.
625
соблазн, приманка
lure
// the lure of Rome is too great
626
поспешно, второпях (adverb)
hastily
// But you don't have to judge so hastily of this.
627
подрывать, расшатывать, размывать берег
to undermine
//She tried to undermine my authority by complaining about me to my boss.
//The events of the past year have undermined people's confidence in the government.
628
firm in belief, determination, or adherence, firmly fixed in place
устойчивый
steadfast
//her followers have remained steadfast
629
простой народ, массы
populace
630
благожелательный, благотворительный
benevolent
//a benevolent businessman who has donated money and time to helping inner-city youths
631
своенравный, непредсказуемый
wayward
//had always been the most wayward of their three children
632
взятка, подкуп
bribe
//police officers accused of taking bribes
633
последующий, являющийся результатом
subsequent
// I'll do the first problem as an example, but all subsequent efforts must be done on your own.
634
not producing the desired result
слабый, бесполезный, тщетный
feckless
// she can’t rely on her feckless son
635
манить, подзывать кивком/знаком
to beckon
// she beckoned me to follow
// for walkers, these hills beckon
636
испытывать острую тоску, мучиться
to anguish
//she was anguished by the fear that her sons would die in the war
637
умеренный, воздержанный
moderate
// a moderate drinker
638
a state of noisy, confused activity
hubbub
//imagine all the hubbub at the zoo when the lion escaped
639
эрудит
polymath
640
оленина
venison
641
добрососедство
neighbourliness
642
выходить в свет (idiom)
to get out and about
643
смена обстановки
change of scenery
644
схватить быка за рога
grasp the nettle
// You've been putting off making that phone call for days - I think it's about time you grasped the nettle!
645
сарафанное радио
hear (something) through/on the grapevine
// I heard through the grapevine that he was leaving - is it true?
646
unaware of information about a particular matter
out of the loop
he complained of being kept out of the loop and threatened to resign
647
brought to a state of ruin or destruction
опустошенный, истощенный
devastated
//we were devastated by the awful news of his death
648
строгость, суровость
rigor (rigour)
//after being coddled by his former coach, the swimmer was shocked by the rigor of the new training program
649
неженка, баловень
coddle
// she was no coddle
650
sympathy with another in sorrow
соболезнование, сочувствие
condolence
//The governor issued a statement of condolence to the victims' families.
//a letter of condolence
651
разногласие, несходство взглядов
dissent
//considerable dissent within the party's rank and file
652
плодородный, урожайный, имеющийся в изобилии
prolific
// This has been a prolific year for apples.
//a famously prolific author who could produce several works of fiction and nonfiction a year
653
скорбный, горестный
woeful
//never saw a more woeful-looking bunch than those campers sitting there in the drenching rain
//the woeful expressions of the players after the humiliating loss
654
размышлять, советоваться, совместно рассматривать
to deliberate
// The jury retired to deliberate the verdict.
// to deliberate on whether or not to accept a new job
655
овощ (неформальное, о человеке)
heady cabbage
// This poor bastard, he seems to be a heady cabbage.
656
арестовывать, задерживать
to apprehend
// The killer will eventually be apprehended.
657
a small object or gadget, especially one whose precise name the speaker cannot recall
штуковина
doohickey
// a garage filled with electronic parts and other valuable doohickeys
658
to determine the significance, worth, or condition of usually by careful appraisal and study (verb)
to evaluate
// It allows us to evaluate our thoughts, feelings, and urges and to decide if they’re good or bad, healthy or unhealthy.
659
a natural ability of the mind or body
дар, способность
faculty
// Reason governs our decisions, in a sense—the Stoics call it our “ruling faculty.”
//the belief that if someone loses their sight, all of their other physical faculties are heightened
660
to be greater, better, or stronger than (verb)
превосходить, отличаться
to excel
// he excelled his father
// Humans excel when they think clearly and reason well about their lives, which amounts to living wisely.
661
to spend extravagantly or foolishly (verb)
to squander
// Those who squander their sudden wealth often end up more miserable than they could have imagined.
662
зло, порок
vice
// valuing money more highly than justice is a vice
663
по сути, по своему существу
inherently
// the Stoics also believed that human nature is inherently social
664
отвращение, антипатия
aversion
665
достоинство, гордость
dignity
666
to have as part of a whole; to surround or cover closely
окружать, заключать (в прямом и переносном) (verb)
to encompass
// a term encompassing both desires and emotions
//a fog of mystery has long encompassed this fraternal organization, which is known for its secret rituals
667
заикаться
to stammer
// He stammers when he’s nervous.
668
отказываться, воздерживаться от чего-либо (verb)
to forgo
He’ll likewise forgo pleasures like eating junk food, indulging in drugs or alcohol, or oversleeping if they are unhealthy for his body or bad for his character.
669
сдержанность, простота, скромность
humility
//displaying genuine humility, the peace activist accepted the Nobel Prize on behalf of all who have worked to end the violence
670
искренний, подлинный, ненаигранный
genuine
// His apology seemed genuine.
// the signature is genuine
// a deep and genuine love
671
красноречие, ораторское искусство
eloquence
//millions have been inspired by the eloquence of Martin Luther King's “I Have a Dream” speech
672
одобрение, шумное приветствие
acclaim
// He was well versed in the Skeptical philosophy of the Academy and won widespread acclaim for his rhetorical eloquence.
// She deserves acclaim for all her charitable works.
673
писать стихи, выражать в стихах
to verse
674
уступать, отступать
to buckle
// He buckled under pressure.
675
сомнительный, неоднозначный
dubious
//any letter bearing the signature of Geronimo would be of dubious authenticity, to say the least
// I was dubious about the plan.
676
выдающееся положение, известность
prominence
// The importance of this event comes into historical prominence.
677
показной, внешний
ostentatious
//wears an ostentatious diamond ring on his little finger
//an ostentatious man who desperately wants to impress people with his newly acquired wealth
678
одурачивать, вводить в заблуждение (verb)
to dupe
//we were duped into thinking the dummy was a real alien
679
предположительно, вероятно
presumably
//presumably he's going on the trip for business reasons, but we have our doubts
680
делать предположение, делать вывод
to infer
// Although we don’t know what all of these aspects were, we can infer what some may have been.
//another survey … infers that two-thirds of all present computer installations are not paying for themselves
681
чечевица
lentil
// Cynic philosophers often ate a very simple diet of cheap black bread and lentils.
682
лишать мужества, приводить в смятение
to dismay
// Marcus was deeply dismayed that Hadrian had adopted him into the imperial household.
683
герой поневоле
reluctant hero
684
feeling or showing aversion, hesitation, or unwillingness (adjective)
reluctant
// He was reluctant to move from his mother’s villa to the emperor’s private home.
685
приводить в смятение, тревожить
to perturb
//the caller's strange remark perturbed me enough to keep me awake that night
686
to quickly say a list or something that you have learned
отбарабанить (phrasal verb)
to rattle off
// Marcus rattled off a whole list of his concerns about life at court.
687
слоновая кость
ivory
688
слоновая кость
ivory
689
поведение, манера вести себя
demeanour
// Antoninus was famous for his calm demeanor and for welcoming plain speaking at court and elsewhere.
690
вселять, вдохновлять; пропитывать
to imbue
//her training at the school for the deaf imbued her with a sense of purpose that she had never known before
691
язвить, делать колкие замечания
to quip
//she rolled her eyes at her brother's bragging and quipped, “You're a legend in your own mind, all right”
692
смягчаться, ослабевать
to relent
//the fury of the storm relented, and the next day the sun finally broke through the clouds
//the supervisor finally relented in the face of the petition, and allowed employees to take longer lunch breaks
693
смешиваться
to mingle
//The story mingles fact with fiction.
694
вращаться в обществе
to mingle in society
695
искусство, мастерство, умение
prowess
//an extraordinary display of prowess on the battlefield
696
стенать, плакать, сокрушаться
to lament
//she lamented the loss of her beloved pet to a degree that went way beyond words
//He lamented his decision not to go to college.
697
затруднительное положение, затруднение
predicament
//if you had told the truth in the first place, we wouldn't be in this predicament
// Here was a predicament, because I was in a desperate hurry.
698
вежливый, обходительный, учтивый
courteous, polite
//their customer service department always gives courteous responses, even to rude people
699
пасти (скот)
to feed on grass or herbs
to graze
//cows grazing in the meadow
700
луг, луговина
meadow
//wildflowers blooming in the meadow
701
coming before all others in importance, highest in rank or authority (adjective)
supreme
//in our house, watching baseball reigns supreme as the activity of choice on summer evenings
// the supreme commander of the multinational force
702
приукрашивание, преувеличивание
embellishments
// Cutting through misleading language and value judgments and stripping away any embellishments or emotive language, the Stoics tried to articulate the facts more calmly and soberly.
703
детские качели; метание из одной крайности в другую, непоследовательность
seesaw
704
возмещение, компенсация
amends (pl.)
//trying to make amends for his bad behavior
705
непостоянный, изменчивый; летучий
volatile
// The protests are increasing, creating a volatile situation in the capital.
// a volatile temper
706
трактат, научный труд
treatise
//a treatise on capitalism that is standard reading in university economics classes
707
тактичный
tactful
// Well, then a cheerful acceptance of that hindrance is required, along with a tactful shift to doing what circumstances allow.
708
extreme risk which could prove fatal (collocation)
grave danger
// It is also a grave danger for our coastal communities, because if sustainability of the stocks collapses, our coastal communities will have no future.
709
осаждать, блокировать, окружать
to besiege
//The army had besieged the castle.
//a family besieged by worries about the faltering economy
710
крепость
fortress
//the boys built a snow fortress and then challenged the neighborhood kids to an in-your-face snowball fight
711
one who spoils the pleasure of others
killjoy
// his perpetually negative attitude made him a real killjoy when others were trying to have fun
712
висок
temple
713
затылок
back of the head
714
ресница
eyelash, cilia, eaves
715
укроп
dill
716
to stop something before it has an opportunity to develop (idiom)
to nip something in the bud
// The key is to stop bad habits early so that you can nip them in the bud.
717
help that you receive that gives you an advantage over other people or makes it possible for you to do something difficult
a leg up
/la key endorsement that would give the struggling candidate a real leg up right
now
718
проницательный, прозорливый
astute
//a police detective known to be an astute judge of character
//astute remarks
719
фазан
pheasant
720
свинья
pig, sow
721
вымя
udder
722
тесто, выпечка
pastry
723
саморез
fastener, self-tapping screw
724
фланец
flange
725
вести переговоры, обсуждать условия, договариваться
to negotiate
// I’m not in the mood to negotiate.
// wanted to negotiate a higher salary before she accepted the job offer
726
принуждение, давление
duress
// Marcus thanks the gods that his body held out for such a long time under such physical duress.
// Confession under duress does not constitute the guilt.
727
символический, знаковый
emblematic
//the dove is emblematic of the organization's mission to bring some peace to a troubled world
// even as Maximus lay dying, with his last breath he whispered the word equanimity to his guard, which was emblematic both of his character and of his reign
728
a collection of resources available or utilized for an undertaking or field of activity
armamentarium
729
по сути, по существу
intrinsically
// It may seem natural to assume that pain is intrinsically bad.
730
привести множество (шквал) аргументов
to employ a barrage of arguments
731
кратко, сжато, лаконично
succinctly
// Epictetus stated this very succinctly.
732
лаконичный ответ
succinct reply
733
having control over a situation or extensive knowledge of a subject (idiom)
to have a firm grasp
// It’s important to have a firm grasp of a behavior’s negative consequences if we want to change it.
734
обесценивать, принижать значение
to depreciate
// Our house has depreciated in value.
735
«разделяй и властвуй»
divide and conquer
// However, the divide and conquer rule is not the only political strategy that can be applied to software development.
736
конечность (как обратное к бесконечности)
finitude
// the universal finitude of our existence
737
непостоянство
impermanence
738
засада
ambush
739
the power, right, or opportunity to choose
волевой акт, воля
volition
// Nothing is entirely under your control, except your own volition.
//left the church of her own volition, not because she was excommunicated
740
зубчатые стены
battlements
// battlements of the castle
741
крепостной вал, бастион
rampart
//The city's ramparts crumbled long ago.
742
обдумывать, размышлять
to mull over
// I need time to mull things over before I decide what to do.
743
обращать внимание, учитывать
to heed
//if we had heeded the ranger's advice, we might not have gotten lost
744
to have a mental picture of especially in advance of realization
обдумывать, намечать
to envisage
//envisages an entirely new system of education
745
to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime
подвергать наказанию
to chasten
//chastened the child with five minutes of sitting in the corner
746
рабский, холопский
servile
//had always maintained a servile attitude around people with money
747
фальшивый, подставной
phony
//a phony watch with a designer logo
//she always has this phony smile just before she betrays you
748
содержательный, полный смысла
pithy
//a fairly pithy criticism about a notably lengthy novel
749
to waver in mind, will, or feeling
to vacillate
// Foolish people, by contrast, vacillate, driven by contradictory passions, which flutter from one thing to another like butterflies.
750
хвалебная речь, панегирик
eulogy
// These questions are similar to the well-known therapy technique of imagining the eulogies at your own funeral and asking yourself what, ideally, you would want people to remember you for.
751
растолковывать, проливать свет
to elucidate
// The most important aspect of this values clarification exercise for Stoics would be to elucidate our most fundamental goal.
752
свернутый спиралью, извилистый, запутанный
convoluted
// The family ties of Roman nobles could be convoluted.
753
кровавая бойня, резня, побоище
carnage
//a multitude of dogs came to feast on the carnage
754
заклинать, уговаривать
to exhort
//exhorting voters to do the right thing
755
to give satisfaction to
to gladden
// Marcus also tells himself that when he wants to gladden his heart, he should meditate on the good qualities of those close to him, such as energy, modesty, or generosity.
756
surplus or disused articles (such as furniture) that are stored away
хлам
lumber
757
обольщение, соблазн, искушение
seduction
//the swift seduction of the home buyers into a bigger house than they could afford
758
зарифить, обтягивать
to swift
759
moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed (adjective)
swift
//the sleekest, swiftest boat ever to have sailed in the regatta
760
отправка, депеша, донесение
dispatch
//a dispatch from headquarters regarding a change in battle plans
761
to interest oneself in what is not one's concern
to meddle
//please stop meddling in your sister's marriage, even though you mean well
762
благоприятный, в легкой форме (о болезни)
benign
//environmentally benign
//basking under a benign sun on a day in early spring
763
мягкость, доброта (погода, характер)
clemency
//The judge ignored the prisoner's pleas for clemency.
//The fair was a great success, owing to the clemency of the weather.
764
наступать, давить, обходиться жестоко
to tread
// to be still a friend to one who has trodden friendship underfoot
765
разбавлять, делать менее выразительным
to dilute
//diluting juice with water
//dilute the power of the mayoralty
766
клеветать, порочить репутацию
to slander
//for some reason, that newspaper seems determined to slander one particular celebrity
767
reacting in a readily predictable way (adjective)
предсказуемый, спонтанный
knee-jerk
//knee-jerk decision
//The man was such a bleeding-heart knee-jerk liberal that you could predict the rest of the column after reading the first sentence.
768
подверженный ошибкам, ошибочный
fallible
//She was a perfectionist who failed to realize that humans are inherently fallible.
// a fallible generalisation
769
предупреждение, предостережение
caveat
770
неясный, смутный, малопонятный
indistinct
// indistinct light in the distance
// indistinct chatter
771
сырой, мокрый, влажный
moist
772
взрывчатые вещества
demolitions
773
уничтожение, разрушение, снос
demolition
// The black girl was a demolition expert.
774
прием, трюк, уловка
gimmick
// …they would have worked in a gimmick where every show I would’ve told another joke.
775
one who cheats (informal + offensive)
gyp
// What a gyp.
776
the art or skill of performing tricks or illusions for entertainment
фокусы, ловкость рук
legerdemain
//a remarkable piece of diplomatic legerdemain
//displays legerdemain with cards and coins
777
только что начатый, зарождающийся
inchoate
// With one month left until the ceremony, the wedding plans were inchoate.
778
loud sounds
cacophony
// Despite the cacophony, the student tried to study.
779
страшный, грозный, вызывающий уважение
redoubtable
//his next opponent, the reigning champion, would be by far the most redoubtable adversary the young boxer had ever faced
//The director's latest movie has a redoubtable cast.
780
precise, marked by or showing careful attention to set forms and details
педантичный, скрупулезный
punctilious
//old-money aristocrats with a punctilious sense of propriety
//she’s very punctilious about grammar
781
lasting a very short time
ephemeral
// ephemeral pleasures
// an ephemeral fever
782
сентиментальный, слащавый, тошнотворный, приторный
mawkish
//Rediscovering the diary she kept as a teen, she found some entries mawkish.
//a mawkish love story
783
to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings
укорять, упрекать
to upbraid
//The boss upbraided her employees.
//his wife upbraided him for his irresponsible handling of the family finances
784
lucky happenstance
интуитивная прозорливость
serendipity
//The first time she met her future husband was serendipity.
785
marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger
вспыльчивый
irascible
//The team found out their new coach was irascible.
786
придать живости чему-либо
to add zest to something
787
пикантность, особенность
zest
//dumped in more spices to add some zest to the marinade
788
сомнительный, неканонический
apocryphal
//He had heard many apocryphal stories about George Washington.
789
an established preference for something
склонность, пристрастие
predilection
//She knew her son had a predilection for spicy food.
790
излишек, неумеренность (особенно к еде)
surfeit
//She took a moment to review the surfeit of options.
//Fasting is only to avoid surfeit.
791
прародитель, предок, предшественник
forebear
792
краеугольный камень, основа
keystone
//Hard work is the keystone to success.
793
напевать вполголоса
to croon
// the descendants of the two streams of emigrants still crooned to their children some at least of the same nursery songs
794
собрание, скопление, сходка
congregation
// carried him at full speed through the midst of the outraged congregation
795
середина
midst, middle, centre
796
бесстрастный, индифферентный
nonchalant
// Especially admirable is the nonchalant manner in which it is recorded that…
797
законодательное учреждение
legislature
798
великолепие, роскошь
splendour
// A cable car will take you to dizzy heights, enabling you to appreciate the mountains in their full splendour.
799
выложенный мозаикой
tessellated
800
львиный
leonine
801
пышное зрелище, показуха
pageantry
802
дробь
fraction
803
неаккуратный, неряшливый
slipshod
804
внушать, прививать
to instil
// Parents try to instil in(to) their children the best of moral principles.
// We must try to instil some order into the organization
805
сила, энергия; действительность, законность
vigour
// Does he have enough vigour to get everything done?
806
презренный, жалкий; цинга
scurvy
// a scurvy trick
807
обуздывать, сдерживать
to curb
// to curb pur natural appetites
808
разделение, отчужженность
detachment
// This is perhaps one reason why a man can speak of his childhood and early youth with a sense of detachment.
809
прошлая жизнь, прошлое, былое
antecedents
// her antecedents - ее прошлое
810
меткий стрелок, снайпер
marksman
811
подходящий, подверженный
apt
// The choice of song was apt.
// She is apt to take offense easily.
812
легковоспламеняющийся
apt to take fire
813
person with hidden abilities [idiom]
a bit of a dark horse
814
a difficult fact to accept [idiom]
a bitter pill to swallow
815
a totally different situation from the one just mentioned [idiom]
a different kettle of fish
816
a difficult, hard life [idiom]
a dog’s life
817
somebody who feels uncomfortable [idiom]
a fish out of water
818
a wild guess / a risk [idiom]
a long shot
// It's a long shot, but you could try phoning him at home.
819
a poor memory [idiom]
a memory like a sieve
820
a person who enjoys staying up late (idiom)
a night owl
// Night owls have often been blamed in the past for unpunctuality or attitude problems.
821
искусство, мастерство, доблесть
prowess
//an extraordinary display of prowess on the battlefield
822
в безвыходном положении
at bay
// I twice killed lions which were at bay and just starting to charge, and I killed a heavy-maned male while it was in full charge.
823
набрасываться, атаковать
to charge
// You should have seen me run when that goat charged at me!
824
бушевать; реветь (о буре); завывать (о ветре)
to bluster
//the rude customer blustered and yelled threats about lawsuits, but eventually left
//a cold, blustering wind
825
at or toward which
whereat
// he turned to leave, whereat she began to weep
826
чаща, заросли
thicket
827
походка, поступь; темп (осуществления, протекания)
gait
// He was walking with an unsteady gait.
// The project went forward at a steady gait.
828
causing announce (adjective)
exasperating
// those exasperating details that come with almost any job
829
восприимчивый, послушный, покорный
docile
// docile and intelligent pupils
// docile wax
// docile wife
830
шнуровать, шнурок
(to) lace
// to lace up one’s boots
831
букмекер
bookie
832
сбиться (с курса), блуждать, бродить, быть беспорядочно разбросанным
to straggle
// Her hair straggled untidily over the pillow.
// The road straggled onward into the mystery of the primeval forest.
833
болван, тупица, олух
oaf
834
the beginning of an event, the invention of something, or the arrival of a person
наступление (эпохи, события), прибытие, приход
advent
// the advent of the Internet
// his advent always caused a distinct flutter among the waiting Senators and Congressmen
835
дезертирство, отказ от выполнения обязательств
desertion
//the soldiers were imprisoned for desertion of their posts
836
энергичный, активный, рьяный
strenuous
// On this play he expended many strenuous months.
837
благопристойность, приличие, вежливость
decency
// Have you no sense of decency? — У тебя совсем нет чувства приличия?
// He didn't even have the decency to apologize. — Он даже не потрудился извиниться.
838
запоздалый, поздний, медлительный
tardy
//the tardy pace at which she was obliged to walk
// a tardy arrival
839
бескорыстный, безучастный
disinterested
// The English public is disinterested in its theatre.
// disinterested help — бескорыстная помощь
840
обструкционизм, флибустьер
filibuster
//The filibuster delayed the voting on the bill for over a week.
// to engage in a filibuster
841
Стой! Стоп! (команда)
Halt!
[hɔːlt]
842
остановка, прекращение; привал
halt
// The bus came to a halt just in time to avoid hitting the wall. — Автобус остановился как раз вовремя, чтобы не врезаться в стену.
// Here let us make a halt.
843
прицел
crosshairs
844
when someone intends to catch, arrest, or stop you (idiom)
to be in someone’s crosshairs
// He’s in the law’s crosshairs now.
845
твердость характера; основа, суть
backbone
//it takes backbone to stand up to the kind of suffering that some cancer patients must endure
846
a demand for repetition or reappearance made by an audience
вызов на бис
encore
// Free for graduation, Herman? Perhaps you could give us an encore.
//He sang a folk song as an encore.
847
плавательный бассейн (закрытый)
natatorium
// I paid for the whole damn natatorium.
848
перемирие
truce
// Let’s have a truce for a second.
849
почтение, почтительность
reverence
// deep / profound reverence
850
мускулистый, сильный; выразительный (о стиле, языке)
sinewy
// sinewy style
// they delighted in criticising the men who really were doing the things which they said ought to be done, but which they lacked the sinewy power to do
851
пережиток прошлого, предрассудок; тайный пароль
shibboleth
// One of their shibboleths was that the office should seek the man and not the man the office.
852
to burn on the surface; to make dry
to scorch
// the picnickers kept scorching their marshmallows, deliberately sticking their skewers into the licking flames of the campfire
//weeks of drought had badly scorched the soil
// we worked under the scorching midsummer sun
853
размашистый шаг, идти размашистым шагом
lope
//The horses loped easily across the fields.
//He went loping up the hill.
854
пускать лошадь легким галопом
to canter
//The horses cantered across the grass.
//We cantered off toward the lake.
855
тщательно, детально разработанный;
planned or carried out with great care
elaborate
// took elaborate precautions
856
the emotional state of being made self-consciously uncomfortable;
конфуз, замешательство
discomfiture
//blushed and lowered her eyes in evident discomfiture
// to my discomfiture
857
знаменатель (дроби)
denominator
858
числитель (дроби)
numenator
859
дробь (мат.)
fraction
860
неодобрительно; наклонно, косо
askance
//They eyed the stranger askance.
//Many critics have looked askance at the proposal.
861
неклейменный теленок; скиталец, бродяга
maverick
//there's always one maverick who has to go his own way
862
ножны
scabbard
863
лука (седла)
pommel
864
теленок
calf — calves
865
петух
rooster, cock
866
вставать с петухами
to rise at cock-crow
867
правдивость, достоверность
veracity
868
до настоящего времени, до сих пор
hitherto
// But Mr. Gorman, not hitherto known as a sensitive soul, expressed himself as so shocked..
869
злоба, злой умысел
malice
870
ожесточаться, становиться чёрствым, бесчувственным
to callous
// the hands calloused by hard manual labour
//the callous comment “It's just a fish,” when the boy's pet died, made him cry
871
gross injustice
беззаконие, несправедливость
iniquity
//the use of illegal narcotics is not only a destroyer of personal health but also an iniquity that undermines our society
//a nation still struggling with the aftereffects of the iniquity of slavery
872
формальность, значимость, серьезность
solemnity
873
избирательное право
suffrage
874
медду прочим, вводный, вставленный мимоходом
parenthetically
// Parenthetically, let me remark…
875
изысканность, тонкость, деталь
refinement
// all the refinements of his artful policy — все тонкости его искусной политики
876
взморье; море, видимое с берега до горизонта
offing
877
странный, чудной
queer
// It’s queer that he hasn’t arrived yet.
878
чудак
queer fellow / fish
879
мученик, страдалец
martyr
to make a martyr of oneself — строить из себя мученика
He was a martyr to gout. — Он страдал подагрой.
880
речь, горячее обращение
harangue
881
объективный
objective, unbiassed, impartial
882
lacking in steadiness or regularity of occurrence (adjective)
spasmodic
//spasmodic problems that we will have to deal with as they crop up
883
Ломать не строить.
It is easier to pull down than to build.
884
скромный, сдержанный
modest
885
неуловимый, тонкий, едва различимый
subtle
886
дань (уважения, восхищения)
tribute
// our subtle tribute to the Greek flag
887
нездоровье
ailment
888
смуглый, темный
swarthy
889
походить, иметь сходство
to resemble
// This part of the country resembles England.
890
колеблющийся, нерешительный, неуверенный
undecided
//an undecided question/issue
//voters still seem to be undecided about that candidate's fitness for the office of president
891
подъем, приращение, рост
augmentation
892
помогать, оказывать помощь, поддержку
to aid
893
e.g.
exempli gratia
894
порождать, вызывать
to beget
// Violence only begets more violence.
895
разводить / тянуть канитель
to drag out proceedings
to procrastinate
896
пойти ко дну (о корабле)
to founder
897
трафарет
stencil
898
согласно (наречие)
in accord
in harmony
899
согласно (чему-либо)
according to
900
согласно (с чем-либо)
in accordance with
901
высшая точка, вершина, верх
apex
902
шмель
bumblebee
903
подъем, приращение, увеличение
augmentation
904
окоченелый, онемевший
numb
905
вместе с
along with; in conjunction; coupled with
906
курс, направление, тенденция
trend
907
сквозной
through, transparent
908
странный, необычный, чудной
queer
909
подстерегать, устраивать засаду
To waylay
A maniac waylaid her in the street.
910
образец, образчик, экземпляр
specimen
911
Вот так тип!
What a specimen!
912
Торговый, коммерческий
Mercantile
// mercantile marine
913
Оценивать, производить оценку
To appraise
The house was appraised at seventy thousand dollars.
914
Подход к берегу, посадка
Landfall
// to make a safe landfall
915
Благоразумный, предусмотрительный
Prudent
916
Роса
Dew
917
много путешествующий человек
globetrotter
918
Подсадная утка, приманка
Decoy
//He had a decoy distract the guard while he jumped over the fence.
919
Главный исполнительный директор
Chief Executive Officer
920
Бухточка
Cove
921
измена, предательство
Treason
//reading a friend's diary without permission would have to be regarded as the ultimate act of personal treason
922
мигание, мерцание
миг
twinkle
923
уйма, огромное количество
oodles
//the neighbors let us know that they bought oodles of candy for Halloween this year
924
Соучастие (в правонарушении)
complicity
925
болтовня, вздор
piffle
//pseudo-scientific piffle
926
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
пустые слова, бессмыслица
balderdash
//a combat veteran himself, he could not believe the balderdash he was hearing from whippersnappers with no war experience at all
927
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
пустые слова, бессмыслица
balderdash
//a combat veteran himself, he could not believe the balderdash he was hearing from whippersnappers with no war experience at all
928
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
пустые слова, бессмыслица
balderdash
//a combat veteran himself, he could not believe the balderdash he was hearing from whippersnappers with no war experience at all
929
почтение, благоволение
Reverence
//Her poems are treated with reverence by other poets.
//Their religion has a deep reverence for nature.
930
тусклый, неяркий
dim
//a dim, windowless room in the basement of the house
//the storm clouds dimmed our view of the city from the airplane
931
Роскошный, выдающийся
Splendid
//a splendid mansion in the Georgian style
932
Брачный договор
Prenup
// We have a clear prenup.
933
Знающий, осведомленный
Cognis(z)ant
//cognizant of the potential dangers
934
Пикирование, резкое падение вниз
Nosedive
//stock prices took a nosedive
//The plane went into a nosedive.
935
Изобилие, избыток (силы, ресурсов)
Opulence
//in some parts of the city nearly unimaginable opulence can be found side by side with nearly unthinkable poverty
936
Лжесвидетельство
Perjury
//He was found guilty of perjury.
937
Письменное показание под присягой
Affidavit
938
Тихий выходной, когда особо ничего не делал
A quiet weekend
How was your weekend? - I had a quiet one, actually. I did a bit of reading, made some nice food and watched a film. How about you?
939
Ленивый выходной, когда не прилагал усилий
A lazy weekend
How was your weekend? - I had a really nice, lazy Saturday, reading and watching a film.
940
Просыпаться позже, чем обычно
To have a lie-in
How was your weekend? - I was really tired, so I had a lie-in on Saturday.
941
Выспаться, наверстать остаток сна
Catch up on some / your sleep
How was your weekend? - It was a very nice weekend, thanks. I finally caught up on some sleep.
942
Возиться, делать что-то без спешки, в удовольствие
To potter
I had a very relaxing Sunday, just pottering around in the garden.
943
Полный общения выходной, проведенный в компании других людей
A sociable weekend
944
Пообщаться с кем-то, обсудить последние новости
To catch up with someone
945
Оставаться на ночь
To stay over
946
Беспокойный, суетливый выходной
A hectic weekend
947
давать показания, свидетельствовать
To testify
//She refused to testify about who had given her the information.
//She testified before Congress today.
//He agreed to testify against his drug dealer.
948
Реактивный снаряд, ракета
Missile
949
серьезная, ужасная ошибка
grave error
History has shown that to have been a grave error.
This was a grave error on my part for which I sincerely apologize.
950
идти быстро, спешить
to hotfoot
Sometimes it is wise to get to Master first with your problem as, without doubt, as soon as you state that you are not satisfied others will be hotfooting it to his cabin with their complaints.
951
остаток, осадок
residue
// the hatch coamings have to be cleared of cargo residue
952
последовательность, непрерывный ряд
succession
953
жесткий, тугой, неэластичный
stiff
954
идти быстро, спешить
to hotfoot
955
остаток
residue
956
шило
awl
957
портить, ухудшать
to mar
nervousness marred the effect of his speech ― (его) нервозность испортила впечатление от его выступления (речи)
the noise marred the peace of the night ― шум нарушил ночной покой
958
растить, воспитывать (потомство)
to rear
to rear a child ― растить ребенка
the hen rears her brood ― наседка водит свой выводок
959
сочный, буйный, пышный
lush
lush meadows ― свежие зеленые луга
960
берлога, логово, нора
den
961
лачуга, хибара, хижина
shack
962
латунь
brass
963
свирепый, жестокий, ужасающий
atrocious
964
старшина шлюпки
coxswain
965
крутой
steep
966
уключина
rowlock
967
то же самое, та же сумма, точная копия
ditto
paid to Mr. Jones $10, ditto to Mr. Brown ― уплачено мистеру Джоунзу 10 долларов, мистеру Брауну столько же
he has been very foolish and you ditto ― он вел себя очень глупо, и ты тоже
He is the ditto of his father.
968
клык
fang
969
Обметка, подшивка через край, марка
Whipping
970
Капать, падать каплями, стекать
to drip
971
Капать, падать каплями, стекать
to drip
972
a person who informs on another especially to the authorities
narc
// It wasn't me who called the cops—I'm not a narc.
973
позиция, отношение, положение
attitude
974
praise and honour received for an achievement;
compliments or congratulations
kudos
// kudos to the chef
// she was looking for kudos rather than profit
975
хромой, увечный, неубедительный
lame
// lame answer
// to be lame in one leg
976
не подлежит обсуждению
non-negotiable
977
резонирующий, живой, трепещущий
vibrant
978
резонирующий, живой, трепещущий
vibrant
979
Поле (страницы)
Margin
// i made margins bigger because you write in them
980
Поле (страницы)
Margin
// i made margins bigger because you write in them
981
Утонченный
Sophisticated
982
земной, обычный, приземленный
mundane
I don’t know when it all became mundane.
983
земной, обычный, приземленный
mundane
I don’t know when it all became mundane.
984
быстрота, ловкость
agility
//a gymnast whose agility on the parallel bars has won him several medals
985
быстрота, ловкость
agility
//a gymnast whose agility on the parallel bars has won him several medals
986
физически или умственно неполноценный (особенно о детях)
handicapped
The approach is strictly a practical one and even extends to the needs of handicapped children. — Этот подход в основном ориентируется на практику и даже учитывает нужды детей с физическими или умственными недостатками.
987
физически или умственно неполноценный (особенно о детях)
handicapped
The approach is strictly a practical one and even extends to the needs of handicapped children. — Этот подход в основном ориентируется на практику и даже учитывает нужды детей с физическими или умственными недостатками.
988
неопровержимый
irrefutable
The evidence is irrefutable.
989
хмуриться, хмурить брови
to scowl
I never judge a scowl.
990
хмуриться, хмурить брови
to scowl
I never judge a scowl.
991
унижаться, унижать свое достоинство
to demean oneself
992
унижать, подрывать авторитет
to demean
That’s demeaning.
You demean the seriousness of the problem.
993
унижать, подрывать авторитет
to demean
That’s demeaning.
You demean the seriousness of the problem.
994
Болтовня, треп
yap
a dope with a talent for opening his yap at exactly the wrong moment
Keep your yap shut.
Shut up that yapping.
995
твердость характера, выдержка
grit
996
твердость характера, выдержка
grit
997
проявлять твердость, выдержку
to display grit
998
ребенок
tad
child
infant
999
нудный, скучный
tedious
1000
безжалостный, жестокий, непреклонный
relentless
1001
смягчаться, уступать
to relent
The winds would not relent.
1002
смягчаться, уступать
to relent
The winds would not relent.
1003
со всем уважением (phrase)
with all due respect
1004
дремлющий, спящий
dormant
1005
смежный, расположенный рядом
adjacent (to)
The school was adjacent to a hospital.
1006
психиатр (разг.)
headshrinker
shrink
1007
головорез, бандит
thug
1008
медленное кипение, выкипание
simmer
1009
побуждение, стимул
incentive
they’d eliminated any incentive I’d had to keep my GPA up
1010
комендантский час
curfew
1011
провалиться на экзамене, вылететь (ph. verb)
to flunk out
He flunked out of school.
1012
пристально разглядывать
to contemplate
1013
Приступ гнева (особенно у ребенка)
tantrum
1014
разлом
rift
1015
разлом
rift
1016
играть гаммы
to play/practice scales
1017
искусно сделанный, услвершенствованный
elaborate
to take elaborate precautions
mankind’s understanding of the universe has elaborated
1018
not clearly expressed (adjective)
vague
vague accusations
1019
истинный, подлинный
genuine
1020
ил, донные отложения, навоз
muck
1021
рыться в грязном белье, дотошная журналистика
muck-racking
1022
проныра
weasel
1023
отбивать (мясо)
to tenderize
1024
отбивать (мясо)
to tenderize
1025
трезубец
trident
1026
что-то очень маленькое, коротышка
runt
1027
что-то очень маленькое, коротышка
runt
1028
отбраковка; выбирать, отбирать
cull
to cull the herd
1029
долги, задолженность
arrears
1030
барристер (адвокат, имеющий право выступать в высших судах)
barrister
1031
горящий, пылающий
ablaze
// He was ablaze with enthusiasm.
1032
трещина, расщелина
crevice
// steam escaped from a long crevice in the volcano
1033
прыжок, погружение
plunge
// Don't be too keen to plunge into argument with him.
// The children plunged into the cold water without complaining.
1034
пырнуть кого-л. ножом
to plunge a knife into smb.
1035
сделать решительный шаг
to take / make the plunge
1036
Давай, шевелись!
C'mon, shake a leg!
1037
потрясти до глубины души
shake to the core
1038
смятенный, смущенный чем-л.
distraught at / over / with
// the tourists are distraught at the intrusion of foreign words
1039
загрязнять, отравлять
to contaminate
// to contaminate environment
// to contaminate a river with waste
// flies contaminate food
1040
зависимый, подчиненный
subordinate
// They had to subordinate their own needs to the needs of the group. - Им пришлось подчинить свои интересы интересам коллектива.
1041
обеззараживать, дезинфицировать
decontaminate
1042
искусство, мастерство, умение
prowess
// He is known for his prowess on the football field.
1043
осколки, черепки
smithereens
1044
платан
sycamore
1045
гноящаяся рана, нагноение
fester
1046
распутный, развязный
wanton
1047
принуждение, лишение свободы
duress
1048
делать что-то по принуждению
to do smth under duress
1049
гнусный, омерзительный
abominable
// I cannot get over his abominable behaviour.
1050
прыжок, скачок
leap
1051
прыжок в неизвестность, рискованное дело
a leap in the dark
1052
избавление, спасение
salvation
1053
несчастный, жалкий человек
wretch
// The poor wretch lost his job. - Бедняга потерял свою работу.
1054
освящать, благословлять, очищать от греха
sanctify
1055
вершина, пик, апофеоз
pinnacle
// a singer who has reached the pinnacle of success
1056
испарять, испаряться
vaporize
1057
наклоняться, склоняться
incline
1058
длинная, узкая полоска (чего-л.)
sliver
// a sliver of land - полоска земли
1059
схизма, ересь, раскол
schism
1060
древний, первоначальный
pristine
1061
подотчетный, понятный, объяснимый
accountable
// As a director, she must be accountable for her decisions.
1062
бродяга, мерзавец
vagabond
1063
мягкий, кашеобразной консистенции;
слезливо-сентиментальный
mushy
// The mushy music blunted the effect of the movie's final tragic scene.
// Cook for two minutes until soft but not mushy.
1064
притуплять, затуплять
to blunt
sharpen all your blunt knives
1065
saying what you think without trying to be polite or considering other people's feelings
[говоря откровенно]
to be blunt
// To be blunt, many of the candidates cannot read or write.
1066
строгий, неумолимый
rigorous
// We subjected the data to a rigorous analusis.
// I hope she won't be too rigorous with the young ones.
1067
постепенное сужение, конус
taper
// The storm finally tapered off.
// the symptoms beging tapering gradually
1068
постепенно, последовательно
gradually
1069
щитовидная железа
thyroid
1070
вызывающий отвращение, претящий
abhorrent
// She finds violence in films abhorrent.
1071
шаловливый, резвый
frolic
// The children frolicked in the garden.
1072
осуждение, признание виновным;
убежденность, твердая вера
conviction
// He was able to say with conviction that he had changed.
// The court overturned his conviction. - Суд отменил его обвинительный приговор.
1073
