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1 _____ somebody/something ↔ __
to ask someone to come and help you with a difficult situation

2 to telephone somewhere, especially the place where you work, to tell them where you are, what you are doing etc

3 to telephone a radio or television show to give your opinion or to ask a question

4 _____ __ a loan/debt
to officially tell someone to pay back money you lent them

5 British English to visit a person or place while you are on your way to somewhere else

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call in phrasal verb

1 call somebody/something ↔ in
The government then called in troops to deal with the disturbances.

2 Rachael called in sick (= telephoned to say she was too ill to come to work ) .

3 Over 2,000 viewers called in with complaints about the bad language used in the programme.

4 call in a loan/debt
The bank can call in the loan at any time.

5 British English
call in on/at
Could you call in on Mum on your way home?

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someone who leaves one side in a war, politics etc in order to join the opposing side – used to show disapproval

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ren‧e‧gade / renəɡeɪd, renɪɡeɪd / noun [ countable ] literary

a renegade army unit

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very

жахливо

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aw‧ful‧ly / ɔf ə li $ ɒ- / adverb

It’s awfully cold in here. Is the heater on?

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moody

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похмурий
mood‧y / mudi / adjective

1 annoyed or unhappy :

Keith had seemed moody all morning.

2 often changing quickly from being in a good temper to being in a bad temper SYN temperamental :

a moody teenager
Lewis was moody and brilliantly clever.

— moodily adverb :
She was staring moodily into the fire.
— moodiness noun [ uncountable ]

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чутка

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a rumour
ru‧mour British English , rumor American English / rumə $ -ər / noun [ uncountable and countable ]

1 rumour about/of

I’ve heard all sorts of rumours about him and his secretary.

rumour that

There’s a rumour that Eddie is bankrupt.

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рекламний

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pro‧mo‧tion‧al / prəməʊʃ ə nəl $ -moʊ- / adjective

a promotional video

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дійсно

spravdi

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in‧deed / ɪndid / adverb

1 The blood tests prove that Vince is indeed the father.

‘Would it help if you had an assistant?’ ‘It would indeed.’

2 formal
I didn’t mind at all. Indeed, I was pleased.

3 especially British English used with ‘very’

Most of the essays were very good indeed.
Thank you very much indeed.

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персонал

1 workers [ C, also plural British English ] the people who work for an organization

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staff / stɑf $ stæf / noun

1  staff of 10/50 etc 
Our department has a staff of seven. 
The entire staff has done a good job this year. 
They employ a total of 150 staff. 
The staff were very helpful. 

medical/academic/library etc staff
a strike by ambulance staff
one of our longest-serving staff members

member of staff British English :
I’d like to welcome a new member of staff.

Grammar
In British English, staff is often used as a plural noun and followed by a plural verb :

We need to recruit more staff.
All the teaching staff were women.

In American English, staff is not often used in this way, and is never followed by a plural verb.
► You never refer to a person as ‘a staff’. Say a staff member , a member of staff (BrE), or an employee .

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bytu na konu

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to be on the line

29 be on the line

From now on, all our jobs are on the line.

She knew that her whole future was on the line.

put yourself/your neck on the line (for somebody) (= risk something bad happening to you )

I’ve already put myself on the line for you once, and I’m not going to do it again.

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придумати

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to come up with something

come up with something phrasal verb

1 to think of an idea, answer etc :

Is that the best excuse (vypravdannya) you can come up with?
We’ve been asked to come up with some new ideas.

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захопити уяву

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to capture imagination

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12
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trumach dla babla

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a wallet

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13
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спустошити

спорожняти

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to empty something

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14
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світанок

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dawn 1 / dɔn $ dɒn / noun [ uncountable and countable ]

1 at dawn

The boats set off at dawn.

When dawn broke (= the first light of the day appeared ) , we were still 50 miles from Calcutta.

I was up at the crack of dawn (= very early in the morning ) to get the plane.

We worked from dawn to dusk (= through the whole day while it is light ) .

the cold light of dawn

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15
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мабуть

очевидно

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apparently

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оголошувати

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to announce something

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17
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виправдати очікування

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to live up to expectations

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18
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глибокодумний, обачний, знахарський, поміркований, знаючий, мудрий

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wise

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множинний

багаторазовий

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multiple

20
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роздутий

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in‧flat‧ed / ɪnfleɪtəd, ɪnfleɪtɪd / adjective

1 inflated prices, amounts etc are high and unreasonable (необгрунтований)

company directors on grossly inflated salaries

2 inflated ideas, opinions etc about someone or something

He has a very inflated opinion of himself.

3 filled with air or gas

21
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1 teaching, especially in small groups

2 American English , ___________ fees British English the money you pay for being taught

+ плата за навчання в коледжі

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tu‧i‧tion / tjuɪʃ ə n $ tu- / noun [ uncountable ]

1 I had to have extra tuition in maths.

2 When I started college, tuition was $350 a quarter.

+ college tuition

22
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нахиляти
нахилятися
схиляти

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in‧cline 1 / ɪnklaɪn / verb [ not in progressive ]

1 [ transitive ] formal

incline somebody to do something
The accident inclined him to reconsider his career.

2 [ intransitive ] formal
incline to do something
I incline to accept the official version of events.

incline to/towards
I incline to the opinion that this principle extends to cases of religious discrimination.

3 The telescope is inclined at an angle of 43 degrees.

23
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чарівно іронічним

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deliciously ironic

24
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вантаж

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ship‧ment / ʃɪpmənt / noun [ uncountable and countable ]

shipment of
a shipment of grain (зерно)

arms/oil/drug etc shipment
an illegal arms shipment
The goods are ready for shipment.

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образа

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in‧sult 2 / ɪnsʌlt / noun [ countable ]

1
She was shouting insults at her boyfriend.

$200 for all that work? It’s an insult.

Their offer was so low I took it as an insult (= thought it was meant to be an insult ) .

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оманa, обман

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hype 1 / haɪp / noun [ uncountable ]

attempts (спроби) to make people think something is good or important by talking about it a lot on television, the radio etc – used to show disapproval

Some experts are worried that the new drug won’t live up to all the hype.

Despite the media hype , I found the film very disappointing.

27
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неослабний

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re‧lent‧less / rɪlentləs / adjective

1 strict, cruel, or determined, without ever stopping :

her relentless determination to succeed

2 something bad that is relentless continues without ever stopping or getting less severe SYN endless :

the relentless crying of a small baby
a family facing relentless financial problems

— relentlessly adverb :
He questioned her relentlessly.

28
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радикальний

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dras‧tic / dræstɪk / adjective

extreme and sudden

drastic action/measures

Drastic changes are needed if environmental catastrophe is to be avoided.

— drastically / -kli / adverb :
The size of the army was drastically cut.

29
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shvydkyy pohlyad

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a sneak peek

30
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видання, випуск

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an issue

31
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заклик

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an appeal

32
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adjective

doing things very secretly and quickly, so that people do not notice you or cannot stop you

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a sneak attack

a sneak thief

33
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1 to look quickly at something, or to look at something from behind something else, especially something that you are not supposed to see → peep

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peek / pik / verb [ intransitive ]

peek at/through/into etc
Carefully he peeked through the glass window in the door.
Paula opened the box and peeked inside.
Shut your eyes and don’t peek!

34
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informal

a trick or something unusual that you do to make people notice someone or something – used to show disapproval

трюк
дивина

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gim‧mick / ɡɪmɪk / noun [ countable ] informal

advertising gimmicks

— gimmicky adjective
— gimmickry noun [ uncountable ]

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марнувати час

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to dally

36
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залякувати тероризувати

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to cow

37
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1 military

a) [ countable usually plural ] a group of people who have been trained to do military work for a government or other organization
b) the ____s British English

3 violence [ uncountable ]
violent physical action used to get what you want

4 physical power [ uncountable ]
the amount of physical power with which something moves or hits another thing → strength

сила, міць

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force / fɔs $ fɔrs / noun

1 military
a) government/military/defence etc forces

The riots were suppressed by government forces.
He strengthened US forces in the Gulf.
a plan to disarm the rebel forces (= those fighting against the government )

b) the forces British English the army, navy, and air force
in the forces
Both her sons are in the forces.

3 The police used force to overpower the demonstrators.

by force
In the end he had to be thrown out of the house by force.
They kicked the door down using sheer brute force .

4 force of
The force of the explosion blew out all the windows.

with great/considerable/increasing etc force
He raised his hand and struck her with terrifying force.

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1 [ uncountable and countable ] a situation in which people are treated very unfairly and not given their rights

несправедливість

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in‧jus‧tice / ɪndʒʌstəs, ɪndʒʌstɪs / noun

1 injustice of
the injustice of slavery

injustice against
innumerable injustices against the black population

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phrasal verb

1 change job/class   
to leave your present job, class, or activity and start doing another one

2 change/develop
a) to develop in your life, and change your relationships, interests, activities etc

b) to change, progress, improve, or become more modern as time passes

5 continue journey
to leave the place where you have been staying and continue to another place

іти далі
рухаtyся

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move on phrasal verb

1 I enjoyed my job, but it was time to move on.

move on to
When you finish, move on to the next exercise.

2
a) I’ve moved on since high school, and now I don’t have much in common with some of my old friends.
move on from

5 After three days we decided it was time to move on.

move on to
The exhibition has now moved on to Edinburgh.

40
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informal

5 to be very angry or surprised about something

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have a cow informal

41
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дій

jdy do toho

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go for it

If you really want the job, go for it!

42
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phrasal verb informal

used to tell someone to be careful

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watch out phrasal verb informal

You’ll become an alcoholic if you don’t watch out .

43
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1 to pay attention to what is happening around you, so that you will notice a particular person or thing if you see them

2 to try to make sure that someone is treated well

dávat pozor na
dyvytysya za

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look out for somebody/something phrasal verb

1 Look out for your Aunt while you’re at the station.
He’s looking out for a nice apartment downtown.

2 My older brother always looked out for me when we were kids.

look out for yourself/number one (= think only of the advantages you can get for yourself )