words p.12 (homework) Flashcards

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1
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to send out (produce) a programme on television or radio

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(to) broadcast

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2
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to pretend that smth is true

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to make out

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3
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to suggest

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to put forward

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4
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to recognise that smth is not true and not be tricked by it

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to see through

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5
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not to realize or show that you are grateful

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to take smth for granted

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6
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a short news report on radio or television, giving the most recent information

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newsflash

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a special article in a newspaper or magazine, or a part of a television or radio broadcast

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feature

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8
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a newspaper that is printed on large sheets of paper

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broadsheet

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9
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a short news programme on television or radio, often about something that has just happened

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bulletin

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10
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придерживаться чьего-то мнения

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to be smb’s view that

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11
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to laugh at someone in an unkind way

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to ridicule

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12
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отвечать чему-то
соотношаться

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to correspond with

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13
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to reduce the numder of possibilities

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to narrow down

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14
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to produce a smell

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to give off

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15
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to start doing a particular type of work

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to go into

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15
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to have an argument

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to fall out with

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16
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delay or unnecessary activity

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ado

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17
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without wasting more time

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without further/more ado

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18
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to delay a plan or decision because it is difficult or problematic

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to kick smth into the long grass

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19
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to laugh unkindly and publicly at someone or something, or to make someone or something seem stupid

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to hold smb/smth up to ridicule

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20
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to endeavour
to involve someone in a conversation or situation

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to draw into

21
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сдаться

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to surrender

22
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to be not on the main topic; irrelevant to the discussion

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to go off the topic

23
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to continue as planned or expected

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to get back on track

24
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to occur to someone

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to spring to mind
to cross smb’s mind

25
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to trick someone into believing something that is not true

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to put one over on someone

26
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сопливая история

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sob-story

27
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a period during which one hears nothing from a normally communicative person

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a radio silence

28
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in an excellent condition

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in a mint condition

29
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to start a new and better way of behaving, forgetting about any bad experiences in the past

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to wipe the slate clean

30
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to have a chance of success

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to stand a chance

31
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the last thing to do

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the last resort

32
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an advantage that comes from a difficult situation

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a silver lining

33
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to agree with smth

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to be on board with smth

34
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to analyze

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to think through

35
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зарабатывать на жизнь

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to earn sb’s keep

36
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to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong

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to tell off

37
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коренной

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indigenous

37
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усердный

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assiduous
diligent
laborious

38
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привередливый

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fastidious

39
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to thoroughly memorise

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to soak in

40
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to discuss

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talk through

41
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концепции спроса и предложения

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the concept of supply and demand

42
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считать, расценивать

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to regard
to deem

43
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a job in which there is no chance of progressing to a better, more important job

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dead-end job

44
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to deflate (опустить) or humble (унизить) someone

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to take smb down a notch

45
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to give smb a piece of advice or information secretly

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tp have a word in smb’s ear

46
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to tell people a new piece of news

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to put the word out
to hand out

47
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to say smth that another person was just about to say

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to take the words out of smb’s mouth

48
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to be completely different

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to be worlds apart
like chalk and cheese