3-16 omg

go right ahead!

go for it! do that!

not give sb. the time of day refuse to speak to or acknowledge someone - After the way Dave talked about me during the meeting, I wouldn't give him the time of day.

refuse to speak to or acknowledge someone

twist someone's arm strongly persuade someone to do something - I had to twist his arm to get him to tell the truth.

strongly persuade someone to do something

bite me

Выкуси

get off my back used for telling someone to stop criticizing you or telling you what to do - Could you please get off my back a don't like being stressed

Отстань от меня оставь меня в покое used for telling someone to stop criticizing you or telling you what to do

sequin /ˈsikwɪn/ a small shiny flat piece of plastic or metal that you can sew onto clothes to decorate them

блестка, пайетка

bubbly lively, happy, and friendly - She's a lovely, bright, and bubbly girl.

бодрый, энергичный

be in - the oversized power suit look is very in right now

быть в моде

sketch - I always sketch with pen and paper.

набросок, эскиз

intrusive affecting someone in a way that annoys them and makes them feel uncomfortable: - intrusive questioning - intrusive lighting

навязчивый, назойливый

pushy extremely determined to get what you want, even if it annoys other people - children with pushy parents

напористый, пробивной, нахальный

put someone out to cause problems or difficulties for someone by making them do something for you - It would be great to stay with you, but I don't want to put you out.

напрягати, утруждати

spiffy stylish, attractive, or pleasing: - a spiffy haircut/dresser

нарядный, элегантный, модный,

more than once

неоднократно

partially /ˈpɑrʃəli/ not completely - a partially clothed body discovered in the woods - The airline is partially owned by British Airways.

немного, отчасти, частично

reluctant /rɪˈlʌktənt/ not willing to do something reluctant to do something: - She was reluctant to leave.

неохотный, вынужденный

amount to something to be the same as or equal to something else - Two dates in nine years hardly amounts to an active social life. - it was never gonna amount to anything to add up to a particular total - His monthly earnings amount to about $3,500.

означать нащитувати to be the same as or equal to something else to add up to a particular total

life-threatening

опасный для жизни, угрожающий жизни

typo a small mistake in a printed document

опечатка

give a hand

помогать

personable attractive and behaving in a pleasant way - She is an intelligent and personable young woman.

представительный, привлекательный

call it even

прекратить, закончить

foreplay sexual kissing and touching that people enjoy before having sex

прелюдия

sting to make someone feel angry and upset - She was stung by her father's criticism.

жало/жалить уязвляти

amusing

забавный, занимательный

top wish

заветное желание

wheel chair

инвалидная коляска

expel /ɪkˈspel/ to force a student to leave a school permanently expel someone for something: - He was expelled for threatening a teacher with a knife.

исключать, выгонять to force a student to leave a school permanently

solely /ˈsoʊl.li/ involving nothing except the person or thing mentioned - They were interested solely in schemes that would make a lot of money.

исключительно, только

graveyard an area of land where dead people are buried, usually around a church

кладбище (у церкви)

last resort used for saying that you will do something only after trying everything else to solve a problem - The government will impose a state of emergency only as a last resort.

крайняя мера used for saying that you will do something only after trying everything else to solve a problem

around the clock

круглосуточно, круглые сутки

suit up to get ready for an activity by putting on a uniform or special clothes

приодеться, нарядиться

prove yourself

проявлять себя

steering wheel

руль

self-taught

самоучка

live hand to mouth

сводить концы с концами

keep it in check to keep someone or something under control; to restrain someone or something. - Hang on to this rope to keep the dog in check. - I was so angry I could hardly hold myself in check.

стримувати себе

snitch

стукач

you don't happen

ти случайно не?

diligence /ˈdɪlɪdʒəns/ the quality of working carefully and with a lot of effort: - She hoped that her diligence would be noticed at work. - The exhibition has been researched with extraordinary diligence.

усердие, старание

ovaries /ˈoʊvəris/ one of the two organs in the body of a woman or other female animal that produce eggs and the sex hormones progesterone and estrogen. Eggs travel from the ovarie sdown the fallopian tubes to the uterus. If the eggs are fertilized, an embryo will develop.

яичники

if I didn't know you better ...

якби я тебе не знала...

fair

ярмарка

squeeze fun out of any situation

ізвлєкати позитив з любої ситуації

a clean bill of health a statement that someone is healthy, or that something is operating correctly or is in good condition give someone/something a clean bill of health: - After a thorough investigation, the department was given a clean bill of health.

Медицинское заключение о полном выздоровлении

fine by me

Меня это устраивает

in passing if you say something in passing, you mention it while you are talking about something else - He mentioned her in passing but I didn't think anything of it at the time.

Мимоходом, случайно мельком

what have I signed myself up for

На что я подписался?

rack up to get a large number or amount of something - The film racked up five Oscar nominations. - the video racked up 100000 views

Набирать (очки, награды)

hit the pause button

Нажмите кнопку паузы

point taken

Намек понят

shut the front door used to show surprise: - "She kissed Curtis." "Shut the front door!"

Не может быть!

con people out of money

Обманом выманивать деньги

laters

Пока-пока! До скорого)

get sharp vision

Получить четкое зрение

feast your eyes on to take great pleasure in looking at someone or something - If you're looking for new kitchen utensils, feast your eyes on these goodies.

Полюбуйтесь на

Give me some sugar Give me a kiss. - Come here, give your mama some sugar!Oh, it's been too long, darling—give me some sugar!

Поцелуй меня

walk it off to get rid of a bad feeling or condition by going for a walk - He went to the beach to try to walk off his hangover.

Прогуляйтесь и постарайтесь забыть об этом

flip A flip is also a jump in which you swing your legs over your headas your whole body turns around, so that you come down on yourfeet in the position you started from. - do a flip

Кувырок, сальто

savory /ˈseɪvəri/ Savory food is salty or spicy and not sweet in taste: - a deliciously savory aroma

пикантный, пряный food is salty or spicy and not sweet in taste:

frame of mind the mood that someone is in, which influences their attitudes or feelings - I'm not in the right frame of mind for jokes just now.

расположение духа, настроение

chip in if people chip in, they each give some money to help pay for something - The three of us chipped in and bought the boat for Dad. - The state of Ohio chipped in $700,000 for the project.

скидываться

win over to persuade someone to agree with you or to be friendly to you - We've finally won him over to our point of view.

склонить на свою сторону, расположить к себе

grueling involving a lot of continuous effort - a grueling twelve-mile hike - the President's grueling schedule

суровый, изнурительный involving a lot of continuous effort

bash /bæʃ/ to publicly criticize someone - She used her weekly column to bash the school system and everyone who worked in it.

критикувати

nosebleed /ˈnoʊzˌblid/

кровь из носа

mani-pedi /ˈmæniˌpedi/ a beauty treatment where you get a manicure (=treatment for your hands and nails) and a pedicure (=treatment for your feet and toenails) - I'm addicted to mani-pedis, massages, the works.

маникюр и педикюр

lash out to criticize someone or something angrily - They lashed out at the council's move to stop free parking. to try to hit or attack someone suddenly and violently lash out at: - Occasionally the patients will lash out at the nurses.

внезапно лягнуть; ударить; наброситься на (кого-л. / на что-л.)

interior /ɪnˈtɪər·i·ər/ inner; on or from the inside: - The interior surface of the seashell was smooth.

внутренний inner; on or from the inside:

formidable strong and powerful, and therefore difficult to deal with if opposedto you: - There were formidable obstacles to reaching an early settlement of the dispute.

внушительный (не tremendous) strong and powerful, and therefore difficult to deal with if opposedto you:

waterproof

водонепроницаемый

water broke

воды отошли

marry off to find a husband or wife for someone marry someone off to someone: - They tried to marry their daughter off to a wealthy businessman.

женить, выдавать замуж

marry into money

жениться/ выйти замуж из-за денег

live a lie to spend your life hiding the truth about yourself or your feelings

жить во лжи

dry up to stop being available - What will happen to the project when the money dries up? - opportunities dried up during the pandemic

закончиться

soiree /swɑˈreɪ/ ​OLD-FASHIONED COUNTABLE a small party held in the evening in a private house, often including a musical performance

званый вечер

happy medium

золотая середина

first come first served (FCFS) used for saying that if you arrive before other people you will be served or dealt with before them - The tickets will be given on a first come, first served basis.

в порядке живой очереди

in the prime of life

в расцвете сил

standby someone or something that is always available to be used if they are needed in a particular situation - We've kept the old stroller as a standby in case the new one breaks. - a standby diesel generator

в режиме ожидания, резервный

in its way

в своем роде

go out on limb in doING sth in a position where you have no support from other people - I'm going to go out on a limb here and say I completely disagree. - She's going out on a limb in criticizing her own party leadership.

в трудном положении, в опасности ризикнути головою

in one piece

в целости и сохранности, целый и невредимый

in the buff naked

в чому мама народила

on the air

в эфире

sit well with if something that someone does or says does not sit well with you, you do not agree with it or do not like it - Her remarks at dinner didn't sit well with some of the guests.

влаштовувати

showtime

зірковий час

a cry for help

крик о помощи

bash /bæʃ/ to publicly criticize someone - She used her weekly column to bash the school system and everyone who worked in it.

критиковать

midlife crisis

кризис среднего возраста

insignificant small or not noticeable, and therefore not considered important : - Why bother arguing about such an insignificant amount of money? - The difference between the two results was insignificant.

незначительный, несущественный

sweep something under the rug swept to try to avoid dealing with a problem - You can't just sweep these issues under the rug.

отмахнуться от проблеми скривать замалчивать

call off to decide that something will not happen - She's called off the wedding. - If we have much more rain, the game might be called off.

отменить

back up to move backward a short distance - I need everyone to back up about 10 steps.

отойти назад

hit the road

отправиться в путь

sunblock, sunscreen

солнцезащитный крем

corpse the body of a dead person - They found his corpse a week later, washed up on the shore.

труп

a coward

трус

cold feet have​/​get cold feet ​ to suddenly feel nervous about doing something that you have planned or agreed to do - Sally got cold feet at the last moment and called off the wedding. - It's too late for cold feet

трусость

a cautionary tale

поучительная история, предостережение

lower back /ˈloʊr/

поясница

dos and don'ts The general rules and regulations of a given activity, operation, or situation. - Before you begin your first day working for us, there are a few important do's and don'ts that I need to familiarize youwith. - Tom doesn't understand the basic do's and don'ts of social etiquette.

правила и нормы

clean as a whistle completely honest or legal extremely clean

чистый, как стеклышко completely honest or legal extremely clean

on board In agreement with; ready or willing to participate. - Is everyone on board with the new plan? Then let's get to work! Employed or working with. - We have a new engineer on board who specializes in repairing these kinds of computers.Welcome to the company, Dan—it's great to have you on board.

In agreement with; ready or willing to participate. Employed or working with.

The Big Apple

NYC

wet cat syndrome To be overwhelmed with social and interpersonal duties and relationships in such a way that one desires to be left alone so as to re-gather their emotions and/or mental state. - Amy: Hey Mark, have you seen John? I wanted to ask him to help me set up my new computer.Mark: yeah, I know where he's at, but he's kind of burnt-out. Totally got wet cat syndrome. Is there anything I can help with?

To be overwhelmed with social and interpersonal duties and relationships in such a way that one desires to be left alone so as to re-gather their emotions and/or mental state.

wrap your mind around sth To comprehend something that one considers challenging, confusing, or a foreign concept. - Kate is willing to pay full price for an expensive handbag, but I just can't wrap my head around that. - Sam tries to wrap her head around snow and freezing temperatures, but she's always lived in Florida, so real winter isnot something she has experienced.

To comprehend something that one considers challenging, confusing, or a foreign concept.

goodies an object that people want or enjoy, often something nice to eat: - All the children were given a bag of goodies - mostly sweets and toys.

вкусняшки

rekey all of the doors to change the tumblers in (a lock) so that it works with a new key

to change the tumblers in (a lock) so that it works with a new key

wipes

влажные салфетки

doorknob door-handle a round handle on a door that you turn to open and close the door

дверная ручка (круглая) звичайна

cast off to get rid of someone or something - It took many years for Chicago to cast off its reputation as the home of violent gangsters.

to get rid of someone or something

dumb-as^ stupid

дебіл

To throw someone a lifeline to give help to someone in a difficult situation

to give help to someone in a difficult situation

get fired up about sth to make someone become excited or angry: - We had an argument about it and she got all fired up.

to make someone become excited or angry:

chain saw

бензопила

extreme reaction to sth - sort of an extreme reaction to a few gray hairs

бурна реакція

pluck - pluck eyebrows

выщипывать

screwdriver

отвертка

rise and shine

проснись и пой, подъем

cookie cutter

форма для печенья

touchy subject ...with you

щекотливая тема

puppy eyes

щенячьи глазки

eat crow - Hold a conference, eat crow and move on

1) признавать свое поражение или неправду

hook-up a casual sexual encounter - I want a casual hookup, not a relationship.

a casual sexual encounter случайний секс

confrontation /ˌkɑːn.frənˈteɪ.ʃən/ a fight or argument: - Some couples seem to like confrontation, but Josh and I hardly everargue. - There were violent confrontations between police and demonstrators. - I had a confrontation this morning with my boss.

a fight or argument:

a good/ great deal of sth a large amount or quantity of something - A great deal of research has been done already. - She spent a good deal of time on the project.

a large amount or quantity of something

black thumb a notable inability to make plants grow : a tendency to fail as a gardener - Ever since I was a child, I was known for a really bad black thumb—I could not grow anything, and even worse, plants seemed to die under my supervision, even the plastic kind.

a notable inability to make plants grow : a tendency to fail as a gardener

have​/​keep your ear to the ground ​ to pay attention to what is happening, so that you know about any changes in a situation

be in the loop

jog sb's memory

Освежить память

pussy /ˈpʊsi/

an extremely offensive word for a woman's genitals an insulting word for a man who is not strong, brave, or determined a child's word for a cat

turn to (turn to someone) to go to someone for help when you are having difficulty dealing with a situation - I'm sorry, but I had no one else to turn to. - There are plenty of people you can turn to for advice.

ask for

anonymous tip /əˈnɑnɪməs/

aнонимную наводкa

bag something catch or kill an animal - We were out hunting for three days and couldn't bag a single wild turkey.

catch or kill an animal

firecracker

Фейерверк, петарда, хлопушка

sunup sundown

dawn

queasy /ˈkwiː.zi/ feeling that you want to vomit: - I started to feel queasy as soon as the boat left the harbour. - Just the thought of blood makes me queasy.

feeling that you want to vomit:

give sth a whirl /wɝːl/

give sth a try

got off to to a bad start

got off on the wrong foot

exterior /ekˈstɪər·i·ər/ outer; on or from the outside: - The exterior walls of the house are painted pink. - the lock on the exterior door

outer; on or from the outside:

someone's take on something ​ someone's attitude or opinion about a situation - What's your take on the oil crisis?

opinion

venom /ˈvenəm/ venomous poison produced by some animals, especially snakes and insects - a venomous snake

poison

half-brother

stepbrother

go in circles

ходить по кругу

teeny-weeny extremely small. This word is used mainly by children or when speaking to children.

tiny

toot your own horn to emphasize your own achievements and successes to other people - Not to toot my horn, but...

to brag about or be pretentious by one's own accomplishments

veil

Вуаль, завеса, завуалировать,скрывать.

coffin /ˈkɑfɪn/

гроб

a butt load of

дофіга

riddle

загадка

razor wire

колючая проволока

fall behind

отстать от

color me (something) An exclamation used to indicate some particular emotion or condition. - You did the dishes and cleaned your room? Well, color me amazed—I never thought the day would come! - A: "See? I told you I wasn't the one who did it." B: "Color me wrong. Sorry, Tom."

An exclamation used to indicate some particular emotion or condition.

be a phone call away It means that if you need help, you can simply call that person. The person wants you to know that he/she will be there for you, whenever you need them.

It means that if you need help, you can simply call that person.

petite /pəˈtit/ a petite woman is small and thin in an attractive way

a woman is small and thin in an attractive way

(take) a trip​ down memory lane to remember happy times in the past - She returned to her old school yesterday for a trip down memory lane. - My grandmother spends more time taking trips down memory lane these days than talking about the present.

an occasion when people remember or talk about things that happened in the past

deem to consider that someone or something has a particular quality deem something necessary/important/appropriate etc.: - The Commission will take as long as is deemed necessary to make its decision. deem someone/something to be something: - These buildings are deemed to be of architectural importance and must be protected.

consider

on and on continuing for a long time: at great often tedious length - talked on and on - The noise just went on and on.

continuing for a long time: at great often tedious length дальше и дальше

don't go borrowing troubles

don't worry about something before it is time to worry about it.

weight down

drag down

secure free from danger or the threat of harm or unwanted access; safe: - Troops were sent to make the border secure. - He questioned whether the government's computer database was secure from hackers. - For some time after the robbery we could not feel secure, even in ourown home. free from risk and the threat of change for the worse: - a secure job - People want to feel secure economically. - The museum has a large endowment, so its future is relatively secure. Secure can also mean confident and free from worry: - Children need to feel secure in order to do well at school.

free from danger or the threat of harm or unwanted access; safe: free from risk and the threat of change for the worse: confident and free from worry:

moan /moʊn/ if someone moans, they make a long low sound because of pain, sadness, or pleasure - James continued to moan loudly as the pain intensified.

groan

jacked up not thinking or behaving normally because of having taken drugs: - He died while jacked up on amphetamines. - We were so jacked up we didn't sleep for four nights.

high

jacked up prices increased or higher than before: - Jacked-up prices are forcing customers away from the restaurant.

increased or higher than before: prices

bump informal A slight increase. - Our sales always get a nice bump around spring, when people start coming out of the post-holidays blues. - I'll get a bump in my bonus if I can close this deal before Christmas. informal To increase (something) slightly. - Just one more five-star user review will bump our app's overall rating to a 4.0 average. - They said they'd bump my salary a bit if I complete the training course. to travel, usually in a vehicle, in an uncomfortable way because the surface you are moving over is rough: - We bumped along the dirt road in our car, holding on to our seats. - The bottom of the boat was bumping over a coral reef.

informal A slight increase. informal To increase (something) slightly to travel, usually in a vehicle, in an uncomfortable way because the surface you are moving over is rough:

to spur sb on /spɜr/ to encourage someone to do something - The thought of failing my exams spurred me into action. - His comments spurred me on to success. - The attacks spurred lawmakers to pass tough laws against young offenders.

inspire

to force oneself on someone To rape someone. In this usage, a reflexive pronoun is used between "force" and "on. - "Stay away from that guy—I hear he likes to try to force himself on drunk girls.

rape someone To rape someone. In this usage

drive through a drive-through restaurant, bank, etc. is one where you are servedthrough a window without leaving your car - Cars were backed up in the drive-through lane during the lunch rush.

restaurant, bank, etc. is one where you are served through a window without leaving your car

shoulda

should have

you got me beat I guess another meaning would be you made me nervous you made my heartbeat. For eg, you forgot something and then your friend reminds you of it and you are like 'You got me beat'. slang A response when one does not know the answer to a question. - A: "How long has this milk been in the fridge?" - B: "It's got me beat. Check the expiration date. - "When's Ali's birthday? Got me beat! - You got me beat—I have no idea how to get to the mall from here.

slang A response when one does not know the answer to a question. ти виграв

plodding slow and boring - a plodding and predictable movie

slow and boring

keeper someone with good qualities, who you can have a long relationship with: - If he introduces you to all his friends, he's a keeper.

someone with good qualities, who you can have a long relationship with

to ghost someone to end a relationship by simply disappearing, without any explanation; to do this to someone - Being "ghosted" is one of the toughest ways to be dumped.

to end a relationship by simply disappearing, without any explanation; to do this to someone

dish something out to give or say things to people without thinking about them carefully: - A good doctor listens to the patient rather than just dishing out drugs. - He's very keen to dish out criticism. - He's mad at me for teasing him - he can dish it out, but he can't take it! - The boss was dishing criticism out this morning, and I really got it. - The teacher dished out a scolding to each one who was involved in the prank. to give or serve food to people: - Jon, could you dish the carrots out for me, please? - I'll dish it out, and you take it to the table. - Careful how you dish out the mashedpotatoes. There may not be enough. to distribute information, news, etc. - The press secretaries were dishing reports out as fast as they could write them. - The company dishes out propaganda on a regular basis.

to give or say things to people without thinking about them carefully:

tip off someone to give secret information to someone, or to give someone information - Apparently the mob leaders were tipped off that police were watching them. - Moving strike aircraft within range could have tipped off the bad guys. - An anonymous source tipped off reporters about the senator's use of campaign money to fund private trips to the Bahamas. - I tipped the cops off about the gang's plan to rob the bank.

to give secret information to someone, or to give someone information

have your back to the wall to have very serious problems that limit the ways in which you can act: - He owes money to everyone - he really has his back to the wall now. - She really has her back to the wall now that creditors are coming after her for more money than she makes.

to have very serious problems that limit the ways in which you can act:

chime in /tʃaɪm/ to join a conversation by saying something - Feel free to chime in if you've got something to add. chime in with: - George couldn't resist chiming in with his "helpful hints" about investments.

to join a conversation by saying something

take off to leave a place suddenly - As soon as she saw George arrive, she just took off.

to leave a place suddenly

eye to look at someone or something with interest: - I could see her eyeing my lunch. - She eyed me warily.

to look at someone or something with interest:

crush to perform extremely well in a particular situation, competition, etc.: - The company isn't just crushing the commercial realm, it is also innovating corporate culture. - Norway is crushing the Winter Olympics. - They did OK in the semi-finals but crushed it (= did extremely well) in the finals.

to perform extremely well in a particular situation, competition, etc.:

drop​/​lower​ your guard to relax and trust people, even though this means that you might let yourself be upset or do the wrong thing. If someone does not do this, you can say that their guard is up - She was not ready to let down her guard and confide in him. - Once he knew I wasn't a journalist, he dropped his guard and even letme take a photograph of him.

to relax and trust people, even though this means that you might let yourself be upsetor do the wrong thing. If someone does not do this, you can say that their guard is up

to moon to show your naked bottom in public, as a joke or as a protest : - Two male juveniles were arrested and charged with indecent exposure after they mooned a police officer.

to show your naked bottom in public, as a joke or as a protest :

pull the plug on sth to stop an activity, especially by no longer providing the money needed to allow it to continue - Congress threatened to pull the plug on several federal welfare benefits next year.

to stop an activity, especially by no longer providing the money needed to allow it to continue

get behind to support an idea, project, etc., or help someone in what they are trying to do - She claims the publishers never really got behind her new book. if you get behind with work or payments, you have not done as much work or made as many payments as you should have - She'd been sick so often that, she was getting behind with her schoolwork.

to support an idea, project, etc., or help someone in what they are trying to do if you ____ _____ with work or payments, you have not done as much work or made as many payments as you should have поддерживать, отставать

not give a second/another thought to sth/sb to worry about —used in negative statements to not think about someone or something - Don't give a second thought to that broken vase. - I never gave it a second thought. - I didn't give him another thought.

to worry about —used in negative statements to not think about someone or something

con /kɑn/ to make someone believe something that is not true, especially in order to get money from them - He conned them into believing he was sick. - She was conned out of her life savings. - she conned her way into a job

trick

at-risk kids For example, children are seen as at risk if they are disabled, have low self-esteem, or have been abused. Alternatively, some contend that one should not view children themselves as being at risk, but rather the environments in which children develop. For example, it could be said that the family is at risk. An at-risk student is a term used in the United States to describe a student who requires temporary or ongoing intervention in order to succeed academically.

trouble kids

get off used for telling someone to stop touching someone or something - Get off - you're hurting my back. get off someone/something: - Get off the grass right now!

used for telling someone to stop touching someone or something

fascinated very interested or attracted by someone or something fascinated by/with: - We are all fascinated by new technology. be fascinated to do something: - I'd be fascinated to know what you really think. to attract and interest you very strongly - It's a subject that has always fascinated me.

very interested or attracted by someone or something to attract and interest you very strongly

grossed out If something grosses you out, you think it is very unpleasant or disgusting: - He smells and he's dirty - he really grosses me out.

you think it is very unpleasant or disgusting:

try me

А ты попробуй рискни

indulge to allow yourself or someone else to have something enjoyable: - When I get my first paycheck I'm going to indulge in a shopping spree. - He indulged his passion for skiing whenever he could.

Баловать, потокать to allow yourself or someone else to have something enjoyable:

keep it real

Будь собой

hand in hand

Держась за руки

play it safe to avoid taking any risks - It's probably OK to eat them raw, but it's best to play it safe by cooking them.

Не рискуйте! действуйте осторожно осторожничать

peachy excellent or nice

Отлично, офигенно (жарг.)

song and dance A long and elaborate explanation told with the intent to deceive someone or justify something. a long and complicated statement or story, sometimes one that is not true: - She gave me some song and dance about how busy she is. - When I questioned her about her tardiness, she gave me some song and dance about her car breaking down.

Песни и пляски пустые отговорки

for the price of one

По цене одного

pick on someone your own size - Why don't you pick on someone your own size?

Почему бы тебе не выбрать соперника по размеру?

good call

Правильное решение! Правильная мысль!

I stand corrected. SPOKEN FORMAL used for saying that you accept that you are wrong about something

Признаю, что не прав

advancement /ədˈvæns.mənt/ the development or improvement of something: - All she was interested in was the advancement of her own career.

Продвижение, успех, прогресс

bouncy house a bouncy bed ball a big plastic structure in the form of a building which is filled with air and in which kids can play by jumping up and down for fun - Children were playing joyfully in the bounce house that is situated on the basement floor of the restaurant.

батут

treadmill A treadmill is also a boring, regularly repeated activity or experience: - My life has been a treadmill lately.

беговая дорожка A treadmill is also a boring, regularly repeated activity or experience:

unbeknown /unbeknownst to /ˌʌnbɪˈnoʊn/ two elderly women unbeknown to anybody — две пожилые никому не известные женщины without someone's knowledge - Unbeknown to the crew, a stowaway had crept on board. - Unbeknownst to me, she made all the arrangements — без моего ведома /не ставя меня в известность/, она обо всем договорилась

без ведома

tone-deaf Someone who is tone-deaf is not able to recognize different notesor sing tunes accurately: - I'm not quite tone-deaf, but a singing career has never been something I've considered. not understanding how people feel about something, or what is needed in a particular situation: - Many politicians are tone-deaf to the anxieties of the average voter. - People in the streets here are angry about his tone-deaf response to the criticisms.

без музыкального слуха, медведь на ухо наступил

like clockwork happening or working correctly, with no problems or delays - The ceremony went ahead like clockwork.

без перебоя, без заминки як годинник

off the cuff Casually and spontaneously; without planning or preparation. Often hyphenated. - I didn't have time to organize my thoughts, so I just spoke off the cuff. - The senator has become known for making off-the-cuff remarks that create controversy.

без подготовки, экспромтом

beats me used for saying that you do not know or understand something - "Why did he do such a stupid thing?" "Beats me."

без понятия, ума не приложу

no sweat used for saying that you can easily do or deal with something - "Have you got space for me in your car?" "Yeah, no sweat."

без проблем не парся

nuts about​/​over extremely enthusiastic about something, or very attracted to someone - She's nuts over him.

без ума помешались, от этого все с ума сходят

tacky of cheap quality or in bad style: - The shop sold tacky souvenirs and ornaments. (of a substance) sticky: - I left a fingerprint in the tacky paint.

безвкусный of cheap quality or in bad style: (of a substance) sticky:

sterling /ˈstɜr·lɪŋ/ of the highest quality: - McCoy had a sterling season last year. - sterling reputation

бездоганний of the highest quality:

relentless /rɪˈlent·ləs/ something bad that is relentless never seems to stop or improve - He seems to be under relentless pressure at work. relentless criticism continuing in a determined way without any interruption: determined, and never stopping your attempts to achieve something - the relentless pursuit of wealth and power relentless in: - Arnold was relentless in his pursuit of a good news story.

безжалостный, неумолимый, упорный, неослабевающий

reckless not thinking about the possible bad effects of your actions - Don't do anything reckless. - She showed a reckless disregard for her own safety.

безрассудный

immaculate /ɪˈmækjələt/ so clean and neat that there is no dirt - The whole house was absolutely immaculate. - My attorney looked immaculate, as ever. correct or perfect in every way - a player whose timing is immaculate

безупречный

frugal /ˈfruː.ɡəl/ spending very little money and only on things that are really necessary - "I'm a bit too frugal to splash out on designer clothes" a frugal meal is simple, inexpensive, and not very big - "a frugal meal"

бережливый, экономный

Ceaseless ceaseless efforts — беспрерывные усилия - There has been ceaseless rain for three days.

беспрерывный, непрерывный

inhumane treating people or animals in a very cruel way - inhumane prison conditions

бесчеловечный, жестокий

costume jewelry /ˈkɑː.stuːm ˌdʒuː.əl.ri/ cheap jewelry made to look as if it is expensive

бижутерия

turquoise /ˈtərˌk(w)oiz/

бирюзовый

sound the alarm

бить тревогу

noble /ˈnoʊb(ə)l/ behaving in an honest and brave way that other people admire - a noble and courageous leader a noble action is one that you do to help other people, rather than for yourself. This word often shows that you don't think something is noble at all - It was very noble of you to help. - "Jack's offered to look after the kids." "How noble of him!"

благородный, великодушный

prosperity the situation of being successful and having a lot of money - a time of national prosperity

благосостояние, процветание

bliss complete happiness: - Two weeks lying on a beach is my idea of absolute bliss.

блаженство, счастье

puke puke up: - The poor little thing puked up her lunch. - it makes me (want to) puke

блевать/рвота

next of kin

ближайший родственник

chatter continuous fast informal talk, usually about unimportant subjects - the excited chatter of the crowd - There is too much idle chatter in this office. chatter or chatter away or chatter on to talk continuously in a fast informal way, usually about unimportant subjects - Stop chattering and open your books. - She chattered on for twenty minutes while I got ready. chatter about: - What have you two been chattering away about all morning?

болтовня болтать

dread to feel very worried about something that might happen or something that is going to happen - She dreads going to the dentist. - Politicians are dreading that voters will lose faith in the President. - We had the visit from the police that all parents dread. - I dread the day she finds out. dread doing something: - She started to dread seeing him. fill someone with dread: - The thought of making a speech fills me with dread. dread of: - It was his dread of accidents that prevented him from flying. I DREAD TO THINK - I dread to think what the operation will cost. LIVE IN DREAD OF - He lives in dread of meeting her again.

бояться, страшиться, страх

burden a serious or difficult responsibility that you have to deal with - Unemployment places a heavy burden on the welfare state. burden of: - Men say they are willing to share the burden of domestic work. shoulder/carry the burden (=deal with it): - When an elderly relative becomes ill, you should not have to shoulder the burden alone. burden of responsibility/care: - An attempt was made to shift the burden of care from hospitals to the local community. to create a problem or serious responsibility for someone - He was increasingly burdened by ill health. burden someone with something: - I don't want to burden you with my troubles.

бремя, нагрузка, ноша, груз, обременять, тяжесть, отягощать, нагружать

pack something in to stop doing something: - This course is really tough - sometimes I feeling like packing it all in. - I'm so glad you packed in the smoking—I wouldn't have been able to bear it if you had fallen ill from it. - Tom packed his job in and moved to the countryside to work on his father's farm. to manage to include a lot of things in a short time: - We're only in New York for a day so we need to pack in a lot of meetings. - I've stopped trying to pack so many things to do in every time I travel because I end up not enjoying the location itself. To manage to fit a lot of people or things into some enclosed space. - "Wow, they really pack the garlic in this dish, huh? - Managers of the club have been accused of packing in people beyond its safety limits.

бросать, прекращать to manage to include a lot of things in a short time: To manage to fit a lot of people or things into some enclosed space.

come what may no matter what happens. - "they're going to make the change, come what may"

будь что будет, во что бы то ни стало

scones a small soft cake that sometimes contains dried fruit. You usually eat scones with butter.

булочки

gurgle to make a happy sound with the back of the throat: - The baby lay gurgling in her cot.

булькать бульканье

rebel /ˈreb.əl/ to rebel /rɪˈbel/ rebellious /rɪˈbel.i.əs/ a person who refuses to accept the government's power and uses force to oppose it, or a person who opposes authority and thinksor behaves differently: - The government tried to set up talks with the rebels. - Though he dressed unusually, he never meant to be a rebel. to refuse to obey rules or people in authority: - Jacob rebelled against his parents' plans for him and left school at the age of 16. - If you are too strict with teenagers, they often rebel. If someone is rebellious, they are difficult to control and do not behave in the way that is expected: - Her teachers regard her as a rebellious, trouble-making girl.

бунтарь, бунтовщик; непокорный человек, бунтовать

stormy - stormy affair

бурный

to be away a lot

бути в розїздах

be (one's) own man/woman/person To act, think, or work independently; to not accept or be swayed by outside influences. - You can't just accept everything you read in the media—you have to be your own man. - When I was younger, I would do anything my friends were doing, but I'm my own person now. - You won't be able to manipulate her—she's really her own woman.

бути вільної жінкою, чоловіком, людиною

a quick study

быстро схватывающий

boom to experience a period of sudden economic growth: grow rapidly - At that time, Alaska was booming.

быстрый экономический подъём

fleeting continuing for only a very short time - He made only a fleeting reference to his resignation. fleeting glimpse: - She caught a fleeting glimpse of him as he rounded the corner. fleeting moment: - For a fleeting moment she felt almost envious.

быстрый, мимолётный, скоротечный

to be on the fence to refuse to support either side in an argument - The Government should stop sitting on the fence and make its position clear. - People are on the fence, and we just have to take the initiative. - Actually, I'm kind of on the fence (взвешиваю за и против)

быть в нерешительности, сомневаться

get dragged into to make someone become involved in a situation when they do not want to - The U.S. was afraid of being dragged into the war.

быть вовлечённым в to make someone become involved in a situation when they do not want to

to be worked up To be in a state of mental or emotional agitation. Often modified as "all worked up" or "really worked up. - "You're worked up over nothing—I'm sure the doctor will tell you it's nothing. - Mom was really worked up when I spoke to her on the phone. - The professor said she really needed to speak with me later, and now I'm all worked up that I might be failing the course!

быть на взводе

be up to par to be of the usual or expected standard: - Her work hasn't been up to par lately. - She was checking to see if his work was up to par. - His coursework is not up to par. - She's not feeling up to par. - A: "How's your dinner?" B: "It's up to par with this place's usual standard. - "It's nice to see that Jenny's work is up to par again lately.

быть на высоте на должном уровне

have a thing for To have a very keen or particular interest in something; to really like or enjoy something. - John has a thing for antique books. He's always on the lookout for new ones to add to his collection. - I know they're stupid, but I've always had a thing for cheesy horror movies.

быть неравнодушным к кому-то или чему-то

worried sick extremely worried - Your father and I are worried sick about you.

быть очень взволнованным с ума сходить

in the wind If someone is in the wind, they are missing, especially after escaping: - The suspects are in the wind.

в бегах

in/for the foreseeable future /fɔːˈsiː.ə.bəl/ as far into the future as you can imagine or plan for: - I'll be living here for the foreseeable future. - He asked me if there was any point in the foreseeable future when I'd like to have children.

в ближайшем будущем

down the road in the future: - Lots of things will have changed a few years down the road - If you don't do your homework now, it'll be a problem down the road when you don't know the material for the exam. - I do want to get married, but down the road, not any time soon.

в будущем

in olden days

в былые времена

off the beaten track/path not known or popular with many people: - We wanted to find a camping site that was a little bit off the beatenpath.

в глуши

get your head around something to understand and accept something that seems strange - Have you got your head around your new job yet?

в голові не вкладається

thick and thin To stay with someone or something "through thick and thin" is to persevere through good times as well as bad: - "She stood beside her friend through thick and thin." - I will go on loving James through thick and thin no matter what happens.

в горе и в радости в огонь и воду

twice as much used for comparing two amounts and saying how much more one amount is than the other - A house in the city costs half as much again as a house in the suburbs.

в два раза больше

twice as fast

в два раза быстрее

over (in) the long run not immediately but at some time in the future - Cutting jobs could be more expensive in the long run if we have to hire freelancers.

в долгосрочной перспективе

get/take/ give a rain check used to tell someone that you cannot accept an invitation now, but would like to do so at a later time: - Mind if I take a rain check on that drink? I have to work late tonight.

в другой раз

ultimately /ˈʌltɪmətli/ after a process or activity has ended - Her efforts were ultimately bound to fail. - Technological advances could ultimately lead to even more job losses.

в конечном счете, в конце концов

ultimately /ˈʌltɪmətli/ ultimately they became friends again — в конце концов они опять стали друзьями after a process or activity has ended - Her efforts were ultimately bound to fail. - Technological advances could ultimately lead to even more job losses.

в конечном счете, в конце концов

at the end of the day

в конце концов, в конечном итоге

in my line of work

в моей работе

fly (go) solo /ˈsoʊ.loʊ/ to start to do something alone rather than with others - Jennifer's decision to go solo shocked the band. done by one person alone, without any help - his first solo flight - The game is famous for a stunning solo goal from John Barnes.

в одиночку

pending waiting to be dealt with, settled, or completed - The offer to buy is still pending. - the pending case/agreement/charges

в ожидании, на рассмотрении

in mint condition

в отличном состоянии

in the first place used for stating the most basic reason for something - There were several reasons he couldn't sleep. In the first place, Peg snored. at the beginning of a situation - If you don't like her, why invite her in the first place?

в первую очередь, изначально, во-первых

altogether /ˌɑːl.təˈɡeð.ɚ/ in total: - That'll be $52.50 altogether, please. completely: - The government ought to abolish the tax altogether. - She wrote less and less often, and eventually she stopped altogether. - It's all right working with him, but living with him would be a different matter altogether. - I'm not altogether sure I want that (= I have doubts about it). - I think Graham will agree, but convincing Mary will be altogether more (= much more) difficult.

в целом, совсем, совершенно, вполне, в общем in total: completely:

in ransom 500000 in ransom

в якості викупу

milestone an event or achievement that marks an important stage in a process - This film was a milestone in the history of cinema. - He felt that moving out of his parents' home was a real milestone in his life. - We've been married now for 20 years, a real milestone. - The opening of a branch in New York represented an important milestone for the company. - They described the discovery as 'a milestone in medical research'.

важний этап an event or achievement that marks an important stage in a process

fill someone in to give someone details about something - My secretary will fill you in on the details.

ввести в курс дела

mislead mislead into thinking that — обманом заставить подумать что - Don't be misled by appearances, he's a good worker. be misled into doing something: - People are being misled into parting with their money.

вводить в заблуждение, сбивать с пути

mastermind someone who plans a difficult activity, often a crime, in detail and makes certain that it happens successfully: - He needs to prevent a criminal mastermind from stealing the world's greatest treasures. - He's the mastermind behind two of TV's biggest hits. to plan and direct a difficult activity: - Oliver masterminded the takeover of his top business competitor.

вдохновитель, руководитель організовувати

to put sth on inside out [t shirt underwear etc ]

вдягнути навиворіт

get back on track Continuing as planned or expected, typically after a problem or distraction. - I'm sure all of you have very interesting weekend plans, but we need to get this meeting back on track. - The train schedule seems to be back on track after all those delays this morning. - Happy to get back on track with my work routine

вернуться в свое русло

slam dunk to be a certain winner: - Although he's a strong candidate, he's not a slam dunk.

верняк, беспроигрышный вариант to be a certain winner

likelihood the chance that something might happen likelihood of: - The likelihood of developing cancer is increased in people who smoke. likelihood that: - There's a strong likelihood that he will run for president next year. In all likelihood - In all likelihood the vase was made in the seventeenth century.

вероятность

the tip of the iceberg a small, noticeable part of a problem, the total size of which is really much greater: - These small local protests are just the tip of the iceberg.

вершина айсберга; лише частина проблеми

pinnacle the most successful or exciting part of someone's life pinnacle of: - This movie marked the pinnacle of her acting career.

вершина, пик

to carry on as normal

вести себя как обычно

mutual /ˈmjuː.tʃu.əl/ (of two or more people or groups) feeling the same emotion, or doing the same thing to or for each other: - Theirs was a partnership based on mutual respect, trust and understanding. - Both countries are acting to their mutual advantage. - The agreement was terminated by mutual consent. A mutual friend is someone who is a friend of each of two or more other people: - They were gossiping about parties and mutual friends.

взаимный, обоюдный общий друг

codependency /ˌkoʊ.dɪˈpen.dəns.i/ excessive emotional or psychological reliance on a partner, typically one who requires support on account of an illness or addiction: - "the tie that binds most of us together in this trap called codependency"

взаимозависимость

The eye is drawn to

взгляд прикований до

blow up, blew up, blown up - the views blew up

взлететь

airstrip

взлетно-посадочная полоса

round of applause a period of time when an audience reacts by clapping their hands - I want you all to give her a big round of applause.

взрыв аплодисментов

explosive /ɪkˈsploʊsɪv/ used for causing an explosion - an explosive device (=a bomb) able to explode - This gas is highly explosive. likely to create difficulties or to have a dangerous or violent effect - The situation along the border is potentially explosive. very large in size, amount, or importance and happening over a very short period of time - explosive population growth tending to express strong emotions in a noisy violent way - an explosive temper

взрывчатое вещество

grab the bull by the horns

взять быка за рога

screw tighten screws - підкрут шурупи

винт, шуруп

rifle /ˈraɪ.fəl/ a type of gun with a long barrel (= partshaped like a tube), fired from the shoulder and designed to be accurateat long distances - Are you crazy? Here. Take these shells and load your rifle. Taken 'em. Take 'em.

винтовка

hold (keep up) your end of the deal to do what one has promised to do (in a bargain, agreement, etc.) - I'm never sure if she will keep up her end of the deal.

виповнити свою частину договору

bug an infectious but usually minor illness - a flu bug get/pick up a bug (=develop a sickness): - You must have picked up a bug on vacation. - The flu bug is going around, and almost everyone is sick.

вирус, зараза

to hover over somebody /ˈhʌ.vɚ/ To linger near or around someone or something, often when doing so is unwelcome. - Dad, I can't get anything done with you hovering over me—quit it! - Ugh, the boss has been hovering over me the whole time I've been working on this project.

висеть над кем то нависать

get out in sunshine

виходити на сонце

pour money into

вкладывать деньги в

intervene intervention to become involved intentionally in a difficult situation in order to change it or improve it, or prevent it from getting worse: - The superpowers began to intervene in local struggles in Africa.

вмешиваться; вклиниваться, вступаться; вставать между

out of sight not visible - Please try to stay out of sight when Mom gets here. I don't want her to know that you are here.

вне поля зрения, с глаз долой

get your hopes up - I don't want to get your hopes up ( не хочу тебе обнадіювати)

возлагать надежды обнадіювати

resent sth /rɪˈzent/ resentful обидчивый to experience angry unhappy feelings because you think you have been treated unfairly or without enough respect - The girls in the family resented all the attention that Peter was getting. resent (someone) doing something: - It's obvious that he resents being dropped from the team. - I deeply resent you implying that I would be involved in anything like that.

возмущаться, обижаться to experience angry unhappy feelings because you think you have been treated unfairly or without enough respect

get back together get back with if two people who ended their sexual or romantic relationship get back together, they start having a relationship with each other again - I kept hoping we would get back together. - He's getting back with his ex-wife.

возобновить отношения, снова сойтись

resume /rɪˈzum/ to resume one's courage [good spirits] — вновь обрести смелость [хорошее настроение] discussion: conversation, deliberations, dialogue, negotiations, talks - Union officials are to resume talks with bosses in an attempt to avert a strike on New Year's Eve. fighting: attack, battle, fighting, hostilities, offensive, operations - If the intense cold was not bad enough, they also had the threat of the Afghans resuming hostilities. other activities: career, duties, journey, search, study, testing, testing, work - Borschette had a heart attack that night and never resumed his duties as a Commissioner.

возобновлять

get into the swing of things

войти в курс дела

to marry into a family

войти в семью после замужества

magic wand /wɑnd/

волшебная палочка палочка-выручалочка

whatsoever used for emphasizing a negative statement no something whatsoever: - It had no effect whatsoever. - I have no doubt whatsoever. none whatsoever: - "Are there any problems?" "None whatsoever." nothing whatsoever: - Ross had nothing whatsoever to do with the incident.

вообще

trick question

вопрос с подвохом

crow /kroʊ/

ворона

toss and turn to move around restlessly while sleeping or trying to sleep: - I was tossing and turning all night.

ворочаться с боку на бок во сне to move around restlessly while sleeping or trying to sleep:

to exercise the right to - I want to exercise my right to a phone call

воспользоваться правом

go down (well/badly) (with sb) To be poorly received, as by a group or audience. - Yeah, you could say that my performance went down badly—I got booed off the stage. To be well-received, as by a group or audience. - Three standing ovations! Wow, your performance really went down well!

восприниматься кем-то зайти або не зайти

scrumptious /ˈskrʌmpʃəs/ tasting extremely nice

восхитительный, необыкновенно вкусный

That's the spirit!

вот это настрой, так держать!

soak up soak up the sunshine — наслаждаться солнцем; жариться на солнце if a dry or soft substance soaks up a liquid, the liquid goes into it - Use paper towels to soak up the oil. to spend time experiencing, listening to, or feeling something enjoyable - Visit the market to soak up the local atmosphere. - We're having a great time, soaking up the sun.

впитывать, поглощать нежиться на солнце

detrimental /ˌdet.rəˈmen.t̬əl/ causing harm or damage: - These chemicals have a detrimental effect/impact on the environment. - Their decision could be detrimental to the future of the company.

вредный, пагубный

slot a time during a series of events when it is arranged that something will happen - We circled the airport waiting for a landing slot. - The show has returned to its regular slot of 10:30 on Saturdays.

временной интервал (отрезок времени, рубрика)

every once in a while

время от времени

innate innate trait — врождённый признак innate behavior — врождённое поведение inborn / native / innate ability — врождённая, природная способность innate eloquence — природное красноречие an innate quality or ability is one that you have always had - His innate sense of justice made him popular with his workforce.

врождённый, природный, прирождённый

by hand - We had to wash our clothes by hand. Нам пришлось стирать одежду вручную.

вручную, от руки

everything/ all comes full circle, doesn't it? To return to the original or a similar position, situation, or circumstance where one or something started. - After the banking sector brought on the economic collapse through lack of federal oversight, things seem to be coming full circle as politicians are beginning to call for deregulation of the industry once again. - I used to work in in kitchens during college to support myself, and now, after working for years as an attorney, I've come full circle and am the head chef of my own restaurant.

все возвращается на круги своя

all bets are off —used to describe a situation in which it is impossible to be sure about what will happen - All bets are off on the election: it's too close to call. - 'when they get lonely all bets are off'

все можливо

you name it used after a list for saying that most other things of the same type are also possible or available - Everglades Camp offers horseback riding, tennis, water sports, you name it. used to say there are many things to choose from: - Gin, vodka, whisky, beer - you name it, I've got it. - I've tried every diet going - you name it, I've tried it.

все что угодно, что угодно, что ни назови.

flare up /ˈfler.ʌp/ a situation in which something such as violence, pain, or angersuddenly starts or gets much worse: - There was another flare-up of rioting later that day. - my skin flared up

вспыхнуть

step up (one's) game To improve in some way, usually so that one can perform as well as others. - Man, I really need to step up my game if I'm going to play basketball with all these young guys. - Phil lost another case? He really needs to step up his game if he wants to stay at this firm.

вступить в игру, активизироваться

bits and pieces

всякая всячина

home away from home a place where you feel as relaxed as you do in your own home - New York felt like a home away from home for me.

второй дом

rear end /ˈrɪr.end/ to hit the back of one car with another in an accident: - My new car was rear-ended while it was parked outside the station. - A truck rear-ended a car stopped in traffic on the expressway.

въехать сзади в машину

unsettle to make someone feel nervous, confused, or upset - The experience unsettled her profoundly. - Holidays unsettled me

выбивать из колеи

Kick down a door

выбить дверь

deduce /dɪˈdus/ to know something as a result of considering the information or evidence that you have deduce something from something: - The facts can be deduced from an examination of the data. - In an attempt to deduce what happened to the jet, investigators are looking at other similar planes. - The police have deduced that he must have left his apartmentyesterday evening.

выводить, делать вывод

vent to express a negative emotion in a forceful and often unfair way: - Please don't shout - there's no need to vent your frustration/anger/rage/spleen on me. - I didn't mean to upset anyone, I just needed to vent. - Sorry for venting to you like that, I've just been under a lot of pressure lately. - Thanks for listening—I guess I just needed to vent about work for a few minutes.

выговориться

dare to give a dare — бросить вызов take a dare — принять вызов; рискнуть to decline a dare — отклонить вызов, уклониться от вызова how dare you say such things! — как ты смеешь говорить такие вещи! I dare say Don't you dare How dare you

вызов сметь, отваживаться; иметь наглость

go out into the street / the corridor

выйти на улицу/ коридор

call out to shout something, especially when you are trying to get someone's attention - Don't call out the answer! - "In here!" she called out. call out to: - I tried to call out to him through the window.

выкрикивать, вызывать

slip one's mind if something slips your mind​/​memory, you forget to do it - How could she have let something so important slip her mind?

вылететь из головы

shakedown

вымогательство, шантаж

pay up to pay money that you owe, especially when you are unwilling to pay - We're waiting for the insurance company to pay up.

выплачивать сполна, выплачивать вовремя погасити

pay respect To demonstrate respect, honor, or admiration for one. Modifiers are often used before the word "respect. - "The problem with kids these days is that they don't pay their parents any respect. - You should always pay respect to your elders.

выражать уважение

break free of sth or sm to escape from someone who is trying to hold you to escape from an unpleasant person or situation that controls your life - She'll never be happy until she breaks free of her family.

вырваться на свободу, освободиться to escape from someone who is trying to hold you to escape from an unpleasant person or situation that controls your life

break out of to escape from something such as a situation or way of life break out of: - the desire to break out of his day-to-day routine if something such as spots break out, or if you break out in spots, spots start to appear on your skin - Sweat was beginning to break out on his forehead. break out in: - The skin on my arms was breaking out in a rash.

вырваться, вспыхивать, разразиться появляться to escape from something such as a situation or way of life if something such as spots ) ____, or if you___ in spots, spots start to appear on your skin

turn in to go to your bed in order to sleep: - I'm getting sleepy - I think I'll turn in.

вырубиться

upscale very expensive, fashionable, and intended for people from a high social class - an upscale restaurant/store/neighborhood mall

высококлассный, престижный

snooty ​SHOWING DISAPPROVAL someone who is snooty thinks they are better than other people and behaves rudely toward them - She was one of those really snooty sales assistants that you often find in expensive shops.

высокомерный

stick your tongue out

высунуть язык Покажите язык

drag out of to force or persuade someone to tell you something when they do not want to - He only told me her name, and I had to drag that out of him.

вытащить из (info)

tailpipe

выхлопная труба

step out to leave a place for a short time - I'm sorry, Karen just stepped out for a second.

выходить (особенно ненадолго)

cross off to draw a line through something on a list to show that you have dealt with it - The children say their names, and you cross them off. - They crossed off the names of the people who had already been invited. - We can cross her off our list of potential donors. You cross out a mistake but cross off an item from a list.In your example, the speaker has a list of tasks and has proformed Task 3, but made a mark through or beside Task 4. When I cross something out, I often make a lot of marks through it so it's not readable. When I cross something off, I might make one line through it or place an X or check mark beside it.

вычеркнуть to draw a line through something on a list to show that you have dealt with it

take​/​plead the Fifth (pled) to say that you do not want to answer a question - "So, who do you like best, Jenny or Kim?" "Sorry, I take the Fifth on that."

відказувати давати показання

withdraw life support /withdrew/withdrawn/

відкл систему життєзабезпечення

put things on the back burner to decide not to do anything about a situation or project until a later date, because you do not consider it to be important at the time. - There will be days when you and your spouse are experiencing conflict, and it has to be put on the back burner because you need to go to a meeting.

відклд на потім

creep crept crept an unpleasant person - I thought he was a nasty little creep. if someone creeps somewhere, they move there quietly and slowly - I crept downstairs when everyone was asleep. - She crept quietly into bed. - She turned off the light and crept through the door. - Someone was creeping around outside my window. - The spider crept up the wall. - The traffic was creeping along at a snail's pace. give sb the creeps to cause someone to have uncomfortable feelings of nervousnessor fear: - Living next to a graveyard would give me the creeps.

гад, урод (разг) повзти підкрадатись (рука, думка, що небудь) to cause someone to have uncomfortable feelings of nervousnessor fear:

pebbles a small smooth round stone, especiallyone found on a beach or in a river: - This part of the coast has pebble beaches.

галька

gynecologist /ˌɡaɪ.nəˈkɑː.lə.dʒɪst/

гинеколог

cast /kæst/ a hard cover for protecting a broken or injured part of the body, such as an arm or leg, while it is getting better - Sheila broke her arm skiing and had to wear a cast.

гипс

rub someone the wrong way to do or say things that annoy someone - Laura has a habit of rubbing people the wrong way.

гладить против шерсти, раздражать

tapeworm /ˈteɪpˌwɜrm/ a long flat worm that can live inside someone's body and make them very sick

глист

glossy /ˈɡlɑː.si/ smooth and shiny: - She has wonderfully glossy hair. - a dog with a glossy coat A glossy book or magazine has been produced on shiny and expensive paper and contains many colour pictures: - a glossy coffee-table book - a pile of glossy magazines/car brochures looking attractive, but often not having serious value or quality: - This magazine is full of glossy advertisements for aftershave.

глянцевый, блестящий

rot to decay by a gradual natural process, or to make something decay in this way - All that candy will rot your teeth. - The window frames had completely rotted away. to be in a physical or mental condition that is gradually getting worse - Those who were convicted were sent to rot in prison. rot in hell

гнити гниль

talk shop To discuss one's trade or job in depth, especially with someone who is in the same profession. - Jane and I got to talking shop about her new quilting business. - My husband is a teacher, and whenever he gets together with his coworkers, they do nothing but talk shop the whole time.

говорить о работе

handful the quantity of something that you can hold in your hand handful of: - a handful of coins

горсть, пригоршня

parlor /ˈpɑrlər/ a name used by some businesses for the store or room where they do their business - an ice cream parlor - a massage/tattoo parlor

гостиная, общая комната / салон, бюро, кабинет

loot to steal things from houses or stores during a war or after a disaster such as a fire or flood - The officers of the corporation looted the company of millions of dollars. - Riot police were sent to prevent the mob from looting. - Three men have been sentenced to prison for taking part in the robbery, but the loot was never recovered.

грабить to steal things from houses or stores during a war or after a disaster such as a fire or flood

grenade /ɡrəˈneɪd/

граната

public settings

громадські місця (людні)

fend off to defend yourself against an attack - His opponent jumped back and tried to fend off the blows. to protect yourself from a criticism or difficulty by ignoring it or not dealingdirectly with it - So far he has managed to fend off attacks on his reputation. fend for yourself to take care of yourself without help from anyone else - The kittens have been fending for themselves since they were six weeks old. - Moving to a new country for college really made me learn to fend for myself. - I won't be home from work until about 9 o'clock, so you and your sister will have to fend for yourselves for dinner. -You're going to have to learn to fend for yourself before you head off to college.

дать отпор, защититься to take care of yourself without help from anyone else

hustle up to quickly get or find (something) - I'll try to hustle up some tickets to tonight's game. To increase one's pace or sense of urgency; to hurry up or get moving quickly. - We'd better hustle up if we want to get to the movie theater on time! - Hustle up, kids! We're already running late!

действовать быстро и энергично дістати щось швидко

play it by ear .By extension, to make decisions about what action to take in an adaptive, flexible way, based on the circumstances. - "A: "Are we meeting at noon on Saturday?" B: "Around then. I have to run some errands in the morning, so let's playthings by ear. - "I could tell he had forgotten his notes and was playing the presentation by ear.

действовать по обстоятельствам, действовать по ситуации, импровизировать рішати проблеми по мірі надходження

nerve-wracking making you very nervous or worried - experience

действующий на нервы, нервотрепка

infer to form an opinion or guess that something is true because of the information that you have: - What do you infer from her refusal? - I inferred from her expression that she wanted to leave. - From the conversation, we can infer that the man has some post-secondary education

делать вывод, заключать

go the extra mile to make a special extra effort in order to achieve something - We are prepared to go the extra mile to establish peace. - He's a nice guy, always ready to go the extra mile for his friends.

делать сверх того, что необходимо и возможно (выложиться на все сто) приложить дополнительные усилия, делать все возможное

Bob's your uncle

дело в шляпе, вуаля

keep in the dark

держать в неведении

hold out on to not tell someone something - They've been holding out on the details of the plan.

держать что-л. в секрете от (кого-л.)

stick together

держаться вместе, поддерживать друг друга

hold onto sth to continue feeling or believing something - I always held on to the belief that one day he would succeed. - She wants to hold onto him

держаться за что-то удержать

stay (keep) clear of to avoid someone or something unpleasant or dangerous - No one mentioned the divorce, so Lisa decided to keep clear of that subject.

держаться подальше от

hang tight

держись крепче

sassy rude but not seriously offensive: - I was a sassy kid who sometimes talked back to my mother. confident or showing confidence: - a sassy little black dress

дерзкий, развязный; нахальный

Where's the fire?

десь пожар?

boo (informal) girlfriend or boyfriend - Hey, boo. What are you doing?

детка, пупсик

nursery

детская

outlandish extremely strange and unusual - an outlandish hairstyle

диковинный, странный, нелепый

X-rated /ˈeks ˌreɪtəd/ an X-rated movie contains a lot of sex or violence and is considered inappropriate for people under the age of 18 ​INFORMAL used for talking about behavior or language that is very sexualand only appropriate for adults

для взрослых

for starters as the beginning or first stage of something - For starters, we ought to explain why we're here. $40? That'll do for starters. used for introducing the first point in a series, especially in an argument - For starters, it's too expensive.

для начала, во-первых

Catch you later

до скорого, увидимся

refill to fill something again with more of the same thing: - He refilled their glasses with ice-cold lemonade.

добавка (напитка)

chuffed UK pleased or happy: - He was really chuffed with his present.

довольный, вне себя от радости

guesstimate /ˈɡes.tə.mət/ a calculation of the size or amount of something when you do not know all the facts: - Current guesstimates are that the company's profits will increase by 10% this year. - Current guesstimates are that the company's turnover will increase by six percent this year.

догадка, давать приблизительную оценку

homebody

домосед

blow the whistle on to bring something to the attention of other people in order to stop something bad from happening: - The company stopped using certain chemicals only after some workers blew the whistle on it.

донести о нарушении, донести на кого-то, придать огласке to bring something to the attention of other people in order to stop something bad from happening:

convey sth to sb /kənˈveɪ/ to express a thought, feeling, or idea so that it is understood by other people: - His poetry conveys a great sense of religious devotion. - Please convey our condolences to the family. [ + question word ] I tried to convey in my speech how grateful we all were for his help. - You don't want to convey the impression that we're not interested.

донести щось до когост

meticulous /məˈtɪk.jə.ləs/ very careful and with great attention to every detail: - Many hours of meticulous preparation have gone into writing the book. giving or showing careful attention to every detail: - a meticulous housekeeper - meticulous research meticulously - She meticulously planned every decorating detail.

дотошный, тщательный

meticulous /mɪˈtɪkjələs/ about sth very thorough and with careful attention to detail - Everyone agreed that it was a piece of meticulous research.

дотошный, тщательный

dozy tired and wanting to sleep: - Drinking a beer at lunchtime makes me feel dozy all afternoon.

дремлющий, сонный tired and wanting to sleep:

jerк off jacк off

дрочить

dub to replace the soundtrack of a movie with one in a different language, so that the actors seem to be speaking the other language - It was an English movie dubbed into German.

дублировать фильм

water-thin - water-thin walls

дуже тонкий

lame a lame excuse, explanation, etc. is difficult to believe because it seems so unlikely - It sounds like a lame excuse, but I never seem to have time to visit.

дурацке виправдання

sulk to show that you are angry about being treated badly by looking unhappy and not talking to anyone - He's like a spoilt child, sulking in the corner.

дуться, сердиться

heart-wrenching (ly) causing great sadness or sympathy: - heart-wrenching story - These are heart-wrenching decisions. - Having to spend so much time away from home is heart-wrenching. - The ending is heart-wrenchingly touching. - She writes about her pain honestly and often heart-wrenchingly.

душераздирающий, душещипательный

sob story a story that someone tells in order to get sympathy

душещипательная история a story that someone tells in order to get sympathy

suffocate /ˈsʌfəˌkeɪt/ to feel that you are not free to enjoy your life or to do what you want, or to make someone feel this way - Living in a small town was suffocating Mona. making you feel that you are not free to do what you want - In time the marriage became suffocating. - suffocating conventions

душить, удушать, задыхаться

sultry (of weather) very hot and humid (= with air that contains very small drops of water): - It was a sultry night, and I was walking home.

душный

a memory like a sieve

дырявая память

airways

дыхательные пути авиалинии

gasp to take a short quick breath through the mouth, esp. because of surprise, pain, or shock: - When he collapsed on stage, the audience gasped. - "Help me!" he gasped.

дышать с трудом; задыхаться to take a short quick breath through the mouth, esp. because of surprise, pain, or shock:

act on my own knowledge

діяти на власний розсуд

isolated incident /ˈaɪsəˌleɪtəd//ˈɪnsɪdənt/

единичный случай

one-off something that happens or is made or done only once: - Will you be doing more talks in the future or was that just a one-off? - They gave him a one-off payment to compensate for the extra hoursthat he had to work. - one-off situation

единичный, единственный в своём роде, одноразовый

sole being the only one; single: - She is the sole survivor of the accident.

единственный

one of a kind used for saying that someone or something is completely different from other people or things - My Aunt Mary is one of a kind. She's eighty, and not afraid of anything.

единственный в своем роде, уникальный

one and only

единственный и неповторимый

static hair

електризоване волосся

bullshit something someone says that is stupid or not true - Don't give me that bullshit!

ерунда, дерьмо, лажа

Night is young

еще не вечер ночь только началась

duh /dʌ/ used to show that you think a person or statement is stupid, or that something is obvious "A lot of people care about money." "Well, duh."

ещё бы, даа, «и ежу понятно»

make it snappy used to tell someone that you want them to do something immediately and to do it quickly: - Get your shoes on, and make it snappy.

живо! поскорей

vividly Vivid descriptions, memories, etc. produce very clear, powerful, and detailed images in the mind: - He gave a very vivid and often shocking account/description of his timein prison. - He's one of those people with a very vivid imagination - every time he hears a noise he's convinced it's someone breaking in. very brightly coloured: - She was wearing a vivid pink shirt.

живо, наглядно Vivid descriptions, memories, etc. produce very clear, powerful, and detailed images in the mind: very brightly coloured:

live off to depend on someone or something for the money or foodthat you need - He's 25 and still living off his parents.

жить за счет (чего-либо или кого-либо)

get a life something you say to a boring person when you want them to do more exciting things: - Don't tell me you're cleaning the house on a Saturday night? Get a life, Hannah! - Dave kept trying to tell me what to do, and I just told him to get a life.

жить полной жизнью; займись своей жизнью

cake Another word meaning ass or butt - Damn!! Look at the cake on that girl!

жопа

scam a dishonest plan, especially for getting money - He got involved in a credit card scam. - Don't lose your money in some kind of scam.

жульничество, мошенничество, проделка

rigid not easily changed - a rigid class system done or applied in a strict and unreasonable way - rigid control over behavior - rigid discipline stiff, hard, and difficult to bend or move - The door is made from galvanized steel with a rigid frame. not willing to change your ideas, attitudes, opinions, etc. - Both sides have remained rigid in their resolve.

жёсткий, твёрдый, строгий, непреклонный

at the expense of if one thing exists or happens at the expense of another, the second thing suffers or is not done well because of the first - Military strength is often achieved at the expense of a country's economic health.

за счет, в ущерб кого то

godforsaken

заброшенный, забытый богом

jump the gun to do something too soon, especially without thinking carefullyabout it: - They've only just met - isn't it jumping the gun to be talking about marriage already? - Henry jumped the gun and sent the proofs to the printer before the boss approved them, and she was not happy. - I probably jumped the gun with announcing our engagement before everyone was there, but I was just too excited.

забігати наперед

hit the sack/hay

завалиться спать

brew a mixture of bad things - Diesel exhaust is a brew of thousands of gases and particles. - witch's brew (of tea or coffee) to become stronger in taste in the container in which it is made, or to make a hot drink or beer: - He's working on a new way to brew the perfect cup of coffee.

заваривать варево

wrap up to finish something - We ought to wrap up this meeting and get back to work.

завершать

begrudge to feel annoyed because someone has something that you want, and you think they do not deserve it not begrudge someone something: - No one could begrudge him the money - he's such a nice guy. - I don't begrudge him his freedom. to feel annoyed that you have to do something begrudge doing something: - I begrudge paying so much just to park the car. - He's worked every weekend for the last three months, so you can't begrudge him a little time off now. - They begrudged every day they had to stay with their father. - She begrudged paying so much for an ice cream cone.

завидовать, выражать недовольство, скупиться

barfly someone who spends a lot of time in bars drinking alcohol

завсегдатай баров

strike up a conversation

завязать разговор

make amends to try to make a situation better after you have done something wrong - I wish I could make amends somehow.

загладить вину

make it up to someone

загладить вину перед кем-то

catch (on) fire

загореться

apprehend /ˌæprɪˈhend/ to catch and arrest someone who has not obeyed the law: - The police have finally apprehended the killer.

задерживать, арестовывать

brooding brood looking as if you are thinking and worrying about something - the brooding expression in his dark eyes to think and worry about something a lot brood about/over: - Don't sit and brood over it for weeks.

задумчивый, погружённый в раздумья

too big for one's britches behaving as if you are more important than you really are: - He's been getting too big for his britches since he got that promotion.

зазнавшийся behaving as if you are more important than you really are:

stutter - He attempted to stutter some excuses. Он стал бормотать какие-то извинения. - I used to stutter when I was a child. Я заикался, когда был ребёнком

заикаться, запинаться

puff piece a story, news report, etc., that praises someone or something too much - The story was just another puff piece to help the mayor get reelected.

заказная статья

pawn /pɔn/ to give something valuable to a pawnbroker, so that you can borrow some money

закладывать to give something valuable to a pawnbroker, so that you can borrow some money

make a bet

заключить пари, поспорить

cut a deal with to make a business deal - Her agent cut a deal giving her 30% of the profits.

заключить сделку

frenemy = friend + enemy a person who pretends to be your friend but is in fact an enemy: - Her only friends are a trio of catty frenemies she hasn't seen in months.

заклятый друг a person who pretends to be your friend but is in fact an enemy:

legit /ləˈdʒɪt/ honest, or real legit business — честное занятие - Don't worry, the deal's strictly legit. - What she's doing is perfectly legit. B) "I swear this information I got for you is legit man, ask anyone!" C) "If that ain't legit, I don't know what is.

законнорождённый, рождённый в браке, законный, легальный, легитимный, разумный

law-abiding /ˈlɑː.əˌbaɪ.dɪŋ/ a law-abiding person obeys the law - law-abiding citizens

законопослушный гражданин legit

Shut the door behind you.

закр двері за собою

hostage /ˈhɑstɪdʒ/ a person who is the prisoner of someone who threatens to kill them if they do not get what they want - The President is making every effort to obtain the release of the hostages. take someone hostage: - Six visiting businessmen were taken hostage by rebel groups. hold someone hostage: - A prison librarian held hostage for 13 hours has been freed. a hostage to fortune

заложник

slow down

замедлять, тормозить

sub to do someone else's job for them temporarily, especially by teaching a class sub for: - I'm subbing for Mrs. Walter today.

заменять кого-то

put in a (good) word for someone with sb to tell someone about the good qualities that a particular person has, usually in order to get an advantage for that person - He promised to put in a word for me with the boss.

замолвить словечко

afresh in a new or different way - She tore up the letter and started afresh. - We agreed to look afresh at her original proposal. - They want to close the school and start afresh on the same site.

заново, снова, опять in a new or different way

buzzkill

зануда

a wet blanket someone who spoils other people's fun by being negative and complaining

зануда; скучный человек, портящий всем настроение

ride a desk To spend the majority of one's time working at a desk. - I feel sorry for all those people stuck inside riding desks for eight hours a day.

занятись бумажною роботою

hoard to get and keep a large amount of something because it might be valuable or useful later - Many people panicked and started hoarding food.

запасать, копить/запас

fallback something that you can use if your first plan or idea fails

запасной вариант

spare key

запасной ключ

lock away to put something in a safe place and lock the door in order that someone else cannot get it: - If you keep valuables in your house, lock them away somewhere safe. - lock myself away

запирать to put something in a safe place and lock the door in order that someone else cannot get it:

mark my words

запомни мои слова

constipation /ˌkɑːn.stəˈpeɪ.ʃən/ constipated a condition which makes someone unable to empty their bowels as often as they should: - to get/have/suffer from constipation - Taking high doses of iron can cause constipation. unable to empty your bowels as often as you should: - If you ate more fibre you wouldn't get constipated.

запор a condition which makes someone unable to empty their bowelsas often as they should:

tuck in to put something in a particular place, especially in order to keep it safe or hidden - He had a newspaper tucked under his arm. tuck something behind/into/under something: - She tucked her glasses in her pocket. to put a child into bed and make sure that they are warm and comfortableby covering them well - I'll be right upstairs to tuck you in. to put the end of something such as a piece of clothing under or behind another piecein order to make it neat - You can wear it loose or tucked in with a belt. - tuck your shirt in

заправити (одяг) уложити спати to put something in a particular place, especially in order to keep it safe or hidden

tangle (un) a messy mass of things: - She pulled the tangle of wires out of the box. - Her hair was in a tangle. to become or cause something to become a messy mass of things: - I tangled the cables and don't know which is which. - Her hair tangles easily. - Who tangled these wires up? tangle with someone to disagree or fight with someone: - She's not afraid to tangle with her father.

запутывать гудз to disagree or fight with someone:

contagious /kənˈteɪdʒəs/ a contagious disease spreads from one person to another through touch or through the air a contagious feeling or idea spreads quickly from one person or place to another - His laughter was contagious.

заразный, инфекционный

barred window

зарешеченное окно

bury the hatchet /ˈberi/ to become friendly with someone again after a disagreement

зарыть топор войны

amped excited feeling or showing great excitement or nervousness - This is the video game that has everyone so amped.

заряженный энергией excited feeling or showing great excitement or nervousness

candied candied fruit has been boiled in sugar to preserve it

засахаренный

pop into sth To go into some place very briefly. - I need to pop into my professor's office to drop off the assignment. - Dan just popped into the butcher for some hamburger meat. - I popped into the cab To put or toss something into something else very quickly, casually, or suddenly. In this usage, a noun or pronouncan be used between "pop" and "into. - "He popped a mint into his mouth, hopeful that he might get a kiss at the end of the date. - Can you pop this letter into the mailbox for me when you go out later?

заскочить в To go into some place very briefly. To put or toss something into something else very quickly, casually, or suddenly.

pop in/into somewhere If you pop into a place, you visit there briefly, usually for some purpose: - All I have to do on the way home is pop into the drug store. - Why don't you pop in and see us this afternoon?

заскочить куда-то

swing by something to make a short visit to a person or place - Just swing by on your way home, okay? - I'll try and swing by your office later.

заскочить, заглянуть

get payback on someone to do something to somebody in return for harm they have done to you; to get revenge - The Patriots aren't talking, but the Week 4 loss and the way they played will be motivation enough to get payback on their AFC East rivals.

заставити росплатитись

catch/take someone off guard to surprise someone, esp. in a way that makes the person feelconfused or uncertain: - The news caught her completely off guard - she didn't know what to say. - The strength of the storm caught many residents by surprise.

застать врасплох

take​/​catch someone by surprise ​ to attack, catch, or find someone when they do not expect it - Protesters marched into the governor's office, taking security forces by surprise.

застать вросплох

stall if a vehicle or its engine stalls, or if the driver stallsit, it suddenly stops working because not enough power is reaching the engine - The truck stalled on the hill. - He managed to stall the car twice before finally driving away. to refuse to answer or decide something in order to gain more time - "Do you know who it was?" "Not yet," I stalled. stall on/over: - Each side accused the other of stalling on planned prisoner exchanges. to make someone wait or stay somewhere in order to gain more time - If he calls again, try to stall him until I get there.

застревать, останавливать, задерживать

trapped to prevent someone from leaving a place, especially a dangerous place - Both men were trapped inside the burning car. - The bomb exploded, trapping victims in the building. to be unable to change a bad situation or way of thinking - I felt trapped by my marriage. - They are trapped in a cycle of violence. to catch someone such as a criminal, especially by forcing them into a place that they cannot escape from - Police officers trapped both suspects before they left the bank.

застрявший, в ловушке

stuck in a rut (idiom)

застрять в рутине

frozen in time

застывший во времени

fall asleep

затерпнути

outshine (shined or shone) to be much better than someone or something else his pupils have outshone him — его ученики превзошли своего учителя to shine more brightly than something else

затмить, превзойти

predicaments /prɪˈdɪk·ə·mənts/ an unpleasant or confusing situation that is difficult to get out of or solve: - With no money and no job, he found himself in a real predicament.

затруднения

grow on if something or someone grows on you, you start to like them more - The new house slowly began to grow on her.

затягувати, починає подоб ще більше

riveting /ˈrɪv.ɪ.t̬ɪŋ/ extremely interesting: - It was a riveting story.

захватывающий, интересный

laser-focused /ˈleɪzər/

зациклений

to be hung up on something/someone to be extremely interested in or worried by a particular subject and spend an unreasonably large amount of time thinking about it: - Why are you so hung up on getting everything right?

зацикливаться

coping mechanism /ˈkoʊpɪŋ/

защитная реакция

stand up for to defend someone or something that is being criticized or attacked - You have to stand up for what you believe in. stand up for yourself: - I learned how to stand up for myself early on in life. stand up for your rights: - The only crime they've ever committed is to stand up for their rights.

защищать, отстаивать

To break a fever to get temperature down

збити температуру

to cave (in) to suddenly stop opposing something, especially because people have persuaded you - I finally caved and bought a new TV. If a ceiling, roof, or other structure caves in, it breaks and falls into the space below: - Because of the explosion, the roof of the building caved in, trapping several people.

здатися піддатися рушитись

Common Sense the ability to use good judgment and make sensible decisions - Let's use a little common sense here. - a common-sense approach to the problem

здравый смысл

hex (v,n) an evil spell (=magic words that make someone have very bad luck) - Someone's put a hex on my computer this morning - it keeps crashing.

злые чары, наговор

know someone​/​something inside out ​ to know someone or something very well - He knows that computer program inside out.

знати щось до найдр подр

know the drill to know how something is done : to be familiar with a regular process, procedure, etc. - You don't have to tell us what to do. We all know the drill by now.

знать что к чему

sweet spot the particular situation, quality, combination of things, etc. that is the best or most effective possible: - Every restaurant wine list has a sweet spot where you'll find the bestbottles at the fairest prices. - The tension is in my shoulders. Move your hands a little higher... there! That's the sweet spot. - There isn't a very strong signal out here, so you have to move the dial until the radio finds a sweet spot.

золотая середина

magic touch An ability to perform a particular task perfectly or with ease, especially when other cannot. - I asked Gary if he wanted to try starting the car, and sure enough he had the magic touch.Give that account to June. - She has the magic touch when it comes to dealing with difficult clients.

золотые руки, талант, дар

pupils the black round part in the middle of your eye - Pupils contract /kənˈtrækt/in bright light and dilate /ˈdaɪ.leɪt/ in darkness. - зрачки сжимаются при ярком свете и расширяются во тьме.

зрачки

make a boo-boo To make a silly or trivial mistake. - Don't stress over it, Bob, they're not going to fire you for making a boo-boo or two. - I was trying to fix the carburetor, but I think I may have made a boo-boo. - Everybody makes a boo-boo every now and then.

зробити помилку маленьку

bone up on to study a subject as much as you can in a short period of time: - She boned up on her Spanish before going to Mexico.

зубрить, усердно готовиться to study a subject as much as you can in a short period of time:

the whole shebang /ʃəˈbæŋ/ The entirety of something, including all things related to it. - While I'm in London, I want to see Big Ben, the palace, the whole shebang.

и все такое, все в этом роде

ice out To treat someone with a lack of affection or warmth. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "ice"and "out." - I don't understand why Nelle is icing me out like this—what did I ever do to her?

игнорировать To treat someone with a lack of affection or warmth.

traipse to walk from one place to another, often feeling tired or bored: - I spent the day traipsing around the shops, but found nothing suitablefor her. - More than 6 million people traipse through the national park each year. - traipse in and out to travel to a place that is a long distance from where you are, especially for pleasure -We traipsed all the way to New York to see the tall ships.

идти, тащиться to walk from one place to another, often feeling tired or bored: to travel to a place that is a long distance from where you are, especially for pleasure

cut from the same cloth to have very similar qualities to someone or something else: - We're cut from the same cloth, you and I. - His first movie was cheaply made and full of clichés and this film is cut from the same cloth. - Today's players are not cut out of the same cloth as those greats.

из одного теста

out of pocket using your own money to pay for something, rather than using money given or lent by your employer, an insurance company, etc.: - 78% of Iowans don't have a drug prescription benefit and pay all costsout of pocket. - Insurance wouldn't cover him until he spent $15,000 out of pocket. - Teachers are having to pay for their own supplies out of pocket. My degree was paid for by me (out of pocket, no loans).

из своего кармана

kinky unusual, strange, and possibly exciting, especially in waysinvolving unusual sexual acts: - kinky ideas/behaviour

извращенный

occupational hazard /ˌɑkjəˈpeɪʃən(ə)l/ /ˈhæzərd/ a danger or illness that is a risk for people doing a particular job - Hearing loss is an occupational hazard of deep-water diving.

издержки профессии

redundant /rɪˈdʌndənt/ not needed - Computers have made our paper records redundant.

излишний

superfluous /sʊˈpɜr·flu·əs/ more than is needed; extra and not necessary: - Our new mayor plans to eliminate superfluous programs. - Much of the school day is wasted on superfluous activities.

излишний, ненужный

upend - He upended the box and emptied the contents - it upended our life

изменить в корне, перевернуть

turn around - We can turn this around

изменить, перевернуть, подойти с другой стороны, изменить ситуацию

take temperature

измерять температуру

portray If a person in a film, book, etc. is portrayed as a particular type of character, they are represented in that way: - The father in the film is portrayed as a fairly unpleasant character. to represent or describe someone or something in a painting, film, book, or other artistic work: - The painting portrays a beautiful young woman in a blue dress. - The writer portrays life in a small village at the turn of the century.

изобразить создать образ If a person in a film, book, etc. is portrayed as a particular type of character, they are represented in that way:

inventive very good at thinking of new and original ideas: - He is very inventive, always dreaming up new gadgets for the home.

изобретательный, находчивый imaginative

reinvent the wheel

изобретать велосипед

look into to try to discover the facts about something such as a problem or a crime - I wrote a letter of complaint and the airline has promised to look into the matter. - we're looking into possibility of getting to NY for wedding

изучить, исследовать to try to discover the facts about something such as a problem or a crime

highlight

изюминка, лучший момент

dainty /ˈdeɪn·ti/ small and attractive in a delicate way: - a dainty wrist/hand - dainty flowers

изящный, изысканный small and attractive in a delicate way:

nifty well designed, effective, or easy to use - a nifty piece of software - a nifty trick - This nifty little device helps you locate your keys if you can't remember where you put them. -That's a nifty bike you've got there! Is it new?

изящный, стильный, модный, ловкий

bear in mind to remember to consider something when you are thinking about or doing something else bear something in mind (that): - When you speak to Lee, bear in mind he's still pretty up set about what happened. - Bearing in mind that it's Christmas, how much do you think the flight will cost?

иметь в виду, включаючи to remember to consider something when you are thinking about or doing something else

have it in for someone to be determined to criticize or harm someone: - She's always had it in for me.

иметь зуб на кого-то to pick on sb

have the nerve do something that other people think is rude or not appropriate without feeling embarrassed or ashamed: - He had the nerve to ask me for a pay rise after only three weeks in the job.

иметь наглость, иметь мужество сделать

not have the faintest idea /ˈfeɪntəst/ used for emphasizing that you do not know or understand something - I haven't the faintest idea what you mean. - "Is she going to stay?" "I haven't the faintest idea." - I don't have the faintest idea what you're talking about!

иметь ни малейшего представления

have someone by the balls have complete control over someone or something. - "they've got us by the balls, and they know it"

иметь полный контроль или власть над кем-то

have the balls (guts) bravery and determination: - work on this show you've got to have balls. - I don't think I'd have the guts to say that to his face.

иметь смелость

makeshift made using whatever is available and therefore not very good - a makeshift shelter/grave/hospital

импровизированный, временный, самодельный

asset - he's an asset to the team - her eyes are her best asset - A sense of humor is a great asset in this business.

имущество, ценное качество, ценный вклад ценность находка

group home a substitute home, usually located in a residential neighborhood, providing foster care for orphans, young offenders, or people with disabilities or special needs

интернат a substitute home, usually located in a residential neighborhood, providing foster care for orphans, young offenders, or people with disabilities or special needs

leave out to not include someone or something - She feels left out because the other children don't play with her. leave something out of something: - We decided to leave the chapter out of the book altogether.

исключить, упустить, опустить ( в разговоре, с тексте)

genuinely /ˈdʒenjuɪnli/

искренне really

startle /ˈstɑrt(ə)l/ to make a person or animal feel suddenly frightened or surprised by doing something that they do not expect - Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you. - this may startle you... but I'm goin back

испугать; поразить, сильно удивить to make a person or animal feel suddenly frightened or surprised by doing something that they do not expect

probationary period /prəˈbeɪʃ(ə)nˌeri/ /ˈpɪriəd/

испытательный срок

hallucinate /həˈlus(ə)nˌeɪt/ - The patient may hallucinate if she has a fever.

испытывать галлюцинации

to run short/low of used for saying that you have used almost all of a particular thing and there is not much left - Supplies were running short as winter came on. - The party had just begun and we were already running short of beer.

испытывать нехватку, заканчиваться

shorthanded without enough people to help you do something - Some hospitals are so short-handed that doctors have to work 20-hour shifts.

испытывающий недостаток в рабочей силе

true colors someone's real personality, especially when it has unpleasant or bad qualities - He didn't show his true colors until they made him chairman.

истинное лицо

depleted smaller or less than before: - Working with a depleted staff team will be difficult. - Fish stocks are seriously depleted.

истощенный, исчерпанный

for better or (for) worse used for showing that you do not know whether an action, situation, or change will have good or bad results - He's the partner I chose, for better or for worse. - For better or worse, Mexico's destiny is closely linked to that of the United States. - Anyway, for better or for worse, I followed her advice.

к лучшему или худшему що би не сталось що би там не було була не була

to each his own

каждому свое, о вкусах не спорят

every waking moment

каждую свободную минуту

for the life of someone Despite one's best efforts; to any degree whatsoever. Often used in negative constructions. - For the life of me, I can't remember where I left my keys! - She couldn't understand for the life of her why people were so obsessed with celebrity gossip.

как бы не пыталась

for what it's worth used to say that one is not sure how helpful something one is about to say will be - For what it's worth, I don't think your dad meant to insult you. - I'm sorry to hear you lost your job. For what it's worth, I think you made the right choice confronting your boss.

как бы то ни было если ето имеет значение

like two peas in a pod very similar, especially in appearance: - The twins are like two peas in a pod.

как две капли воды, очень похожи

like a broken record Like a person or thing that repeats itself over and over again. Likened to vinyl records that when severely scratched(i.e., "broken") can loop over the same recorded segment endlessly. - I feel like a broken record having to tell you this each day, but please clean your room!

как заезженная пластинка

cowpie

какашка корови

poop

какашки, какать

cripple to make something much less effective; damage: - Economic sanctions have crippled the country's economy. to cause someone to be unable to move or walk in the usual way because of an injury or illness: - The accident crippled him.

калека, калечить, уродовать

poker face not showing any emotion in your face - The poker-faced clerk said nothing.

каменное лицо

a tad a little bit - Add just a tad more sugar.

капелька, чуточка

cranky someone who is cranky gets annoyed easily - Traveling can make you cranky, tired, and tense. if a baby or small child is cranky, he or she cries a lot and will not sleep or be calm

капризный, всем недовольный

ledge

карниз

cardboard not seeming very real - a movie full of cardboard characters

картон, картонный

gurney /ˈɡɜrni/ - We have to get him onto the gurney

каталка, носилки

dead set against sth

категорично проти

lint

катышки

condo /ˈkɑndoʊ/

квартира в многоквартирном доме

stall a large table or a small building that is open at the front, used for sellingthings or for giving people information - a flower/souvenir stall

киоск, ларек, прилавок

sad sack a boring person Someone who ruins the vibe every time they come around - What sad sack is still working at this time of night?

кислая мина, унылое лицо

rank to put someone or something into a position according to their success, importance, size, etc. - Nomura is now ranked third among the world's information services companies. to be good, bad, important, unimportant, etc. compared with other similar people or things rank high/low etc.: - We live in a society in which comfort ranks very high. rank as: - This must rank as one of the most violent movies ever made.

классифицировать, давать оценку

chalkboard a smooth hard green or black surface that you draw or write on with chalk, used especially in a classroom

классная доска

get hit on To be the object or target of someone's clear sexual interest and advances. - I'm so tired of getting hit on in bars by complete strangers! - I think your dad was getting hit on at the show last night. - I'm sure you get hit on all the time

клеятся

pinky swear - Do you pinky swear? - we're pinky sweared

клятва на мизинчиках

gulp to swallow food or drink quickly in a way that showsyou are very hungry

ковтати залпом

when pigs fly

когда рак на горе свистнет

boogers a piece of the soft substance from inside your nose an annoying person - You little booger!

козявки

fall guy someone who is blamed or punished for something bad that someone else has done - The governor was looking for a fall guy to take the blame for the corruption scandal. - The cops made him the fall guy, even after they knew he was innocent.

козёл отпущения, всегда крайний

cocoon /kəˈkuːn/ to protect someone or something from pain or an unpleasant situation: - As a student you're cocooned against/from the real world.

кокон to protect someone or something from pain or an unpleasantsituation:

waffle to avoid making a decision or stating a clear opinion when you speak or write - "Joseph had been waffling over where to go"

колебаться

lullaby /ˈlʌləˌbaɪ/

колыбельная, баюкать song

prickly covered with sharp points that cut or sting - prickly branches/bushes rough and making your skin feel uncomfortable - a prickly shirt tending to become angry very quickly - He's always been very prickly about criticism. making people disagree and argue with each other - a prickly issue/subject

колючий, вспыльчивый, раздражительный, обидчивый

curfew /ˈkɜrˌfju/ a law that does not allow people to go outside between a particular time in the evening and a particular time in the morning impose/enforce/lift a curfew: - The authorities declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew. break a curfew under (a) curfew: - The accused is under a curfew from 8 p.m. till 6 a.m.

комендантский час время, когда нужно прийти домой

dresser

комод, туалетный столик

insecurities a feeling of not being confident: - I think he's trying to deal with his fears and insecurities.

комплексы

end point

конечная точка

tutorial /tuˈtɔriəl/ - he gave me a tutorial on how to cook dumplings

консультация обучающий

follow-up something done after an earlier event that is connected with it: - I've got to go in for a follow-up to the dentist next week. coming or done after a related event or action : - a follow-up visit - Reporters can have one follow-up question.

контроль наблюдение последующий визит последущее

seize to take something using official power and force - Customs officials have seized 100 pounds of cocaine. - Action was taken to seize criminal assets valued at $200 million.

конфисковать, изъять

breadwinner the person who earns the money to support a family

кормилец, добытчик

tweak to make small changes in order to improve something - Writers and producers kept tweaking the script even as the movie was being shot. - The software is pretty much there - it just needs a little tweaking. - You just need to tweak the last paragraph and then it's done.

корректировать, вносить поправки, настраивать; отлаживать "докрутити"

campfire a fire built outside by people who are camping

костёр

a pig in a poke something that you have bought without seeing it first

кот в мешке

ruggedly handsome /ˈrʌɡ.ɪd.li/

красавчик

beaut /bjuːt/ something that you think is very good - That shot was a real beaut!

красавчик, красотка красота

talk a good game

красиво говорить

give someone the benefit of the doubt ​ to treat someone as if their behavior is honest or correct, even though you are not certainthat it is -She said she was late because her flight was canceled, and we gave her the benefit of the doubt.

кредит доверия

tough cookie

крепкий орешек

Serfdom

крепостное право

Baptism a ceremony in which someone is touched or covered with water to welcome them into the Christian religion - We're hoping to be able to get to Pasadena for the baptism of our grandson.

крещение; крестины

meltdown a complete failure, especially in financial matters: - financial/economic/market meltdown - The last few months have seen the progressive meltdown of the - country's political system. an occasion when a person becomes extremely upset and is not able to deal with a problem or situation

кризис, катастрофа

among other things used when you are mentioning one or more things out of a larger number - They discussed, among other things, the future of the oil industry. - Among other things, Larsen was accused of attempting to bribe court officials.

кроме всего прочего, между прочим

painstaking /ˈpeɪnzˌteɪkɪŋ/ painstakingly done or doing something very carefully and slowly - painstaking work/efforts (massive) - She went painstakingly through the small print of the contract.

кропотливый, тщательный скурпульозно

crumble to break into small pieces: - That old wall is starting to crumble. - We need to get this wall repaired—the drywall is just crumbling into pieces. - I crumble up some cookies and add them to the icing—that's my secret recipe. to stop existing or being effective - My determination crumbled as soon as I saw her. - The government seemed powerless to prevent its weak economy from crumbling further.

крошиться, осыпаться to break into small pieces: to stop existing or being effective

sick lit

круто классно

Look who's talking

кто бы говорил

culinary /ˈkʌlɪˌneri/ relating to food and how to cook it - He likes to show off his culinary skills. culinary delights (=very good food): - And what culinary delights do you have for us tonight?

кулинарный

punch line the last few words of a joke, including the part that makes the joke funny - She didn't understand the punch line.

кульминационный момент, концовка (шутки или анекдота)

buy into to start to do something that a lot of other people are doing, or to believe something that a lot of other people believe - You don't buy into all this garbage, do you?

купиться на что-то, поверить

pile objects positioned one on top of another: - a pile of books - a pile of dirty clothes a mass of something that has been placed somewhere: - a large pile of sand a lot of something: - I've got piles/a pile of things to do today. to arrange objects into a pile: - We piled plenty of logs up next to the fire. - Please pile your homework books neatly on the table as you leave. - Her plate was piled (high) with salad. - Snow had piled up against the walls. to put (things) near or on top of each other, or to collect in this way: - Magazines just pile up on my desk at work. - I asked her to pile on extra potatoes.

куча скучуватись

maze a complicated set of rules, ideas, or subjects that you find difficultto deal with or understand: - It's almost impossible to get through the maze of bureaucracy. a complicated and confusing network of passages: - He felt like a rat in a maze. (is used to describe a situation where a person is trapped in an impossible dilemma with many twists and turns, or when a character feels like he or she is the subject of an experiment, observed and manipulated by an unseen meddler.) - fig. You have to weed through the maze of complex rules in order to fillout your tax forms.

лабиринт, путаница

bay leaf

лавровый лист

paw /pɔ/ the foot of some animals such as cats, dogs, and bears a person's hand - Get your paws off those cookies! to touch someone in a rough or sexual way that they do not like

лапа, лапать

nice and easy

легко и просто

readily she is not readily moved to tears — её нелегко довести до слёз it can readily be understood that ... — нетрудно понять, что ... to agree readily / wholeheartedly — охотно соглашаться easily / readily accessible — легкодоступный - They readily acknowledged their mistake. Они сразу признали свою ошибку.

легко, без труда

A blade/ A razor blade

лезвие

meds

лекарства

take it or leave it

либо да, либо нет (либо принимай, либо уходи)

sleight of hand /ˌslaɪt əv ˈhænd/ speed and skill of the hand when performing tricks: - Most of these conjuring tricks depend on sleight of hand.

ловкость рук, уловка

pawnshop

ломбард

aftershave a liquid with a strong pleasant smell that a man puts on his face after shaving

лосьон после бритья

meadow

луг, поляна

best bet

лучший выбор, наилучший вариант

amiable /ˈeɪ.mi.ə.bəl/ pleasant and friendly: - He seemed an amiable young man. - So amiable was the mood of the meeting that a decision was soonreached.

любезный, дружелюбный

crowd pleaser Something that many people like. - I hope you'll bring your famous spinach dip to the party—it's such a crowd pleaser! - We need to work on a fun cover song for this upcoming gig, something that's a real crowd pleaser!

любимец публики

adrenalin junkie/seeker /əˈdren(ə)lɪn/ someone who enjoys dangerous sports and activities - We are looking for adrenalin junkies to do a freefall parachute jump.

любитель острых ощущений

buff someone who is very interested in and knows a lot about a particular subject - a movie/computer/wine buff

любитель, поклонник, фанат

Boys will be boys

мальчики такие мальчики

disguise /dɪsˈɡaɪz/ to hide something such as your feelings or intentions - He didn't disguise his bitterness about what had happened. - a thinly disguised attempt to embarrass the prime minister to make changes in the way that someone looks so that other people will not recognize them be disguised as someone/something: - She arrived at his home disguised as a man. be disguised in something: - The intruders were disguised in post office uniforms. disguise yourself as/in something: - The soldiers disguised themselves as ordinary civilians. something that you wear to change the way that you look so that people will not recognize you - She was wearing a disguise of a blonde wig and glasses. in disguise (=wearing a disguise): - He often went out in disguise to avoid being recognized by his fans. something that hides what something really is, especially by making it seem better than it is - His cheerful manner is a disguise that hides the pain.

маскировка, маскировать

in a heartbeat used for saying that you are very willing to do something - If I got the chance, I'd go in a heartbeat.

мгновенно, сразу же не задумуючись used for saying that you are very willing to do something

petty not important and not worth worrying about - I'm not interested in their petty squabbles. - Village life is full of gossip and petty jealousies. minor - petty bureaucrats/officials - a petty criminal/thief/offender

мелкий, незначительный жалкий

life-altering

меняющий жизнь

handicapped spot (OFFENSIVE) someone who is handicapped has a permanent injury, illness, or other problem that makes them unable to use their body or mind normally. This word is now considered offensive and it is more polite to say that someone is learning disabled, visually impaired, hearing impaired, or simply disabled.

место для инвалидов

pouch /paʊtʃ/ a small bag made of cloth or thin leather - a tobacco pouch a fold of skin on the body of an animal, such as the place where a kangaroo carries its baby

мешочек

minefield a situation or process with many possible problems or dangers minefield for: - The issue of tax cuts is a potential minefield for the government.

минное поле , ситуация c множеством невидимых, скрытых проблем, представляющих опасность

just my luck used for saying that something bad happened because you are not a lucky person - Just my luck, they'd sold out by the time I got there.

мне, как всегда, не везет!

multidisciplinary /ˌmʌltiˈdɪsɪpləˌneri/ involving several different academic subjects or areas of professionalactivity

многопрофильный

snappy dresser

модник

sleet - The snow turned to sleet and made driving very dangerous.

мокрый снег, слякоть

bolt /boʊlt/ a flash of lightning, esp. followed by thunder: - Did a bolt of lightning set fire to the barn?

молния

grind /ɡraɪnd/ ground, ground coffee grinder or grind up to break something into very small pieces or powder, by using a machine or by crushing it between two hard surfaces - The mill was used for grinding corn until the 17th century. - freshly ground black pepper to cut food, especially raw meat, into very small pieces using a machine

молоть, перемалывать

have chills

морозити

nippy if the weather is nippy, it is cold

морозный

crow's feet wrinkles in the skin at the corners of your eyes

морщинки в уголках глаз, гусиные лапки

drive to make someone determined to do something - We want to find out what drives a successful businesswoman like Sylvia. - Douglas was driven by a need to learn the truth.

мотивирует зажигает

fraud to expose a fraud — разоблачать мошенничество charge of fraud — обвинение в мошенничестве - I felt like a fraud. - He's been charged with tax fraud.

мошенничество

marble

мрамор, мраморный

gloomy unhappy and without hope: - a gloomy person/expression - The cemetery is a gloomy place. not expecting or believing anything good in a situation: - a gloomy economic forecast dark in a way that is unpleasant and makes it difficult to see: - What gloomy weather we're having! - We waited in a gloomy waiting room.

мрачный, угрюмый

sage advice

мудрый совет

get goosebumps

мурашки по коже

nutmeg

мускатный орех

harrowing /ˈher.oʊ.ɪŋ/ extremely worrying, upsetting, or frightening - a harrowing experience extremely upsetting because connected with suffering: - a harrowing story - For many women, the harrowing prospect of giving evidence in a rapecase can be too much to bear. - His book tells the harrowing story of how they climbed Mt. Everest.

мучительный, ужасный, душераздирающий

mild mild weather is warm and pleasant, especially warmer than usual for the time of year - a mild winter gentle and calm person - a shy, mild sort of guy - Jerry gave the impression of being a mild man. not violent, severe, or extreme: - She can't accept even mild criticism of her work. - He has suffered a mild heart attack - nothing too serious.

мягкий, умеренный, слабый, легкий especially warmer than usual for the time of year gentle and calm person not violent, severe, or extreme:

breath mints

мятні канфєтки

crease /kris/ to make lines on cloth or paper by folding or crushing it, or to become covered in these lines - She was careful not to crease her dress. COUNTABLE a line or mark made on material by folding or pressing it, or a linein a person's skin, esp. in the face: - There were tiny creases in her eye shadow.

мять помятость

capacity the amount of something that can be put in a container, or the number of people that a place has room for capacity of: - The fuel tanks have a capacity of 25,000 gallons. - a theater with a seating capacity of 800 the ability to do something - Her poor health limits her earning capacity. capacity to do something: - They are worried about their capacity to invest for the future. capacity for: - Harry had a tremendous capacity for work.

місткість, потенціал, способність

be worth your/its weight in gold to be very useful or helpful: - This recipe book is worth its weight in gold - it tells you everything you need to know. - Boys who can sing like that are worth their weight in gold to the choir.

на вес золота to be very useful or helpful:

out in the open not secret - The names of the ministers who voted against the government are now out in the open.

на виду

on the off chance if you do something on the off chance, you do it even though you think it is unlikely to succeed - She thought of calling him on the off chance of catching him at home.

на всякий случай (just in case)

to be on the safe side

на всякий случай, безопасности ради

on the verge about to do something or experience something - The two countries were on the verge of war. - After weeks of failed experiments, I think we're finally on the verge of a breakthrough. - We're on the verge of signing a newcontract.

на грани, пределе в шаге от

across on the opposite side of a road, river, line, etc. - There's a bus stop just across the road. - They had opened a new factory across the border in Mexico. across from: - I'm staying at a little hotel just across from the Libyan Embassy.

на другой стороне улицы, через дорогу от

out back Outside at the back of a given house or building. - John's coming to meet us out back after we're finished with work. - We just bought a brand new picnic table so we can have our meals out back when the weather is nice. - You go out back, you get Jesse, wait for my signal. - We found this in one of the dumpsters out back of the resort.

на заднем дворе снаружи

on the tip of the tongue if a word, name, etc. is on the tip of your tongue, you know it but cannot remember it at the time you are speaking - Wait - it's on the tip of my tongue - her name is Fiona.

на кончике языка, почти сказанно

on the prowl /praʊl/ moving around an area and looking for something or someone: - On the way home I saw a raccoon on the prowl.

на охоте

fork in the road By extension, the point at which one must make a decision between two or more drastically different choices oropportunities. - After college, I was at a real fork in the road. Should I try to find work right away, or should I got back to school topursue a master's degree? - We ran into something of a fork in a road in the middle of development. Do we listen to early user feedback andcompletely overhaul the game's design, or do we stick with our original plan and release the game on schedule?

на распутье

at the crack of dawn

на рассвете, ни свет ни заря

on the loose /s/ if a dangerous person or animal is on the loose, that person or animal is free to move around a place and harm people: - Brewer escaped from prison last year and has been on the loose ever since.

на свободе, на воле, в бегах

on set

на съёмках, на съёмочной площадке

on the go in the process of being done or produced - I have too many projects on the go at once.

на ходу

dial /ˈdaɪəl/ to press the buttons, or to turn the dial, on a telephone in order to call someone - In an emergency dial 911.

набирать номер

punch in the code

набрати код

impose

навязывать

pay bump If you want to reward your agents for their great work, Pay bump may be just what you need. It is an extra sum of money added to their normal salary. Pay bump can be used to show your appreciation for their effort. You can reward them for finding new customers, creating new leads or starting new sales. Keep your agents motivated so that they maintain their hard work.

надбавка

badger to try to make someone do something by asking them many times - They keep badgering me to take them to the show. - She's been badgering me into doing some exercise. - Stop badgering me - I'll do it when I'm ready.

надоедать борсук to try to make someone do something by asking them many times

kick ass

надрать задницу дати піздюлів

double-cross to deceive someone by working only for your own advantage in the (usually illegal) activities you have planned together: - The diamond thief double-crossed his partners and gave them only worthless fake jewels.

надуть, перехитрить, обмануть to cheat someone, usually when doing something illegal or planning to cheat someone else together

chip if something hard chips, or if you chip it, a small piece of it breaks off - Try not to chip these cups when you wash them. a place on a plate, cup, etc. where a small piece of it has broken off chip in: - The cup had a tiny chip in it.

надщербити надщерблення

to be all over someone To berate, upbraid, or verbally attack someone. - The boss was all over me yesterday for coming into the meeting late. To engage in kissing or caressing (with one), especially at length and in public. - Mark and Ethan were all over each other for the entire film. That's the last time I go to see a movie with them.

накинуться на кого то To berate, upbraid, or verbally attack someone. To engage in kissing or caressing (with one), especially at length and in public.

bend over

наклониться вперед

for once used for saying that you would like something to happen on this occasion, even though it does not usually happen, and you think it should happen more often - You can pay the bill for once. - It would be nice if, just for once, the two of you could get along with each other.

наконец то для разнообразия

to patch things up to try to improve a relationship after there have been problems: - Jackie and Bill are still trying to patch up their marriage. - Did you manage to patch things up with her after your row?

налаживать отношения, помириться

pop by To come somewhere, usually a person's home or residence, for a brief or casual visit. - Hey, if you're free this Saturday, why don't you pop by for a visit? I'd love to show you the new truck I bought. - You and your girlfriend should pop by sometime. We could grab some dinner or go out for some drinks.

нанести короткий визит, заскочить

conversely /ˈkɑnˌvɜrsli/ - Some wrong answers were marked right and, conversely, some right answers had been rejected.

наоборот, напротив (вводное слово)

sign away sth if you sign away property or a right to something, you agree that it no longer belongs to you by writing your name on a document - you have to get her to sign away her rights

написати відказ

don't give a damn about - I don't give a damn what the bosses want

наплевать на

uptight nervous and easily annoyed - He gets so uptight about the slightest difficulty. always behaving in a very correct way, and unable to relax in informal situations

напряженный, встревоженный

scare the crap out of

напугать до смерти

crap pants To be extremely nervous, excited, or frightened. - I was crapping my pants when the boss called me into his office. - I almost crapped my pants when I saw my favorite singer in my local café.

наробити в штани

infringe infringement to act in a way that is against a law or that limits someone's rights or freedom: - Copying videos infringes copyright law. - The senator is opposed to any laws that infringe on a citizen's right to free speech.

нарушать to act in a way that is against a law or that limits someone's rights or freedom:

Violate the low /ˈvaɪ.ə.leɪt/ A person who violates a place or situation goes where he or she is not wanted or does something the person should not do: - Questions of this kind violate my privacy.

нарушать закон

rape

насиловать, изнасилование

savor /ˈseɪvər/ to enjoy an experience, activity, or feeling as much as you can and for as long as you can - Bill savored the view as he cruised along the coastline. to enjoy the flavor of something as much as you can by eating or drinking it slowly - I sipped my coffee, savoring every mouthful. savor the moment /ˈseɪvər/

наслаждаться (моментом, кавою, видом ітд.)

sneer to speak in an unpleasant way that shows you do not respect someone or something and you think you are better than them - "Purple socks?" he sneered. sneer at: - He's always sneering at the way people dress.

насмехаться, издеваться, насмешка, усмешка to speak in an unpleasant way that shows you do not respect someone or something and you think you are better than them

pull a gun on

наставити пістолет на

step on the toes to offend someone by doing something that they should be responsible for or that they have the authority to do To insult, offend, or upset one, especially by getting involved in something that is one's responsibility. - I want to help John out on his project, but I know it's his baby, so I don't want to step on his toes in any way. - Look, you're going to have to step on a few peoples' toes if you want to get ahead in this business. - I hope I'm not stepping on anyone's toes by saying this.

наступать на пятки

set in if something unpleasant sets in, it starts to happen and have an effect, and is not likely to stop for a long time - Let's get inside - the rain's set in for the day. - Shortly after the business started, a long economic downturn set in. - and then reality set in (і реальність дала про себе знати)

наступать, начинаться if something unpleasant __ __, it starts to happen and have an effect, and is not likely to stop for a long time

rat out to reveal incriminating or embarrassing information about someone - The news reporter ratted out the people who were involved with the scandal. - "he ratted out a pair of colleagues so he could stay out of jail"

настучать to reveal incriminating or embarrassing information about someone

saturated /ˈsætʃəˌreɪtɪd/ oversaturated with sth very wet - After a night in the rain the clothes were saturated. saturated with: - His shirt was saturated with sweat. completely filled with things or people saturated with: - The camps are completely saturated with refugees.

насыщенный, пропитанный

earbuds earphones that go in your ear - My earbuds are not working so I can't hear my music.

наушники

be on standby available to be used if needed in a particular situation - The troops are on standby and can return at a moment's notice. put/place someone/something on standby: - Daly has been put on standby for the Ryder Cup.

находиться в режиме ожидания, в боевой готовности

supervisor /ˌsupərvaɪzər/ someone who is in charge of an activity, a place, or a group of people such as workers or students

начальник, руководитель

embark on/upon something: to start a new project or activity, usually one that will be difficult and will take time - After leaving college, Lucy embarked on an acting career. - The new government embarked upon an energetic legislative program.

начинать (проект, діяльність)

well-read /ˌwel ˈred/ Someone who is well read has learned a lot of information on different subjects by reading.

начитанный, обладающий обширными знаниями

default on a loan /dɪˈfɔlt. /loʊn/ Defaulting on a loan happens when repayments aren't made for a certain period of time. When a loan defaults, it is sent to a debt collection agency whose job is to contact the borrower and receive the unpaid funds. Defaulting will drastically reduce your credit score, impact your ability to receive future credit, and can lead to the seizure of personal property. If you can't make payments on time, it's important to contact your lender or loan servicer to discuss restructuring your loan terms. - you defaulted on the loan so we gonna seize your property

не внести платеж по кредиту

off the record

не для публики, неофициально, между нами

Don't give me a hard time.

не добавляй мені проблем

not know what has come over someone to be unable to explain why someone is behaving in such a strange way - He's not normally so rude - I don't know what's come over him.

не знаю что на меня нашло

brave the elements to go out in bad weather - I had to brave the elements to get to work.

не испугаться плохой погоды

tear away to force yourself or someone else to leave or to stop doing something tear yourself away (from someone/something): - "Sorry," said Douglas, tearing himself away from the television. tear your eyes/gaze away from someone/something: - She was unable to tear her eyes away from him. - can't tear myself away from the screen

не могу оторваться

out of my league

не моего уровня не по зубах не з мого круга

a tough break An adverse circumstance resulting in misfortune or hardships; an instance of bad luck. - John's had some tough breaks lately, between losing his job and getting in that horrible car accident just two weeks later. - It was a tough break for the team who had come so close yet again to finally getting in to the playoffs.

не повезло сложный период, неудача, облом

to stand someone up to not come to meet someone who you have arranged to meet, especially someone who you are having or starting a sexual or romantic relationship with - Did she stand you up?

не придти на свидание/продинамить

be no slouch to be very good at something - She was a great swimmer and no slouch on the tennis court.

не промах

risk-averse /əˈvɜrs/

не склонный к риску, избигающий риски

unlike different from someone or something else - The show was unlike anything we'd ever seen before. used for introducing a sentence or phrase - Unlike most actors, Harris is a rather shy man. - The festival has been a great success, unlike last year when it rained non-stop. not typical of a particular person or thing - It's so unlike Mary to go off somewhere without telling someone. -Unlike you, I'm not a great dancer.

не схожий в отличие от не схоже на

isn't half bad - your trap wasn't half bad - you know the chicken isn't half bad

не такі вже й погані

no wonder that

не удивительно, что

reel from If you reel, or your mind or brain reels, you feel very confused or shocked: - Our team is reeling from five straight losses. - We were reeling (in amazement/shock/delight, etc.) from/with the news that we had won all that money.

не успеть оправиться от последствий, приходить в себя

heavenly heavenly beauty — неземная красота

небесный, божественный

dysfunctional not behaving or working normally: - a dysfunctional family

неблагополучный

a word of advice

небольшой совет

slurred speech /slɝːt/ to pronounce words in a way that is not clear: - How can you possibly understand someone who slurs his speech? the act of pronouncing words in a way that is not clear: - The injury made her speak with a slur.

невнятная речь

indistinctly /ˌɪndIIˈstɪŋkt/ difficult to see or hear clearly - Her voice was indistinct.

невнятно, неразборчиво

insufferable extremely unpleasant or annoying

невыносимый, нестерпимый

unbearable so extreme that you cannot deal with the pain, feeling, etc. - The heat was unbearable. - unbearable sorrow extremely annoying - an unbearable sulky teenager

невыносимый, нетерпимый

take its toll /toʊl/ to harm or damage someone or something, especially in a gradual way - The recession has taken a heavy toll on the economy. take its toll on: - The stress was beginning to take its toll on their marriage.

негативно отразиться, иметь негативные последствия, сыграть свою роль

malnutrition /ˌmælnuˈtrɪʃ(ə)n/ a medical condition in which you are weak or sick because you do not eat enough or do not eat enough of the right foods

недоедание

ephemeral /ɪˈfem(ə)rəl/ lasting for only a short time - Everything in life is ephemeral and fleeting - His fame turned out to be ephemeral.

недолговечный, мимолетный

short-lived lasting for a short period of time - a short-lived television series - Their promises proved to be short-lived.

недолговечный, мимолетный недолгий кратковременний

scarce /skers/ not easy to find or get: - Food and clean water were becoming scarce. - scarce resources almost not: - I could scarce believe my eyes.

недостаточный, скудный, дефицитный, редкий

fallout the unpleasant effects of something that has happened - The fallout from the Asian financial crisis has continued to affect business. the dangerous dust that falls to the ground after a nuclear explosion - fallout from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster

нежелательные последствия, радиоактивные осадки

inconspicuous /ˌɪnkənˈspɪkjuəs/ not easily seen or not attracting attention - Agents placed the camera on a wall in an inconspicuous place. - At parties, he always stands in a corner and tries to look inconspicuous.

незаметный, неприметный

inevitable the inevitable hour — смертный час inevitable conflict — неизбежный конфликт inevitable accident — случай, которого нельзя было избежать impossible to avoid or prevent - Don't argue with the inevitable. Не спорьте с неизбежным. / Чему быть, того не миновать. - War now seems almost inevitable. inevitable consequence/result: - Confusion is the inevitable consequence of all these changes in policy. it is inevitable that: - It is perhaps inevitable that advanced technology will increase the pressure on workers.

неизбежный, неминуемый, неизменный

few and far between not happening very often or not existing in many places - Opportunities for promotion are few and far between.

немногочисленные и редко встречающиеся

precarious /prɪˈkeriəs/ likely to change or become dangerous without warning - a precarious future/situation/position/existence - For the refugees life was always precarious. not safe or likely to fall - Her position on the ledge was somewhat precarious. - a precarious chimney

ненадежный, сомнительный, нестабильный шаткий

inadvertently /ˌɪn.ədˈvɝː.t̬ənt.li/ in a way that is not intentional: - He inadvertently deleted the file. - I inadvertently ended up on the wrong street.

ненароком

unorthodox /ʌnˈɔrθəˌdɑks/ unorthodox teaching method — нешаблонная /оригинальная/ методика преподавания not following the usual rules or beliefs of your religion, society, etc. - She was well known for her unorthodox, sometimes shocking, opinions.

необщепринятый, оригинальный

out of the ordinary Not usual or common; exceptional; beyond or outside of one's normal expectations. - We need to investigate the warehouse to figure out what's tripping the security alarms. Just keep your eyes peeled foranything out of the ordinary. - A: "How did the meeting go?" B: "It was fine, nothing out of the ordinary."

необычный

adamant /ˈædəmənt/ I am adamant on this point — от этого я не отступлюсь determined not to change your belief or decision about something - We tried to persuade her but she was adamant. adamant (that): - He was adamant that he would not pay any more money. adamant about: - They are adamant about buying only organic food.

непреклонный, категоричный, непоколебимый, твёрдый

obnoxious /əbˈnɑːk.ʃəs/ very unpleasant or offensive: - Can't you express your opinions without being obnoxious? - Some of his colleagues say that he's loud and obnoxious. - When she's in a bad mood she's obnoxious to everyone.

неприятный, противный, несносный

inexcusable /ˌɪnɪkˈskjuzəb(ə)l/ inexcusable behavior is so bad or rude that you cannot forgive the person who behaved like that - Her comments were highly offensive and quite inexcusable. - an inexcusable mistake

непростительный

unsolicited advice /ˌʌnsəˈlɪsɪtəd/ unsolicited offers, advice, presents, or other things are things you receive that you do not ask for, and may not want

непрошеный совет

cushy job /ˈkʊʃ.i/ very easy: - a cushy job

непыльная работа

indestructible /ˌɪndɪˈstrʌktəb(ə)l/ impossible or very difficult to destroy

неразрушимый, несокрушимый неуязвимий

misspend - a misspent youth

неразумно, зря тратить; транжирить

jumpy nervous

нервный, неспокойный

sloppy done in a very careless way - a sloppy performance expressing emotions or romantic feelings in a way that seems silly or embarrassing - a sloppy Valentine card

неряшливый, небрежный

sloppy messy or lacking care or attention: - sloppy clothes - a sloppy administrator too wet to be pleasant: - sloppy weather - Her grandchildren nearly smothered her with sloppy kisses. - In the show-jumping, accuracy was difficult on the rain-soaked, sloppy ground. - Maybe it will rain and the track will be sloppy. - The batter was a bit sloppy so I added some more flour. Sloppy clothes are large, loose, and do not look neat: - At home I tend to wear big sloppy sweaters and jeans.

неряшливый, небрежный, мокрый

mismatch a difference or disagreement between two facts or aspects of a situation mismatch between: - There is always a certain mismatch between theory and reality.

несоответствие, несовпадение

inadequate /ɪnˈædəkwət/ inadequacy inadequately not enough, or not good enough for a particular purpose - inadequate provision of health care - We are trying to provide basic education with inadequate resources. inadequate for: - rail tracks that are inadequate for the loads carried on them inadequate to do something: - Existing laws are inadequate to deal with these problems. totally/quite/wholly inadequate: - The government's response was condemned as totally inadequate. someone who is inadequate does not feel confident that they can deal with the situation they are in - Some people feel totally inadequate when faced with new responsibilities.

несоответствующий ущербний

out of the box unusual, unorthodox or creative - During the economic downturn business travellers come out with all sorts of out-of-the-box travel strategies like staying with friends and family and taking trains instead of trains.

нестандартный

to talk nonsense

нести чушь

don't stand a chance to not have a chance of success: - He doesn't stand much of a chance in the election. - If we could just get an interception, we might stand a chance of winning this game. - If that road is closed, we don't stand a chance of making it on time.

нет ни единого шанса

alternative medicine

нетрадиционная медицина

washout a complete failure: - The dance was a washout - only three people showed up.

неудача, провал

irrelevant irrelevant remark — неуместное замечание if he can do the job well, his age is irrelevant — если он может хорошо выполнять работу, то его возраст не имеет значения irrelevant question — вопрос, не относящийся к делу not important or not relevant to what you are discussing or doing - an irrelevant remark irrelevant to: - The original date of the translation is irrelevant to its value as a historical source.

неуместный, не относящийся к делу

erratic changing often or not following a regular pattern, so that it is difficult to know what will happen next - He's a good player, but erratic. - the recent erratic performance of the markets - an erratic schedule

неустойчивый, беспорядочный Изменчивый, непостоянный, непредсказуемый

not least used for emphasizing the importance of a particular aspect of a situation - George is an excellent manager, not least because he is genuinely willing to listen. - Not least among our difficulties is our lack of funding.

ни в малейшей степени не в самую последнюю очередь (по важности)

less than less good or worthy than other people - Growing up as a gay person, I was always made to feel less than.

ниже less good or worthy than other people

tie a result of a game or competition in which each person or team has the same number of points, votes, etc. tie for: - There was a tie for fourth place. finish/end/result in a tie: - The game finished in a tie. something that limits your freedom - He still feels a tie to the land where he grew up.

ничья связь

housewarming /ˈhaʊsˌwɔrmɪŋ/ a party that you give in a house that you have just moved into

новосілля

stab in the back

нож в спину

cry out for to clearly need something a lot - This room is crying out for some new furniture. - My hair is just crying out for a trim—it's been too long since my last trip to the salon.

нуждаться в

provide for family

обеспечивать семью

grievance a complaint about being treated in an unfair way - Managers were presented with a long list of grievances. have a grievance: - People know who to go to if they have a grievance.

обида, жалоба

salty annoyed or upset, especially when this is unreasonable: - Olivia mate stop getting so salty. - I don't know why she's acting salty. - He got salty with me because I wouldn't go out with him.

обиженный описывает человека, который обиделся на какую- то мелочь.

blew it slang To ruin, mishandle, or fail to capitalize on an opportunity. - Bob was being considered for the promotion, but he blew it when he came in late to work each day this week. - Things were going well with Steve, but I blew it by smothering him.

облажался профукать

rubble UNC the piles of broken stone and bricks, etc. that are left when a building fallsdown or is destroyed: - The bomb reduced the house to rubble.

обломки камней, кирпичей

swap stories /swɑp/ if people swap stories, they tell each other about things that have happened to them - The discussion group enables people to swap stories and share experiences.

обмениваться историями, делиться опытом

swap /swɑp/ to give something to someone in exchange for something else - Do you want to swap seats? swap with someone: - If you like this one better, I'll swap with you. swap something for something: - She has a job she wouldn't want to swap for a million dollars. swap something with someone: - Members are encouraged to swap books with each other. to replace one thing with another swap something for something: - We swapped the worn-out tire for a brand new one.

обмениваться, менять заміняти

trade for to exchange something that you have for something else trade something for something: - Tony traded his computer for a bike.

обменять на

smooth-talker a person who gets another person to do their bidding by using a slick, gently persuasive, practised, or competent manner someone who says flattering things that may be intended to deceive people. - He's such a smooth talker, he can persuade anyone to do anything.

обольститель

escalate /ˈeskəˌleɪt/ to become much worse or more serious, or to make something do this - The tension escalated until it became unbearable. - Rebel forces have escalated the fighting. escalate into: - Any one of these border disputes could escalate into war.

обостряться (о конфликте, положении); перерастать, усугубляться

figuratively /ˈfɪɡjərətɪvli/ using words not in their normal literal meaning but in a way that makes a description more interesting or impressive - I laughed until I nearly died, figuratively speaking, of course. both literally and figuratively (як в пр так і перен знач)

образно, в переносном смысле

countdown the counting of numbers backward, for example from ten to zero, before something important happens - The countdown for the shuttle launch has already begun.

обратный отсчет

spotty connection

обривчате зєднання

talk through to explain to someone in detail how something should be done - He talked me through the whole process. to discuss a plan or a situation in a detailed way - The president talked through all the military options.

обсудить to explain to someone in detail how something should be done to discuss a plan or a situation in a detailed way

kick around If you kick ideas around, you talk about them informally in a group: - We need to get everyone together and kick a few ideas around

обсудить (разг.)

shortchange to treat someone or something in an unfair way by not giving them enough of the praise, opportunities, attention, etc. that they need or deserve - Many people in the office felt that they had been shortchanged by their performance evaluations. if you shortchange someone who is paying for something, you do not give them back enough money when they have paid more than the price of the thing - I'm sure they shortchanged me at the bar.

обсчитать, обмануть

common knowledge - it was common knowledge

общеизвестно всем известный факт

a household name/word - Microsoft has become a household word.

общеизвестное имя

common occurrence

обычное явление

regular day

обычный день

obliged /əˈblaɪdʒd/ be, feel, etc. obliged to be forced to do something or feel that you must do something: - Doctors are legally obliged to take certain precautions. - She feels obligated to be nice to Jack because he's her boss.

обязан

to bleed somebody dry /bled drain someone or something of wealth or resources. - "this car has been bleeding me dry"

обібрати до нитки

snap at to speak to someone in a sudden, angry way - "What do you want now?" he snapped angrily. snap at: - I'm sorry I snapped at you just now.

огрызаться сриваться to speak to someone in a sudden, angry way

back to back happening one after another, without interruption: - The team won back-to-back NBA championships.

один за другим, подряд

shortness of breath

одышка

tit for tat actions done intentionally to punish other people because they have done something unpleasant to you: - I noticed she didn't send me a card - I think it was tit for tat because I forgot her birthday last year.

око за око, зуб за зуб

take a dip

окунуться, искупаться

reckless driving reckless driver

опасное вождение

custody the legal right to take care of a child - The parents have joint custody of their children (=both parents will take care of the children). - The girl's father was awarded sole custody.

опека (cпільна, одиночна)

wholesale of or for the selling of goods in large amounts at low prices to shops and businesses, rather than the selling of goods in shopsto customers: - wholesale prices - a wholesale supplier/business - We only sell wholesale, not to the public. the price at which goods are sold to shops by the people who produce them, rather than the price which the customer usually pays in the shop: - I bought my coat direct from the factory at wholesale.

оптОвый

to issue to announce something, or to give something to people officially - The banks have issued a warning that charges are likely to rise sharply. issue something to someone: - Summonses have been issued to people who have not paid their bills.

опубликовать to announce something, or to give something to people officially

tumor /ˈtumər/ a mass of cells in your body that grow in a way that is not normal. A benigntumor is harmless and a malignant tumor can cause death - a brain tumor - an operation to remove the tumor

опухоль

puffy If the skin around your eyes is puffy, it is slightly swollen: - His eyes were still puffy with sleep. - His eyes were red and puffy.

опухший, отекший

compass /ˈkʌmpəs/ - This will also be my compass in the weeks before us, during the German presidency. - my internal compass will remain - The vision will be the compass that will direct all our efforts in making sure that all the rights are respected and complied with.

ориентир

posture /ˈpɑːs.tʃɚ/ the way in which someone usually holds their shoulders, neck, and back, or a particular position in which someone stands, sits, etc.: - She's got very good/bad posture. - He always adopts/assumes (= moves into) the same posture for the cameras.

осанка

brush up to practice and improve your skills or knowledge of something - I took a class to brush up my German before the trip. brush up on: - the opportunity to brush up on various techniques

освежать (знания); улучшать, совершенствовать

liberating making you feel free and able to behave as you like: - Taking all your clothes off can be a very liberating experience. not following traditional ways of behaving or old ideas: - She's chosen career advancement instead of having children - does that make her a liberated woman?

освобождающий

insult /ˈɪnˌsʌlt/ to say or do something offensive - She has no right to insult us like that. - You'll insult the chef if you don't at least taste the meal. something that seems to show a lack of respect for someone or something be an insult to: - Such low wages are an insult to hard-working employees. - This exam is an insult to students' intelligence. throw/hurl insults at someone: - He stormed off the field, hurling insults at the umpire.

оскорблять, обижать оскорбление

ground rules the basic rules or principles that govern the way that something is done

основные правила

wake up to the fact to become aware of something: - I wish Dad would wake up to the fact that I'm no longer a kid.

осознать прозреть по поводу

stick by (stick by someone) to continue to support someone who is in a difficult situation - Instead of sticking by the team she... - she always sticks by the team that's why she's the captain

оставаться верным, поддерживать to continue to support someone who is in a difficult situation

stay put to remain in one place or position - Stay put. I'll be back in a minute.

оставаться на месте, неподвижным

leave someone in the lurch to leave someone in a difficult situation without helping them - He said he would help with the rent, but he left me in the lurch.

оставить кого-то на произвол судьбы

save it for a rainy day

оставить на черный день

save it for...

оставь, расскажи это другому

be left holding the bag you are put in a situation where you are responsible for something, often in an unfair way because other people fail or refuse to take responsibility for it. - I don't want to be left holding the bag if something goes wrong. - The other investors pulled out of the project and we were left holding the bag.

остаться с носом If you are left holding the bag, you are put in a situation where you are responsible for something, often in an unfair way because other people fail or refuse to take responsibility for it.

stick with to continue to do or use something, and not change it - They're going to stick with the same team as last Saturday. - He said that he was going to stick with the traditions established by his grandfather. - He's a good car mechanic - I think we should stick with him. to stay close to someone and go with them wherever they go, especially so that they can help or protect you - Stick with me and you'll be all right.

остаться с, придерживаться to continue to do or use something, and not change it to stay close to someone and go with them wherever they go, especially so that they can help or protect you

caution /ˈkɔʃ(ə)n/ careful thought and lack of hurry in order to try to avoid risksor danger with caution: - He was instructed to act with extreme caution. exercise caution (=behave with care): - Politicians should exercise caution in their expenditure of taxpayers' money. urge/advise caution: - The U.S. favors an immediate military response but European leaders are urging caution.

осторожность, предусмотрительность предостеречь

keen interest - So he learned the language, went to visit often, and took a keen interest in the bioethical developments overseas. - In the recent past, there has been a keen interest in using massively parallel architectures like neural networks as a learning mechanism. - He consistently built his career around national finance and expressed keen interest in balancing finance.

острый интерес живой интерес

execute a project /ˈeksəˌkjut/ to complete something that you have agreed or planned to do - We check that all work is being executed according to the council's guidelines.

осуществлять проект

on behalf of instead of someone, or as a representative of someone - A lawyer issued a statement on behalf of the victim's family.

от лица, от имени

retaliate /rɪˈtæl.i.eɪt/ retaliation to hurt someone or do something harmful to someone because they have done or said something harmful to you: - If someone insults you, don't retaliate as it only makes the situationworse. - The demonstrators threw rocks at the police, who retaliated by firingblanks into the crowd. - The terrorists retaliated against the government with a bomb attack. - The more you intervene, the more your body retaliates

отвечать (на агрессию, обиду и т. п.); отплачивать, мстить

reciprocate /rɪˈsɪprəˌkeɪt/ to have the same feelings toward someone that they have for you - She has feelings for him that he can't reciprocate. to do the same thing for someone that they have done for you - I would like to reciprocate your fine hospitality. - I hope it was reciprocated

отвечать взаимностью

tick all the boxes to have all the necessary characteristics - I believe he ticks all the boxes. He has great skills.

отвечать всем требованиям

gross /ɡroʊs/

отвратительный, мерзкий гадость

dissuade /dɪˈsweɪd/ sb from doing sth to persuade someone not to do something - Campbell tried in vain to dissuade Paton from quitting.

отговаривать, разубеждать

to give credit for praise for something you have done or achieved credit for: - You deserve credit for making him change his mind.

отдавать должное за

give up to allow someone to have something that was yours - The new arrangement would mean giving up some of their political independence. give up to: - They agreed to give half their office up to the temporary staff. to use your time for one activity instead of another - Taking this course will mean giving up a lot of my spare time.

отдать

ER /ˌi ˈɑr/ an emergency room in a hospital

отделение (служба) экстренной медицинской помощи

split to divide into smaller groups, or to dividepeople into smaller groups - Let's split into groups and work separately. - Many American families are split by large geographical distances. to share something by dividing it into separate parts - I split my working hours between three offices. - I suggest we split the bill (=divide it into equal amounts). split something between/among someone: - The Republican vote was split fairly evenlyamong four candidates. to make a long thin cut in your skin - She fell and split her lip.

отделиться от (группы) делить to divide into smaller groups, or to dividepeople into smaller groups to share something by dividing it into separate parts to make a long thin cut in your skin

back out of to decide not to do something that you had said you would do: - The buyer backed out of the deal the day before they were due to signthe contract.

отказаться от участия, договоренности to decide not to do something that you had said you would do:

pull out of to stop being involved in an activity, event, or situation - The firm is pulling out of the personal computer business. - I have to pull out of the camping trip so I'll be giving up my stop

отказаться от, выходить из to stop being involved in an activity, event, or situation

sit back to sit comfortably with your back against the back of a chair - Sit back, relax, and enjoy the flight.

откинуться назад/на спинку сиденья, бездельничать ничего не делать

push back to arrange a later time for something - The deadline has been pushed back two weeks. push something back to/until something: - Can I push our meeting back to May 27?

откладывать, отодвинуть

blackout a period of time when electric power has failed, causing a loss of lights: - A blackout ended the game early. a short period when someone suddenly becomes unconscious: - He can't drive because he suffers from blackouts.

отключение электричества a short period when someone suddenly becomes unconscious:

revelation a surprising piece of information - Recent revelations about his private life have dented his popularity. a surprising and enjoyable experience that makes you realize something that you previously had not known - His piano-playing was a revelation. the process of letting people know or see something that was previously hidden or secret - the gradual revelation of her talent

откровение, разоблачение відкриття

buy off to pay someone so that they do not cause you any trouble: - They tried to buy the guard at the bank off but he told the police and the gang was arrested.

откупиться, дать взятку, чтобы не делали что-то

distinctive the distinctive speech of folks from the South — характерная речь жителей Юга distinctive mark — отличительный знак easy to recognize because of being different from other people or things of the same type - a smooth, rich coffee with a distinctive flavor a distinctive feature: отличительная /характерная/ черта - Good visuals and diagrams are the magazine's most distinctive features.

отличительный, характерный, особый

scratch the surface of to deal with only a small part of a subject or a problem: - All the payments we've made have hardly scratched the surface of the amount we borrowed. - I know you feel like you know everything about philosophy now, but this introductory course only scratches the surface. - Jack never felt satisfied devoting his time and attention to one thing, so instead he's scratched the surface of a number of hobbies and interests.

относиться поверхностно, не вникать to deal with only a small part of a subject or a problem:

get off the subject to stop talking about a subject because you have become interested in talking about something else - She was telling me about her family, but then we got off the subject.

отойти от темы

work off to pay someone what you owe them by doing a job for them instead of giving them money - They were forced to work off their debts. if you work off something such as a feeling or some of your weight, you get rid of it by doing something that involves a great deal of physical activity - She generally works off her anger by going for a run.

отрабатывать

belch /beltʃ/ to allow air from the stomach to come out noisily through the mouth: - He belched noisily. an act of allowing air from the stomach to come out noisilythrough the mouth: - The baby let out a loud, satisfied belch.

отрыжка, изрыгать

hole up if you hole up or are holed up somewhere, you stay there, especially because you are hiding - She was holed up at a resort somewhere, trying to avoid the media.

отсиживаться, прятаться от людей

back down back down from the demands — отказываться от требований to stop asking for something, or to stop saying that you will do something, because a lot of people oppose you - Neither side is willing to back down. - Both sides have refused to back down. back down on: - We will not back down on the decision to strike.

отступать, уступать (в споре) to stop asking for something, or to stop saying that you will do something, because a lot of people oppose you

off-putting used for describing something that you want to avoid because it is unpleasant and not attractive - It tasted OK but the smell was a little off-putting. used for describing something that stops you from concentrating on what you are doing - I prefer movies that have been dubbed into English. Subtitles are so off-putting.

отталкивающий, неприятный

alienate /ˈeɪliəˌneɪt/ to make someone dislike you, or not want to help or support you - Would they dare risk alienating public opinion? - Their campaign has alienated the public. to make someone feel that they do not belong in a place or group - The company thinks that noisy crowded restaurants are alienating older customers. - Crowded classrooms can alienate a shy child.

отчуждать, отдалять, отвергать

detached A detached person does not show any emotional involvement or interest in a situation: - She seemed a little detached, as if her mind were on other things. - Throughout the novel, the story is seen through the eyes of a detached observer. separated: - The label became detached from your package.

отчужденный

assess assess the damage — оценивать размер ущерба to assess risk — оценивать риск to carefully consider a situation, person, or problem in order to make a judgment - We tried to assess his suitability for the job. - Our agent will assess the value of your property. to calculate what something costs or is worth - Our agent will assess the value of your property.

оценивать, давать оценку

too bad used for saying that you are sorry or sympathetic about something - That's too bad about your sister losing her job. used for showing that you are not sympathetic at all or you do not really care what someone else thinks - If you don't like the truth, that's just too bad. - If they like it, fine. If not, too bad!

очень жаль как жаль

all the rage very popular - Internet shopping is now all the rage.

очень популярный в моде

slipup to make a mistake: - These figures don't make sense - have we slipped up somewhere? - That slip-up cost a lot of money.

ошибка, промах зробити

tumble to fall or roll quickly and without control: - Rocks tumbled down the hill. - She lost her balance and tumbled into the mud. fig. - Stock prices tumbled (= quickly lost a lot of value). To fall suddenly to the ground, typically from stumbling or tripping. - I took a bit of a tumble walking home last night, hence the bruises.

падать свалиться

finger-licking good - Man, these ribs are finger-lickin' good, Mom. Got any more?

пальчики оближешь

groin

паховая область

a blazing hot day/ summer

пекельно жаркий духота

dumplings

пельмени, вареники, клецки

turn upside down to make a place very messy while you are searching for something - The police came and turned the place upside down.

перевернуть вверх дном

run over to hit someone or something with a vehicle and drive over them be/get run over: - Keeley was run over by a car outside her house. to practice what you are going to say in a speech, performance, etc. - She kept running over her lines. to explain something again so that someone understands - Would you run over the sequence of events again? to think a lot about something, such as a decision or experience - I couldn't stop running it over in my mind. to continue for longer than planned - Sorry I'm late, the meeting ran over.

переехать, задавить to practice what you are going to say in a speech, performance, etc. to explain something again so that someone understands to think a lot about something, such as a decision or experience to continue for longer than planned

reboot a computer/restart a computer

перезагрузить компьютер перезагрузка

flip to change suddenly from one subject, activity, or opinion to another flip between: - She can flip between Spanish and English very easily. - They've flipped back and forth between supporting and opposing these proposals. to quickly change the channels on a television - Would you stop flipping channels!

переключать(ся)

breaking point a situation in which there are so many problems or so many things to do that a person or organization can no longer deal with them - High unemployment was stretching the welfare system to a breaking point.

переломный момент, точка кипения

rewind / rewound if you rewind a video or a cassette tape, or if it rewinds, it goesbackward to the beginning or to an earlier place - She rewound to the beginning of the tape. to go back, or to make something go back, to an earlier time: - We can't rewind history and try it a different way. the button you use to rewind a video or a cassette tape - Press rewind.

перемотка, перематывать

crash to sleep somewhere for the night, usually when you did not plan to do this - You can crash at my place if you want. - can I crash with you? - I was so tired after work, I crashed on the sofa. to go to a party or other event without an invitation: - Some guys tried to crash the party but they weren't allowed in.

переночевать to sleep somewhere for the night, usually when you did not plan to do this to go to a party or other event without an invitation:

double-check to check something for a second time so that you are certain it is right - always double-check the facts

перепроверить, проверить дважды

layover a short stop in a long trip, especially one between airplane flight slayover at/in: - We only have a 30-minute layover in Detroit before catching the flight home. - We figured it would be great to visit Seattle during a layover and take a break on our long haul to Asia.

пересадка

outsmart to gain an advantage over someone, especially by using a clever or dishonest trick

перехитрить, обхитрить

overstep to do something that is considered rude or is not allowed overstep the bounds/rules/limits of something: - The committee had overstepped the bounds of its authority.

переходить границы, лізти не в своє діло

prospective - buyers, employers, parents

перспективный, предполагаемый

loop the curved shape made when something long and thin, such as a piece of string, bends until one part of it nearly touches or crosses another part of it: - Tie the ends of the rope together in a loop.

петля

pedestrian someone who is walking, especially in a town or city, instead of driving or riding - The area is open to cyclists and pedestrians. used by people who are walking - a pedestrian bridge/walkway

пешеход, пешеходный

saw /sɔ/ to cut something with a saw - He sawed the log in half. - The prisoner had escaped by sawing through the bars on the window.

пила пилить

nag to frequently ask someone to do something that they do not want to do - Stop nagging! nag someone to do something: - My mom keeps nagging me to clean up my room. to frequently criticize someone, often for qualities or habits that are difficult to change nag someone about something: - Larry was always nagging her about her weight. if a doubt, worry, or fear nags you or nags at you, you cannot stop thinking about it for very long nag at: - The feeling that I shouldn't have quit nagged at me. someone who keeps asking or telling you to do something in a way that annoys you

пилить, ворчать, придираться клянча, ворчун to frequently ask someone to do something that they do not want to do to frequently criticize someone, often for qualities or habits that are difficult to change if a doubt, worry, or fear ___ you or ___ at you, you cannot stop thinking about it for very long

writer's cramp a pain in your hand or arm caused by writing for a long time

писчая судорога

fetus /ˈfitəs/

плод, зародыш

mistreat to treat someone in an unfair or cruel way - She felt she had been mistreated by the police. - The animals used in the movie were in no way mistreated.

плохо, жестоко обращаться

give or take used for talking about numbers or quantities that are not exact - Each talk lasts half an hour, give or take five minutes.

плюс-минус

for the most part

по большей части, в основном

maternal paternal related to a mother's side of the family: - Her maternal grandmother (= mother's mother) is still alive.

по материнской линии по отцовской линии

as needed according to need - "add water asneeded" on an as-needed basis - These attorneys typically work for themselves, rather than for temporary agencies, and provide their services to other law firms on an as-neededbasis.

по мере надобности

once at a time

по одному не все сразу

big time used for emphasizing how extreme or severe something is - "Did you have problems with it?" "Yeah, big time." - "this time they've messed up big time"

по полной по крупному

up your alley to be the type of thing that you are interested in or that you enjoy doing: - Kate loves dancing, so salsa lessons would be right up her alley.

по твоей части

slack a period of less activity than usual - the midsummer slack cut sb some slack (дати трохи поблажку) to not judge someone as severely as you usually would because they are having problems at the present time: "- Andrew's late again." "Cut him some slack - his wife just had a baby." - he's been cut more than enough slack

поблажка

thereabouts he is forty or thereabouts — ему сорок или около того it's the largest house thereabouts — это самый большой дом в округе near a particular place, amount, time, etc. that has been mentioned, but not exactly or thereabouts: - You'll end up paying an extra five percent or thereabouts.

поблизости, около этого, в этом роде, приблизительно, неподалеку

bling UNCOUNTABLE ​INFORMAL fashionable jewelry or similar expensive shiny objects

побрякушки, цацки

rewind the clock to go back to an earlier time: - I'm sure she wishes she could rewind the clock now. - We can't rewind the clock back to 2016.

повернуть время вспять

dumpster fire

повна катастрофа

turnoff a short road that leads from a large road onto a smaller one: - If you miss the turnoff, you'll have to go 20 miles to the next exit.

поворот

Pet (on head) pat on the back (похл по спині) - always wanting a pat on the head

погладити по головці похвалити

engrossed /ɪnˈɡroʊst/ so interested or involved in something that you think about nothing else engrossed in: - He was so engrossed in his book that he didn't hear her come in.

поглощенный, увлеченный

immerse /ɪˈmɜrs/ Immersion |ɪˈmɜːrʃn| immersion heater — погружаемый нагреватель, кипятильник immersed in a book — углубившийся в книгу immersed in conversation — поглощённый беседой immersed in thought — занятый /поглощённый/ своими мыслями; погружённый в размышления immersed in one's work /business — поглощённый своей работой /своими делами to immerse oneself in study — углубиться в занятия to be immersed in debt — запутаться в долгах total immersion in one's work — полное погружение в работу immersion in the icy Atlantic ocean — погружение в ледяную воду Атлантического океана - He learned French through immersion. Он изучил французский язык методом погружения (в языковую среду). - We were surprised by his complete immersion in the culture of the island. Нас удивило его полное погружение в культуру этого острова. to put something or someone in a liquid, especially so that they are covered completely immerse something in something: - Loosen the contents by immersing the bowl in warm water. immerse yourself in something to spend most of your time doing something or thinking about it - Sandra immersed herself in work to try and forget her problems at home.

погружаться okunat

on the spur of the moment if you do something on the spur of the moment, you do it suddenly and do not take time to plan it or think carefully about it - | decided on the spur of the moment to invite him.

под воздействием момента, спонтанно

sue to make a legal claim against someone, usually to get money from them because they have done something bad to you. The legal claim is called a lawsuit - If we go public with these allegations, do you think he will sue? sue for: - We intend to sue for damages. sue someone (for something): - Burnett sued the newspaper for libel and won. sue (someone) for divorce/custody (=officially ask for a divorce or the right to keep your children): - After she left him, she sued for divorce.

подавать в суд, предъявлять иск

lead by example

подавать пример

put in for to officially ask for something - We've put in for a grant to repair the building.

подать заявку

pendant /ˈpendənt/ a piece of jewelry that hangs from a chain around your neck - She was wearing a crystal pendant. - It was a necklace /ˈnek.ləs/with a diamond pendant.

подвеска

scooch over to move a little bit - Scooch over, you're squashing me! - Can you scooch over and make room? - She used to scooch up so close to the TV that her parents warned her she'd ruin her eyes.

подвинься

peep to look at something quickly and secretly, usually from a place where you think you cannot be seen peep at/through/into/over: - She tried to peep through the gates to see the garden. to appear slightly from behind or under something peep from/out/through: - His head peeped out from under the blanket.

подглядывать, заглядывать, подсматривать

succumb /səˈkʌm/ to lose your ability to fight against someone or something, and to allow them to control or persuade you - First they said no, but eventually they succumbed. succumb to: - She succumbed to temptation and ordered a glass of wine.

поддаваться, уступать

to prop up sth/smn with smth to stop something from falling by putting something under it or against it - The wall was propped up with wooden poles. - Alice had propped herself up with pillows so she could read in bed.

поддержать щось чимось

Run by to tell someone your ideas so that they can give you their opinion - Can I run a few ideas by you?

поделиться (мыслью, идеей и т.д.)

hook up if you hook up to a place or to the internet, or if you hook something up, you become connected to it through your computer - hooking up classrooms to the internet hook up to: - I can hook up to the library from my computer. to connect two pieces of electric or electronic equipment together, or to connect a piece of equipment to a computer or power supply hook up to: - He hooked the microphone up to a tape recorder. if two people hook up, they start a relationship together, or they start doing something together

подключать (об электроприборах), встречаться с кем-то, мутить

Add insult to injury to make a bad situation even worse, especially by treating someone very badly - To add insult to injury, after canceling our flight, they asked us to pay extra!

подливать масло в огонь

sneaky DIS doing or saying things secretly, often in a dishonest or unfair way. This word shows that you dislike people and behavior like this - That was pretty sneaky of you!

подлый, хитрый DIS doing or saying things secretly, often in a dishonest or unfair way. This word shows that you dislike people and behavior like this

wind is kicking up

поднимается ветер

bring up to start discussing a subject - Brown said the issue would be brought up again at the next climate convention. - I hate to bring this up, but you still owe me $50.

поднимать вопрос

kick up to become more active or noticeable: - As the storm moves into the desert, the wind and rain start to kick up.

подниматься to become more active or noticeable:

bring up something to start discussing a subject - Brown said the issue would be brought up again at the next climate convention. - I hate to bring this up, but you still owe me $50.

поднять вопрос, затронуть тему

fishy not completely right, honest, or legal - Their story sounds fishy to me.

подозрительный, сомнительный

soles /soʊl/ the bottom part of the foot that touchesthe ground when you stand or walk, or the bottom part of a shoe that touchesthe ground, usually not including the heel: - a cut on the sole of her foot - shoes with rubber soles

подошвы, ступни

to feed off / on sth. - She seemed to feed on his despair.

подпитываться

copycat someone that you think has copied exactly what someone else has done, and seems to have no ideas of their own done or made to be very similar to something else: adj - At the market you can buy affordable copycat (= very similar) versions of expensive perfumes.

подражатель, имитирующий, подражающий повторюшка

eavesdrop /ˈiːvz.drɑːp/ to listen to someone's private conversation without them knowing: - He was eavesdropping on our conversation.

подслушивать

throw someone under the bus to deliberately sacrifice someone in order to get what you want - You do realize they might cut a deal and throw you under the bus.

подставить кого-то

in someone's head

подумки

air bag a bag in a car that immediately fills with air if the car crashes, to protect the driver and passengers

подушка безопасности

scrub

подчистить

banter conversation that is funny and not serious: - He considered himself a master of witty banter. to talk to someone in a friendly and humorous way: - He stood around bantering with his colleagues.

подшучивать, добродушное подшучивание

pull over if a vehicle or driver pulls over, they stop by the side of the road - Let's pull over and have a look at the map. if the police pull a vehicle over, they order its driver to stop at the side of the road - The cops pulled me over because one of my brake lights wasn't working.

подъехать к обочине и остановиться

play along to act as if you agree with something that is happening, esp. if it is something wrong: - She claims she was fired because she refused to play along with the coverup.

подыгрывать, поддакивать

be my guest something you say when you give someone permission to do or use something: - "Can I try out your new bicycle?" "Be my guest."

пожалуйста, милости прошу

green with envy wishing very much that you had what someone else has: - When I heard about his new job I was green with envy.

позеленевший от зависти

stance an attitude or view about an issue that you state clearly stance on/toward/against: - Tell us what your stance is on capital punishment. adopt/take a stance: - We need to take a more positive stance toward globalization. change/alter/modify/maintain your stance: - The bombing was unlikely to force the government to change its stance. a way of standing or holding your body, especially for a particular purpose - Danny's upright stance made him appear the taller of the two. - She took up a fighting stance.

позиция, стойка, поза

deceased /dɪˈsist/ dead - flowers on the graves of deceased relatives - The deceased was a highly respected member of the farming community.

покойный, умерший

buff to make something shine by rubbing it with something such as a soft cloth - First you apply the wax to the floor, let it dry, and then buff it.

полировать

doormat

половик для вытирания ног

turn the tables To change or reverse something dramatically. - Wow, they really turned the tables on their opponents after the intermission. The score went from 0-3 to 5-3! do something which means that you now have an advantage oversomebody who previously had an advantage over you: - They beat us 3-0 last year, but we turned the tables on them this year— we won 5-0.

поменяться ролями, взять реванш

handicap a disadvantage that prevents you from doing something well - They told me that my lack of experience was a handicap. handicap to: - His wild past could be a handicap to his ambitions. handicap of: - Thousands of people suffer the handicap of not being able to read or write properly.

помеха, препятствие

wake an occasion when the family and friends of a dead person meet in order to look at the dead body the night before it is buried, or when they meet after a dead person has been buried to drink and talk about the person's life

поминки

downgrade to reduce someone or something to a lower rank or position, or to cause something to be considered less important or valuable: - My job's been downgraded to that of ordinary editor. - We can't let the management downgrade the importance of safety at work.

понижать to reduce someone or something to a lower rank or position, or to cause something to be considered less important or valuable:

the runs diarrhea /ˌdaɪ.əˈriː.ə/ a condition of the bowels in which the contents are passed out of the body too often and in a form that is too liquid

понос

hand me down n,adj a piece of clothing that someone has given to a younger personbecause they no longer want it: - I got fed up with having to wear my sister's hand-me-downs. - Claudia had three older sisters, so she wore a lot of hand-me-downs.

поношенная одежда

shabby shabby tip become shabby — обтрепаться; истрепаться; износиться dressed in clothes that are old or in bad condition - The children were all so shabby and hungry. - The furniture was old and shabby. feel shabby: - Linda felt shabby standing next to Andrea in her fashionable clothes. of low quality - He blasted the lawyers for submitting such shabby paperwork. - a store selling shabby goods

поношенный, потрепанный, убогий убогі чайові

bougie /ˈbuː.ʒi/ - It's one of those places where you pay a lot of money but don't get much. Too bougie for me! - Oat milk, soy milk, almond milk - bougie people like any "milk" that doesn't actually come from a cow.

понтові, те що вартує більше ніж обичні товари або людина яка хоче показати що має більше грошей ніж реально

hit the nail on the head (with sth) to say something that is exactly right or completely true - With regard to the gentleman's comments, I think he has hit the nail right on the head.

попасть прямо в точку, угадать

dip a toe into sth to try doing something, in order to test whether it will be successful or suitable - They have dipped a toe into the computer games market.

попробувати себе в чомусь

go time A phrase to say when it is time to undergo a task and get serious about doing something. Commonly used in rowing or other sporting events/practices. Go Time signals you to concentrate your energy and push to your absolute limits and be a better version of yourself. Keygan asked, "You know what time it is right?" "It's go time." The boys responded.

пора, час прийшов

striking resemblance

поразительное сходство

delegate to give part of your work, duties, or responsibilities to someone who is more junior - Because Henry hated to delegate, he was always overworked. delegate something to someone: - He always delegates boring tasks to his assistant.

поручать, передавать полномочия

dedication

посвящение, верность, преданность

final touches

последние штрихи

aftermath the effects and results of something bad or important - Many more people died in the aftermath of the explosion.

последствия

repercussions the effect that an action, event, or decision has on something, especially a bad effect: - Any decrease in tourism could have serious repercussions for the local economy. - President Kennedy's assassination had far-reaching repercussions.

последствия, отзвук consequences

postpartum /ˌpoʊstˈpɑːr.t̬əm/ after the birth of one's child - therapy for postpartum depression

послеродовой

track record your reputation, based on the things that you have done - They have a long track record of being mean with their money.

послужной список, достижения, репутация

docile /ˈdɑs(ə)l/. /ˈdɑˌsaɪl/ well-behaved, quiet, and easy to control - Ann was a shy docile child.

послушный, покорный

face it used before saying something that people might not want to accept, although it is true - Let's face it, unless we plan ahead we are going to be in trouble.

посмотри правде в глаза, признай это

pick someone's brain to ask someone's advice about a subject the person knows a lot about: - Can I pick your brain about how you got rid of those weeds?

посоветоваться

hasty done in a hurry because you do not have much time - a hasty inspection doing things in a hurry, without careful planning or thought - She shouldn't be so hasty.

поспешный, торопливый

mediocre /ˌmiː.diˈəʊ.kər/ not very good: - The movie's plot is predictable and the acting is mediocre. - Parents don't want their children going to mediocre schools.

посредственный, заурядный

extraneous /ɪkˈstreɪniəs/ not relating to the subject or situation that you are dealing with - I deleted some extraneous material. extraneous to: - All these factors are extraneous to our objectives.

посторонний, не связанный (с чем-либо)

ongoing still happening or being done - an ongoing discussion/investigation/study - customers

постоянный, текущий

lose track of to not know anymore where someone or something is or what is happening - I've lost track of what she's doing now.

потерять всякую связь; потерять след; потерять из виду

stunner something that is very impressive or surprising someone, especially a woman, who looks extremely attractive - The new administrator in accounts is a real stunner.

потрясающее зрелище, красавица

resemble to be similar to someone or something, especially in appearance - The two species resemble each other. closely/faintly/strongly/vaguely resemble: - Soldiers are trained under conditions that closely resemble real combat. - The animals make a strange sound, vaguely resembling the bark of a dog.

походить, иметь сходство

guest of honor

почетный гость, виновник торжества

reverence /ˈrev(ə)rəns/ a strong feeling of respect and admiration for someone or something - They spoke of the old man with reverence. - I had the whole spectrum of feeling from reverence to envy reverence for: - a reverence for tradition

почтение, почтительность

hence used for introducing something that is a result of the fact that has just been stated - His grandfather was Greek; hence the surname. - Alcohol can cause liver failure and hence death.

поэтому, следовательно

backstabbing - Harman claimed she was the victim of backstabbing by jealous colleagues.

предательский

preface to say, do, or write something before you say, do, or write the most important part - He prefaced his speech with a quotation from Faulkner.

предисловие; вводная часть; введение, вступление;

bid an offer of a particular amount of money for something that is for sale: - I made a bid of $150 for the painting. - She made/put in a bid of £69,000 for the flat, which was accepted. to offer a particular amount of money for something when competing against other people to buy it: - A collector bid $500,000 for the portrait.

предложение цены, заявка (на торгах) поставити на

pop the question to ask someone to marry you - "when he popped the question I said yes without a further thought"

предложить руку и сердце

deliberate /dɪˈlɪb.ɚ.ət/ (often of something bad) intentional or planned: - a deliberate attack/insult/lie - We made a deliberate decision to live apart for a while.

преднамеренный, умышленный, осознаное

presumptive /prɪˈzʌmp.tɪv/ presumption believed to be something, or likely to be true, based on the information that you have: - presumptive signs of pregnancy a belief that something is true because it is likely, although not certain: - There is no scientific evidence to support such presumptions.

предполагаемый, предположительный

foreseeable /fɔːˈsiː.ə.bəl/ A foreseeable event or situation is one that can be known about or guessed before it happens.

предсказуемый, предвидимый

chase (down) to try to get something that is difficult to get or achieve: - It's depressing how many people there are chasing so few jobs. - After years of chasing her dreams, she finally got a part in a film. to try very hard to persuade someone to have a relationship with you: - She's always chasing (after) men. - Police chased down two suspects seen fleeing the scene of the crime. - As soon as we chase down further information, we will bring it to you.

преследовать

outlaw a criminal, especially one who moves from place to place to avoid being caught - the legendary outlaw Robin Hood

преступник

more or less almost - The team is more or less the same as it was last season. - Roger's ideas had been more or less ignored. used for showing that you are guessing a number or amount - A sum of $80,000, more or less, will be needed to carry out repairs.

приблизительно, в целом, более-менее приблизно almost used for showing that you are guessing a number or amount

brace for to get ready for something unpleasant brace yourself for something: - I braced myself for the results of my blood test. brace yourself to do something: - Smith braced himself to give her the bad news. be braced for something: - Financial markets are braced for another turbulent week.

приготовиться к to get ready for something unpleasant

make a point of doing something to be certain that you do something, usually in an obvious way to give one's attention to (doing something) to make sure that it happens - From then on he made a point of avoiding her. - she made a point of letting me know - She makes a point of calling her grandmother every week. - He made a point of spending Saturdays with his children. - I always make a point of being early.

придавать особое значение чему-либо; взять что-либо за правило спеціально вважати обовязковим для себе

pick on someone to keep treating someone badly or unfairly, especially by criticizingthem - Why do you always pick on me?

придираться к кому-то

foster care Relating to fostering a child. A child who is taken care of in someone else's home for a period of time is called a foster child, and the people who take care of the child are called foster parents - She had a good relationship with her foster mother. - foster care foster home/family: - Both children have been placed with foster families.

приемная семья, приют

acknowledge/əkˈnɑlɪdʒ/ he was acknowledged as their leader — он был (их) признанным лидером to acknowledge a child — признать ребёнка своим to accept or admit that something exists, is true, or is real - He never acknowledges his mistakes (=admits that he has made them). acknowledge that: - She won't acknowledge that there's a problem. to know or recognize that someone or something is important acknowledge something as being/to be something: - Wimbledon is widely acknowledged as being the premier tennis tournament. to show that you have seen someone or that you recognize them, for example by smiling or speaking to them - They barely acknowledge each other in public. - I met her there but she didn't even acknowledge me — я встретил её там, но она сделала вид, что не заметила меня acknowledge someone's presence: - James acknowledged his lawyer's presence with a small nod.

признавать, подтверждать он был (их) признанным лидером признать ребёнка своим

suspend to officially stop something for a short time - Operations at the plant have been suspended because of safety concerns. to officially remove the authority or effectiveness of something for a time - His license was suspended after a drink-driving conviction. A person who is suspended from a job, school, or an activity is not allowed to be involved in it, usually as a punishment: - Two students were suspended for damaging school property.

призупинити, тимчасово позбавити

mess with to try to trick someone or cause problems for them - my phone is messing with me

прикалуватись жартувати

decency behavior that is moral, good, or reasonable - No one with any sense of decency can ignore their request for help. - It would have been only common decency to phone and say you'd be late. have the decency to do something: - You didn't even have the decency to say you're sorry!

приличие, достоинство

bait food used for attracting and catching fish, birds, or animals - The fishermen bought some worms to use as bait. put bait on a hook or in a trap: - You can bait the mousetrap with a piece of cheese. someone who is used for attracting and catching someone else, especially a criminal

приманка, наживка приманювати

apply to to use a particular method, process, law, etc. - The trial judge had applied an incorrect principle of law. apply something to something: - A similar technique can be applied to the treatment of cancer.

применять

precautionary done or used for protection against possible harm or trouble - He was taken to the hospital for a precautionary examination. - a precautionary step/measure

принимаемый для предосторожности

fetch to go to find something and carry it back with you fetch someone something: - I asked my son to fetch me a drink of water. fetch something for someone: - Let me fetch a chair for you. fetch something from something: - We used to go and fetch milk from the farm.

приносить

coerce /koʊˈɝːs/ to persuade someone forcefully to do something that they are unwilling to do: - The court heard that the six defendants had been coerced into making a confession.

принуждать, заставлять

pick up the slack to improve a situation by doing something that someone else has not done or not completed: - With our best player injured, other players have to pick up the slack.

принять эстафету тимчасово замінити, восполнить нехватку

take credit for To receive recognition, praise, or approval for something, whether or not it is deserved. - I really can't take credit—Harry and Lisa are the one's who really made this a success! - She tries to get by doing as little as possible, then tries to take credit for other people's work.

приписывать себе честь, ставить в заслугу, выдать за своё

squat /skwɑt/ - He squatted behind the bush to avoid being seen.

приседать

gaze to look at someone or something for a long time, for example because they are attractive or interesting, or because you are thinking of something else gaze at/into/toward/upon/up at: - We gazed in wonder at the scene before us. - He lay on the bed gazing up at the ceiling. - They gazed into each other's eyes.

пристально глядеть

seizure a sudden attack of a disease such as epilepsy that makes your body shake - The patient had a seizure after being injected with the wrong drug. - an epileptic seizure

приступ

twinge /twɪndʒ/ a sudden short pain - He felt a slight twinge in his knee. a sudden short feeling of emotion, especially an unpleasant one - a twinge of sadness/regret/guilt

приступ боли, угрызение a sudden short pain a sudden short feeling of emotion, especially an unpleasant one

titillate /ˈtɪt̬·əlˌeɪt/ titillating /ˈtɪt̬·əlˌeɪ·t̬ɪŋ/ to make someone excited intentionally but only a little, usually with sexual images or descriptions: - We were titillated by the promise of things to come. - So many adverts these days are designed to titillate. - They attend get-rich seminars with titillating titles like "Turn an Ugly House into a Pot of Gold."

приятно возбуждать

audition /ɔˈdɪʃ(ə)n/ a short performance in which you sing, dance, or act so that someone can decide if you are good enough to perform in a particular play, concert, etc.

проба, прослушивание, кастинг

flop /flɑːp/ - a complete flop to fall or drop heavily: - Hugh's hair keeps flopping over/into his eyes. - When she gets home from school, she's so tired all she can do is flop down in front of the television. to fail: - Her first book flopped, but her second became a bestseller.

провал, неудача власти, завалитися

triple check

проверить трижды

send-off an occasion at which people can express good wishes and say goodbye to someone who is leaving a place: - We'll have to give her a good send-off when she leaves the office.

проводы

smuggle to take someone or something secretly and illegally into or out of a country, especiallyas a way of earning money - The punishment is harsh for smuggling drugs into the country.

провозить контрабандой

get on with something to give your time to something and make progress with it - The sooner we finish the speeches, the sooner we can get on with the celebration. get on with the job/business/work of something: - Our priority now is to get on with the job of developing a comprehensive test ban treaty. get on with doing something: - Congress must get on with addressing these long-standing issues. - Quit whinging and get on with the job.

продолжать делать что-то

go on to continue happening or doing something as before - The meeting went on a lot longer than I expected. - We can't go on like this any more. Things have got to change. go on with: - Burton smiled and went on with his work. go on doing something: - She can't go on pretending that everything is fine when it clearly isn't.

продолжаться, тянуться

come across as To be viewed by others in a particular way; to have one's personality, behavior, intentions, etc., interpreted in aparticular way. - Did I come across as confident when I made my speech? - She comes across as cold and uptight, but she's actually a very kind lady.

производить впечатление, казаться

roll around if a season, holiday, or regular event rolls around, it arrives - By the time Friday rolls around, I'm ready for the weekend. - She wondered if he would still be there when spring rolled around.

происходить вокруг / наступать (как период времени)

get past - Can you get past the open door without being seen?

пройти мимо / через

make the cut By extension, to meet the requirements necessary for an application to be successful or to be selected from a groupof candidates. - You might have an impressive resume, but you'll never make the cut if you don't have excellent interview skills. - Because of my poor grades in math, I ended up not making the cut for Harvard.

пройти отборочный тур

rue the day to be sorry about something and wish that it had not happened. A more usual word is regret.

проклинать тот день

curse to say or think offensive or impolite words about someone or something - Joe will be cursing me when he finds out I've gone in without him. - I cursed myself for being such a fool.

проклятие/проклинать

stretch a continuous period of time stretch of: - You can't learn it all in such a short stretch of time. at a stretch (=continuously): - He'll surf the Internet for anything up to six hours at a stretch.

промежуток времени

brainwash

промывать мозги

penetrate /ˈpen·ɪˌtreɪt/ penetration When a man penetrates his partner during sex, he puts his penis into his or her body.

проникновение проникать (в с)

sprout (up) to produce leaves, hair, or other new developing parts, or (of leaves, hair, and other developing parts) to begin to grow: - It takes about three days for the seeds to sprout. - Your hair is sticking up - it looks like you're sprouting horns! grow suddenly If a large number of things sprout (up), they suddenly appear or begin to exist: - New factories have sprouted up everywhere. - A number of small software companies sprouted in our area as a result of the demand for new computer applications.

прорастать

sleep it off to get rid of an unpleasant or uncomfortable feeling by sleeping, especially after eating or drinking too much - The day after the wedding, I'll still be sleeping off the champagne.

проспаться

venial /ˈviniəl/ not very serious, and therefore easy to forgive - venial sin

простительный

just passing through

просто проездом

downtime the time during which a machine, esp. a computer, is not workingor is not able to be used Downtime for a person is a time when the person can relax: - I have three kids, so downtime is scarce. - We had a busy weekend so I'm planning to have some downtime tomorrow.

простой, вынужденное бездействие the time during which a machine, esp. a computer, is not workingor is not able to be used for a person is a time when the person can relax:

outcry an angry expression of protest or shock by a lot of people, as a reaction to something that someone has done or to something that has happened - A massive public outcry followed the revelations of ballot-rigging. outcry against: - The cuts provoked an outcry against the government.

протест

counterclockwise counterclockwise direction — направление против часовой стрелки

против часовой стрелки

apply yourself to work very hard on something for a long time - You need to prove to an employer that you can apply yourself.

проявить себя, выкладываться

smack in the middle Right in the middle or most central part (of something). - There I was, smack in the middle of Taiwan, with no money and no way to contact my family. - You don't want the levels to get too high or too low. You need to keep it smack in the middle.

прямо в центрі Right in the middle or most central part (of something).

psychotic /saɪˈkɑtɪk/ psycho someone who is psychotic behaves in a dangerous or violent way because they have a serious mental illness - a psychotic murderer - psychotic symptoms

психопатський

intimidate to deliberately make someone feel frightened, especially so that they will do what you want - The report said he used harassment and threats to intimidate reporters. to frighten someone or make them feel nervous - Adult courtrooms will inevitably intimidate young children.

пугать, запугивать

boggle /ˈbɑɡ(ə)l/ if the mind boggles, or if something boggles the mind, you cannot imagine it because it is too strange, unpleasant, or confusing - To think that now the company is worth more than $1.3 billion utterly boggles the mind. to be so surprised or shocked that you are unable to believe something boggle at: - I boggle at how much some of these lawyers earn.

пугаться поражаться

intimidating making you feel nervous, frightened, or less confident - We certainly weren't friends with our teachers - we found them very intimidating. - the intimidating presence of my husband's step-father

пугающий, устрашающий

skittish nervous or worried and likely to change your opinion about something - Internet users had been skittish about shopping online. - Skittish investors have already removed their money. used about horses that are nervous and may do something suddenly

пугливый

drool /drul/ to look at someone or something with great pleasure - I saw him - he was literally drooling over her!

пускать слюни

hollow /ˈhɑl·oʊ/ having an empty space inside or on the surface of an object: - a hollow tree - His hollow cheeks and paleness made him look ill. If a sound is hollow, it sounds as if it were made by hitting an empty container: - the low, hollow rumble of thunder (of situations, feelings, or words) lacking value; not true or sincere: - a hollow victory - hollow promises - Their objections had a hollow ring (= did not seem sincere).

пустой пусті обіцянки

mix-up a mistake or problem that happens because someone is confused about details - There was a mix-up and they lost my order.

путаница, недорозумение, неразбериха

pistol - your brother is a pistol

пушка

grapple with /ˈɡræp(ə)l/ to try hard to understand a difficult idea or to solve a difficult problem - The government continued to grapple with the issue of public transportation - Today, many Americans are still grappling with the issue of race. - Bad news is something it becomes necessary to grapple with (= dealwith).

пытаться преодолеть (затруднение) , разрешить (задачу)

hammered /ˈhæmərd/ completely drunk

пьяный в стельку в хлам

smooth-talk use charming or flattering language to persuade (someone) to do something - "don't try to smooth-talk me" - you don't need to smooth-talk me anymore

підлизуватись

at a stretch

підряд

to have a song stuck in one's head

пісня заїла в голові

work your fingers to the bone to work extremely hard, especially for a long time: - She worked her fingers to the bone to provide a home and food for seven children. - "My father worked his fingers to the bone to provide for our family and send me to college."

работать не покладая рук, работать день и ночь

workforce used in general about people who work - The government is encouraging women to enter the workforce.

рабочая сила, сотрудники, трудовые ресурсы

tech-savvy knowing a lot about modern technology, especially computers: - The state needs more tech-savvy workers for its hi-tech industries.

разбирающийся в технике

shattered extremely upset - We feel emotionally shattered by what's happened. - shattered dreams/ hopes/ economy

разбитый, разрушенный extremely upset

blow out if a window blows out, or if something blows it out, it breaks into pieces that fall outside the building - The bomb blew out all the windows on the bus.

разбиться вдребезги

scatter to throw or drop things so that they spread over an area - I scattered some grain on the floor of the hen house. scatter something on/over/around etc.: - The children had scattered toys all over the floor.

разбрасывать

scattered /ˈskætərd/ spread over a large area - My relatives are scattered all over the country.

разбросанный

evolve to develop gradually, or to cause something or someone to develop gradually: - Did humans evolve from apes? - The company has evolved over the years into a multi-million dollar organization. - Bacteria are evolving resistance to antibiotics. to change or develop gradually: - These countries are evolving toward more democratic societies.

развиваться, эволюционировать

recreational connected with ways of enjoying yourself when you are not working: - recreational activities/facilities/interests - Recreational fishing is allowed on the river.

развлекательный

locker room

раздевалка, камера хранения

strip down to remove your clothes, or to remove the clothes from someone else: - It was so hot that we stripped off our shirts. - We were told to strip to the waist (= remove our clothes above the waist). - The nurse told me to strip down to my underwear (= remove all of my clothes except my underwear).

раздеваться

get under someone's skin to make someone very annoyed - Ignore Justin: don't let him get under your skin. - Jack really gets under my skin - he never buys anyone a drink. - I've noticed that little things have been getting under my skin lately - things that shouldn't upset me.

раздражать кого-то

snappish easily annoyed and often speaking in an angry way: - He's very snappish when he arrives at work in the morning.

раздражительный, придирчивый

miffed slightly annoyed or offended - She hadn't called for a week and I was getting miffed.

раздражённый, надутый

bulge to stick out in a curved shape - His biceps bulged as he lifted the weights. a shape that curves outward on the surface of something, often made by something under it or inside it - She was only three months pregnant but already had a slight bulge. when a males dick and balls bunch up in their pants to form a bulge-like form. " His pants are so tight you can see his bulge."

раздуваться, выпуклость стояк

versatile /ˈvɝː.sə.t̬əl/ (of people) able to do many different things or to adjust to new conditions, or (of things) able to be used for many different purposes: - He was a versatile guitarist, and recorded with many leading rockbands. - It is an especially versatile insecticide known to control a range of insects. - He's a very versatile young actor who's as happy in highbrow dramasas he is in TV comedies. - A leather jacket is a timeless and versatile garment that can be worn in all seasons.

разносторонний, универсальный

take apart to separate an object into pieces - My watch stopped, so I took it apart.

разобрать на части

tear up tore, torn to get tears in your eyes, so that you almost start to cry, because you are experiencing strong emotion: - She tearED up as the award was presented to her. - Swift tearED up as the judge read his decision, saying there was no evidence that her actions were insincere. to make someone feel very unhappy or upset - It tears me up to leave you. to tear paper into a lot of small pieces: - He tore the letter up and threw it away.

разорвать на кусочки to become tearful

letdown something that makes you feel disappointed because it is not as good as you expected it to be

разочарование; неоправдавшееся ожидание

hyped up

разрекламированный

clearance /ˈklɪrəns/ official permission that allows someone to do something, to go to a particular country, or to be told particular information - Aid workers had to get clearance to enter the country. - Security clearance for overseas students will now be valid for four years.

разрешение

act out to behave badly because you are unhappy or upset , often in waysthat you are not aware of: - These kids act out because their lives are a mess.

разыгрывать (сцену), притворяться, изображать вимахуватись дурачитись

sooner or later

рано или поздно

come out of shell (also bring sb out of their shell) to stop being shy and begin to confidently show your real character and feelings If you come out of your shell, you become more interested in other people and more willing to talk and take part in socialactivities, and if someone brings you out of your shell, they causeyou to do this: - Derek has really come out of his shell since he started working here. - Stephen needs someone who can bring him out of his shell.

раскрепоститься

Payback a result of doing something - The no-smoking policy offers a payback of improved employee health. a bad or unpleasant thing that someone does to you after you have done something bad or unpleasant to them payback for: - It's simply payback for the way they defeated us. payback time: - After last season's defeat, the Lions are hoping that today is payback time. payment that you make to someone who has lent you money - The longer the payback period, the more it costs you in the end.

расплата

Pay the piper/ fiddler To face, accept, or suffer repercussions for one's actions or words, especially those that would be expected to incurpunishment. - After three nights of heavy drinking, I'm really going to be paying the piper come Monday morning! - With the judge handing down the maximum possible sentence, this monster will be paying the piper for the rest of hislife.

расплачиваться платить по счетам

vague /veɪɡ/ not clearly or fully explained - Some aspects of the law were somewhat vague and ill-defined. - Witnesses gave only a vague description of the driver. vague promises: - The politicians made vague promises about independence. someone who is vague does not clearly or fully explain something - He was always vague when I asked about deadlines. vague about: - She was rather vague about the details of the incident. a vague feeling, memory, etc. is not complete, accurate, or fully formed a vague idea/notion/impression: - Simon had only a vague idea of where she worked. a vague memory/recollection: - I have a vague memory of the hotel. a vague feeling/suspicion: - She had a vague suspicion that something was wrong.

расплывчатый, неопределенный, смутный.

the dawn of - We woke at dawn. - We left as dawn was breaking (= starting). - We left at the break of dawn. the start of a period of time or the beginning of something new: - The fall of the Berlin Wall marked the dawn of a new era in Europeanhistory.

рассвет, початок

lighten up stop being so serious: - Why don't you just relax and enjoy yourself? Lighten up! - Oh, lighten up! I was only joking! - It's a funeral—nothing you do will lighten up the mood. - A: "I think he definitely needs to be grounded." B: "Oh, lighten up—it's not like you never made stupid mistakes as akid."

расслабиться stop being so serious:

hang/stay loose /lus/ to be calm and relaxed

расслабляться не напрягайся

upset stomach to cause an illness that affects someone's stomach - Rich food always upsets my stomach.

расстройство желудка

perplexed /pərˈplekst/ confused because you cannot understand something - "What's the matter?" Rob said, looking totally perplexed. - The students looked perplexed, so the teacher tried to explain onceagain. - Police were perplexed by the killing because there didn't seem to be any motive.

растерянный

drag sth out to make something continue for longer than necessary - Let's not drag this meeting out any more than we have already. - I don't want to drag this meeting out too long, so could we run through the main points quickly?

растягивать во времени; тянуть, медлить

talk up to talk about someone or something in a way that makes them seem more important or better than they really are - The sales team has been keen to talk up the promotion. - If we talk up the event, people will come.

расхваливать, преувеличивать

timing the skill or luck that is involved in doing something at the most suitable moment perfect/good timing: - The decision came, with perfect timing, just before his speech. bad timing: - This is bad timing, as emotions are running high.

расчет времени

slash is that slash is to cut violently across something with a blade such as knife, sword, scythe, etc while smash is to break (something brittle) violently. to cut someone or something in a violent way - The tires on the car had been slashed. - His attacker slashed him across the face with a knife. slash through: - The rotors slashed through the roof of the building. - They slashed through the undergrowth with machetes.

резать, рубить

harsh words

резкие, грубые слова

spike a very high amount, price, or level, usually before a fall: - If price spikes continue, people will not be able to afford the new houses they want. to make a drink stronger by adding alcohol, or to add flavor or interest to something: - She claimed that someone had spiked her drink with whiskey. - The pasta was served in a cream sauce spiked with black pepper. - His writing is spiked with humor. to rise to a higher amount, price, or level, usually before going down again: - The jobless rate in October spiked to a five-year high.

резкий скачок a very high amount, price, or level, usually before a fall: to make a drink stronger by adding alcohol, or to add flavor or interest to something: to rise to a higher amount, price, or level, usually before going down again:

recap to describe what has already been done or decided, without repeating the details - We'll just recap briefly on what we did.

резюмировать, подводить итог

front desk

ресепшн, стойка регистрации

props respect - I give him props for trying.

респект

work out to deal with a problem in a satisfactory way - We've worked out our differences. to decide or agree on something - The exact details of the event haven't been worked out yet. - We haven't worked out a date for the meeting. to understand someone or something - I can't work him out.

решать понимать

Resolution a serious decision to do something make a resolution to do something: - I made a resolution to lose 15 pounds. - New Year's Resolutions

решение Новогодние обещания

Roman Numerals

римские цифры

scam people out of their money

розвести людей на гроші

tip your hand If you tip your hand, you say what you are going to do or what you believe when you have been keeping it secret: - Despite weeks of media speculation, the president refused to tip his hand about his plans for re-election. This expression is the opposite of keep your cards close to your chest

розкрити карти викрити свої наміри

camomile /ˈkæməˌmaɪl/

ромашка, ромашковый

quicksilver

ртуть

scarring

рубцевание, рубцы

curse (out ) to shout offensive words at someone because you are angry or annoyed with them - We could hear him cursing and swearing as he tried to get the door open. - She was cursing her brother for losing her keys. to say magic words that are intended to bring bad luck to someone: - Things were going so badly - it was as if I'd been cursed. - Noise is the curse of modern city life.

ругаться материться, проклинати to shout offensive words at someone because you are angry or annoyed with them to say magic words that are intended to bring bad luck to someone:

sob /sɑb/ to cry noisily while taking short breaths - I could hear her sobbing. - "What can be worse than this?" she sobbed.

рыдать, всхлипывать

leverage the power to influence results: - financial/political leverage - The US has very little leverage in that part of the world.

рычаг давления влияние

chipped something that is chipped is damaged because a small piece has broken off its edge - a chipped tooth - a chipped plate

с обитыми краями надщерблений

empty-handed without getting anything for your effort - The thieves fled empty-handed. without bringing a present for someone - You can't go to the party empty-handed.

с пустыми руками, ни с чем

from now on

с этого момента, отныне

roof garden

сад на крыше

cocky /ˈkɑki/ ​SHOWING DISAPPROVAL very confident in an annoying way - Let's not get too cocky—things could still go wrong. - When I got my first job I was just a cocky teenager.

самоуверенный, самонадеянный; дерзкий; нахальный, наглый

the tail end of sth The very final stretch, part, or period of something. - I'm getting to the tail end of the book Carol got me for Christmas. - The singer just walked off the stage at the tail end of the concert without saying a word.

самый конец чего-либо

sled sled riding or sledding

санки, кататься на санках

outage /ˈaʊ.t̬ɪdʒ/ a period when a service, such as electricity, is not available: - The radio news reported power outages affecting 50 homes.

сбой в работе, отключение (electricity)

blurt out to say something suddenly and without thinking about the effect it will have, usuallybecause you are nervous or excited - She blurted out his name, then gasped as she realized what she'd done.

сболтнуть, выпалить

blackout curtains

светонепроницаемые шторы

add up to if separate amounts add up to a total amount, together they form that total - His business expenses add up to around $4,000 a year. to combine to produce a particular result or effect - These new measures do not add up to genuine reform. - our lives add up to a series of moments

сводиться (к чему-либо) ; cкладатись в, составляют, в сумме, в итоге

matchmaker

сводник

firsthand obtained directly from someone who is involved in something - first hand information gained by doing something yourself - first-hand experience

своими глазами, лично

intercourse fml sexual intercourse, the sexual activity in which the male's penis enters the female's vagina - vaginal/anal intercourse - Our survey reveals that most couples have intercourse once a week.

связь, контакт половой акт

sacred /ˈseɪkrəd/ there is nothing sacred for /with/ him — для него нет ничего святого so important that you should not change, question, or criticize it - the sacred rules of the legal profession - We make jokes about everything - nothing is sacred.

священный

bend

сгибать, гнуть

iron out to deal successfully with a disagreement or problem, especially by removing the last remaining difficulties - They're meeting in Berlin to iron out the final details of the contract.

сглаживать, улаживать

conspire /kənˈspaɪr/ to secretly plan with someone to do something bad or illegal conspire (with someone) to do something: - He is accused of conspiring with three others to sellcocaine. conspire against: - Anyone suspected of conspiring against the regime was ruthlessly dealt with.

сговариваться, тайно замышлять

mortified /ˈmɔrtəˌfaɪd/ feeling extremely embarrassed or ashamed - Nora was mortified to discover that her daughter had been out drinking.

сгорающий от стыда, униженный

clots if blood or another liquid clots, or if something clots it, it becomes thick and stops flowing - blood clot

сгустки, тромбы

custom-made designed and made for one particular person

сделанный на заказ

take a leap of faith

сделать шаг вперед не боясь поражения решиться и довериться

restraint self-restraint restrained determined control over behavior in order to prevent the strong expression of emotion or any violent action: - The President sent a letter to both nations urging restraint. - You really have to show a lot of restraint to stay out of debt. A restraint is something that limits freedom of movement, action, or growth: - Social restraints seem to have become dangerously unrestrictive. acting in a calm and controlled way: - I was expecting him to be furious but he was very restrained. controlled: - a more restrained policy on mortgage lending - The tone of his poetry is restrained and unemotional.

сдержанность сдержаний

guarded careful not to give too much information or show how you really feel: - a guarded response - he was fairly guarded about the details

сдержанный, осторожный careful not to give too much information or show how you really feel:

one-night stand a situation in which two people have sex once and then do not have a relationship with each other

секс на одну ночь

wreak havoc /riːk//ˈhæv.ək/ wreaked or wrought US/rɔt/ To cause a lot of problems. - Termites have wreaked havoc on the structural integrity of our house, unfortunately. - Your bad attitude will wreak havoc with my project. - The rainy weather wreaked havoc with our picnic plans. - Changes in the climate have wreaked/wrought havoc with the region's usual weather pattern.

сеять хаос, наносить серьезный ущерб

take pity on to feel sorry for someone and try to help them - Dirk took pity on me and let me stay at his house.

сжалиться, жалеть кого-либо

clench fists

сжимать кулаки

sit around to spend time doing nothing - Are we going to sit around all night, or shall we go out? - Since Dad lost his job he just sits around the house all day. Sit around on the sidelines (в сторонці, за лавочці запасних)

сидеть без дела, бездельничать

strength and stay - He's my strength and stay

сила и опора

silhouette /ˌsɪl.uˈet/ a dark shape seen against a lightsurface: - The silhouette of the bare tree on the hillwas clear against the winter sky. - Kate was silhouetted in the pale light of the porch.

силуэт; вырисовываться (на фоне чего-л.)

pitch in - We all should pitch in and buy this to join with other people in doing a job - If we all pitch in, we can finish today.

скидуватись поучаствувати chip in

mourn /mɔrn/ to feel extremely sad because someone has died, and to express this in public - We are mourning the loss of our close friend. - Many came to mourn their friend. mourn for: - He still mourns for his brother.

скорбеть, оплакивать to feel extremely sad because someone has died, and to express this in public

pass the time

скоротать время

duct tape - they're duct taped

скотч, изолента

screech to make a loud, high, and unpleasant cry, especially when you are upset - We tried to calm her, but she just screeched more loudly. to make a loud, high, and unpleasant noise - Brakes screeched and then we heard a crash. - There were seagulls screeching over our heads.

скрипеть, визжать, скрежетать

humble not proud and not thinking that you are better than other people - He was a genuinely humble man. from a low social class humble beginnings/origins/background: - He had risen from humble origins to amassimmense wealth. with a low status - I'm just a humble receptionist. simple and with only basic equipment or features - They lived in a humble two-roomed apartment.

скромный, простой, покорный

self-effacing /ˌself.ɪˈfeɪ.sɪŋ/ not making yourself noticeable, or not trying to get the attentionof other people: - The captain was typically self-effacing when questioned about the team's successes, giving credit to the other players.

скромный; предпочитающий держаться в тени

withhold information

скрывать информацию

conceal to prevent something from being seen or known about: - The listening device was concealed in a pen. - I tried to conceal my surprise when she told me her age. - It was said that the police concealed vital evidence. - Is there something you're concealing from me?

скрывать, прятать

You get what you pay for The less you pay for something, the lower quality it will inevitably be, especially when there are pricier options. - I got new headphones for $5 from a shop at the mall, but they broke after just a week. Oh well, you get what you pay for. - Of course the interns are going to mess things up—you get what you pay for, and we aren't paying them anything!

скупий платить двічі

cheap

скупой, жадный

trail a series of marks or objects left by someone or something that shows they have been there trail of: - a trail of blood leave a trail: - He left a trail of muddy footprints. follow a trail: - We followed the trail of ribbons he had tied to the trees. to leave marks on a surface or a substance in the air as you go through a place - The dogs came in, trailing mud everywhere. - a jeep trailing clouds of dust

след

stick around stick around a bit - the boss will soon be back — подожди здесь немного, начальник скоро вернётся somebody has to stick around and feed the dog — кому-то надо остаться, чтобы кормить собаку

слоняться поблизости, не уходить

maid

служанка, горничная

instances an example of something happening - I have not found a single instance where someone was actually denied their right to vote.

случаи

daredevil /ˈderˌdev(ə)l/ someone who does dangerous things for enjoyment and does not worry about the risk

смельчак, сорвиголова

a change of scenery

смена обстановки

get away from it all

сменить обстановку, бросить все дела

death penalty

смертная казнь, смертный приговор

accidental death

смерть от несчастного случая

come to terms with sth to learn to accept and deal with an unpleasant situation or event, especially after being upset or angry about it for a long time - She needed time to come to terms with her grief.

смириться с

tux

смокинг

behold to see something to behold the sunrise — любоваться восходом солнца - His garden was a sight to behold. Его сад надо было видеть.

смотреть, видеть, замечать, созерцать любоваться восходом солнца

disarray the state of being confused and having no organization or of being untidy: - Ever since the oil crisis, the industry has been in (a state of) disarray. - The news had thrown his plans into disarray. - Her clothes were in disarray. a messy or confused condition, showing a lack of organization: - Many party members believe the campaign is in disarray. - The apartment was in complete disarray.

смятение, беспорядок the state of being confused and having no organization or of being untidy:

snowflake

снежинка

lenient /ˈliniənt/ if a person or system is lenient, they punish someone less severely than they could lenient with: - The judge was lenient with her as this was her first offense.

снисходительный; мягкий; терпимый

tear down /tore/torn/ to destroy or remove a structure or part of a structure - That old house should have been torn down years ago.

сносить

Reverse the curse /rɪˈvɜrs/

снять проклятие

wake up and smell the coffee

снять розовые очки раскрыть глаза

ill-tempered rude, impatient or easily made angry

со скверным характером

pooch a dog: - a pampered pooch - a cuddly/cute little pooch

собака

gather round

собираться вокруг окружить

compatible _ incompatible_ not compatible_ non-compatible compatible blood groups [cells] — совместимые группы крови [клетки] compatible class — совместимый класс

совместимый, сочетаемый

check out To be verified as true, accurate, or meeting a certain standard. - Surprisingly, her story checks out—she really was at the library until midnight last night.

совпадает имеет смысл true correct

bridge the gap to reduce the differences that separate two things or groups - a fund that bridges the gap between students' needs and their incomes

сократить разрыв заполнить пробел

curtail to reduce or limit something, or to stop something before it is finished: - He had to curtail his speech when time ran out. - to curtail your holiday/spending - With all the snow, our daily walks have been severely curtailed.

сокращать, укорачивать; урезывать, уменьшать

catfish

сом

call in sick to phone someone at the place where you work to tell them you are too sickto work - He called in sick and went shopping with his wife.

сообщить по телефону о невыходе на работу из-за болезни взять больничный/отгул

sappy very emotional in a way that people may find embarrassing or silly - a sappy look on his face - a sappy novel/movie

сопливый, сентиментальный

temporary insanity /ˈtempəˌreri/ in a criminal prosecution, a defense by the accused that he/she was briefly insane at the time the crime was committed and therefore was incapable of knowing the nature of his/her alleged criminal act.

состояние аффекта временное помешательство

cramp /kræmp/ pains that a woman sometimes gets during her period a sudden severe pain in a tired muscle that becomes very tight

спазм, судорога

sleeping bag

спальный мешок

lifeline something, especially a way of getting help, that you depend on to lead your life in a satisfactory way: - For many old people living on their own the phone is their lifeline to the outside world. a rope that you throw to someone who has fallen into water by accident

спасательный трос

thanks but no thanks

спасибо, но нет

read up on to learn about something by reading: - I don't know much about Malawi - I'll go home and read up on it.

специально изучать

get by to have just enough of something such as money or knowledge so that you can do what you need to do - My math isn't very good, but I get by. get by on: - I can get by on $1,500 a month if I'm careful. get by with: - You could probably get by with that computer, but a more powerful one would be better.

справиться, обходиться выпутаться

set someone off to make someone start to laugh, cry, or talk a lot - Just mentioning her father's death could set her off again.

спровоцировать кого-то вивести з себе to make someone start to laugh, cry, or talk a lot

clear to give or obtain official permission for something to happen clear something with someone: - You'll have to clear this project with the head office.

спросить разрешение дать разрешение

compare apples and oranges mix apples and oranges Two unlike things or people. - Oh, you can't compare those two companies, they're apples and oranges! - My mom and my mother-in-law are just apples and oranges and should not be left alone in the same room for too long.

сравнивать совершенно разные вещи, ~ небо и земля

bread and butter a job or activity that provides you with the money you need to live: - Gardening is my bread and butter right now. - I do a lot of photography, but accounting is my bread and butter. basic and relating directly to most people's needs and interests: - Health and education are the kind of bread-and-butter issues that people vote on. - Most people are focused on ordinary, bread-and-butter concerns.

средства к существованию a job or activity that provides you with the money you need to live: basic and relating directly to most people's needs and interests:

deterrent /dɪˈtɜr·ənt/ deter to prevent or discourage someone from doing something: - High prices are deterring a lot of young couples from buying houses. sth that prevent or discourage someone from doing something: - The company says this alarm is an effective deterrent against theft.

средство устрашения; сдерживающее средство sth that prevent or discourage someone from doing something:

remedy a good remedy for a cold — хорошее средство от простуды a solution to a particular problem - Pericles foresaw that peace would lead to unemployment, and among his remedies was a public building program. remedy for: - There are no miraculous remedies for learning difficulties.

средство, лекарство

time-sensitive used to describe a product that has to be delivered by a particular time or information that is only useful for a particular period: - We deliver high-value, time-sensitive goods like cars, computers, and specialist chemicals. - time-sensitive documents

срочный

take it out on someone to treat someone badly because you are upset or angry, even if they have done nothing wrong: - I know you've had a bad day, but you don't have to take it out on me!

срываться на ком-то

squabble to squabble with smb. about /over/ smth. - повздорить с кем-л. из-за чего-л. - they are always squabbling with each other over trifles — они всегда пререкаются друг с другом из-за всякой ерунды an argument with someone about something unimportant - There is very little discussion and petty squabbles are frequent. squabble over: - The movie is basically about a family squabble over money and power.

ссора спор из-за пустяков

to put up the tree put up a tent

ставить елку ставить палатку

kneel (down) /nil/ /nelt/ to put one or bothkneeson theground - She knelt in front of the fire to warm herself. - I knelt down on the floor beside her.

становиться на колени

diligent (ly) careful and using a lot of effort: - a diligent student - Leo is very diligent in/about his work. - Their lawyer was extremely diligent in preparing their case.

старательный, усердный

landline a telephone that is not a cell phone - I'll try you again when I get to a landline.

стационарный телефон

stand your ground to refuse to be pushed backwards, or to continue in your beliefs in an argument: - The battalion stood its ground in the face of repeated attacks. - Clare stood her ground in the meeting and refused to be intimidatedeven when Michael got angry.

стояти на своєму

worthwhile if something is worthwhile, it is worth the time, money, or effort that you spend on it - We felt the meeting had been very worthwhile. - I wanted to do my part for a worthwhile charity. be worthwhile to do something: - It might be worthwhile to recall a few important facts.

стоящий, дающий результат

bizarre /bɪˈzɑr/ strange and difficult to explain - bizarre behavior - a really bizarre character

странный, причудливый

make out to have sex, or to kiss and touch in a sexual way - They were making out in the back of his car.

страстно и долго целоваться

cringey very embarrassing: - It was a bit cringey when he got her name wrong. - cringy old school photos

стыдный very embarrassing:

commotion /kəˈmoʊ·ʃən/ a sudden, short period of noise, confusion, or excited movement: - His arrival caused quite a commotion. - He looked up to see what all the commotion was about.

суматоха, шум, суета a sudden, short period of noise, confusion, or excited movement:

kids today

сучасні діти

purview /ˈpɜrvju/ the area of responsibility or influence that a person or organization has - Raising the funds is outside the purview of this committee.

сфера, компетенция

resemblance /rɪˈzembləns/ if there is a resemblance between two people or things, they are similar, especially in their appearance resemblance between: - The resemblance between the sisters is striking.

сходство, подобие

slurp

сьорбати, чавкати

storyline

сюжет

pelvis the bones that form a bowl-shaped structure in the area below the waist at the top of the legs, to which the leg bones and spine (= row of bones in the back) are joined

таз, тазобедренный сустав

It's the way of the world

так устроен мир

fare the money that you pay for a trip - She had argued with a cab driver after refusing to pay her fare. air/bus/train/taxi fare: - Have you given the kids their bus fare?

тариф, плата за проезд, стоимость проезда

shuffle to move things to different positions or into a different order: - She shuffled papers on her desk as she waited for the phone to ring. - The software lets you shuffle all of your songs or albums with a single click.

тасовать, перемешивать

a firm hand Strong, unwavering discipline and control. - Children need a firm hand growing up—they crave structure and rules, despite their protests to the contrary. - With the company's president making a series of brilliant decisions, it seems they finally have a firm hand at the helm.

твердая рука

the dark underbelly of something negative or unpleasant aspects of something which are not widely known or discussed - The article takes a harsh look at the dark underbelly of professional sports.

темна сторона

talking points something interesting that people are likely to want to discuss - "post-war reconstruction was the major talking point"

темы для обсуждения

conspiracy theory /kənˈspɪrəsi/

теория заговора

bundle up to put warm clothes on yourself or someone else, or to wrap someone in something warm - You'll have to bundle up, it's cold outside.

тепло одеваться, укутываться

beat someone/yourself up to blame or criticize yourself or someone else - It's time you stopped beating yourself up over this.

терзати себе звинувачувати

sit tight to stay where you are, or to not take action until the right time - Just sit tight - I'll be right back. - We've decided to sit tight and not sell the house yet.

терпеливо ждать, сидеть тихо

crash and burn To fail at something completely and dramatically. - I really hope this business venture doesn't crash and burn—I'll be broke if it does. - My attempt to make a speech before the whole student body really crashed and burned when I got on stage and forgoteverything I was supposed to say.

терпеть фиаско потерпеть полную неудачу

give up hope

терять надежду

flip out to become very angry or to lose control of yourself from surprise or shock: - Her father flipped when he saw the phone bill. - I nearly flipped out when she told me she and David were getting married.

терять самообладание, выходить из себя

You strike me as <struck>

ти призводиш впечатление

you of anyone should understand

ти як ніхто маєш розуміти

current a flow of electricity - electric current

ток

drown /draʊn/ to sink under water and die - He fell overboard and nearly drowned. to kill someone by pushing them under water to cover something completely with a liquid, especially in a way that spoilsit - He drowned his cornflakes in milk. - shellfish drowned in a spicy sauce

тонуть, топить

merchant /ˈmɜrtʃənt/

торговец

solemnly swear /ˈsɑləmli/ swore sworn

торжественно клясться

brakes tamper with brakes - спортити тормоза

тормоза

pine for To desire or grieve over someone or something so intensely that one becomes depressed or melancholy. - You can't just sitting here pining for your ex-boyfriend. It's over. —you need to get out there and live your life! - I can't stand these kids who pine for the latest, most expensive tech gadgets, even when they literally have no need forthem!

тосковать по

chew the fat to have a friendly conversation, often for a long time - We chewed the fat until the early hours of the morning.

точить лясы, болтать, сплетничать, перемывать кости to have a friendly conversation, often for a long time

to sharpen a knife

точить нож

period! Used to emphasize the finality of one's statement, indicating that one has nothing further to add or elaborate. - I'm not going to tell you again. There is no way I am getting on that airplane—period! - With our deal, you won't pay $100, only to have hidden fees and charges inflate the bill out of nowhere. If you go withus, you pay $100, period.

точка

perspective a way of thinking about something - You can call it brave or foolish, depending on your perspective. perspective on: - The book deals with a woman's perspective on revolutionary change. from a historical/international/financial etc. perspective: - The problem needs to be looked at from a historical perspective. from the perspective of someone/something: - From the perspective of anyone with children, it looks rather irrelevant.

точка зрения

splurge /splɜrdʒ/ to spend money on something that is more expensive than you usually buy: - We could save the money or splurge on a new car

транжирить, потратиться раскошелиться тратить деньги (на что-л.)

bang

трахаться

tricycle /ˈtraɪsɪk(ə)l/

трехколесный велосипед

pipe

труба

stiff if you are stiff, or if a part of your body is stiff, you feel pain in your muscles and cannot move easily - Her fingers were getting stiff. feel stiff: - My leg muscles always feel stiff after a long bike ride. stiff neck/back etc.: - She was suffering from a stiff neck. firm and difficult to bend - a stiff piece of cardboard - a small stiff brush stiff as a board (=extremely stiff): - The wet towel I had left hanging outside was frozen and stiff as a board.

тугой, негибкий, жесткий "дерев'яний" you feel pain in your muscles and cannot move easily firm and difficult to bend

back and forth moving first in one direction and then in the opposite direction many times - We ran back and forth, carrying buckets of water.

туда-сюда, туда и обратно, взад и вперед.

cul-de-sac /ˌkʌl də ˈsæk/. /ˌkʊl də ˈsæk/ a short street closed at one end, so that traffic cannot pass through it a situation in which you can make no more progress or from which you cannot escape - The government has backed itself into another ideological cul-de-sac.

тупик, безвыходное положение, глухой переулок

standstill a situation in which something stops moving or happening be at a standstill: at a standstill - The peace process is at a standstill. bring something to a standstill: - This crisis is threatening to bring the country's economy to a standstill. come to a standstill: - The traffic in Los Angeles came to a standstill yet again today.

тупик, застой

handpick chosen very carefully for a particular purpose - A few handpicked individuals were in charge of security. - He was the mayor's hand-picked choice to lead the investigation.

тщательно подбирать

poke to push a finger or other pointed object quickly into someone or something: - You'll poke someone in the eye with that umbrella if you're not careful! - Two kids were poking a stick into the drain.

тыкать, совать

the slammer prison - He's doing ten years in the slammer.

тюряга, кутузка

trying difficult to deal with in a way that makes you annoyed or tired - We've all had a very trying day. - Your son is turning out to be very trying.

тяжелый

in all meanings of the word in both senses of the word

у всіх знач цього слова

I'm all set used for saying that you do not need anything, especially food, when someone offers you something

у меня все есть

duck to avoid something such as a difficult question, issue, or duty - Stop trying to duck the issue - who paid you for this?

увернуться

to get carried away with sth

увлечься

dismiss to decide that something or someone is not important and not worth considering: - Let's not dismiss the idea without discussing it. to officially tell people that they can leave a place - The teacher dismissed the class early. to force someone to leave their job - Edwards claimed that he had been unfairly dismissed. dismiss someone for something: - He was dismissed for gross misconduct. dismiss someone from something: - Jackson was dismissed from her job because of the allegations.

увольнять, освобождать, распускать to decide that something or someone is not important and not worth considering: to officially tell people that they can leave a place to force someone to leave their job

get/be bogged down with/in /bɑɡ/ to be/become so involved in something difficult or complicatedthat you cannot do anything else: - Let's not get bogged down with individual complaints - The meeting got bogged down with disputes about who was going to do what. - Try not to get bogged down in unnecessary detail.

увязнуть в

hijack to force someone to give you control of a vehicle, aircraft, or shipthat is in the middle of a trip: - Gunmen tried to hijack their truck. Someone who hijacks someone else's ideas or plans uses those ideas and claims to have created them: - The movie hijacks some of its style from "Blade Runner."

угонять красти ідею

bang to close with a lot of force, or to close something with a lot of force, making a loud noise - Don't bang the door! - I heard her car door bang shut.

удар, стук, ударять, греметь

blindside to give someone an unpleasant surprise by doing something that they were not expecting - Investors claimed they had been blindsided by recent changes in the tax laws.

ударить исподтишка

redouble redouble efforts — удваивать свои усилия - The applause redoubled. Аплодисменты усилились.

удваивать, усиливать

handy come in handy useful handy for: - The book is handy for quick reference. - a handy electronic diary - Here are some handy tips to guarantee that your children and your pets will have a safe and happy relationship. be handy to do something: - It's always handy to have a couple of spare batteries.

удобный, полезный, практичный

gratification pleasure, especially because a desire has been satisfied - As human beings, we all want instant gratification. - sexual gratification

удовлетворение

no spring chicken a young person; usually used in negative contexts to say someone is no longer young: - He's no spring chicken anymore. - Getting fit takes time and commitment and if you're no spring chicken, you have to take it easy along the way. - At 63 she's still a spring chicken compared to the other residents.

уже не молод a young person; usually used in negative contexts to say someone is no longer young:

go on a bender to drink a very large amount of alcohol in a short time - Her benders usually last about ten days.

уйти в запой

dodge to avoid someone or something by moving quickly, especiallyso that something does not hit you or someone does not see you - Shoppers had to dodge flying glass when the bomb exploded. cyclists dodging through traffic to avoid doing something in a clever or dishonest way - He tried to dodge the question. - They get smart accountants to help them dodge taxes.

уклоняться, избегать

ingrained /ɪnˈɡreɪnd/ an ingrained attitude, belief, or habit has existed for a long time and cannot easily be changed - it deeply ingrained in my head

укоренившийся

reinforce to make an idea, belief, or feeling stronger - These latest figures reinforce the view that economic growth is slowing. - The message that you should not drink and drive needs to be constantly reinforced.

укреплять, усиливать

dill

укроп

hideout a place where someone can hide from other people, especially from the police or an enemy

укрытие, убежище

street performer

уличный артист

humbling making you realize that you are not as important, good, intelligent, etc. as you thought

унизительный, уничижительный

despondent /dɪˈspɑndənt/ despondency very unhappy because you do not believe that an unpleasant situation will improve - She started to feel despondent about ever finding a job.

унылый, подавленный

authorized

уполномоченный, наделенный правами (о должностном лице)

allude /əˈlud/ to mention someone or something in an indirect way - He kept alluding to his wife, but didn't mention her name. - He alluded to problems with the new computers.

упоминать, ссылаться, намекать, подразумевать

use drugs

употреблять наркотики

firm butt

упруга попа

vulnerable /ˈvʌln(ə)rəb(ə)l/ invulnerable vulnerability /ˌvʌl.nɚ.əˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/ vulnerably someone who is vulnerable is weak or easy to hurt physically or mentally - The government must help the most vulnerable groups in our society. leave/make someone vulnerable: - Their constant arguments left her feeling increasinglyvulnerable and insecure. a thing, person, or place that is vulnerable is easy to attack vulnerable to: - The long Russian frontier was highly vulnerable to a German attack. - While feeding, the birds are vulnerable to predators. - This procedure has improved, but it is still vulnerable to criticism. easily damaged by something negative or harmful - We are in the vulnerable position of producing barely half our food. vulnerable to: - The wound is vulnerable to infection.

уразливий; ранимий weak or easy to hurt physically or mentally easy to attack easily damaged by something negative or harmful

daunt /dɔnt/ nothing can daunt him — его ничем не запугаешь daunting task / daunting problem dauntless adventurer — неустрашимый искатель приключений if something daunts you, it makes you worried because you think that it will be very difficult or dangerous to do - I admit I'm daunted by the job, but I'm going to try my best. - She was not daunted by the practical difficulties in the way. Она не испугалась трудностей, которые возникли у неё на пути.

устрашать, обескураживать, пугать

acquiesce /ˌækwiˈes/ to agree to something or to accept something, although you do not want to acquiesce in/to: - Despite acquiescing in the board's decision, he had never really changed his own view. - Reluctantly, he acquiesced to/in the plans.

уступать, неохотно соглашаться

concede to admit that something is true concede that: - Myers was forced to concede that competition had badly affected profits. - "All right," Matt conceded, "I probably made a mistake." to stop trying to win a war, competition, or argument because you realize that you cannot win it - Holyfield had to concede in the ninth round due to a head injury. concede defeat: - Despite the result, he refuses to concede defeat.

уступать, признавать, допускать

consolation prize /ˌkɑːn.səˈleɪ.ʃən/ something that gives comfort to someone who is sad or disappointed: - The main consolation for me was that I wouldn't have to leaveBoston. - I didn't know what to say - I just offered a few words of consolation.

утешительный приз

get off work to leave the place where you work at the end of the day - We get off early on Fridays. - What time do you get off work?

уходить с работы

worsen /ˈwɝː.sən/ to become worse or to make something become worse: - As the company's financial problems worsened, several directorsresigned. - The continued supply of arms to the region will only worsen the situation.

ухудшать

go (be) downhill to become worse - "Since the car crash, Jim's tennis game has really gone downhill." - After the beautiful imagery of the first chapter it's all downhill. - The job went well at first, but then I got sick and it's been downhill ever since.

ухудшаться, идти под откос, лететь к обрыву

Ponzi Scheme

финансовая пирамида

shtick a particular ability or behaviour that someone has and that they are well known for

фишка

flashlight a small light that is held in the handand usually gets its power from batteries : - She shone the flashlight into the darkroom.

фонарик

photogenic /ˌfoʊ.t̬oʊˈdʒen.ɪk/

фотогеничный

RV /ar.vi/ abbreviation for recreational vehicle: a largemotor vehicle that is designed to be lived in while travelling

фургон motor home

trait

характерная черта, особенность

ruse a trick intended to deceive someone: - It was just a ruse to distract her while his partner took the money.

хитрость, уловка

sourdough bread /ˈsaʊrˌdoʊ/ a mixture of flour, water, and yeast that is allowed to ferment and then used for makingbread

хлеб на закваске

choir /kwaɪr/

хор

fair chance : the same chance everyone else gets - All she wants is a fair chance.

хороший шанс рівні шанси

well-versed /ˌwel ˈvɜrst/ very educated about a particular subjectwell-versed in/on: - well-versed in cigars/jazz/languages

хорошо разбирается

well-groomed

хорошо ухоженный

fragile /ˈfrædʒəl/ easy to break or damage - Most of the exhibits are too fragile to be sent abroad. used about a situation, agreement, or relationship that can easily be damaged or destroyed - A fragile ceasefire is now in place. - the fragile fishing-based economies of the South Pacific

хрупкий, ломкий

chain to use a chain to fasten something so that it cannot be stolen, or to fasten someone so that they cannot escape - The more dangerous prisoners were kept chained. chain someone/something to something: - Protesters had chained themselves to the railings. chain someone/something up: - rows of chained up bikes

цепь, приковывать

candied fruit The main difference is that candied fruits are submerged in sugar to prevent microorganisms from growing and can last longer; while dried fruit are dehydrated, so the water is removed to prevent the growth of these same microorganisms making them a healthy option without added sugar.

цукати в цукрі

bangs /bæŋz/ an area of hair hanging over the forehead (= part of the face above the eyes) that is cut shorter than the rest of the hair - She needs to trim your bangs

челка

humankind

человечество

jaw the lower part of your face that includes your chin and your bottom teeth - He suffered a broken jaw in the accident. - a firm/square jaw - a punch in a jaw

челюсть, пасть

skull

череп

over the top

чересчур

draw inspiration drew drawn

черпать вдохновение

death toll a high degree of suffering or damage: - In addition to the physical destruction caused by the flooding, the emotional toll on its victims was immense. - The overall death toll from the hurricane was at least 47.

число погибших; число жертв

excessive much more than is reasonable or necessary - The charges seemed a little excessive. - Some property owners complained that they were being charged excessive fees. - The directive will prevent employees from working excessive hours. - Investing off shore is only worthwhile if the costs involved are not excessive.

чрезмерный, излишний

you reap what you sow /soʊ/ used for saying that something happens to someone because of what they have done in the past - It seems to me that if we create areas of such bleakness and social deprivation we should expect to reap what we sow.

что посеешь, то и пожнешь

cry over spilled milk to waste time feeling upset about something bad that has happened and cannot be changed - "No use crying over spilled milk," she said

что сделано, то сделано cлезами горю не поможешь; прошлого не вернешь

close call a situation in which something bad, unpleasant, or dangerousalmost happens, but you manage to avoid it: - It was a close call for residents when a tornado swept through just westof the town. - Getting to the airport on time was a close call.

что-то плохое, что едва не случилось, на волосок от

put lipstick on a pig to make small changes to something very bad in an attempt to make it look a bit better - His mission was to put lipstick on a pig, to prettify what remains a dire situation in the public finances. - why not to buy a new car? just changing the mags is like putting lipstick on a pig

что-то поверхностное или незначительное, что украшает, но не приносит существенных изменений; как мёртвому припарка

turnoff something that stops you from feeling sexually attracted or excited - Her negative attitude is a real turn-off. speech, behavior, or some other thing that causes you to lose interest: - Younger readers find the newspaper's traditional format a turnoff.

что-то, вызывающее неприязнь

guilt trip a strong feeling of guilt because of something you have done wrong or forgotten to do: - I never call her and every time she calls me I have a guilt trip. to make someone feel guilty, usually in order to make them do something: - He's just trying to guilt-trip you into paying him more.

чувство вины, вызывать чувство вины

guilt trip infml a strong feeling of having done something wrong in a particular situation: - Hector is going through a major guilt trip over losing his job. to make someone feel guilty, usually in order to make them do something: - He's just trying to guilt-trip you into paying him more. - call a guilt trip - lay a guit trip on

чувство вины, вызывать чувство вины

light-headed lightheadedness having a feeling that you may fall over or becomeunconscious: - If I don't eat something at lunchtime I start to fee llight-headed by mid afternoon. - If you skip breakfast, you may feel light-headed. - She'd had a couple of glasses of champagne and was starting to feellight-headed. lacking in maturity or seriousness

чувствующий головокружение, легкомысленный

boilerplate a template (=a standard way of writing something that can be copied)used in legal documents, contracts, etc. - The lyrics are boilerplate and uninspiring.

шаблон, шаблонный

cookie-cutter used for describing people, things, or ideas that are exactly the same as others and not at all original - cookie-cutter houses/cars

шаблонный, типовой

minx

шалунья, распутница

odds the chances of something happening the odds of doing something: - The odds of getting hit by a falling satellite are very small. (the) odds are (that) (=it is likely that): - The odds are they won't succeed. the odds are in favor of something/(stacked) against something (=it is likely/unlikely to happen): - The odds were always in favor of a South African victory. the odds are in someone's favor/(stacked) against someone (=they are likely/unlikely to succeed): - The odds were stacked against him, but he never gave up. What are the odds...?: - What are the odds Jim will show up this time?

шансы, вероятность

buffet / bar - fruit/ salad/ dessert/ coffee bar

шведский стол

wiggle to make short quick movements from side to side, or to move something in this way - Stop wiggling your foot. - wiggle your fingers

шевелить

sixth sense an ability that some people believe they have that seems to give them information without using the five senses of sight, hearing, touch, smell, or taste: - A sixth sense told me that the train was going to crash.

шестое чувство, интуиция

posh /pɑʃ/ something that is posh looks expensive and attractive - a posh home/hotel/restaurant

шикарный, роскошный

font

шрифт

penalty a punishment, esp. the usual one, for breaking a law: - Repeat offenders should face stiff/tough penalties. A penalty is also a type of punishment for breaking an agreementor not following rules: - If you pay off the loan early, they'll charge an extra month's interest as a prepayment penalty. - When a football team gives up 143 yards in penalties, they deserve to lose. impose a penalty Наложить штраф

штраф, наказание Наложить штраф

impound lot

штрафстоянка

plaster to apply plaster to a wall — штукатурить стену

штукатурка

grand a thousand dollars - Donald made over 75 grand last year.

штуки (про гроші)

Blessed Life

щасливе життя

lavish to lavish money — проматывать деньги to lavish gifts on smb. — задаривать кого-л. подарками lavish in donating money to charity — щедро жертвующий деньги на благотворительность lavish with help/ compliments — никому /никогда/ не отказывающий в помощи something that is lavish exists, is spent, or is given in a very large amount, especially if it costs a lot of money - a lavish dinner/lifestyle/garden - lavish presents

щедрый; расточительный; чрезмерный

ticklish quick to laugh if someone lightly touches your skin: - Are you ticklish? a ticklish problem or situation is difficult to deal with without upsetting anyone

щекотливый, деликатный

what to make of If you ask someone what they make of someone or something, you want to know their opinion about that person or thing: - What do you make of this letter? - I don't know what to make of him. A: "What do you make of the new guy?" B: "He's a little quirky, but I think he's genuinely nice." A: "What do you make of this hole here?" B: "Could be termite damage."

що з цим робити як це зрозуміти

psychic /ˈsaɪkɪk/

экстрасенс

power pole

электрический столб

I dig it old-fashioned slang to like something. (This wordwas used a lot by hippies in the 1960s) - I really dig their music.

я балдею

I've gotten this far - I've gotten this far by not being noticed so hush

я зашла так далеко

Did I call it or what?

я називала це чи нєа?

a long time bestie

давній найкр друг

self-deception

самообман

If the offer still stands

Если предложение еще в силе

suit yourself

Как хочешь. Воля ваша. Делай, как знаешь.

made up my mind

я уже принял решение

I haven't thought that far ahead yet

я ще так далеко не думав

butt cheeks

ягодицы

pit a large hole in the ground, or a slightly low area in any surface: - They'd dug a shallow pit and left the bodies in it. - These pits in my skin are from when I had chickenpox. something that is of extremely low quality: - The hotel we stayed in was the pits!

яма діра a large hole in the ground, or a slightly low area in any surface: something that is of extremely low quality:

ace

Туз, козырь

Get the hell out of here get the hell off this place

Убирайся отсюда

smirk /smɜrk/ to smile in an unpleasant way because something bad has happened to someone else, or because you think you have achieved an advantage over them

Ухмылка, самодовольная улыбка притворно или глупо улыбаться

something is up Something isn't right; something unexpected, undesired, or out of the ordinary is happening. - Something's up with the computer— I think it may have a virus. - Hold on, something is up—it shouldn't be so quiet in here.

Что-то не так

catch some rays

/ soak up some sun

guinea pig /ˈɡɪn.i ˌpɪɡ/ a small, furry animal with rounded ears, short legs, and no tail, often kept as a pet and for use in scientific experiments fig. A guinea pig is also a person used in a test, esp. one to discover how effective a new drug or process is: - Her own son accused her of having used him as a guinea pig to testher theories about the education of children.

"подопытный кролик", морская свинка

it's not always sunshine and roses Not completely pleasant, agreeable, or without challenges, especially compared to how it seems or one might assume. - We have a really good marriage, but it's not all roses—there are a few issues we're always working on. - Several of my friends are jealous of my job at the tech firm, but it's not all roses you know.

'Life isn't easy'

patrol /pəˈtroʊl/ (especially of soldiers or the police) to go around an area or a building to see if there is any trouble or danger: - The whole town is patrolled by police because of the possibility of riots. - A security guard with a dog patrols the building site at night. - Coastguards found a deserted boat while patrolling (along) the coast.

(especially of soldiers or the police) to go around an area or a building to see if there is any trouble or danger:

meet-cute (n,v) (in a film, etc.) a humorous or interesting situation in which two people meet, that leads to them developing a romanticrelationship with each other: - Maguire and Sullivan's meet-cute is an exciting encounter set at a roadside diner.

(in a film, etc.) a humorous or interesting situation in which two people meet, that leads to them developing a romanticrelationship with each other: милое свидание

jacked-up (of a person) having very well-developed muscles. - "back in his wrestling prime, he was nicknamed the 'Anabolic Warrior' for his jacked-up physique" - Tom used to be a skinny little dude, but he spent the summer getting jacked. - With my simple workout routine, you won't need expensive supplements or endless time at the gym to be totally jacked up!

(of a person) having very well-developed muscles.

five back says - 5 bucks says she doesn't make it till midnight

5 баксів що

Baby-proof Designed to resist tampering by young children: - a childproof aspirin bottle. Made safe for young children, as by the removal or alteration of potential hazards: - a childproof kitchen. tr.v. child·proofed, child·proof·ing, child·proofs To make childproof: ( to baby-proof the house) - childproof a house.

Designed to resist tampering by young children:

FYI /ˌef waɪ ˈaɪ/ for your information: used in electronic messages as a way of introducing a usefulpiece of information - Just FYI, I'll eat almost anything. - FYI, in order to remain objective hotels are listed in alphabetical order.

For your information

cave in If a ceiling, roof, or other structure caves in, it breaks and falls into the space below: - Because of the explosion, the roof of the building caved in, trappingseveral people.

If a ceiling, roof, or other structure ___, it breaks and fall sinto the space below:

color If something or someone colors your thoughts or opinions, it influences them, often in a negative way: - The report is colored by the fiscal crises of the last four years. - Don't allow the opinions of your friends to color your judgment. - early experiences that colored her attitude to work

If something or someone ____ your thoughts or opinions, it influences them, often in a negative way:

if you wanna dance, you have to pay the fiddler

If you want something good or fun you have to pay the price

to run in the same circles

Бегать в одних и тех же кругах

be down with To be on friendly terms with or enjoy the company of somebody. - I'm still down with Cathy. We just had a small disagreement is all. - I'm just not down with John—I think he's kind of a jerk sometimes.

To be on friendly terms with or enjoy the company of somebody.

give a ( full) run-down of/on smth To tell someone details about or a brief summary of a given event or situation. - Sorry I missed the meeting this morning—could you give me a rundown of what was discussed? - Mary gave John the rundown on the championship match.

To tell someone details about or a brief summary of a given event or situation. розяснити

rip off the band-aid To quickly do something painful or unpleasant so that the discomfort is short-lived. "Band-Aid" is a brand of adhesivebandages, so it is sometimes capitalized in this usage. - You just need to rip off the Band-Aid off and tell them the bad news. - I tend to obsess about things if I don't take decisive action, so I try to rip off the band-aid whenever I can.

To quickly do something painful or unpleasant so that the discomfort is short-lived.

probie

a probationer, esp. a firefighter who has recently joined a department

half a mind to used for threatening to do something, when you probably will not do it - I have a half a mind to tell your parents what you've done!

almost ready to do sth almost dare do sth

on account of because of someone or something - She can't work too many hours on account of the children.

because of

What's the catch?

В чем подвох?

eardrum

барабанная перепонка

bartender

бармен

badger

барсук

ammo /ˈæm.oʊ/ UNC bullets or shells that are fired from a gun - We ran out of ammo on the fourth day of the hunt.

боеприпасы, патроны

be careful what you wish for - it might just happen

бойся своих желаний они могут исполнится

root for to support someone in a game, competition, etc. - I'm sure you'll win. Everyone's rooting for you.

болеть за

in rough shape

в плохом состоянии

in full swing

в полном разгаре

baby to treat someone like a young child when they are old enough to do things for themselves - Grandma still likes to baby us.

to treat someone like a young child when they are old enough to do things for themselves

in my element

в своей стихии, как рыба в воде

head on if you deal with a problem head-on, you deal with it in a very direct way - We always face our problems head on

лицом к лицу

put someone onto someone to tell someone about someone or something that they want or need. - Jan put me onto a great hairdresser in the centre of town.

дати наводку

self-made rich and successful as a result of your own work and not because of family money: - a self-made man/millionaire

добившийся всего сам

windshield

лобовое стекло

seize the day - seize an opportunity​/​chance

ловить момент

knock yourself out make yourself ill with tiredness: - If you carry on working like this, you'll knock yourself out.

Валяй; Флаг тебе в руки; Делай как знаешь make yourself ill with tiredness:

all caught up When you are all caught up, it means that you are done all the work that you need to have done in that moment. Here's a good example. A lot of times during the school year, I collect students' work because I need to grade their work. So I have a pile of student work in front of me and I need to grade it. So when I have a pile of 100 things to grade, I am behind. I am definitely not all caught up. But as I go through the pile of grading, as I look at each piece of student work and give them a grade, I eventually get to the last one and then I am all caught up. So if you have a job where you have lots of work to do and where you have a whole pile of things that you have to work through, when you're done, you would say that you are all caught up.

you're done

All hell broke loose slang Said of a chaotic or disruptive situation, especially one that begins suddenly or unexpectedly. - I'm just walking down the street when all hell breaks loose, and drivers start beeping and screaming at each other forno apparent reason. - One guy pushed another at the bar and then all hell broke loose—that's why we left!

Все полетело к чертям пошло-поехало ; тут такое началось; понеслось

jeez A mild expression of surprise, annoyance, anger, disappointment, etc. (A minced oath for "Jesus.") - Jeez, Tom, don't you think you could have warned me before you turned on the sprinklers? - Oh, jeez, not again! That's the third time this month that the car battery has died. - Jeez, you scared me! I didn't think anyone was home.

Господи!

peanuts a very small amount of money: - They expect us to work for peanuts.

Гроши, копейки

cerebral palsy CP /səˈribrəl/ /ˈserəbrəl/ /ˈpɔlzi/

ДЦП

motto

Девиз, лозунг, пословица

take the edge off To make something less intense, severe, or unpleasant. - We won't be having lunch for another hour, but if you're hungry now, I've got some snacks to take the edge off. - We can give you some medication to help take the edge off the pain. - Her comments were quite cruel, and nothing could be said to take the edge off of them.

Расслабиться, снять напряжение To make something less intense, severe, or unpleasant.

you do the math

Сами посчитайте подумай сам

cantankerous /kænˈtæŋ·kə·rəs/ always complaining or arguing and easily annoyed - By dinner, we were all tired and cantankerous.

Сварливый, придирчивый

hide emotions under a hard veneer /vəˈnɪr/

Скрыть эмоции под твердым шпоном

see sth as a step up

См. что-то как шаг вверх

kept woman

Содержанка

the stakes are high

Ставки высоки

that's the way the cookie crumbles said when something slightly unlucky has happened that could not have been prevented and so must be accepted

Такова жизнь; "Вот такие пироги"

it'll be all downhill from here to be easy after the difficult things that you have just done "The hard work's over, and it's all going to be much easier from now on" - Once we get the preparation done, it'll be downhill all the way. - If I can just get through the training period, it'll be all downhill from here.

Теперь все пойдет как по маслу... типа, теперь все трудности позади

squint to close your eyes slightly and try to see something, either because of a bright light or because your eyes do not work very well - She was squinting because of the glare. squint at: - He squinted at her in the sun.

Щуриться, жмуриться

that's rich used for saying that a criticism is unreasonable or illogical, usually because the person making it can be criticized for the same thing a little rich: - It is a little rich for anyone to now try to shift the blame about the consequences of the decision. that's rich: - You're insulted! That's rich, after what you said to me!

Это забавно

I wouldn't be where I am today if it weren't for you

Я бы не был там, где нахожусь сегодня, если бы не ты

spray tan

автозагар

attorney /əˈtɜrni/ a lawyer, especially one who represents people in court

адвокат, юрист

pressing problem

актуальная проблема

go-getter someone who is determined to succeed and who works hard to achieve this. You can describe someone like this as go-getting - She has a reputation as a real go-getter. - a go-getting young business executive

амбициозныи́ человек, карьерист

roller coaster

американские горки

amnesia /æmˈniʒə/

амнезия

likewise /ˈlaɪk.waɪz/ in the same way or manner; similarly: - We put up a fence, and other neighbors did likewise. - Just water these plants twice a week, and likewise the ones in the bedroom. informal - "I don't have time to spend hours preparing one dish!" "Likewise (= it's the same for me)."

аналогично, также, подобно

auction /ˈɔkʃ(ə)n/ at auction: - They bought the paintings at auction in 1989. up for auction (=being sold at an auction): - The house is now up for auction.

аукцион

trunk

багажник

music to my ears

бальзам на душу

corny jokes If you describe something as corny, you mean that it is obvious or sentimental and not at all original.

банальные шутки

trivial /ˈtrɪviəl/ not very important, serious, or valuable - Why do they get so upset over such a trivial matter?

банальный, обычный, тривиальный

thigh /θaɪ/ the top part of your leg, above your knee The upper part of the leg of a bird, eaten as food - chicken thighs

бедро, ляжка

stage fright - She got over her stage fright by the second act. - I get stage fright whenever I have to speak in front of a large group of people.

боязнь сцены; страх перед публикой

plate glass window

витринное стекло; door

two for one

два по цене одного

proceed with caution - Okay, now you're talking about my fiancée, and I strongly suggest, Ray, that you proceed with caution.

действовать с осторожностью

drive someone up the wall to annoy someone by doing something - The kids were driving me up the wall.

довести кого-либо до белого каления привести в бешенство

Domestic Battery

домашнее насилие

pit a large hard seed inside some types of fruit

косточка(фруктов)

poppies /ˈpɑpiz/

маки

bend down

наклониться, нагнуться

keep your chin up

не вешай нос

Nigerian /naɪˈdʒɪriən/

нигерийский/нигериец/нигерийка

numbness

онемение

spank

отшлепать

band-aid

пластырь

kidney

почка

take precautions

принимать меры предосторожности

embellish /ɪmˈbelɪʃ/ to make a story more interesting by adding details, especially ones that are not completely true - He couldn't resist embellishing his account of the African safari. to make something more beautiful by decorating it - The ceiling was embellished with flowers and leaves.

приукрашивать

to pop into sb.'s head To occur or form suddenly in someone's mind, as a thought, idea, or revelation. - The idea for this new model of car just popped into my head as I was driving home last night. - I had been struggling to remember her name throughout the evening, but it only popped into my head the next morning.

приходить в голову

a sweet deal

приятная сделка (легко отделаться)

simply put

проще говоря

mace (spray) gas spray

слезоточивый газ

bib

слюнявчик

lurk /lɜrk/ to wait, sometimes hiding, in order to frighten, annoy, or attack someone - Why is that woman lurking around? - I saw someone lurking in the bushes and ran.

таиться, скрываться to wait, sometimes hiding, in order to frighten, annoy, or attack someone

you go!

так держать

either way used for saying that it does not matter which of two thingshappens or is true, because the result will be the same - Maybe the boy was really sick, or maybe he was just exhausted- either way they would have to stop.

так или иначе, в любом случае

come out with the impression

уйти с впечатлением что...

feel/be slighted /slaɪtid/ to feel insulted because someone has done or said something that shows that they think you are not important: - Annie felt slighted because she hadn't been invited to the meeting.

ущемленный

put a roof over one's head - Money can put a roof over your head and food on the table

Положить крышу на голову

defy to refuse to obey someone or something - The commander defied a direct order to surrender. - defy public opinion/ danger to tell someone to prove that something is possible by doing it - I defy you to produce one shred of evidence.

бросать вызов, игнорировать to refuse to obey someone or something to tell someone to prove that something is possible by doing it

rush into to rush into extremes — впадать в крайности to do something without first thinking carefully about it - Try not to rush into a decision you may later regret. - I'm not rushing into marriage again. Я не тороплюсь вступить в брак еще раз. - She rushed into the relationship headfirst. Она бросилась в эти отношения с головой.

бросаться в впадать в крайности

susceptible /səˈseptəb(ə)l/ easily influenced or affected by something susceptible to: - Police officers here are very susceptible to corruption. used for describing someone whose emotions are easy to influence

восприимчивый, чувствительный легко піддаючі чомусь

occasionally /əˈkeɪʒ(ə)nəli/ sometimes, but not frequently or regularly - Simmer the sauce for ten minutes, stirring occasionally. - We go to the theater only very occasionally (=not often).

время от времени, иногда

distort to change something such as information so that it is no longer true or accurate - The paper was accused of distorting the truth. - The program presented a distorted picture of her life.

деформировать, искажать, искривлять

credibility qualities that someone has that make people believe or trust them - The jury had doubts about the credibility of some of the witnesses. gain/lose credibility: - The government is losing credibility by its failure to act quickly. undermine someone's credibility (=damage it): - Claire knew that to argue any more would only undermine her credibility.

доверие, авторитет

revenue income from business activities or taxes - tax revenues - The magazine had been losing advertising revenue for months.

доход, выручка

infinitely /ˈɪnfɪnɪ(t)li/ very, or very much - It tastes infinitely better than the last coffee we had. - I'm infinitely grateful for your help.

дуже набагато краще very, or very much

eerie / eerily an eerie feeling of deja vu — мрачное ощущение дежа вю an uncomfortable and eerie stillness in the woods — неприятное и жуткое безмолвие в этом лесу

жуткий, зловещий, мрачный

linger to stay somewhere longer than is necessary, or to spend longer doing something than is necessary, because it is enjoyable or helpful to you - I like to linger over breakfast and read the newspapers. - Many students lingered after class. - linger in a bed - The smell lingered in the kitchen for 2 days linger on: - She let her eyes linger on him. lasting for a long time, especially when this is unpleasant or not necessary - lingering doubts/fears

задерживаться, медлить затяжний - сохраняющиеся сомнения/опасения to stay somewhere longer than is necessary, or to spend longer doing something than is necessary, because it is enjoyable or helpful to you lasting for a long time, especially when this is unpleasant or not necessary

pull an all-nighter a whole night that you spend studying while you are in college. You say that you pull an all-nighter when you study all night. - the team has pulled an all-nighter but still haven't finished

заниматься уроками всю ночь напролёт, зубрить, готовиться всю ночь

hard-wired behavior that is hardwired is caused by your genes and the way that your brain is made, rather than learned from experience

запрограммированный

beforehand

заранее

pull into a parking lot

заїжджати на парковку

mushy romantic in a way that seems silly and not sincere - a mushy movie

кашеобразный, слащаво-сентиментальный мягкий

legacy /ˈleɡəsi/ money or property that you arrange for someone to have after you die - My grandmother died and left me a small legacy. something such as a tradition or problem that exists as a result of something that happened in the past legacy of: - The war left an enduring legacy of bitterness and suspicion.

наследство, наследие

immediate happening or done now, without any delay - Our government must take immediate action. - Restrictions on advertising had an immediate impact on rates of teenage smoking. - The rebels demanded the immediate release of the prisoners. immediate family (=your parents, children, brothers, and sisters): - People with immediate family on the plane are asked to call the airline.

немедленный, непосредственный, прямой, ближайший, безотлагательный, срочный

commitment a duty or responsibility that you have accepted - I can't do this job right now because of other commitments. financial commitments: - He may have a large income, but he also has huge financial commitments. family​/​work​/​teaching etc. commitments: - He couldn't join the class because of work commitments. have, make, take on - Think carefully before taking on extra financial commitments.

обязательство

immense/ Immensely/ Immensity to have immense respect for smb. — относиться с глубочайшим уважением к кому-л. at an immense distance — на огромном расстоянии immense economic importance — огромная экономическая важность immense relief — большое облегчение enjoy immensely — испытать колоссальное наслаждение extremely large - immense distances - The pressure on students during exam time can be immense. - An immense amount of money has already been spent on the project.

огромный, безмерный, необъятный

devastated devastated by earthquake — разрушенный землетрясением he was devastated by grief — он был раздавлен горем

опустошенный, разоренный

core most important, or most basic - We need to focus on our core activities. core to: - The computer network is core to our operations. core business (=a company's main business activity): - Selling insurance is still our core business.

основной, центральный, ядро, сердцевина

Cease to work without cease — работать не покладая рук to stop happening or continuing - Conversation ceased when she entered the room. - The rain had almost ceased by the time we left. cease to exist: - If we don't get more money, our community theater will cease to exist.

переставать, прекращать работать не покладая рук

breed if animals breed, they become the parents of young animals - The birds have bred successfully for the past six years. to produce new plants or animals from existing ones, especially in order to produce plants or animals with particular characteristics - She breeds sheep. - attempts to breed a new disease-resistant type of corn

порода, разводить, размножаться

put someone on the spot to ask someone a question that is difficult or embarrassing to answer - I'm going to put you on the spot and ask what you would have done in his position.

поставить кого-то в неловкое положение загнати в глухий кут to ask someone a question that is difficult or embarrassing to answer

Touch wood / Knock on wood.

постучать по дереву

bagel

рогалик, бублик

prone likely to do something or be affected by something, especially something bad prone to: - The coastal region is prone to earthquakes. prone to do something: - He's prone to gain weight. error-/injury-prone: - an injury-prone football player accident-prone - problem-prone skin <Men is prone to error/err>

склонный, предрасположенный

nonetheless despite what has just been said. The more usual word is nevertheless. - She seems surprised by her large following, but appreciative nonetheless . - This is a global phenomenon that has nonetheless very different expressions across regions and development levels.

тем не менее, несмотря на, однако

hour hand

часовая стрелка