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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| frenzy sth sent me into a frenzy | excited, uncontrollable, and sometimes violent behavior or emotion |
| deadbeat (inf) | someone who owes money and does not pay it, or someone who avoids doing work |
| intractable (adj) | very difficult or impossible to control, manage, or solve |
| despondent | unhappy and with no hope or enthusiasm syn: discouraged, depressed |
| to delve (into) | to search, especially as if by digging, in order to find a thing or information |
| intemperate (outburst/ language/ remarks about) | not controlled and too extreme or violent syn: immoderate, excessive |
| backlash (against) | a strong feeling among a group of people in reaction to a change or recent events in society or politics |
| to outstrip | to be or become greater in amount, degree, or success than something or someone (превосходить, опережать) |
| attainable | accesible, reachable, doable |
| to defy (beliefs/ explanations/ description) | to be extreme or very strange and therefore impossible to believe, describe, or explain |
| to defy | to refuse to obey a person, decision, law, situation, etc |
| lax (adj) lax control they'are lax about their appearance | without much care, attention, or control |
| obnoxious jbnoxious person/ remark | very unpleasant or rude |
| comp card | a marketing tool for actors and esp. models. Also used as a business card |
| softie | a softhearted or sentimental person |
| social science | обществознание |
| natural science | естествознание |
| physical education | физкультура |
| to haggle (over/ about) syn: to bargain | o attempt to decide on a price or conditions that are acceptable to the person selling the goods and the person buying them, usually by arguing |
| apprEntice | someone who has agreed to work for a skilled person for a particular period of time and often for low payment, in order to learn that person's skills: |
| complacent (disapp) a complacent smile/attitude We can't afford to become complacent about any of our products. | feeling so satisfied with your own abilities or situation that you feel you do not need to try any harder |