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last50 & rehersal
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| gagworthy adj 2 | 1 smth so amazing or shocking that it leaves you speechless or awe-struck 2 smth physically repulsive or disgusting that makes you want to vomit |
| to phase out v | to stop using, making, or doing (something) gradually over a period of time |
| to expedite /ˈɛkspəˌdaɪt/ v | ускорить accelerate speed up speed hasten |
| platitude /ˈplætəˌtuːd/ n | банальность a statement that expresses an idea that is not new |
| one–off /ˌwʌnˈɑːf/ adj | done or happening only once |
| to bog /ˈbɑːg/ down v | to cause (something) to sink in wet ground |
| rampant /ˈræmpənt/ adj | свирепствующий разгульный |
| to put on the chopping block | to subject something or someone to elimination, severe cuts, or termination |
| shit hits the fan | a situation that suddenly becomes chaotic, problematic, or spirals out of control |
| pugilist /ˈpjuːʤəlɪst/ n | профессиональный боксер |
| prescient /ˈprɛʃijənt/ adj | having or showing an ability to know what will happen before it does наделенный даром предвидения |
| compelling /kəmˈpɛlɪŋ/ adj 3 | 1 неотразимый very interesting 2 убедительный 3 принуждающий сильный |
| full stop | period точка |
| brutish /ˈbruːtɪʃ/ adj | зверский тупой звероподобный жестокий |
| indelible /ɪnˈdɛləbəl/ adj | неизгладимый несмываемый |
| redeeming /rɪˈdiːmɪŋ/ adj | искупляющий |
| tether /ˈtɛðɚ/ n | привязь leash hobble |
| platoon /pləˈtuːn/ n | взвод отряд squad party troop |
| to penalize / penalise /ˈpiːnəˌlaɪz/ v 2 | 1 наказывать castigate штрафовать 2 ставить в невыгодное положение |
| bog /ˈbɑːg/ n | болото |
| to patch up | to deal with (a problem, disagreement, etc.) in order to improve or repair a relationship |
| to fend off | to defend yourself against (someone or smth) |
| ordinance /ˈoɚdənəns/ n | постановление указ |
| long way off (idiom) | "Далеко-далеко something that is either physically distant in space or unlikely to happen in the near future |
| all–out /ˈɑːlˈaʊt/ adj | всецело полностью |
| to wind /ˈwaɪnd/ up | to end or complete (something) |
| to mull /ˈmʌl/ | to think about (something) slowly and carefully, ponder |
| to slumber /ˈslʌmbɚ/ v | дремать doze nap спать |
| valiant /ˈvæljənt/ adj | храбрый bold героический brave or courageous |
| to sit out (something) or sit (something) out 2 | 1 to stay in a place and wait for (something) to end 2 to not take part in (something) |
| glitz /ˈglɪts/ n | блеск |
| nothing short than/of | “не что иное как” |
| to ensnare /ɪnˈsneɚ/ v | заманить/ поймать в ловушку |
| overhang /ˈoʊvɚˌhæŋ/ n | навес |
| pensive /ˈpɛnsɪv/ adj | задумчивый contemplative печальный deplorable меланхоличный |
| whisker /ˈwɪskɚ/ n | 1 ус бакенбарды 2 небольшое расстояние |
| affinity /əˈfɪnəti/ n 3 | 1 влечение 2 сродство сходство 3 привлекательность allure |
| unenviable /ˌʌnˈɛnvijəbəl/ adj | незавидный very bad or unpleasant |
| cedar /ˈsiːdɚ/ n | кедр |
| to bode well / ill | to be a sign of сулить предвещать |
| conspicuous /kənˈspɪkjəwəs/ adj | заметный salient tangible бросающийся в глаза видный overt |
| daft /ˈdæft/ Brit /ˈdɑːft/ adj | глупый легкомысленный frivolous безрассудный rash |
| dugout | underground shelter |
| prenup /ˈpriːˌnʌp/ n | брачный договор |
| trifling /ˈtraɪfəlɪŋ/ adj | пустяковый незначительный petty |
| hoe /ˈhoʊ/ n 2 | 1 мотыга тяпка 2 insult |
| to dangle /ˈdæŋgəl/ v 2 | 1 свисать sag болтаться 2 манить соблазнять allure |
| to rule out | исключать preclude |
| to slate /ˈsleɪt/ 2 | 1 to criticize very harshly делать выговор reprimand, раскритиковать, 2 строить план намечать назначать |
| hindsight /ˈhaɪndˌsaɪt/ n | the knowledge and understanding that you have about an event only after it has happened задним числом |
| perpetuity /ˌpəːpəˈtjuːwəti/ n | вечность бесконечность eternity infinitude |
| to thwart /ˈθwoɚt/ v | препятствовать bar hamper, помешать исполнению to prevent (someone) from doing something or to stop (something) from happening |
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