Aug - Nov 2024 Flashcards
(100 cards)
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manifold
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різноманітний
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Advertising is so omnipresent that it’s hard to escape it even for a day.
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Present everywhere at the same time; widespread or constantly encountered. всюдисущий, повсюдний
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It gnawed at me
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Це гризло мене
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the emotional heft
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емоційний тягар (вага)
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heft
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вага, тягар, вплив
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leave someone to their own devices
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залишити когось самого по собі, на власний розсуд
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to forage
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шукати їжу, «полювати»
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insidious
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stealthy
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on the cards
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вірогідний, likely to happen
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You need to tally the results before submitting the final report.
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підраховувати
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slums
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трущоби
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It was a brazen lie — he looked me in the eye and said he’d never even been there.
She made a brazen move, interrupting the CEO mid-sentence to pitch her idea.
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нахабний, безсоромний
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unabashedly
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безсоромно, беззастережно
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sketchy
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підозрілий, сумнівний
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get a grip (on yourself)
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візьми себе в руки
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spinning your wheels
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to waste time doing things that achieve nothing; neither progress nor regress, but remain in a fixed, neutral position; to make no progress despite making an effort; to get nowhere; to fail to do or achieve anything satisfactory
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turncoat
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one who switches to an opposing side or party; traitor
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not pulling their punches
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they say exactly what they think, even though this might upset or offend people; be forceful, severe, violent
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to pull punches
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be less forceful, severe, or violent than one could be
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to flip something on its head, to turn something on its head
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перевертати з ніг на голову (метафорично)
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raunchy
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непристойний, sexually explicit, rude or offensive because of showing or talking about sex in an obvious way, obscene, dirty
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won by a landslide
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переміг з великим відривом
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vexation
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роздратування, прикрість, неприємність, досада
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tight-lipped
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refusing to say very much about something
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The company's **contemptible** exploitation of workers was exposed in the news.
Deserving hatred, scorn, or strong disapproval because of being morally wrong or extremely bad. нікчемний, жалюгідний
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on a moment's notice / on a minute's notice
immediately
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uptight
anxious or angry and not able to relax, напружений
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as hard as nails, as tough as nails
безсердечний, черствий, не сентиментальний, not feeling or showing any emotions such as sympathy, fear, or worry
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statute of limitations (on/for)
строк позовної давності; loss of the possibility to enforce an existing claim due to the expiry of time
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under the wire
at the last possible moment
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affront (an affront to)
insult; a remark or action intended to insult or upset someone
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affronted
insulted, offended
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stuffy
self-important; pompous; old-fashioned
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turf war
a fight over territory or resources; a fight or an argument to decide who controls an area
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to bungle
The police bungled the investigation. to do something wrong, in a careless or stupid way; to do something badly, or spoil something.
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retaliate
to take revenge, to strike back
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intercept
перехопити
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cut-throat (business, competition)
Very intense, aggressive, and merciless (competition or person in a competition)
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fan the flames (of something)
to make a dangerous or unpleasant mood or situation worse; підливати масло в вогонь
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fire away!
used to give someone permission to begin speaking, typically to ask questions
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equestrian
having to do with horseback riding
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joined at the hip
inseparable; always together
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ordeal
an experience that is very painful, difficult, or tiring
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down in the mouth
unhappy, sad
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to lay the ghost
to finally stop being worried or upset about something that has worried or upset you for a long time
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be on good, great, better, etc. form
to be feeling or performing well
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Her **diffident** nature made her doubt her own brilliant ideas — until someone else said them first.
A diffident smile, a diffident answer. He turned diffident
modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence
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to dismiss someone/something out of hand, to reject someone/something out of hand
to reject or dismiss immediately and do not consider believing or accepting it
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hold the fort
take responsibility for a situation while another person is temporarily absent
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level-headed
sensible, calm and able to deal easily with difficult situations
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foul (temper, smell, day at work)
extremely unpleasant
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cast aside, away, off
to ged rid of
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unconscionable (policy)
shockingly unfair or unjust; not right or reasonable; excessive
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i wash my hands of you; he washed his hands of it
Refuse to accept responsibility for; abandon or renounce
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here's the kicker
This next point is a really surprising or ironic twist or turn of events
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progeny (the UK)
descendant; offspring (of an animal or plant)
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to be big on something; he's not big on keeping his promises; i'm not big on kids
to like something very much
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crudeness
ack of sophistication; the fact of being offensive or rude; the crudeness of his language
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honcho
the person in charge
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Ignoring customer feedback was the **kiss of death** for their brand.
it is certain to cause something else to fail; An action or relationship that is ultimately ruinous
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The resources we needed were, **lamentably**, unavailable at the crucial moment.
In a way that is very unfortunate, regrettable, or deserving of sadness or disappointment.
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blemish; a blemish on his record; a blemish on my family name
a mark or fault that spoils the appearance; a mistake or fault; a noticeable imperfection; a defect or flaw
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He only drinks **top-shelf** whiskey — the kind they keep behind glass at the bar.
**top-shelf** taste in music, the hotel was **top-shelf**
the best quality, premium, elite, luxurious, or first-class
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His **pious** declarations were seen as insincere by his critics.
devoutly religious; pretending to have sincere feelings:
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girder
балка; a large iron or steel beam or compound structure used for building bridges and the framework of large buildings
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Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet are perhaps the most famous example of **star-crossed** love.
doomed by fate, tragically unlucky, love (or dreams) that destiny won’t allow to succeed. Приречені?
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star-crossed lovers
their love is doomed by the stars and they cannot be together
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He let the fame **go to his head**, and soon he lost the respect of his old friends.
The drink the host made for him really **went to his head**
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty
when success, praise, or power makes someone arrogant or act foolishly
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to crowd someone; don't crowd me
to make someone feel uncomfortable by standing too close to them or by watching them all the time
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She knew the secret but never **breathed a word**, not even to her closest friend.
проговоритися; to tell a secret
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The burning sensation after every meal was a clear sign of an **ulcer**.
виразка, язва
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in cahoots
у змові, змовились; in an alliance or partnership mostly up to no good
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that'll put hair on your chest! that'll put hairs on your chest!
said to someone who is going to drink something that contains strong alcohol or eat something satisfying that will make their stomach feel full (humorous)
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clambake
a gathering characterized by noisy sociability
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corkscrew
відкривачка, штопор
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crummy
задрипаний, убогий, жалюгідний. dirty, unpleasant, or of poor quality (informal)
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custard
заварний крем
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Goose-pimply, get goose pimples
the hairs on your skin stand up
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washed up, all washed up
no longer successful, skillful, popular, or needed
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chump
бовдур, дурень; a stupid or foolish person
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to rub out
to destroy completely; стирати
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to revere
шанувати, гоибоко поважати
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sloppy
недбалий, неохайний
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they slipped through our hands, they slipped through our fingers
we lost them; we failed to catch or get them
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gait
хода, походка
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gutless
безхарактерний, боягузливий
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perturbing
causing worry, upset, or concern : unsettling
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across the board
everywhere, on every level, in every case
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retaliate
to take revenge, strike back
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to scorn, scorn
зневажати, зневага
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trot out
похизуватися, продемонструвати; to show someone or something in public in order to get attention; to bring out for others to see or admire
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run-of-the-mill
lacking unusual or special aspects; ordinary, average
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jump the gun (on sth)
to do something too soon; before the official start
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to rain on one's parade, to rain on the parade
to spoil something; do something that spoils someone's plans
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to get something on the cheap
to get something for a low price
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to implicate
to show to be involved with something, especially something dishonest or illegal
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insidious
підступний
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insidiously
підступно
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running on fumes
з останніх сил
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running on empty
If you are exhausted but keep going, you are running on empty.
