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Сомневаться

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To have second thoughts/To be in two minds

You’re not having second thoughts about getting married, are you?

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Сходиться во взглядах

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To see eye to eye

My sisters don’t see eye to eye with me about the arrangements.

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Фиаско

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Debacle

The company’s collapse was described as the greatest debacle in history

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Четкий, ясный

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Lucid

She gave a clear and lucid account of her plans for the company’s future

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Лишний

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Superfluous

The report was marred by a mass of superfluous detail.

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Критиковать

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To give sb a stick

Even though the government was given a stick, they won’t change anything

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Старательный

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Diligent

Their lawyer was extremely diligent in preparing their case.

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Нестабильный

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Volatile

Food and fuel prices are very volatile in a war situation.

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Удивительный

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Prodigious

She was a prodigious musician.

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Препираться, ссориться

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To altercate

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Вразумить, уговорить

To warn sb not to do sth/To advise sb to do sth

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To admonish

His mother admonished him for eating too quickly.

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По всей вероятности; скорее всего

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In all likelihood

She was, in all likelihood, younger than her brother.

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Рассеяный

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Absent-minded

His wife described him as “a classic absent-minded professor.”

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Согласиться

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To accede

He graciously acceded to our request.

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Внимательный

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Perceptive

Why should we be less perceptive of it, though?

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Упертый, упрямый

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Obstinate/Mulish

She was very obstinate/mulish and didn’t allow anyone to talk to her.

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Предвзятый

Необоснованная неприязнь

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Prejudiced

The media was accused of presenting a prejudiced view of disabled people

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Равнодушный

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Apathetic

Young people today are so apathetic about politics.

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Педант

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Nitpicker

The nitpicker in me had to mention that the flat wasn’t completely clean

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Болтун

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Chatterbox

Your sister’s a real chatterbox!

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Не хотеть менять привычки, делать одно и то же

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To be set in one’s ways

They’re very set in their ways – they always eat dinner exactly at 6:00.

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3 фразы привычек

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To be inclined/To tend to/To have a tendency to

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Понять полную ситуацию

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To get the picture

It’s all right, don’t say any more - I get the picture.

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Воспринимать

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To perceive

Many older people perceive today’s world order differently.

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Переступить черту
To overstep the mark | You've overstepped the mark this time, Simpson - you're fired!
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Специально, намеренно
Intentionally | I didn't ignore her intentionally - I just didn't recognize her.
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Загладить вину
To make amends | She tried to make amends by inviting him out to dinner.
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Понять тему, разобраться
To get your head around sth | I just can't get my head around these tax forms.
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Раскрыть (тайну, источник)
To divulge | Journalists do not divulge their sources.
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Вмешиваться
To meddle in/with | My sister's always meddling in other people's affairs.
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Скучный (2 варианта)
Insipid/Stuffy | Why anyone buys music with such insipid lyrics is a mystery. ## Footnote She is trying to promote a less stuffy image of librarians.
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Притворяться; симулировать
To feign | You know how everyone feigns surprise when you tell them how old you are
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Искажать
To distort | She accused her opponent of distorting the truth.
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Подняться; взойти
To ascend | He eventually ascended to the position of chief executive.
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Узнать тайну случайным образом
To get wind of sth | We have a crisis on our hands and don’t want the press to get wind of it
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Быть склонным
To be prone to | She's prone to exaggerate, that's for sure.
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Единое мнение, компромис, согласие
Consensus | Let's take a vote to reach the consensus on this matter.
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Недостаток
Drawback/downside | One of the drawbacks/downsides of living in a city is air pollution.
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Поиск
Quest | Nothing will stop them in their quest for truth.
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Достаточный
Sufficient | This recipe should be sufficient for five people.
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Пытаться, стремиться/Попытка, стремление
To endeavor/endeavor | He failed his fifth endeavor and was fired.
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Мрачный, унылый (без надежды)
Bleak | The economic outlook is bleak.
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Мировоззрение/Исход
Outlook | I like her positive outlook for life. / The outlook for this is bleak.
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Возможности
Scope (singular) | There's a lot of scope for making money online nowadays,
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Поток мыслей/Череда событий
Train of thought/events | Because of a recent train of personal events she couldn't focus on work. ## Footnote What an exquisite train of thought led you from Napoleon to global warming?
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Довольный/Довольно
Content/Contentedly | He seems fairly content with his life.
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Достоинство
Dignity | He is a man of dignity and calm determination.
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Ненавидеть
To detest | I detest any kind of cruelty.
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Изысканный
Refined | The hotel lobby reflects the refined taste of the owners.
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Бегать туда сюда
To trot to and fro | She was gazing out the window, trotting rhythmically to and fro.
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Возраст совершеннолетия
The age of majority | Age of majority is set by statute, in most states at 18.
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Давно знакомы
To go way back/To go back a long way | She and her business partner go back a long way together.
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Пересекаться, встретиться
To cross paths/paths cross | It was a pleasure meeting you - I hope our paths cross again.
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Всегда что-то делаеть, иметь привычку
To make a point of doing sth | She makes a point of keeping all her shopping receipts.
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Якобы / Предполагаемый
Alleged / Allegedly | She allegedly killed her husband because she was seen with him the last ## Footnote We have alleged theories about this situation, but they lack proof.
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Современный
Cutting-edge | Cutting-edge technology; Cutting-edge research. ## Footnote This is the cutting-edge model of the car, the newest one, which will not let you down on the road.
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Жить с кем-то
To reside with | Well, he is 31, but he still resides with his mother. Awkward.
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Повседневный
Day-to-day | Day-to-day responsibilities; Day-to-day routine. ## Footnote My day-to-day primary task is to dedicate at least 30 minutes to reading a bok.
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Богатый
Affluent | An affluent person; An affluent area. ## Footnote She is a self-made millionaire, who lives in a rather affluent neighborhood of NYC.
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Монотонный, скучный
Monotonous ## Footnote Her daily routine is tiring and monotonous. She never does anything special.

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