Challenges Flashcards by Алина Рыбачук

completely new, unexplored

uncharted (territory, situation)

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very close person, friend

soulmate

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a short period when someone does a lot of shopping/spending, etc

(spending) spree

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грати азартні ігри, ризикувати на гроші

gamble

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a time or date by which you have to do or complete sth

deadline

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встановлювати цілі, яких можливо досягти

set achiable goals

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зустрітися з випробуваннями

face challenges

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to deal with a difficult job or opportunity successfully

rise to the challenge

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здійснити чиюсь мрію

make sb’s dream come true

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(не) змогти впоратись із чимось без

could/couldn’t have done it without

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a very strong need to do something

burning ambition

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мати правильне ставлення до чогось

to have the right attitude

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складне завдання

daunting challenge

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very quickly

overnight

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to say very strongly that you think something is wrong or very bad (осудити)

to say that a building must be destroyed because it is not safe enough for people to use (призначати на знесіння)

condemn

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very shocking and surprising

staggering

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to mix, or be mixed

to meet and talk to a lot of people at a party or similar event

mingle with

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відшліфовувати щось

to master sth

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using or speaking more than two languages

multilingual

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resemble

мати схожысть чи близькысть до

bear a resemblance or similarity to

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to come from

to stem from

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схожий

liken

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foreign

allien

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to move somewhere slowly

to get into a situation or job without having any particular plan

drift into

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listening or watching carefully and showing that you are interested

attentive

заробити репутацію

earn a reputation

the feeling that you wish you had something that someone else has to be liked and wanted by someone

envy

вирішити завдання

to solve a puzzle

відпустити щось, не думати про це

let sth slide

to improve an activity or increase an amount:

pick up

to make words or messages unclear and difficult to understand

garble

забагато інформації

information overload

to talk or say something in a quick, confused, excited, or silly way (of a stream) to make the low, continuous noise of water flowing over stones

babble

not understood

unintelligibly (speeking)

діалект

dialect

добитись успіху в чомусь

succed in

to make a choice, especially of one thing or possibility instead of others

opt for

central part of something from which other parts can develop or grow, or which forms a support

stem

позбавлений, комусь чогось не вистачаэ

lacking in

full of ... | пронизаний

riddled with

відрізняти від

distinguish from

звертатись до

appeal to

to make the effort to do something

bother about

роздратований, нервовий через

nervous about

отримати вигоду від

benefit from

не мати поняття

haven't a clue

не знати взагалі

don't know off the top of sb's head

не знати, не цікавитись

don't know offhand

пошукати щось

look sth up

ніколи не чути про щось

never heard of sth

знати щось як свої п*ять пальців

know sth like the back of the hand

бути досить впевненим

to be pretty sure

знати щось напам*ять

know sth by heart

знати щось навиворіт,дуже добре

to know sth inside out

майже нічого не знати про щось

know sth next to nothing

не мати найменшого поняття

haven't the faintest idea

бути досить впевненим

to be fairly certain

бути впевненим

to be positive

speak with a rough voice because you have a sore or dry throat

croak

завоювати, підкорити (вершину, когось)

conquer

unusual or special and therefore surprising and worth mentioning

remarkable

виговорити

utter

made by people, often as a copy of something natural

artificial

``` break off, cut off розбиватись, защолкуватись (або відкриватись з клацанням), огризатись +at lose emotionally - втрачати контроль кусатись, хватати зубами фотографувати ```

snap

to go upwards, підйом, підніматись

ascent

клубок нервів

bundle of nerves

витривалість

endurance

переохолодження, обмороження

frostbite

хуртовина

blizzard

to be chosen to

to be tipped to

become a member of

join the ranks of

large group that moves together in a particular way

swarm

one journej from start to end

lap

to move fast in a particular direction

hurtle

насмішка

taunt

a chance to live longer of with a better quality of life | оренда

lease of life

essential part of, природжений

inherent in | The desire for freedom is inherent in all people.

duty, responcibility, that causes worry, hard work

burden

restrictions

constraints

corrosive, harsh, sarcastic

caustic

admit that sth is true

concede

challeneger, participant

contender

a situation in which people are under a lot of pressure

pressure cooker

a young person who is helped and taught by an older and usually famous person

protégé

переслідувати (мрію)

pursue (a dream)

мати справу з

deal with

підморгувати

wink

when you experience something, or almost experience something, especially something unpleasant зіткнення з чимось

a brush with sth

неохоче

reluctantly

подвійне ставлення до

ambivalence towards

bring benefits

bear fruit

досягти найвищих результатів

attain the highest honours

рішуче

unhesitatingly

on the international level

in world terms

containing a small amount of | має відтінок чогось

tinged with

giving a saddness

poignant

the people, physical, and social conditions and events that provide the environment in which someone acts or lives

milieu

малолітній злочинець

juvenile delinquent

зараховувати, внести до списку

enrol

зробити міну, дуріти

pull a comic face

дражнити

tease

доля, участь

destiny

направлятись до вершини

head straight to the top

зустрітися з перешкодами

face (barriers)

вірити у те, що ти можеш досягнути

believe in (what you can achieve)

мати потенціал до

have the potential (to do sth)

наполегливо продовжувати щось

persevere (with sth)

продовжувати заставляти когось робити щось

keep pushing sb (to do sth)

слідувати за своєю мрією

pursue a dream

той хто залишився в живих

survivor

рятувальна шлюпка

lifeboat

піднімати за допомогою лебідки, рятувати

winch

вдивлятися

peer at

огорожа

railing

мучити, переслідувати

haunt

постійний

ongoing

чари, чарівність, зачарованість

facination

поштовий голуб

carrier pigeon

оцінювати

estimate

табун, стадо, рій

flock

маса, основна частина

bulk of life

в передгір'ях

in foothills

native land

homeland

вийти, випливати, з*явитись

emerge from

табу

taboo

вимирання

extinction

до (близько) милі

up to a mile

безсоння

insomnia

вимагати, претендувати

claim

пристрій, витівка

device

важливий

instrumental

гумова промисловість

rubber industry

в*язниця

jail

проводити, виконувати

carry out

відмова, невиконання

failure

повітряна куля

hot-air balloon

костюм для підводного плавання

deep-sea diving suit

ролики

roller skates

залишати домівки

to flee homes

евакуація

evacuation

спустошення

devastaion

наречена

fiancee

в той час як

whilst out

бути вказаним (зганьбований)

to be spotted

фатальний, смертельний

fatal

багатоповерховий

multi-storey

місце катастрофи

crash site

падіння при стрибку з парашутом

skydive fall

синці

bruises

струс мозку

concussion

швидко падати (в ціні, кіль-ті)

plummet

парашют

parachute

заплутатись

entangle

ледь

barely

триматись, ухватитись чекати

hold on

втамовувати спрагу

quench

with a very high score or with great success

with flying colours

залишати, кидати, звільнятись

quit

остаточна ціль

ultimate quest

сила волі

will power

приголомшливий подвиг

staggering feat

a small vehicle with an open frame and four wheels, used in races

go-kart

a legal agreement which allows you to use a building etc for a period of time for rent

lease

belief that your own sex is better or more important than the other one, esp men

chauvinism

щітка, розчисування, чищення, легкий дотик чогось, спіткання з чимсоь (смертю тд)

brush

наполегливість

insistence

кулачний бій

fist-fight

a book that tells you how to prepare and cook food

cookery book

a written order for money to be paid by a bank, esp from one bank to another

draft

the top (of a mountain)

summit

an illness which makes talking difficult because your larynx and throat are swollen

laryngitis

a car race on public roads

rally

a mixture of tar and very small stones, used for making the surface of roads (syn asphalt)

tarmac

a grass track on which horses race

racecourse

sth that you are trying hard to achieve | мета, ціль

objective

sth that is an impressive achievement, because it needs a lot of skill, strength etc to do досягнення

feat

to ask for sth in an anxious or urgent way, because you want it very muchto ask for sth in an anxious or urgent way, because you want it very much

to beg

to go back to a group of people, organization etc that you were with before

to rejoin

– if a plan or joke …, it goes wrong and does not have the result that you intended

to misfire

втиснути

to cram

continue to do sth, although it is difficult, or other people oppose it

to persist (in)

– to break with a sudden sharp noise, or to make sth do this

to snap

to have an extremely strong desire for sth

to crave

to stop yourself feeling thirsty, by drinking something

to quench you thirst

if you … a large number of people or things, or if they …, they are gathered together in one place, often or a particular purpose; to put all the parts of something together

to assemble

to remember a particular fact, event, or situation from the past

to recall

щільний

dense

сриятливий

favourable

in a nervous and embarrassed manner

shyly

having a lot of incidents

incident-filled

обережний, уважний

cautious

дієтичний

dietary

… conditions are difficult to live in and very uncomfortable

harsh

unable to speak because you feel very angry, upset etc

speechless

запасний

spare

a feeling of great respect sometimes mixed with fear or surprise

awe

used when giving your opinion to say that there are good reasons why sth might be true

arguably

much greater than ordinary human powers or abilities

superhuman

broken or cracked

fractured

not having prepared sufficiently to carry out a task

under-prepared

below the usual or required standard

sub-standard

багато - талановитисй

multi-talented

напівпрофесійні

semi-professional

не вражаючий

unimpressive

головний суперний

arch-rival

поодинці, смамостійно

single-handedly (on one's own)

відчайдушний

desperate

a strong feeling of wanting something

craving

a polo neck | водолазка

roll neck

втратив рівновагу

overbalanced

нижній одяг

undercoat

переповнення

overflow

спрощуюче, спрощене

oversimplifying, oversimplified

неукомплектований

understaffed

пілземний пішохідний перехід

underpass

зростання

overgrowing

перебільшений

overdone

перенаселений

overpopulated

переоцінений

overrated

дуже задоволений

overjoyed

недооцінювати

underestimate

not eating enough food to continue to be in good health

undernourished

перевантажений

overburdened

бідний, позбавлений привілеїв

underprivileged

переповнений

overcrowded

що лежить в основі, переважний

underlying

перевищувати

exceed

супер підходящий

super-fit

недоречний, неважливий, не має значення

irrelevant

одномовний

mono-lingual

здемотивований

demotivated

нерішучий

indecisive

передгір*я

foothills

піддаватись to make someone or something experience something unpleasant

subject

низькооплачуваний

underpaid

житло - орендована квартира

lodge - lodgings

нести - перевезення (віз, бричка)

carry - carriage

сила - сильний

force - forceful

дієта - дієтичний

diet - dietary

промисловість - працьовитий

industry - industrious

надто обачний

overcautious

бути на межі чогось, на грані

brink

робити щось (погане), брати на себе обов*язок, взяти за звичку

commit

обіграти

outplay

односкладовий

monosyllabic

невихований

impolite

необізнаний

unaware

напів - у відставці

semi-retired

занадто чисельний

outnumbered

затовстий

overweight

аполітичний

apolitical

непідходящий

unfit

неталановитий

untalanted

позбавлений уяви

unimaginative

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