Chapter 17 Flashcards

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to secretly watch someone Подсматривать за кем-либо 

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spy on somebody

you dare to spy on the princes?
he spied on her through the keyhole 

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to be brave enough to do something - сметь, отваживаться

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dare to do something
I didn’t tell dad that I’d scratched his car 

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A situation in which you have done something wrong and are likely to be punished - неприятности 

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Trouble
her children are always in trouble
they got into trouble with the police 

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to leave a safe place and go somewhere that may involve risks - отважиться выйти 

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venture outside
If the snow stops I might venture out 
you did not venture outside for so long 

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5
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very silly or stupid - Безумный, безрассудный 

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insane
an insane decision

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if someone is. -, it is surprising because it is unusual or unexpected - странный 

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Strange
it’s strange that she hasn’t called
What a strange looking man
it’s midnight and he’s still at work - that’s strange 

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Площадка, место, район 
A region of a country or city
 a part of a building or piece of land used for a particular purpose 

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Area
A Play area
A picnic area 
a industrial area
A mountains area 

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The life, for example, in heaven that some people believe begins after death 

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Afterlife
they will be reunited in the afterlife 

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A large house where a king or queen lives - дворец

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palace 

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10
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 the part of offense were outside wall that opens and closes like a door - Ворота, калитка

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Gate
please shut the gate 

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someone who works and lives in someone else’s house doing their cooking and cleaning, especially in the past - слуга, служанка 

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servant
I will leave a servant with you, your highness 

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12
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to make something happen at a later time than originally planned or expected  - откладывать отсрочивать 

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Delay
can you delay your departure until next week?
once the ritual is over, don’t delay and return to Shinju

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13
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 to start doing an activity again, or talking about something again - Возвращаться к чему-либо

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return to something
I returned to work three months after Susie was born
we keep returning to the same subject 

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14
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  1. It’s illegally becomes the parents of someone else’s child - усыновлять
  2. To accept or start using something new - перенимать 
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adopt
1. do not forget that you are also an adopted member of our household 
2. we’ve adopted in your approach 

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15
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A way of doing something - подход 

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Approach

liam has a different approach to the problem
We’ve decided to take a new approach

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16
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A family or a group of people who live together in a house - семья, домочадцы

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household
many households on more than one television 

17
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Поддерживать, способствовать соблюдению  to support a decision principle or law 

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Uphold
police officers are expected to uphold the law
please uphold our family name in the king presence 

18
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The effect of being in a place присутствие 

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Presence
I didn’t notice her presence
she signed the document in the presence of two witnesses 

19
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Заложник someone who is kept as a prisoner and may be hurt or killed in order to force other people to do something 

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hostage 
and here I thought I was your hostage this entire time 

20
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A weapon with a long metal blade and handle used, especially in the past  меч, шпага

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Sword
you cannot use your sword inside the palace 

21
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it happens again  - повторяться 

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Return
if the pains return phone the doctor 

22
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Important or famous огромный 

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Great
 is the pain still great ?
A great crowd of people 

23
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Поднимать вопрос и так далее 
just start to talk about a particular subject

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Bring something up
there are several points. I’d like to bring up at tomorrow’s meeting. 
do not even bring it up 

24
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suddenly start laughing / crying  расхохотаться расплакаться внезапно и так далее

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burst into laughter / tears …
she burst into tears and run away 

25
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to ask someone to come somewhere вызывать, приглашать 

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Call
she called me into her office
He was called to an emergency meeting