Chapter 31 Flashcards
To join two things or places together
Подсоединять, связывать 
Connect
A small bridge connects the two parts of the building
Connect up the printer to your printer 
Сведующий
Good at doing something difficult
adept
she’s very adept at dealing with the media
you’ve become adept at hiding your inner thoughts
something that you do to try to cure an illness or injury, especially self ins, suggested or done by a doctor
Лечение 
treatment
she’s receiving treatment for a lung infection 
Облегчение
The good feeling that you have when something and pleasant stops or doesn’t happen
relief
James can’t come tonight well that’s a relief
it’ll be such a relief when this exams are over 
something that is very surprising or difficult to believe  чудо, удивительная вещь 
miracle
The fact is that I only got her this much is like a miracle 
Серьезный
Thinking or speaking, sincerely about something and not joking
serious
I’m being serious now. This is a very real problem.
are you serious about changing your job? 
Where is something comes from?
Источник 
A source of income
She is a source of happiness
oranges are a good source of vitamin C 
Origin is the place where that particular thing started.
Source is the place where that thing is coming from but cannot necessarily be the origin( but also can)
Eg for SOURCE: our source of light is the Sun (over here the Sun is a thing from which we are receiving light, but light doesn’t originate from the Sun, for example the light which we get from the bulbs in our house doesn’t come from the Sun it comes because of electricity)
Eg of ORIGIN: The origin of the coronavirus was Wuhan. (over here the coronavirus STARTED in Wuhan)
Remember you can use SOURCE in place of ORIGIN, but you cannot use ORIGIN in place of SOURCE.
Трудности, лишения
A problem or situations it makes you suffer a lot, especially because you’re very poor 
hardship 
they have suffered ears of financial hardship
To increase what you’re doing to try to achieve something (not natural)
Усиливать, увеличивать 
step something up 
police have stepped up their efforts to find the man 
she steps up to say she will do everything on her own
“step up” is almost always only used when talking about effort or skills.
Our sales will step up next year. (Not natural)
Our sales will increase next year.
(Natural)
I will increase my efforts.
(Natural)
I will step up my efforts.
(Natural)
Also, step up is often used with “game.”
He’s really stepped his game up over the past year. (He has gotten a lot better over the past year)
Заранее
before a particular time or event
Beforehand
did you know beforehand was they had planned to do? 
A set of causes for a particular event or activity одежда, наряд 
outfit
A cowboy outfit
Fur outfit 
next to someone or something or very near them рядом формальный вариант
beside
She knelt beside his bed
Единственная разница между этими предлогами в том, что beside — более формальный вариант, а next to можно спокойно использовать в дружеской переписке.
Следующий предлог .
Предлог near показывает, что объекты расположены недалеко друг от друга, но все-таки находятся на расстоянии
Появляться, приходить
To arrive somewhere
 show up
I waited it for nearly half an hour, but he didn’t show up 
further forward than someone or something else впереди 
in front
she started a conversation with the men sitting in front of her 
Ужасный very bad, of low quality, or unpleasant
страшный перед чем-либо, что может причинять мучения;
terrible
You terrible jerk
A terrible accident
The weather was terrible 
Awful - внушающий страх, связанный с чем или кем либо могущественным, величественный;
scared - напуганный чем-либо;
terrible - страшный перед чем-либо, что может причинять мучения;
dreadful-, вызывающий содрогание от ужаса;
horrible - скорее отвратительный или мерзкий чем страшный;
fearful - напуганный, робкий.
Кинжал
A short knife used as a weapon 
Dagger
