Chapter Four

Question 1

dispute

noun, [dɪsˈpjuːt]

disputes, disputing, disputed

Answer 1

спор, конфликт, дискуссия, разногласия, спорный вопрос

argue, bicker, hassle, squabble, wrangle, quibble

A dispute is an argument or disagreement between people or groups.
They have won previous pay disputes with the government.
Verb: If you dispute a fact, statement, or theory, you say that it is incorrect or untrue.
He disputed the allegations.

Question 2

allegation

noun, [ælɪˈgeɪʃn]

allegations, allege, alleged, allegedly

Answer 2

обвинение, голословное обвинение

An allegation is a statement saying that someone has done something wrong.

The company denied the allegation.

Question 3

affair

noun

affairs

Answer 3

дело, событие, вещь

business, concern, matter, shooting match, thing

If an event or series of events has been mentioned and you want to talk about it again, you can refer to it as the affair.
The government has mishandled the whole affair.

Question 4

mention

Answer 4

упоминать

refer

Question 5

refer to it

Answer 5

ссылаться на него, ссылаться на нее, ссылаться на это

Question 6

mishandle

verb

mishandles, mishandling, mishandled

Answer 6

плохо обращаться, плохо управлять

abuse, misapply, misuse, pervert, prostitute, misemploy

If you say that someone has mishandled something, you are critical of them because you think
they have dealt with it badly.
She completely mishandled an important project purely through lack of attention

Question 7

critical

adjective

criticism, criticize, critique

Answer 7

критический, важный, критически важный
острый

crucial, desperate, dire, climacteric
acute

A critical time, factor, or situation is extremely important. The incident happened at a critical point
in the campaign. A critical situation is very serious and dangerous.
The German authorities are considering an airlift if the situation becomes critical.
If a person is critical or in a critical condition in the hospital, he is seriously ill (i.e., captious,
carping, caviling, cavillous, censorious, critic, faultfinding, hypercritical, overcritical).
He is in critical condition after the auto accident, and doctors are unsure if he will live.
To be critical of someone or something means to criticize them.
His report is highly critical of the trial judge.

Question 8

campaign

noun

campaigning, campaigned

Answer 8

кампания, предвыборная кампания, акция

A campaign is a planned set of activities that people carry out over a period of time in order to achieve something such as social or political change.
During his election campaign he promised to put the economy back on its feet.
If someone campaigns (verb) for something, he carries out a planned set of activities over a period of time in order to achieve their aim.
We are campaigning to improve the legal status of woman.

Question 9

carry out

verb phrase

Answer 9

выполнять, осуществлять, проводить, провести, выполнить, осуществить, исполнять, совершать, исполнить, вынести, уносить, выносить

administer, administrate, execute, govern, render

If you carry out a threat, task, or instruction, you do it or act according to it.
Police say that they believe the attacks were carried out by nationalists.
Commitments have been made with little intention of carrying them out.

Question 10

election

noun

elections, elect, electioneer, elective

Answer 10

выборы, избрание, голосование, перевыборы

choice, alternative, option, preference, selection

An election is a process in which people vote to choose a person or group of people to hold an
official position.
The final election results will be announced on Friday.

Question 11

legal

adjective

legalize, legality, legally

Answer 11

законный, правовой, юридический, легальный, судебный, законодательный

lawful, innocent, legitimate, licit

Legal is used to describe things that relate to the law.
He vowed to take legal action. I sought legal advice on this.

Question 12

threat

noun

threaten, threatened, threatening

Answer 12

угроза, опасность

danger, menace, liability

A threat to a person or thing is a danger that something unpleasant might happen to them. A threat
is also the cause of this danger.
Some couples see single women as a threat to their relationships.

Question 13

allegedly

[əˈleʤɪdlɪ]

Answer 13

якобы, предположительно, мол, по утверждению

Question 14

maneuver

[məˈnuːvə]

Answer 14

маневр

Question 15

ballot

[ˈbælət]

Answer 15

голосование, выборы, итоги голосования

избирательный бюллетень, бюллетень

Question 16

vehemently

[ˈviːəməntlɪ]

Answer 16

сильно