From The Far Edge Of The Universe

Question 1

мирное соглашение

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peace accOrd

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to understand a situation or someone’s feelings because you have experienced a similar situation or similar feelings

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relate to sth

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to climd up or over sth high and steep

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to scale (the thieves scaled the fence)

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lithe, flexible (both of limbs and thoughts)

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supple

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bad-tempered and sulky

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sullen

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persistently avoid, ignore, or reject (someone or something) through antipathy or caution

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shun

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of sth that is closely integrated, e.g. an organisation

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tight-knit

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: sth that one has made or done

: makings by hand, considered as a subject of instruction

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handiwork

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: slightly disrespectful

: showing disobedience to the established rules

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Insolent

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a forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something

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diatribe

ˈdʌɪətrʌɪb

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a short description of a book, movie, or other product written for promotional purposes and appearing on the cover of a book or in an advertisement

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blurb

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as the final unfortunate incident in a long series

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to cap it all

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мужской журнал

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a lad mag

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уделять больше внимания своей внешности

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to take more of a pride in one’s appearance

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девчачье кино

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a chick flick

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битва полов

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THE battle of THE sexes

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поговорить по-мужски

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to talk about it man to man

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a piece of advice or a theory, often related to matters of health, that was believed in the past but is now known to be wrong

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an old wives’ tale

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a point after which you cannot go, usually in improving your position at work

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glass ceiling

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to be good at noticing a particular type of thing

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to have a great eye for sth

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только попробуй!

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just you try!

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возможно (как односложный ответ на вопрос)

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some hope

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откуда мне знать?

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how should I know?

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я без понятия

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I haven’t got the foggiest

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Только через мой труп

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Over my dead body

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very soon (idiom, long)

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I'll back before you know it

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having no luck, no money, and no opportunities

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down-and-out

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used to show that you completely agree with what someone has said

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you can say that again!

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used to say that sth is very easy

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these is nothing to it

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yes, without any doubt

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you'd better believe it

Question 31

было занятно (о телефоне)

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the line was busy

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он сейчас немного занят (при ответе на звонок)

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he's a bit tied up

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да, это я (при ответе на звонок)

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yes, speaking

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money (slang)

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dosh

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to go to sleep very quickly because you are very tired

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to crash out

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a very old car in bad condition

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banger

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1 very tired | 2 broken or too old to use

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broken or too old to use

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having no money

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skint

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be annoyed by sb (slang)

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to be hacked off with sb

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food (slang)

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grub

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a person or thing that is especially good, attractive, or funny

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corker

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extremely drunk, or powerfully affected by illegal drugs (slang)

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smashed

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If you have * * * *, or if something * * * * it, there are certain advantages that will make the end result successful

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have sth going for you They've got a happy marriage, brilliant careers, wonderful kids - in fact they've got everything going for them

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to enter without a ticket or invitation

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gate-crash We're planning to gate-crash the concert next week.

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to run fast to get away or get somewhere (figurative)

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make a run for it When the guard wasn't looking, the prisoner made a run for it. In the baseball game, the player on first base made a run for it, but he didn't make it to second base.

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a slow sad song or piece of music, sometimes played because someone has died

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dirge

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to grasp; to understand the overall concept or to be acutely aware of the underlying and essential meaning of something

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key into

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(old-fashioned) to do something kind that helps someone else, do a favour (idiom)

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do a good turn My neighbor did me a good turn by lending me his car.

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a change in a situation

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turn of events an unexpected/strange/dramatic turn of events