lesson 09/18 Flashcards

(43 cards)

1
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a devoted fan

A

supporter

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2
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criminal

A

offender

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3
Q

be fired because of your own performance

A

dismiss

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4
Q

something tempting

A

bait

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5
Q

оговорка/описка

A

a slip of my tongue/pen

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6
Q

result got throughout a research/study

A

survey

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7
Q

сопроводительное письмо

A

cover/application letter

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8
Q

закидать помидорами

A

get a lot of eggs to someone’s face

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9
Q

больничный

A

sick leave

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10
Q

do a research/study

A

conduct/carry out

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11
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very quickly, rapidly

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overnight

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12
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быть ответственной за

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in charge of

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13
Q

suggest, offer

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propose

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14
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crucial, vital, essential

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relevant

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15
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betting money on games or horse racing

A

gambling

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16
Q

be fired because of company lacking resources

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be made redundant

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17
Q

a person sending CV for a job

A

applicant

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18
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intending good

19
Q

to make more or less familiar

20
Q

freedom from demands of work or duty

21
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unwilling, struggling in opposition

22
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something that proves or disproves a belief; proof

23
Q

fix a limit; set a stopping point

A

draw the line

24
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obviously, apparently, clear

25
absorbed, devoted, dependent, obsessed
hooked
26
supply of goods kept on hands for sale; quantity of something accumulated
stock
27
own, acquire, control
possess
28
something that serves to make time pass pleasantly; ways to receive amusement and recreation
pastime
29
something that is now old-fashioned or outdated, irrelevant
a thing of the past
30
newest, most recent or current trend, fashion, style
in thing
31
advantageous purchase, acquired at less than the usual cost
bargain
32
эмаль
enamel
33
stay in the same place doing nothing because you are waiting for someone; spend time idly
hang around
34
area of grass kept cut short, part of a garden
lawn
35
become more interesting, exciting, cheerful
liven up
36
open, approachable, communicative, friendly
outgoing
37
to slope rather than staying horizontal or vertical; to fall
slant
38
wrongful entry upon someone else's lands; unlawful cause of injury to a person
trespass
39
someone you know very little about, but who may easily success in the nearest future
dark horse
40
action of resisting, antagonism
opposition
41
differentiate; divide
draw a line between
42
to take a hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp mentally
seize
43
to be as good as you're expected to be
live up to