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# none wallet | UK /ˈwɒlɪt/ US

Answer 1

a small case for carrying money, credit cards, and small personal documents | (бумажник, кошелёк)

Answer 2

a situation in which people, businesses, etc. compete with each other for the same thing: There's such rivalry among/between my three sons. | (соперничество, конкуренция)

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to agree that something is true, especially unwillingly He admitted his guilt/mistake. She admitted (that) she had made a mistake. | (признавать, допускать, принимать, соглашаться)

Answer 4

a particular way or direction between places: The route we had planned took us right across Greece. a method of achieving something: A college education is often the best route to a good job. | (маршрут, путь, дорога)

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to cover an area of ground with a hard, flat surface of pieces of stone, concrete, or bricks: The area near the beach is paved with bricks set in patterns. | (прокладывать)

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correctly, or in a satisfactory way: The TV doesn't work properly. She doesn't eat properly. | (правильно, должным образом, как следует, как надо)

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a high area of rock with a very steep side, often on a coast: Keep away from the edge of the cliff - you might fall. | (утёс, скала, обрыв)

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A steep slope, hill, etc goes up or down very quickly: The hill was too steep to cycle up | (крутой, резкий)

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a surface or piece of land that is high at one end and low at the other: There's a steep slope to climb before we're at the top. | (склон)

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to go up something, or onto the top of something: to climb a ladder/tree/mountain | (взбираться, подниматься)

Answer 11

an insect with a hard, usually black, shiny body | (жук)

Answer 12

a large animal from Africa or Asia that has thick skin and one or two horns on its nose | (носорог)

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1) an occasion when a large number of people behave in a noisy, violent, and uncontrolled way in public, often as a protest: Food protests and riots have erupted in more than 30 countries. 2) to take part in a riot: Students are rioting in the streets of the capital. | (бунт, мятеж, погром; бунтовать, бесчинствовать)

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not treating someone very well; not considering someone's feelings: It was unkind of you to take his toy away. | (недобрый, злой, жестокий)

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generous, helpful, and thinking about other people's feelings: Your mother was very kind to us. | (добрый, любезный)

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causing very great pain, difficulty, worry, damage, etc.; very serious: This is a school for children with severe learning difficulties. | (очень серьёзный; суровый, тяжёлый, тяжкий, резкий, строгий)

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criticizing someone or something in a severe and unkind way: He was scathing about the report. scathing criticism | (едкий, уничтожающий)

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without any doubt: Have you definitely decided to go to Costa Rica? He definitely said he'd be here. "She's not coming?" "No, definitely not." | (определённо, несомненно, безусловно)

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the ability to wait, or to continue doing something despite difficulties, or to suffer without complaining or becoming annoyed: Patience - they'll be here soon! | (терпение, терпеливость)

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without taking any notice of or being influenced by; not prevented by: | (несмотря на, вопреки)

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having patience: Dinner will be ready in half an hour - just be patient! | (терпеливый)

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something that is done to get attention for the person or people responsible for it: Their marriage was just a cheap publicity stunt. | (трюк)

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strange and unusual, especially in a silly or very energetic way: Such an antic comedy does not need to be realistic. | (нелепый)

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funny, silly, or strange behaviour: But the rock star, whose stage antics used to include smashing guitars, is older and wiser now. | (выходка, шалость)

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to cause feelings or emotions to be felt: That music stirred some old emotions. | (пробуждать (эмоции))

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the organ inside your body where food goes after it has been eaten and where it starts to be digested | (желудок)

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1) a mixture of several things: They gave her a strange brew to drink. 2) beer or another drink made by brewing. | (варево, сваренный напиток, бражка, пиво)

Answer 28

If you brew tea or coffee, you add boiling water to it to make a hot drink, and if it brews, it gradually develops flavour in the container in which it was made: He brewed us some coffee. | (заваривать, варить)

Answer 29

to break up and move soil using a tool, a machine, or your hands: Digging (in) the garden is good exercise. or to move and break up earth using a tool, a machine, or your hands, or to make a hole, channel, etc. by moving and breaking up earth: I was planning to go out and dig up some hibiscus plants. | (копать)

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a pipe or hole that takes away waste liquids or water: She poured the dirty water down the drain. | (водосток, канализационная труба)

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a long tube that liquid or gas can move through | (труба)

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1) a substance, for example water, that is not solid and that can be poured easily; 2) in a form that is not solid and can be poured easily | (жидкость, жидкий)

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1) to remove the liquid from something, usually by pouring it away: Drain the pasta and add the tomatoes. 2) If something drains, liquid flows away or out of it. 3) If you drain a glass or cup, you drink all the liquid in it. | (осушать, сливать воду; осушаться, сушиться; выпивать до дна)

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to make a liquid flow from or into a container: I poured the milk into a jug. | (разливать, наливать)

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to (cause something to) become blocked or filled so that movement or activity is difficult: The roads are clogged with holiday traffic. Eating too much fat causes your arteries to clog (up). Leaves are clogging (up) the drain. | (засорять, забивать)

Answer 36

short form of have got to: I gotta go now. He's gotta be kidding.

Answer 37

actually the opposite is true, used to show that you think or feel the opposite of what has just been stated: "Did you expect them to help you?" "On the contrary, I hoped they would stay away." | (напротив, наоборот; как ответ)

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the opposite: I was worried that it might be too hard for me but it turned out the contrary was true. | (напротив, наоборот)

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saying or showing the opposite: For a long time it was thought to be a harmless substance, but we now have proof/evidence to the contrary. | ([Доказательство] обратного; обратное)

Answer 40

used to express surprise or shock, or the fact that you are not pleased about something: Criminy! How many times have I told you not to eat at that place! | (преступление (восклик))

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something you say or shout suddenly because of surprise, fear, pleasure, etc.: We all jumped up from our seats, with exclamations of surprise. With an exclamation of disgust, she drew back and covered her face. | (восклицание, вопль)

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an old man, especially one who is strange or humorous in some way: A couple of old codgers were sitting on the park bench, grumbling about the children. | ((старый) чудак)

Answer 43

a sign or some information that helps you to find the answer to a problem, question, or mystery: Police are still looking for clues in their search for the missing girl. | (улика, зацепка, ключ (к разгадке)

Answer 44

This usage of head is an informal extrapolation of the meaning "to set the course of" as in "head a ship northward" (see Webster). In formal usage, you can head in a direction or head toward a destination, but "head" refers just to setting a course (direction of movement). "Over" contributes the sense of going directly there, as in "jumping over" other potential destinations along the way. Let's head to the mall. | (направляться, переправляться)

Answer 45

1) great care and attention: They treated the story of his escape with (some/great/extreme) caution (= thought that it might not be true). 2) a spoken warning given by a police officer or official to someone who has broken the law: As it was her first offence, she was only given a caution. 3) advice or a warning: Just a word of caution - the cheaper models probably aren't worth buying. | (предостережние, предупреждение, осторожность, осмотрительность)

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1) from one part of a road, river, etc to another: a romantic walk along the beach 2) in a line next to something long: a row of new houses along the river 3) at a particular place on a road, river, etc.: Somewhere along this road there's a garage. | (вдоль, по)

Answer 47

to continue as planned: His lawyers have decided not to proceed with the case. | (продолжать (движение))

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the act of leaving a place, especially to start a journey to another place: This fare is valid for weekday departures from Manchester. | (отправление, вылет)

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to make or get something or someone ready for something that will happen in the future: Have you prepared for your interview? | (подготовить)

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the place where someone is going or where something is being sent or taken: We arrived at our destination tired and hungry. | (место назначения)

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out of: We'd better get outta here, man! I'm outta here (= I'm leaving). | (из, снаружи, вне)

Answer 52

having a particular value, especially in money: Our house is worth £200,000. | (ценность, стоимость)

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1) the amount of money that can be received for something: What is the value of the prize? 2) the importance or worth of something for someone: For them, the house's main value lay in its quiet country location. 3) how useful or important something is: His contribution was of little or no practical value | (ценность, стоимость, значимое)

Answer 54

1) to suddenly leave somewhere, usually without telling anyone that you are going: The plane took off at 8.30 a.m. 2) to suddenly leave somewhere, usually without telling anyone that you are going: When he saw me, he took off in the other direction. | (взлететь, улететь, покинуть, убежать)

Answer 55

a fight in which two people or two groups of people shoot at each other with guns | (перестрелка)

Answer 56

flour mixed with water and often yeast, fat, or sugar, so that it is ready for baking: bread dough pastry dough | (тесто)

Answer 57

to hurt or cause physical harm to a person or animal: She fell and injured her shoulder. He was badly injured in the crash. | (ранить, поранить)

Answer 58

1) a request for payment of money owed, or the piece of paper on which it is written: an electricity/gas/phone bill 2) a formal statement of a planned new law that is discussed before being voted on: When a bill is passed in Parliament it becomes law. | (счёт; законопроект)

Answer 59

to destroy or badly damage something: Our greenhouse was wrecked in last night's storm. | (разрушать)

Answer 60

something that has been destroyed or badly damaged: The property is a wreck. | (развалина, разрушение)

Answer 61

none: 1) something given in exchange for good behaviour or good work, etc.: There's a reward for whoever finishes first. 2) money that the police give to someone who gives them information about a crime: verb: to give a reward to someone: She was rewarded for her bravery. | (награда, вознаграждение, вознаграждать)

Answer 62

1) to (cause to) work, be in action or have an effect: Does the company operate a pension scheme? How do you operate the remote control unit? 2) to cut a body open for medical reasons in order to repair, remove, or replace an unhealthy or damaged part: Are they going to operate on him? | (дейстовать; оперировать)

Answer 63

1) on all sides of something: They sat around the table. 2) along the outside of something, not through it: You have to walk around the house to get to the garden. 3) to or in different parts of a place: I spent a year travelling around Australia. 4) from one place or person to another: She passed a plate of sandwiches around. 5) here, or near this place: Is Roger around? 6) present or available (to be + around): Mobile phones have been around for years now. 7) used before a number or amount to mean 'approximately': around four o'clock around twenty thousand pounds | (вокруг; по, вдоль; поблизости; существует; приблизительно)

Answer 64

an idea or plan that someone suggests: to make a suggestion Have you got any suggestions for improvements? | (предложение, совет)

Answer 65

a condition that can lead to death, caused by being too long in a very hot place | (тепловой удар)

Answer 66

1) AGREE: to agree to take something that is offered to you: to accept an invitation/offer to accept a job 2) ADMIT: to admit that something is true, often something unpleasant: He refuses to accept that he's made a mistake. 3) to allow someone to join an organization or become part of a group: She's been accepted by two universities. | (принимать; признавать)

Answer 67

to behave as if something is true when it is not: I can't pretend that I like him. She's not really hurt - she's only pretending. | (притворяться)

Answer 68

1) DESTROY to destroy something such as a building: The factory is dangerous, and will have to be demolished. 2) PROVE WRONG to show that an idea or argument is wrong He completely demolished my argument. | (сносить; опровергать, разбивать)

Answer 69

the fact of being in a place: I didn't notice her presence. | (присутствие)

Answer 70

making you feel that something bad or evil might happen: a sinister figure dressed in black | (зловещий)

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the bravery and determination that is needed to do something difficult or unpleasant: It took guts to stand up and tell the boss how she felt. | (мужество, выдержка)

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a quality that makes someone continue trying to do something, although it is very difficult: Andy Murray will need great determination and skill to win this match. | (решительность)

Answer 73

physical strength and big muscles: She said she preferred brawn to brains (= a person who is physically attractive rather than an intelligent one). | (мускульная сила)

Answer 74

1) VERB to look at something or someone for a long time, especially in surprise or admiration, or because you are thinking about something else: 2) NONE a long look, usually of a particular kind: She looked at him with a steady gaze. As I looked out, my gaze fell on a small child by the road. | (смотреть; взгляд)

Answer 75

feeling fear or worry: Are you frightened of spiders? | (испуганный, напуганный)

Answer 76

not frightened of or not trying to avoid something dangerous or unpleasant: It is a brave and unflinching account of prison life. | (непоколебимый)

Answer 77

to legally take another person's child into your own family and take care of him or her as your own child: They've adopted a baby girl. | (принимать, усыновить/удочерить)

Answer 78

a strong feeling of wishing for something, especially something that you cannot have or get easily: I suppose it's because I live in a city that I have this yearning for open spaces | (тоска по чему-то, сильное желание)

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to be everywhere around something: Gwen sat at her desk, surrounded by books and papers. | (окружать)

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