Words Flashcards
(49 cards)
suspicion
- An impression that something might be the case.
2. Doubt about something honesty
beard
The hair growing on the lower part of a man’s face
bald
Lacking hair on all or most of the scalp
gambling
the act of paying for stakes in the hope of winning
wager
- the act of gambling.
2. the money risked on gamble
willpower
The trait of resolutely controlling your own behaviour (сила воли)
vital
- Urgently neededl abcolutely necessary
- Performing an essential function in the living body
- Full of spirit
uncanny
Suggesting the operation of supernatural influences (сверхъестественный)
influence
- A power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige, etc.
- Causing something without any direct or apparent effort
- The effect of one thing (or person) on another
влияние, воздействие, влиятельность
reward
- A recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
- Payment made in return for a service rendered
- The act performed to strengthen approved behaviour
- Benefit resulting from some event or action
rather
скорее, предпочтительнее
arouse
- Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses): arouse pity 2. Stop sleeping 3. Summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
intend
- Have in mind as a purpose (намереваться).
- Design or destine.
- Have the intention to express or convey; have a particular sense of meaning (значить, подразумевать)
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intention
намерение, умысел, стремление
attic
Чердак, мансарда
coincidence
Совпадение, случайность
conscious
осознанный, здравый, сознательный
consider
считать, рассматривать
custody
- A state of being confined (usually for a short time). 2. Holding by police. (стража, заключение, арест)
cruel
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering жестокий, бессердечный
cue
реплика, сигнал, намек
curious
- Beyond or deviating from usual or expected
- Eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others concerns)
любопытство
curiosity
- A state in which you want to learn more about something.
2. Something unusual – perhaps worthy of collecting
concern
- Something that interests you because it is important or affects you.
- An anxious feelling
- A feeling of sympathy for someone or something.
- Something or someone that causes anxiety.
обеспокоенность, опасение