words p.12 (homework) Flashcards

(50 cards)

1
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to send out (produce) a programme on television or radio

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(to) broadcast

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2
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to pretend that smth is true

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to make out

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3
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to suggest

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to put forward

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4
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to recognise that smth is not true and not be tricked by it

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to see through

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5
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not to realize or show that you are grateful

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to take smth for granted

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6
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a short news report on radio or television, giving the most recent information

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newsflash

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7
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a special article in a newspaper or magazine, or a part of a television or radio broadcast

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feature

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8
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a newspaper that is printed on large sheets of paper

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broadsheet

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9
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a short news programme on television or radio, often about something that has just happened

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bulletin

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10
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придерживаться чьего-то мнения

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to be smb’s view that

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11
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to laugh at someone in an unkind way

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to ridicule

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12
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отвечать чему-то
соотношаться

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to correspond with

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13
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to reduce the numder of possibilities

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to narrow down

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14
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to produce a smell

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to give off

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15
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to start doing a particular type of work

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to go into

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15
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to have an argument

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to fall out with

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16
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delay or unnecessary activity

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ado

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17
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without wasting more time

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without further/more ado

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18
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to delay a plan or decision because it is difficult or problematic

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to kick smth into the long grass

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19
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to laugh unkindly and publicly at someone or something, or to make someone or something seem stupid

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to hold smb/smth up to ridicule

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20
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to endeavour
to involve someone in a conversation or situation

21
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сдаться

22
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to be not on the main topic; irrelevant to the discussion

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to go off the topic

23
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to continue as planned or expected

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to get back on track

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to occur to someone
to spring to mind to cross smb's mind
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to trick someone into believing something that is not true
to put one over on someone
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сопливая история
sob-story
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a period during which one hears nothing from a normally communicative person
a radio silence
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in an excellent condition
in a mint condition
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to start a new and better way of behaving, forgetting about any bad experiences in the past
to wipe the slate clean
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to have a chance of success
to stand a chance
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the last thing to do
the last resort
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an advantage that comes from a difficult situation
a silver lining
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to agree with smth
to be on board with smth
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to analyze
to think through
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зарабатывать на жизнь
to earn sb's keep
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to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong
to tell off
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коренной
indigenous
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усердный
assiduous diligent laborious
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привередливый
fastidious
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to thoroughly memorise
to soak in
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to discuss
talk through
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концепции спроса и предложения
the concept of supply and demand
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считать, расценивать
to regard to deem
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a job in which there is no chance of progressing to a better, more important job
dead-end job
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to deflate (опустить) or humble (унизить) someone
to take smb down a notch
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to give smb a piece of advice or information secretly
tp have a word in smb's ear
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to tell people a new piece of news
to put the word out to hand out
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to say smth that another person was just about to say
to take the words out of smb's mouth
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to be completely different
to be worlds apart like chalk and cheese