words p.20 Flashcards by Maria Surkova

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быть уверенным и гордым
идти с поднятой головой

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to hold your head (up) high

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нанести удар по

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to deal a blow to

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дать волю гневу

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to give full vent to the rage

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взяться за

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to take smth/smb in hand

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иметь влияние, силу в

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to wield influence, power in

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капля дегтя
то, что/тот, кто портит все, что можно быть успешным

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fly in the ointment

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предприятие

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enterprise

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напрасно

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in vain

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распостранять

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to distribute
to spread

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громоздкий, непокорный

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inwieldy

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неудача

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mischance
setback
misfortune

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прибыльный

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profitable

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посоветовать

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to consult
to give some pointers

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шанс, что что-то случиться

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likelihood

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преступный мир

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underworld

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с презрением

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with contempt
with disdain

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недальноглядный

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short-sighted

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выскочка

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upstart

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запихать

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to stuff into

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сырой

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damp

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с этой целью

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to this effect

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нарушение

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defiance

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дерзкий, вызывающий, непокорный

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defiant
impudent

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усмехнуться

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to grin at smb
to smirk at
to sneer at

умиротворение

pacification

загадка, тайна, (пронизывать)

(to) riddle (with)

контактировать

to liaise

связь, контакт

liaison

хитрый

cunning

получать вознаграждение и т.п. за что-то

to reap the denefit, reward, golden harvest

укрепить

to consolidate

ощутимый, заметный

perceptible

причинять

to inflict

чудовищный

monstrous

вежливый, любезный

courteous

позолоченный

gilded

чрезмерно

unduly

шторм

gale

эффективность

efficacy

проницательный, хитрый, расчетливый

shrewd

шутка

jest

увековечить (память)

to perpetuate (the memory)

уклонение

evasion

залог

bail

презирать

to loathe to despise to disdain