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thrive
to become, and continue to be, successful, strong, healthy, etc.
SYNONYM flourish
-New businesses _______ in this area.
-These animals rarely _______ in captivity.
-While Japanese society may appear to be _______ ing, many young people have not been as blessed as their elders.
процветать, преуспевать, разрастаться
Transcendent
going beyond the usual limits; extremely great
-a writer of ____________ genius
превосходящий необыкновенный прил
wraps up
сворачивать
delinquent
1)a young person who tends to commit crimes
-teenage ___________s
-It sounds like Tomi-kun, Mishima-kun, and that ___________
Sakamoto are all getting expelled.
2)a person who has failed to pay money that is owed
-credit ___________s
хулиган неплательщик нарушитель
attempt
an act of trying to do something, especially something difficult, often with no success
-I passed my driving test at the first attempt.
попытка стремление
brag
to talk too proudly about something you own or something you have done
SYNONYM boast
-He ______ged to his friends about the crime.
-But man, she's really cute... If she were my girlfriend, I'd ______ about it all the time.
хвастовство
reliable
that can be trusted to do something well; that you can rely on
SYNONYM dependable
-We are looking for someone who is _________ and hard-working.
-Mr. Kamoshida is so _________. He's gonna expel that student with the criminal record, right?
надежный, достоверный, верный, заслуживающий доверия
emanate
to produce or show something
-He emanates power and confidence.
-I sense experience emanating from him, so he may be good at it... If that's the case, we should go.
исходить излучать происходить
instead
in the place of somebody/something
-Lee was ill so I went __________.
-These young people should be tackling their futures head-on, but __________, they're too busy merely trying to survive.
вместо
lament
to have or express very sad feelings about somebody/something
SYNONYM bemoan, bewail
-In the poem he __________s the destruction of the countryside.
-She sat alone weeping, __________ing her fate.
-Your coffee's actually not half bad. The beans must be __________ing the sorry state of this store
плакать, сетовать гл жалоба, причитание, элегия с
patron
a person who provides financial support for
-Frederick the Great was the __________ of many artists.
-You treat __________s like that?
покровитель постоянный покупатель,
expulsion
the act of forcing somebody to leave a place; the act of expelling somebody
-These events led to the __________ of senior diplomats from the country.
-First that suicide attempt, and now __________ trouble... What the heck's going on?
изгнание, исключение
intimidate
to frighten or threaten somebody so that they will do what you want
-They were accused of __________ing people into voting for them.
-Is she reading all those huge, complex books to study for college exams? That's really __________ing.
запугивать
hilarious
extremely funny
-a __________ joke/story
-Kamoshida's in a real bad mood. He's really been blowing up at his students. It's __________ !
забавный смешной уморительный
ease
the state of feeling relaxed or comfortable without worries, problems or pain
-A lot of people are still anxious about the accidents. We need to be at ease to help them feel safe.
легкость, облегчение, непренужденно
cotton candy
a type of sweet in the form of a mass of sticky threads made from melted sugar and served on a stick, especially at fairgrounds
-Women are delicate, like cotton candy. Don't get clumsy, and you'll get to have a taste.
hubby
a husband
-She and her hubby are both doctors.
-All these strange accidents are starting to scare me. My hubby just got promoted-can't have him dying.
муженёк
smirk
to smile in a silly or unpleasant way that shows that you are pleased with yourself, know something that other people do not know, etc.
-It was hard not to smirk.
-He smirked unpleasantly when we told him the bad news.
-She smirked to herself as she walked away.
-Uh, Skull... What are you smirking about over there?
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