yout podcast on reading

very powerful, forceful, or effective:

weapon, symbol, drug

potent

potensy

soft and having no firm shape: f.e - meat

overly sentimental, romantic, or soppy

mushy

• able to be happy, successful, etc. again after something difficult or bad has happened:

• able to quickly return to its usual shape after being bent, stretched, or pressed:

The portfolio is designed to be — to stock market troubles.

She's a - girl - she won't be unhappy for long.

Optimists argue that the economy may prove more —.

resilient

to make or produce something, especially with some difficulty bond;friendship'; alliance;pathways; career

forge

to learn how to do, use, or understand it after a little bit of practice, especially when it feels a bit tricky or confusing at first

get the hang of something

to face a hard or unpleasant situation with courage

bite the bullet"

to take back something that was yours:

right, terrototy, focus

The team — the title from their rivals.

reclaim

formal - to find and bring back something

info

he bent to 0 her comb from the floor.

retrieve

ph.v inf - to work very hard for a long time:

I've been — at this for hours and I'm exhausted.

slog away

«быть охваченным», «находиться во власти чего-либо»

Hollywood — murder, fear..

be gripped by

to go somewhere with a person or group, usually without being formally invited

tag along

idiom - to work hard or use energy just to stay in the same place without making any real progress

I have been working two jobs, but I feel like I am just — to pay my bills

tread water

idiom

to commit to a bold, daring, or long-awaited decision after a period of hesitation

​to make somebody/something experience something unpleasant

The news — them into deep depression.

There was a flash of lightning and the house was — into darkness.

plunge into

idiom - to have a natural skill or an easy ability to do that thing well

To have a knack for something

The idiom "— means to be completely accurate or to correctly identify the core reason behind a situation or proble

hit the nail on the head"

NOUN - is a small, open compartment used for sorting mail or papers, or a restrictive and oversimplified category assigned to a person or idea

VERB - To — someone means to classify them into a rigid, narrow category or stereotype, often unfairly and without seeing their full potential.

To — based oh how similar they are

pigeonhole

in large amounts, or more than enough:

amount, note,

He had worked until the early hours of the morning, helped by — amounts of coffee.

copious

• the quality or power that something or someone has that makes it, him, or her attractive:

• disapr. to persuade or trick somebody to go somewhere or to do something by promising them a reward

the — of fame/power/money

The child was — into a car but managed to escape.

lure

• to find a way in which two situations or beliefs that are opposed to each other can agree and exist together:

• When two people are —, they become friendly again after they have argued:

It is sometimes difficult to — science and religion.

How can you — your fur coat and/with your love of animals?

They were finally — with each other, after not speaking for nearly five years.

reconcile

informal

(of a person) not obeying or controlled by the usual rules of behaviour:

Over the summer the children become — creatures that run wild in the fields and forests all day.

In the holidays we like to get a little — and live in our pyjamas.

feral

to make another person or thing seem much less important, good, or famous:

The economy has — all other issues during this election campaign.

eclipse

formal

stupid and slow to understand, or unwilling to try to understand

The answer's obvious - or are you being deliberately —?:

obstuse

formal - to pretend to have a particular feeling, problem, ete

• He survived the massacre by — death.

• ‘Who cares?’ said Alex, — indifference.

• ‘A present for me?’ she asked with — surprise.

• She — sleep to avoid having to answer.

feign

• The progression of the disease can be — by early surgery.

• The lack of a rail link — the town’s development.

to make the development or progress of something slowersynonym delay, slow

retard

I hate the way he's so — to his staff!

• treating someone as if you are more important or more intelligent than them:

• If you condescend to do something, you agree to do something that you do not consider to be good enough for your social position:

I wonder if Michael will — to visit us?

condescending

condescend to do smth

to persuade someone not to do something:

I tried to — her from leaving.

dissuade

to stop an action by creating fear, risk, or difficult obstacles

These measures are designed to — an enemy attack.

Jeremy was not — by this criticism.

deter

​to move suddenly forwards in order to attack or catch somebody/something

The lion crouched ready to —.

pounce

• to give somebody too much love or protection so that they feel that their freedom is limited

Her husband was very loving, but she felt —.

• to prevent something from developing or being expressed (a yawn/giggle/grin, fier)

to cover something/somebody thickly or with too much of something

• a rich dessert — in cream

She —- him with kisses.

smother

• to temporarily stop moving or doing something or stop happening, or to make something or someone stop:

• virtually

• effectively

• abruptly

• an occasion when something stops moving or happening:

A — in production

Severe flooding has brought trains to a — (= prevented them from moving) on several lines in Scotland.

The bus came to a — (= stopped) just in time to avoid hitting the wall.

• idiom - to prevent something from continuing:

How many more people will have to die before they — to the fighting?

halt

call a halt to something

• (of a rise or fall in an amount) sudden and very big (decline, rise, curve)

• (of a slope, hill, etc.) rising or falling quickly, not gradually

• (informal) (of a price or demand) too much; unreasonable

£4 for a cup of coffee seems a little — to me.

steep

худшать, ослаблять, уменьшать, наносить ущерб, повреждать, портить

focuses on a reduction in function, quality, or strength (often applied to abilities, health, or performance).

Lack of sleep will — your ability to concentrate.

She suffers from — vision/hearing.

impair

to feel unhappy because someone has something that you think they do not deserve:

• You surely don't — him his happiness/right?

• — somebody doing something I don't —- her being so successful.

• — of dmth

begrudge

​to raise or pull something up to a higher position, often using ropes or special equipment

hoist

in a way that shows you do not care or are not anxious about what you are doing

He was — unaware of the trouble he'd caused.

No princess decked her palace with a — spirit

blithely

blithe

form - to make somebody slightly confused and unable to think clearly

bemuse

disapr. - a small group of people who spend their time together and do not welcome other people into that group:

cheerleader — in school

clique

very aggressive or violent; very strong

: Frighteningly violent, aggressive, or intense. It highlights a frenzied or unstoppable forc

expression, cruelty, beast, attack

ferocious

​formal - angry bitter feelings or words

The — of the dispute has shocked a lot of people.

The decision was reached without — or controversy.

acrimony

formal

demanding or involving careful thinking and mental effort rather than feelings:

Chess is —; video games are visceral.

cerebral