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be at loggerheads

be at loggerheads

be unable to agree

If two people or groups are at loggerheads, they disagree strongly about something:

• He is at loggerheads with the Prime Minister over public spending.

reminiscence

the act of remembering events and experiences from the past

establish your credentials

to prove your qualifications or abilities

emerge

Появява

to become known, especially as a result of examining something or asking questions about it:

• The facts behind the scandal are sure to emerge eventually.

• [ + that ] It has emerged that secret talks had been going on between the two companies before the takeover was announced.

• She's the most exciting British singer to emerge on the pop scene for a decade.

To scramble

държа се с ръце и крака

fringe

the outer part of an area:

• the southern fringe of the city

• the outer fringes of the prairie

defy

to refuse to obey a person, decision, law, situation, etc.:

• It is rare to see children openly defying their teachers.

• A few workers have defied the majority decision and gone into work despite the strike.

jagged

rough and with sharp points

to pound

To hit something hard

• The waves pounded against the rocks

Frantically

In a panicking way

done in a hurried way and in a state of excitement or confusion:

• I've been working frantically all week to get it finished on time.

fainthearted

cowardly

slender

thin and delicate, often in a way that is attractive:

oars

гребла

tip the scale (of an event)

изиграва решаваща роля

venture

дръзвам да сторя нещо

wipeout

падане

Integral

Absolutely essential

render

to cause someone or something to be in a particular state:

• [ + adj ] His rudeness rendered me speechless.

• New technology has rendered my old computer obsolete.

To change the condition of something

nippy

chilly weather

ridge

било

dam

бент

balmy

pleasant weather

swamp

блато

embellish

to make something more beautiful by adding something to it:

разкрасявам

designate

обозначавам

astounding

поразителен

appalling

ужасен, потресен

mediocre

посредствен

deprive

лишавам

lest

да не би да

derive

извличам

to get something from something else:

• The institute derives all its money from foreign investments.

insufficient

less than needed

Perpetuate

to cause sth to continue

pine for

miss sth very much

smuggle

to take things or people to or from a place secretly and often illegally:

• She was caught trying to smuggle 26 kilos of heroin out of/into the country.

• They managed to smuggle a video of the captive journalists out of the prison.