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assess

оценивать. We need to assess the long-term impact of this decision.

assume

предполагать. I assumed he was telling the truth, but I was wrong.

baffle

ставить в тупик. The sudden change in his behaviour baffles me.

biased

предвзятый. The article was clearly biased against the new policy.

concentrate

концентрироваться. It's hard to concentrate in a noisy environment.

consider

рассматривать, обдумывать. We must consider all possible solutions.

contemplate

размышлять, созерцать. She contemplated quitting her job for months.

cynical

циничный. He has a cynical view of human nature.

deduce

делать вывод. From the evidence, we can deduce that he was lying.

deliberate

обдумывать. They deliberated for hours before making a choice.

dilemma

дилемма. I’m in a dilemma: stay or move abroad?

discriminate

различать, дискриминировать. It's illegal to discriminate on the basis of age.

dubious

сомнительный. His explanation sounds dubious to me.

estimate

оценивать / оценка. Can you estimate how much it will cost?

faith

вера. I have faith in your ability to succeed.

gather

понимать, собирать информацию. I gather from your silence that you disagree.

genius

гений. Her solution was pure genius.

grasp

понимать (схватывать). He finally grasped the main concept.

guesswork

догадки. The investigation relied too much on guesswork.

hunch

чутьё, предчувствие. I had a hunch that something was wrong.

ideology

идеология. His actions are driven by a dangerous ideology.

ingenious

гениальный, остроумный. What an ingenious way to solve this problem!

inspiration

вдохновение. She drew inspiration from nature.

intuition

интуиция. Trust your intuition — it's often right.

justify

оправдывать, обосновывать. How can you justify spending so much money?

naive

наивный. It's naive to think everything will be easy.

notion

понятие, представление. He has a strange notion of loyalty.

optimistic

оптимистичный. I'm optimistic about the future.

paradox

парадокс. It’s a paradox that less work can lead to more results.

pessimistic

пессимистичный. Don't be so pessimistic — things will improve.

plausible

правдоподобный. His story sounds plausible, but is it true?

ponder

размышлять. She pondered the meaning of his words.

prejudiced

предубеждённый. He's prejudiced against anyone from a different background.

presume

осмеливаться, полагать. I presume you've already eaten.

pursue

стремиться, заниматься. He decided to pursue a career in medicine.

query

вопрос / спрашивать. I have a query about the deadline.

reckon

полагать, считать. I reckon we'll arrive in about an hour.

reflect

размышлять, отражать. Take time to reflect on your mistakes.

sceptical/skeptical

скептический. Many experts are sceptical about his claims.

specialise

специализироваться. She specialises in ancient history.

speculate

строить догадки. Reporters speculate that the minister will resign.

suppose

предполагать. Suppose we fail — what then?