CAE vocabulary

take over

gain control

take after (someone)

to be similar to someone of your family

take against
take to

begin to dislike
begin to like

to a large degree

smt is mostly true

merge into the background

отойти на задний план

leave smt to chance

don’t try to influence what will happen

ambiguity

неоднозначность

mere assertion

простое утверждение

equate

to consider as the same

detract from smt

to make something seem less valuable or less deserving of admiration

ratchet sth up

to increase something in controlled stages over a period of time

peter out

to gradually stop or disappear

twinge

a sudden short feeling of physical or mental pain

hitherto

(ˌhɪð.əˈtuː)

until now or until a particular time

relinquish

to give up something such as a responsibility or claim

render

приводить в какое-либо состояние

superficial

поверхностный

irreverent

not showing any respect for smt that is usually respected

earnest

solemn

serious

торжественный, серьёзный

scorching

(ˈskɔːtʃɪŋ)

very hot (палящий, знойный)

haphazard

not planned, organized, controlled, or done regularly

bleary eyes

red and watery eyes cs you’re tired

gullible

доверчивый

compatible

совместимый

fall out

to argue

lead on

make sb believe an untrue situation

come between

cause to separate; harm a relationship

work up

cause a feeling or idea to develop

get sth out of sth

извлекать пользу из чего-либо

stick up for

support sb/sth

egg (sb) on

encourage or provoke sb to do sth

wind (sb) up

annoy sb

a slap in the face

an insulting or disappointing action

have a chip on your shoulder

feel easily offended about sth because of a past experience

confide in

trust sb with your private thoughts or problems

get sth off your chest

reveal what is worrying you

keep a cool head

remain calm

give sb the elbow

reject sb

be in tune with

have the same ideas as sb

be beside yourself

be overcome by an emotion

at heart

“в душе“

in a rut

in a routine (often boring) situation that is hard to change

at ease

confident and relaxed

on edge

nervous; easily upset

clique

a small close-knit group which excludes others

back sb up

to support

bitterly

in an extremely bad way

repelled

отталкивающий, неприятный

transfixed

зачарованный

outright

absolute

Put forward

To state an idea of opinion/to suggest a plan

Branch off smt

To leave the main road for another direction

Peculiar

Unusual or strange (-)

Contend

To say that smt is true/fact

Deterrent

Устращающий

hideously

very ugly

iteration

the process of doing something again and again, usually to improve it

sleek

гладкий, блестящий

seminal

very important and having a great influence on later work

suffice

to be enough

hanker

strongly desire smt

mind you

to add a detail what you already said

to be fussed

interested in

brim

be full of smt

zeitgeist

актуальные

be exposed to

подвергаться

deviate

отклоняться

incorporate

to include something as part of another thing

precede

предшествовать

scoff

осмеивать

fork out

pay a lot for smt

to jam

become unable to operate or move

steer clear of sb/sth

to avoid someone or something because they are unpleasant or dangerous

eminent

respected and important

emit

издавать, извергать, излучать

omit

to not include something or someone

eradicate

erode

истреблять, искоренять

подрывать, разъедать

ingenuous

ingenious

honest, sincere sometimes in a way that seems silly

very clever

utilitarian ˌjuːtɪlɪˈteəriən

made for a practical purpose rather than for appearance

painstaking

extremely careful and correct

up and running

off limits

functioning correctly

под запретом

be in its infacy

to be very new and still developing

before my eyes

прямо перед глазами

to be out of one's depth

within reach

не по силам

в пределах досягаемости

negligently

in a way that is not careful enough