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