Ready for C2, page 2, exercise 1

go ballistic

вийти з себе / зійти з розуму від люті | Upon discovering that the contract had been signed without her consent

besotted

безтямно закоханий / очманілий від кохання | He was so besotted with her that he failed to notice her fundamental indifference towards him.

despondent

пригнічений / у відчаї | After receiving yet another rejection letter

elated

окрилений / на сьомому небі від щастя | She was visibly elated upon learning that her research paper had been accepted for publication in a prestigious journal.

engrossed

повністю поглинутий / захоплений | He was so wholly engrossed in the novel that he failed to hear his name being called repeatedly.

omnipotent

всемогутній | The omnipotent ruler brooked no opposition from those beneath him.

omniscient

всезнаючий | The narrator adopts an omniscient perspective throughout the novel

omnipresent

всюдисущий | Social media has become an omnipresent force in modern life

omnivorous

всеїдний / що поглинає все (про читача тощо) | She was an omnivorous reader

flabbergasted

приголомшений / вражений до німоти | He was utterly flabbergasted when his name was announced as the winner

get totally grossed out

відчувати цілковиту огиду / бути вкрай відразливим | She got totally grossed out at the mere sight of the dish

absolutely petrified

скам'янілий від жаху / смертельно переляканий | She was absolutely petrified of public speaking

scare someone out of their wits

налякати когось до напівсмерті | The sudden appearance of a figure in the doorway scared her completely out of her wits.

convincing

переконливий | His argument was so convincing that even his staunchest opponents were left with little grounds for rebuttal.

give the benefit of the doubt

повірити на слово / не засуджувати наперед | Despite her reservations

feel down in the dumps

почуватися пригніченим / бути не в настрої | She had been feeling rather down in the dumps ever since the project fell through unexpectedly.

in light of

з огляду на / у зв'язку з | In light of recent developments

the prevalence of

поширеність чогось | The prevalence of seasonal illness over the winter months tends to keep morale low in most workplaces.

feel somewhat despondent

відчувати певну пригніченість | Over the winter season

strangely

як не дивно / дивним чином | Strangely

go apoplectic with rage

прийти в скаженість / збожеволіти від люті | He went absolutely apoplectic with rage upon discovering that his proposal had been dismissed without so much as a hearing.

notify

повідомити / сповістити | Customers were duly notified of the changes to the terms and conditions well in advance of the deadline.

no-return policy

політика незворотного продажу / без права повернення | She was dismayed to learn that the store operated a strict no-return policy on sale items.

unperturbed

незворушний / цілком спокійний | He remained entirely unperturbed by the hostile reception

at the mere mention of

при самій лише згадці про | She would go pale at the mere mention of her former employer's name.

visibly elated

помітно окрилений / радість була написана на обличчі | She was visibly elated when the results came in

hard-won and well deserved

далося нелегко і було цілком заслуженим | Her promotion was hard-won and well deserved

head over heels in love

по вуха закоханий | He was clearly head over heels in love with her

go along with

погоджуватися / іти на поводу | Rather than cause a scene

absolutely besotted with

абсолютно очманілий від / без розуму від | She was absolutely besotted with the cottage the moment she stepped through the door

indulge in

дозволяти собі / потурати собі | On rare occasions

whim

примха / раптовий порив | On a whim

at a moment's notice

у будь-яку мить / без попередження | She was expected to be available to travel at a moment's notice

food idiosyncrasy

харчова примха / особливість у їжі | His food idiosyncrasies made catering for dinner parties something of an ordeal for his long-suffering hosts.

feel completely repulsed by

відчувати цілковиту огиду до | She felt completely repulsed by the conditions in the facility and filed an official complaint the very same day.

the mere sight of

сама лише картина / вигляд чогось | The mere sight of a spider was enough to send her into a state of blind panic.

completely dumbfounded

цілковито приголомшений / не знаходити слів | He stood completely dumbfounded in the doorway

make the shortlist

потрапити до короткого списку претендентів | Out of over three hundred applicants

be a shoo-in

бути явним фаворитом / мати всі шанси на перемогу | With her impeccable track record

utterly flabbergasted

геть приголомшений | The committee was utterly flabbergasted by the audacity of the proposal

be shortlisted

бути включеним до короткого списку | She was thrilled to learn that her manuscript had been shortlisted for one of the most coveted literary prizes of the year.

end-of-year recital

річний концерт / підсумковий виступ наприкінці року | Her daughter's end-of-year recital was a resounding success

literally glued to

буквально прикутий до | She was literally glued to the screen

wholly engrossed in

повністю поглинутий чимось | He was wholly engrossed in his work

be in disbelief

не вірити своїм очам/вухам | He shook his head in disbelief

reasonably empathetic towards

достатньо чуйний до / здатний поставити себе на місце іншого | While she was reasonably empathetic towards her colleague's predicament

elicit

викликати / спонукати / виявляти | The teacher's unconventional approach never failed to elicit a genuine response from even the most disengaged students.