ch 3

custody

опека

the legal right or duty to take care of or keep somebody/something; the act of taking care of something/somebody

• The bank provides safe …….for valuables.

compensation,

компенсация,

compensation (for something) something, especially money, that somebody gives you because they have hurt you, or damaged something that you own; the act of giving this to somebody

in ………. to receive £10 000 in …..

disastrous.

гибельный.

very bad, harmful or unsuccessful

• It was a ……..start to the season for the team.

immobilizing

обездвиживающий

to prevent something/somebody from moving or from working in the normal way

• Always…….. a broken leg immediately.

claspin (clasp)

сжимающий

clasp something to hold something tightly in your hand

• He leaned forward, his hands …… tightly together.

beyond

за

on or to the further side of something

• The road continues …… the village up into the hills.

abilities.

способности.

the fact that somebody/something is able to do something

• People with the disease may lose their …. to communicate.

pressure

давление

the act of trying to persuade or to force somebody to do something

• ……… for…. The pressure for change continued to mount.

familiar

знакомый

well known to you; often seen or heard and therefore easy to recognize

• to look/sound/seem ….

boulders

каменные глыбы

a very large rock which has been shaped by water or the weather

• huge granite….. underneath the cliff

grimly

угрюмо

in a way that looks or sounds very serious

• ‘It won't be easy,’ he said …...

swarming

кишащий

[intransitive] + adv./prep. (often disapproving) (of people, animals, etc.) to move around in a large group

• Tourists were……all over the island.

conversations.

разговоры.

an informal talk involving a small group of people or only two; the activity of talking in this way

• a phone…….

transmitted.(sexually transmitted disease)

переданный

any disease that is spread through sexual intercourse, such as syphilis

stuffing

начинка

a mixture of food such as bread, onions and herbs, cut into very small pieces and placed inside a chicken, etc. before it is cooked

decent manners

приличные манеры

of a good enough standard or quality

• a…….meal/place to live

smirking

ухмыляющийся

to smile in a silly or unpleasant way that shows that you are pleased with yourself, know something that other people do not know, etc.

• It was hard not to …….

compartment

отсек

one of the separate sections that something such as a piece of furniture or equipment has for keeping things in

• The desk has a secret ……

pointy

заостренный

with a point at one end

Don't try to argue when you find yourself at the……end of a knife