films and politics

spine-tingling

very frightening or exciting in a way that you enjoy пробирающий до муражек

ghost story

a story about the spirit of a dead person that sb hears or sees (история о приведениях)

on the edge of your seat

very excited and interested in sth- затаить дыхание

a box-office smash

a very successful film кассовый хит

set

the scenery and furniture used in a play, film, etc. Декорация

Sound affects

sounds that are made artificially in a play,film to make it more realistic звуковые эффекты

scare sb out of their wits

frighten sb very much напугать до смерти

nail-biting

making you very excited or worried , gripping захватывающая

adaptation

a book or play that has been made into a film ,TV экранизация

twist

an unexpected change or development in a story or situation неожиданный поворот

cast

all the people who perform in a play, film etc актерский состав

sensational

extremely good; wonderful fabulous

applause

the sound of an audience showing approval by hitting their hands together (to applaud) clap аплодисменты

phenomenally

in a very great or impressive way. SYN extraordinarily феноменально

unanimously

in a way that is agreed by everyone единогласно

acclaimed

publicly talked or written about in an admiring way ,acclaim n. высоко признанный

atrocious

very bad or unpleasant ужасный отвратительный

sentimental

making people experience feelings of sadness, sympathy, etc. in a deliberate and obvious way

cliche/trivial words

a phrase or idea that has been used so often it no longer has much meaning and is not interesting adj cliched шаблонная фраза

shallow

not showing serious or careful thought syn. superficial поверхностный

unconvincing

not seeming true or real opp convincing неубедительный

feeble

very weak слабый для шуток

wooden

not showing enough natural expression, emotion or movement деревянный

mediocre

of only average quality; not very good средний

miscast

(of an actor) not suitable for the role they have been given неподходящая роль

utter

complete used to emphasise полный

rubbish

we say sth is rubbish if we think it is of poor quality полная ерунда

tedious,deadly dull

monotonous однообразный утомительный

dire

awful

bored stiff(dead person)

boring

associated with sb

connected with sth sb

favour sth/sb

support and agree with sth/sb предпочитать кого то

status quo

Existing state or condition текущее положение

opposed to sth/sb

disagreeing strongly with sth/sb (opposition)

radical/ far reaching

complete and fundamental in favour of political and social change (reactionary opp )

to distribute sth

share sth among a number of people (distribution) распределять

equally

in a way that is fair and the same for everyone поровну

left-wing

right wing opp

extremist

a person whose political views are generally not considered to be normal or reasonable экстремист

centre party

a political party that is not left-wing or right-wing центральная партия

Capitalism

the economy is controlled by companies and individuals

Socialism

The economy of a country is partly controlled by the state and the wealth is distributed equally

Liberalism

A belief that government can and should achieve justice and equality of opportunity.

Communism

Is based on common ownership of the means of production and communists believe in a classless society

To do a tatcher

To take a risk

a means of

a method of doing sth средство

manifesto

a written statement by a political party saying what they believe in and what they intend to do манифест

council

the organization that provides local government in a city or area консульство

stand up for sth/stick up for sb

Support or defend sb|sth отстаивать что то

on behalf of sb, on sb's behalf

as the representative of sb от имени кого то

resident

a person who lives in a certain place резидент

take sth/sb seriously (take, took, taken)

think that sth/sb is important and deserves respect воспринимать всерьез

say

the right to take part in deciding sth слово

allocate sth

give sth officially to sb/sth for a particular purpose распределять

to ensure sth

to make sure that sth happens or is definite убедиться/ удостовериттся

grant

a sum of money or other payment given for a particular purpose

voluntary

done by free choice without payment