PLEASURE READING(3RD YEAR 1 SEMESTER)

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trot around

To walk or move briskly, often with short, quick steps (рысью бегать, быстро семенить)

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dispel

To drive away or scatter something, such as a thought or feeling (разгонять, рассеивать)

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reel with

To feel overwhelmed or stagger under the weight of something (ошеломлённый, потрясённый)

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saunter

To walk in a slow, relaxed manner, often with confidence (не спеша прогуливаться)

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sop

Completely soaked or saturated with liquid (промокший насквозь)

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scamper

To run or move quickly and lightly, often playfully (резво скакать, носиться)

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to sire

To father offspring (порождать, быть отцом)

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carnage

Widespread destruction or slaughter (резня, бойня)

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to maim

To wound or injure someone so the body is permanently damaged (калечить, увечить)

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to kowtow to smn

To act in a submissive manner (подлизываться, пресмыкаться)

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receptacle

A container or object that holds something (ёмкость, сосуд)

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infrared

Electromagnetic waves associated with heat (инфракрасный)

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convexity

The state of curving outward (выпуклость)

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sever

To cut off completely (отсекать, разрывать)

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chasm

A deep fissure or gorge (пропасть, бездна)

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vapour

A substance in gas or fine mist form (пар)

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riveted

fixed or held attention or fastened with rivets (прикованный взглядом; склёпанный)

  • The audience was riveted by the thrilling performance

    be _______ on His eyes were ________ on the television.

    be _______ to the spot He pulled out a gun and I was _______ to the spot (= so frightened that I could not move).

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defunct

No longer existing or functioning (нефункционирующий, вышедший из употребления)

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to corral

To gather or confine (загонять, собирать)

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to pulverize

To crush into powder; defeat easily (измельчать, уничтожать)

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to be held back several grades

To repeat a school grade (остаться на второй год)

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horse around

To behave in a silly or rowdy manner (дурить, дурачиться)

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file into

To enter in an orderly line (заходить один за другим)

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offering

A gift made to a deity (жертвоприношение, подношение)

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rotate through

To move through roles or activities (сменять одно за другим)

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fall off the wagon

To relapse into a bad habit (сорваться, вернуться к вредной привычке)

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get up the nerve

To gather courage (набраться смелости)

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make one's stand alone

To defend oneself without support (держать оборону в одиночку)

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unseat

To remove from power (смещать, лишать должности)

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shoulder of the road

The edge of a road (обочина дороги)

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namesake

A person/thing with the same name (тёзка)

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modulate

To adjust sound or voice (модулировать, регулировать тон)

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to arc

To move in a curved trajectory (двигаться по дуге)

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to scream one's head off

To scream loudly (ораль как резаный)

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banged up

Injured or damaged (побитый, ушибленный)

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keepsake

An item kept as a reminder (памятная вещица, сувенир)

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to crank up

To increase intensity (включить на полную, усилить)

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mystified

Confused or perplexed (озадаченный, сбитый с толку)

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to heel

To follow or obey (идти по пятам, подчиняться)

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to deposit

To place something down (отложить, оставить, поместить)