words (unknown colour pt2)

finite

finite

ограничен, определен

diminish

to reduce or be reduced in size or importance:

• I don't want to diminish her achievements, but she did have a lot of help.

• These memories will not be diminished by time.

dimension

measurements

drum something up

to increase interest in something or support for something

be strapped for cash

having very little money, or less money than you need

• Most schools are pretty strapped for cash these days.

hire purchase

a method of paying for something in which the buyer pays part of the cost immediately and then makes small regular payments until the debt is completely paid

• buy sth on hire purchase

linger

to take a long time to leave or disappear

deflect

to cause someone to change from or stop what they were intending to do

• She listens to him, but doesn't allow herself to be deflected from her purpose

fend for yourself

to take care of and provide for yourself without depending on anyone else:

• Now that the children are old enough to fend for themselves, we can go away on holiday by ourselves.

intrepid

fearless

take a battering

to be defeated heavily

stagger

to walk or move with difficulty as if you are going to fall

haven

a safe or peaceful place:

• haven from The garden was a haven from the noise and bustle of the city.

• safe haven They wanted to provide safe havens for the refugees.

desolation

пустош

convulsion

спазъм

bail someone out

to help a person or organization that is in difficulty, usually by giving or lending them or it money

stingy

стиснат

deciduous

листопадно растение

to mount up

to increase gradually

put aside

save

frugal

careful when using money or food, or (of a meal) cheap or small in amount:

a frugal lifestyle

substantially

to a large degree:

• The new rules will substantially change how we do things.

• House prices have risen substantially over the last six months.

adhere

to stick firmly

assert

уверявам

quibble

to argue

unscathed

without injuries or damage being caused

gist

general meaning

glint

блясък

commodity

a substance or product that can be traded, bought, or sold

solitary

A solitary person or thing is the only person or thing in a place

ample

more than enough

compound

to make sth worse

entail

to involve

contend with something

to have to deal with a difficult or unpleasant situation

revenue

the income that a government or company receives regularly

recoil

to move back because of fear or disgust

conform

to behave according to the usual standards of behaviour that are expected by a group or society