Woman Power Speaking Club | July

**bruise** /bruːz/ (e.g.: I got a bruise on my leg.) neutral (collocations: covered in bruises/have a bruise)

a dark mark on your skin caused by an injury, синяк

**to resent sth (the life)** /rɪˈzent/ (e.g.: She resents the life she was forced to live.) neutral (collocations: resent someone/resent something)

to feel angry or bitter about something because you think it is unfair, испытывать обиду/злость на что-либо, таить обиду

**seductive** /sɪˈdʌktɪv/ (e.g.: She gave him a seductive smile.) neutral (collocations: seductive smile/seductive voice)

attractive in a way that makes someone want or desire something, соблазнительный, притягательный

**to trip over** /trɪp ˈəʊvə(r)/ (e.g.: I tripped over a cable.) neutral (collocations: trip over a step/trip over a wire)

to accidentally hit something with your foot and almost fall, споткнуться обо что-либо

**forget - forgive** /fəˈɡet - fəˈɡɪv/ (e.g.: I can forgive you, but I won't forget what happened.) neutral (collocations: forget about/forgive someone for something)

forget means to fail to remember something, while forgive means to stop being angry with someone for something they did, забывать, прощать

**risk-taker** /ˈrɪsk ˌteɪkə(r)/ (e.g.: She's a real risk-taker and loves starting new businesses.) neutral (collocations: a risk-taker/take risks)

someone who is willing to take risks, человек, который любит рисковать

**she do** /ʃiː duː/ (e.g.: She do it every day.) informal (collocations: she does/she do)

an incorrect form of she does, она делает

**disturb - distract** /dɪˈstɜːb - dɪˈstrækt/ (e.g.: Don't disturb me while I'm working. / Loud music distracts me.) neutral (collocations: disturb someone/distract someone)

disturb means to interrupt or bother someone, while distract means to take someone's attention away from something, мешать, беспокоить, отвлекать

**two-faced** /ˌtuː ˈfeɪst/ (e.g.: I don't trust him because he's two-faced.) informal (collocations: two-faced person/two-faced behavior)

dishonest and pretending to be friendly while behaving differently behind someone's back, двуличный

**I used to it/I’m used to it** /aɪ juːst tuː ɪt/aɪm juːst tuː ɪt/ (e.g.: I'm used to working late now.) neutral (collocations: used to do something/be used to something)

I used to means something was true in the past, while I'm used to it means something is familiar and no longer strange, раньше я, я к этому привык(ла)

**mentally stable** /ˈmentəli ˈsteɪbəl/ (e.g.: She feels mentally stable enough to make a big decision.) neutral (collocations: mentally stable person/feel mentally stable)

able to manage your emotions and cope with situations in a balanced way, психически стабильный, эмоционально устойчивый

**go with the flow** /ɡəʊ wɪð ðə fləʊ/ (e.g.: I don't have a strict plan; I'll just go with the flow.) informal (collocations: just go with the flow/learn to go with the flow)

to accept things as they happen instead of trying to control everything, плыть по течению

**rehab** /riːˈhæb/ (e.g.: He went to rehab after struggling with addiction.) informal (collocations: go to rehab/enter rehab)

a program or facility that helps someone recover from addiction or another serious problem, реабилитация

**knowledges** /ˈnɒlɪdʒɪz/ (e.g.: She has a lot of knowledge about psychology.) neutral (collocations: have knowledge/gain knowledge)

the plural form is incorrect in standard English, knowledge is uncountable, знания

**to bring home the bacon** /brɪŋ həʊm ðə ˈbeɪkən/ (e.g.: She works hard to bring home the bacon.) informal (collocations: bring home the bacon/earn money)

to earn money to support yourself or your family, зарабатывать деньги на жизнь, обеспечивать семью

**have a remote work** /hæv ə rɪˈməʊt wɜːk/ (e.g.: I have a remote job, so I can work from anywhere.) neutral (collocations: remote work/work remotely)

to have a job that allows you to work outside an office, иметь удалённую работу

**priorities** /praɪˈɒrətiz/ (e.g.: My health and family are my main priorities.) neutral (collocations: main priorities/set priorities)

the things that are considered most important and should be dealt with first, приоритеты

**ипотека** /ˈmɔːɡɪdʒ/ (e.g.: They took out a mortgage to buy their apartment.) neutral (collocations: take out a mortgage/pay off a mortgage)

a loan used to buy a house or other property, ипотека

**delusional safety** /dɪˈluːʒənəl ˈseɪfti/ (e.g.: The routine gave him a delusional sense of safety.) neutral (collocations: false sense of security/sense of safety)

a feeling of being safe that is based on a false belief, ложное чувство безопасности

**underestitimated** /ˌʌndərˈestɪmeɪtɪd/ (e.g.: I think she is seriously underestimated.) neutral (collocations: seriously underestimated/feel underestimated)

considered less important, capable, or valuable than you really are, недооценённый, недооценили

**elections** /ɪˈlekʃənz/ (e.g.: The elections will take place in September.) neutral (collocations: hold elections/win an election)

the process of choosing political leaders by voting, выборы

**pay bills** /peɪ bɪlz/ (e.g.: I need to pay my bills before the end of the month.) neutral (collocations: pay your bills/monthly bills)

to pay the money you owe for services such as electricity, rent, or the internet, оплачивать счета

**provide for themselves** /prəˈvaɪd fə ðəmˈselvz/ (e.g.: Adults should learn how to provide for themselves.) neutral (collocations: provide for yourself/provide for a family)

to earn enough money or have enough resources to support yourself, обеспечивать себя

**азкалять (дух)** /ˈtʌfən ʌp/ (e.g.: Living abroad helped me toughen up.) informal (collocations: toughen up/need to toughen up)

to become stronger and better able to deal with difficult situations, закалять дух

**мешать** /ˌɪntəˈfɪə(r)/ (e.g.: Fear can interfere with your progress.) neutral (collocations: interfere with something/get in the way of something)

to prevent something from happening or make it more difficult, мешать

**put pressure** /pʊt ˈpreʃə(r)/ (e.g.: Don't put pressure on yourself to be perfect.) neutral (collocations: put pressure on someone/put pressure on yourself)

to make someone feel that they must do something, оказывать давление

**compare** /kəmˈpeə(r)/ (e.g.: It's not useful to compare yourself to other people.) neutral (collocations: compare yourself to/compare A with B)

to examine two or more things to see how they are similar or different, сравнивать

**вписаться** /fɪt ɪn/ (e.g.: It took me a while to fit in at my new university.) neutral (collocations: fit in with/fit into a group)

to feel accepted and comfortable as part of a group or environment, вписаться, влиться

**spirit animal** /ˈspɪrɪt ˌænɪməl/ (e.g.: A cat is definitely my spirit animal.) informal (collocations: my spirit animal/someone's spirit animal)

a person or animal whose personality strongly resembles yours, тот, кто очень похож на тебя

**слиток** /ˈɪŋɡət/ (e.g.: The museum displayed a gold ingot.) neutral (collocations: gold ingot/silver ingot)

a block of metal produced by casting it into a specific shape, слиток

**миллиардер** /ˌbɪljəˈneə(r)/ (e.g.: He became a billionaire before the age of forty.) neutral (collocations: self-made billionaire/become a billionaire)

a person whose wealth is at least one billion units of a currency, миллиардер

**акции** /stɒks/ /ʃeəz/ (e.g.: She invests in stocks.) neutral (collocations: buy stocks/own shares)

financial assets representing ownership in a company, акции

**in disguise** /ɪn dɪsˈɡaɪz/ (e.g.: The actor walked around in disguise.) neutral (collocations: in disguise/go in disguise)

wearing something that changes your appearance so people do not recognize you, переодетый, под видом кого-либо

**except - besides** /ɪkˈsept - bɪˈsaɪdz/ (e.g.: Everyone came except Anna. / Besides English, she speaks French.) neutral (collocations: everyone except/besides that)

except means excluding someone or something, while besides means in addition to or apart from, кроме, за исключением, кроме того, помимо

**vice versa** /ˌvaɪs ˈvɜːsə/ (e.g.: I help her, and vice versa.) neutral (collocations: and vice versa/work both ways)

used to say that the opposite of what you have just said is also true, и наоборот

**unwritten rules you’re supposed to behave** /ʌnˈrɪtn ruːlz jə səˈpəʊzd tə bɪˈheɪv/ (e.g.: There are unwritten rules you're supposed to follow at work.) neutral (collocations: unwritten rules/follow the rules)

social rules that are not officially stated but are generally expected to be followed, негласные правила, которым принято следовать

**get a promotion** /ɡet ə prəˈməʊʃən/ (e.g.: She got a promotion after two years.) neutral (collocations: get a promotion/get promoted)

to move to a higher position at work, получить повышение

**climb a career ladder** /klaɪm ə kəˈrɪə ˌlædə(r)/ (e.g.: He's ambitious and wants to climb the career ladder quickly.) neutral (collocations: climb the career ladder/move up the career ladder)

to advance through increasingly important positions in a career, продвигаться по карьерной лестнице

**manipulate** /məˈnɪpjuleɪt/ (e.g.: She tried to manipulate me into feeling guilty.) negative (collocations: manipulate someone/manipulate someone into doing something)

to control or influence someone in a clever or dishonest way, манипулировать

**put myself on your places** /pʊt maɪˈself ɒn jə ˈpleɪsɪz/ (e.g.: If I put myself in your shoes, I'd probably feel the same way.) neutral (collocations: put yourself in someone's shoes/put yourself in their place)

to imagine what it would be like to be in another person's situation, поставить себя на твоё место

**give birth to** /ɡɪv bɜːθ tuː/ (e.g.: She gave birth to a healthy baby girl.) neutral (collocations: give birth to a baby/give birth to a child)

to have a baby, родить

**bladder** /ˈblædə(r)/ (e.g.: Drinking too much coffee can make my bladder feel full.) neutral (collocations: full bladder/bladder problems)

the organ in your body that stores urine, мочевой пузырь

**infrasctrature** /ˈɪnfrəˌstrʌktʃə(r)/ (e.g.: The city needs better public transport infrastructure.) neutral (collocations: public infrastructure/transport infrastructure)

the basic systems and facilities needed for a society or organization to function, инфраструктура

**cortex** /ˈkɔːteks/ (e.g.: The cerebral cortex is involved in language and memory.) technical (collocations: cerebral cortex/prefrontal cortex)

the outer layer of the brain responsible for many complex functions, кора головного мозга

**cognitive bias** /ˈkɒɡnətɪv ˈbaɪəs/ (e.g.: Cognitive biases can influence our decisions without us noticing.) neutral (collocations: common cognitive bias/cognitive bias in decision-making)

a systematic pattern of thinking that can affect judgment and decision-making, когнитивное искажение

**netflix and chill** /ˌnetflɪks ən ˈtʃɪl/ (e.g.: He invited her over to Netflix and chill.) informal (collocations: Netflix and chill/invite someone over to Netflix and chill)

a slang expression meaning watching Netflix together, often with a sexual implication, смотреть Netflix и заниматься сексом

**spend your money** /spend jə ˈmʌni/ (e.g.: You should spend your money on things that make you happy.) neutral (collocations: spend money on/spend your money wisely)

to use your money to buy things or services, тратить свои деньги

**pursue this career** /pəˈsjuː ðɪs kəˈrɪə(r)/ (e.g.: She decided to pursue this career after university.) neutral (collocations: pursue a career/pursue a career in)

to continue working toward a particular career, строить карьеру в этой сфере

**fast carbs** /fɑːst kɑːbz/ (e.g.: Sweets and sugary drinks are examples of fast carbs.) informal (collocations: eat fast carbs/avoid fast carbs)

carbohydrates that are quickly digested and can cause a rapid increase in blood sugar, быстрые углеводы

**effort** /ˈefət/ (e.g.: Learning a language takes a lot of effort.) neutral (collocations: make an effort/put effort into something)

the physical or mental energy used to do something, усилие, старание

**failure** /ˈfeɪljə(r)/ (e.g.: Failure is often part of the learning process.) neutral (collocations: fear of failure/learn from failure)

a lack of success in achieving something, неудача, провал

**overcome** /ˌəʊvəˈkʌm/ (e.g.: She overcame her fear of public speaking.) neutral (collocations: overcome a fear/overcome difficulties)

to successfully deal with or defeat a problem or difficulty, преодолеть

**bottle up your emotions** /ˈbɒtl ʌp jə(r) ɪˈməʊʃənz/ (e.g.: Don't bottle up your emotions; talk to someone.) informal (collocations: bottle up your emotions/bottle up your feelings)

to hide or suppress your emotions instead of expressing them, подавлять свои эмоции

**food for thought** /fuːd fə θɔːt/ (e.g.: Her speech gave me a lot of food for thought.) neutral (collocations: give someone food for thought/a lot of food for thought)

something that makes you think deeply about a subject, пища для размышлений

**summer break** /ˈsʌmə breɪk/ (e.g.: I'm going abroad during my summer break.) neutral (collocations: during summer break/summer break activities)

a period during the summer when school or university is closed, летние каникулы, летний перерыв

**require** /rɪˈkwaɪə(r)/ (e.g.: This job requires a lot of experience.) neutral (collocations: require experience/require attention)

to need something because it is necessary, требовать

**an excuse** /ən ɪkˈskjuːs/ (e.g.: He always has an excuse for being late.) neutral (collocations: make an excuse/have an excuse)

a reason given to explain or justify something, especially when it may not be the real reason, оправдание, отговорка

**to justify yourself** /ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ jəˈself/ (e.g.: You don't have to justify yourself to anyone.) neutral (collocations: justify yourself/justify your actions)

to give reasons to show that your actions were reasonable or acceptable, оправдываться, объяснять свои действия

**крепость** /ˈfɔːtrəs/ (e.g.: We visited an ancient fortress.) neutral (collocations: ancient fortress/fortress walls)

a strong building or fortified place designed for defense, крепость

**throw a party/a picnic** /θrəʊ ə ˈpɑːti/ /θrəʊ ə ˈpɪknɪk/ (e.g.: We're throwing a picnic this Sunday.) informal (collocations: throw a party/throw a picnic)

to organize and host a party or picnic, устроить вечеринку, пикник

**ОКР** /ˌəʊ siː ˈdiː/ (e.g.: OCD can affect a person's daily life.) neutral (collocations: have OCD/OCD symptoms)

obsessive-compulsive disorder, обсессивно-компульсивное расстройство

**those days** /ðəʊz deɪz/ (e.g.: We didn't have smartphones in those days.) neutral (collocations: back in those days/in those days)

at that time in the past, тогда, в те времена

**to forecast** /ˈfɔːkɑːst/ (e.g.: Experts forecast a rise in prices.) neutral (collocations: forecast the weather/forecast future trends)

to predict what is likely to happen in the future, прогнозировать

**cognitive bias** /ˈkɒɡnətɪv ˈbaɪəs/ (e.g.: Confirmation bias can affect the way we make decisions.) neutral (collocations: common cognitive bias/cognitive bias in decision-making)

a systematic pattern of thinking that can affect judgment and decision-making, когнитивное искажение

**tend to** /tend tuː/ (e.g.: I tend to overthink things.) neutral (collocations: tend to do something/tend to be)

to usually do or experience something, иметь тенденцию, обычно

**have a tendency to** /hæv ə ˈtendənsi tuː/ (e.g.: She has a tendency to worry too much.) neutral (collocations: have a tendency to/a tendency to overthink)

to be likely to behave or act in a particular way, иметь склонность к чему-либо

**cause-and-effect relationships** /ˌkɔːz ən ɪˈfekt rɪˌleɪʃənʃɪps/ (e.g.: Scientists study cause-and-effect relationships.) neutral (collocations: understand cause-and-effect relationships/establish a cause-and-effect relationship)

connections between an action or event and the result it produces, причинно следственные связи

**споткнуться** /trɪp ˈəʊvə(r)/ (e.g.: I tripped over a step.) neutral (collocations: trip over something/trip over a cable)

to accidentally hit something with your foot and almost fall, споткнуться

**influence** /ˈɪnfluəns/ (e.g.: Friends can have a strong influence on our choices.) neutral (collocations: have an influence on/strong influence)

the power to affect someone's behavior, decisions, or development, влияние, влиять