simpl англ 1 unit active vocabulary

vary between

варьироваться между / колебаться между The results ____ different groups

similar

похожий / подобный The brothers had ____ hobbies and interests

similar to

похожий на что-либо / подобный чему-либо Their situation seems to have been very ____ ours

similar in

похожие / сходные в чём-либо These novels are quite ____ style

similarity (between/to)

сходство You could see a slight ____ the two paintings

similarly

подобным образом / так же / соответственно Men are required to wear a jacket and tie; ____ women must wear a skirt or dress

to consume

потреблять / расходовать The new light bulbs ____ less electricity

consumer

потребитель Jack turned to the local ____ advice centre

consumer goods

потребительские товары ____ are a symbol of prestige in an affluent society

consumption

потребление When national income rises so does ____

common

широко распространённый / общепринятый / обычный It is now very ____ for women to hold managerial jobs

common sense

здравый смысл Although she is not very academic she's got plenty of ____

it's common knowledge that

общеизвестно что It's ____ smoking and cancer are tightly linked

the House of Commons

палата общин The ____ is the lower house of the UK Parliament

commonwealth

содружество The ____ is an association of former British possessions

community

община / землячество иностранцев / сообщество The President met leaders of the black ____ during his visit

to accept

принимать что-либо / одобрять / признавать / допускать She thought about the offer but decided not to ____ it

to identify sb/sth

опознавать / идентифицировать / устанавливать / определять Two of the suspects have been ____ by witnesses

to identify with sb/sth

отождествлять (с) He didn't seem able to ____ ordinary people

to identify sb/sth as sth

считать / определять кого-либо как Children can be ____ poor readers as early as age five

identity

личность / идентификация / самосознание The ____ of the dead man could not be established

identical

одинаковый / идентичный Roman coins she showed me were ____ to the one I found in the garden

allegiance

верность / преданность / приверженность Religion and political ____ are no longer reliable markers of class

to swear / to pledge allegiance to sb

принести клятву / присягу верности In US schools children say the Pledge of ____ every morning

political allegiances

политические пристрастия His ____ are divided between the Labour and the Liberal Democrats

to rely on sb/sth

полагаться на кого-либо / что-либо At least you can ____ him

(un)reliable

(не)надёжный / (не)заслуживающий доверия This is a better and more ____ car than my last one

to force

заставлять / принуждать / вынуждать Bad health ____ her to abandon her studies

force

сила / мощь (физическая) The thief took the money from the old man by ____

power

сила / власть / влияние / энергия / мощность ____ within the company is divided between the directors and the shareholders

power plant

электростанция In the 21st century more electric power is derived from nuclear ____

powerful

сильный / мощный / могущественный / влиятельный They have installed a more ____ engine in the new model

to matter (to sb)

быть важным / иметь значение People need to realize that education ____

it doesn't matter

мне всё равно / не важно It ____ if we are a bit late

matter

дело / вопрос / сущность / содержание There are several important ____ we must discuss

what's the matter

в чём дело / что случилось ____? You look upset

there's something the matter (with sb/sth)

что-то случилось с ____ with the car — it won't start

there's nothing the matter

ничего страшного / ничего не случилось ____ — you're just tired

no matter what (who

where

an heir (to)

наследник (чего-либо) The king's eldest son is the ____ to the throne

heritage

наследие These beautiful old churches are part of our national ____

to inherit (from)

(у)наследовать He ____ his business from his father

inheritance

наследство He spent all his ____ in less than a year

merit

достоинство / заслуга One of her many ____ is absolute reliability

affluent

избыточный / богатый / состоятельный Consumer goods are a symbol of prestige in an ____ society

affluence

изобилие / богатство / достаток Since the Second World War there has been an increasing level of ____ in the USA

to assume

принимать / брать (на себя) / предполагать / считать / допускать You will ____ your new responsibilities tomorrow

assumed name

вымышленное имя The suspects lived at the hotel under ____

assumption

предположение / допущение / принятие на себя ответственности Don't rely on the information she gave you — it's pure ____

at its most basic

в своей основе / изначально ____ classes are groups of people of similar economic and social position

for that reason

по этой причине People share political attitudes; ____ they may share lifestyles

political attitudes

политические взгляды People of similar position may share ____

at a time when

в то время когда ____ education matters more than ever success in school remains linked to class

to be linked tightly to

быть тесно связанным с Success in school remains ____ class

an overwhelming majority

подавляющее большинство ____ of Americans end up in the class they were born into

when it comes to

когда дело касается / когда дело доходит до ____ investing in their children the educated are in a superior position

to be concerned about sb/sth

беспокоиться / волноваться о ком-либо / чём-либо Parents are often ____ their children's grades

to be concerned with sth

придавать большое значение чему-либо The report is ____ the causes of the crisis