Eugene Adjectives

allies

partners (debate continued among NATO ) (союзники)

pull the strings

use your own or someone else's influence to get what you want (I may be able to ______ a few _____ if you need the document urgently) (використовувати зв’язки)

exploit loopholes

use a small mistake in a law to avoid responsibility (terrorists _______ _________ in legal mechanisms) (використовувати лазівки)

to put it mildly

say something less directly or critically (it has been a remarkable day, _ ____ _ __) (м’яко кажучи)

die-hard fan

a very loyal supporter (I really feel insulted as a _____ _____) (затятий фанат)

glowing recommendation

very positive advice (she hired me with your ______ ________) (блискуча рекомендація)

outrageous sum of money

a very large amount of money (they keep earning ______ ___ ___ _) (величезна сума грошей)

lukewarm recommendation

not very enthusiastic advice (a ________ __________ can harm your application) (стримана рекомендація)

meagre

very small or not enough (the prisoners existed on a ______ diet) (мізерний)

doting parents

parents who show too much love (she was spoiled by her ______ _) (надто турботливі батьки)

flimsy

weak or not convincing (we stayed in a ______ wooden hut) (хлипкий, ненадійний)

bite-size

small enough to eat in one bite (cut the cheese into ______ pieces) (маленький шматочок)

processed food

food altered by industrial methods (I avoid ______ ) (оброблена їжа)

driving ambition

a strong desire to succeed ( _______ defines great leaders) (рушійна амбіція)

consuming ambition

an ambition that takes over completely (he succeeded due to _______ ) (всепоглинаюча амбіція)

middle-of-the-road

not extreme (they adopted a ________ policy) (помірний)

larger-than-life

very exciting or noticeable (his characters are ) (яскравий, неординарний)

off-the-cuff

without preparation (I spoke ) (експромтом)

odds-on

very likely (she is ________ to win) (дуже ймовірно)

state-of-the-art

very modern (the system is ) (сучасний, передовий)

run-of-the-mill

ordinary (he gave a _________ speech) (звичайний)

ever-dwindling

gradually decreasing ( resources) (що постійно зменшується)

across-the-board

affecting everyone ( cuts were introduced) (загальний)

well-to-do

rich (he came from a _________ family) (заможний)

unheard-of

very unusual (it was _________ for couples to live together) (нечуваний)

paid-for

something you paid for (a ________ recommendation) (оплачений)

all-you-can-eat

unlimited food (an __________ buffet) (шведський стіл без обмежень)

once-in-a-lifetime

very rare (a __________ experience) (раз у житті)

business-as-usual

normal situation (it’s business __________ here) (як завжди)

poorly-thought-out

badly planned (a ______________ schedule) (погано продуманий)

to put it bluntly

say directly (, you must improve) (відверто кажучи)

to begin with

at first (, I’ll explain the basics) (для початку)

to cap it all

to add something worse (, I got sick) (на додачу до всього)

to name but a few

to give examples (tea varieties, __________) (назвати лише кілька)

to add insult to injury

make worse (, I spilled coffee) (додати образи до травми)

to be perfectly honest

to say truth (_ _____ , I disagree) (чесно кажучи)

to cut a long story short

to finish briefly (________, I left) (коротко кажучи)

to make matters worse

worsen situation (___, she lost her job) (що ще гірше)

gushing

overly enthusiastic (he gave a _________ speech) (надмірно захоплений)

to say the least

more than stated (it was awkward, ) (м’яко кажучи)

not to put too fine a point on it

very direct (, she’s wrong) (без зайвих слів)

to give them their proper title

to name officially (kidfluencers, ____________) (як їх правильно називають)

agree to disagree

accept different opinions (we agreed to ____________) (залишитися при своїй думці)