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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)