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Вопрос		Ответ
a rule of thumb начать обучение		a general principle or method for calculating something
at face value начать обучение		to accept what you are told without thinking carefully first
be a pain in the neck начать обучение		be very annoying
be in the public eye начать обучение		someone who is in the public eye is seen a lot on television, written about in newspapers etc
face the music начать обучение		to be confronted with the unpleasant consequences of one's actions
go hand in hand начать обучение		to be closely connected
lose your head начать обучение		to lose control and not act in a calm way
turn a blind eye начать обучение		to ignore something that you know is wrong
chunky начать обучение		thick, solid, and heavy
legendary начать обучение		very famous and admired
musty начать обучение		having an unpleasant, old, or wet smell
rebellious начать обучение		deliberately not obeying people in authority or rules of behaviour
underlying начать обучение		the cause, idea etc that is the most important, although it is not easily noticed
unheard of начать обучение		something that is unheard of is so unusual that it has not happened or been known before
widespread начать обучение		existing or happening in many places or situations, or among many people
wiped out начать обучение		extremely tired
come off well (or badly) начать обучение		to happen as planned, or to succeed (or not)
come together начать обучение		to start working successfully with each other
come under (a heading) начать обучение		to be in a particular part of a book or information system
draw up начать обучение		to prepare a document
fit in with начать обучение		if something fits in with other things, it is similar to them or goes well with them
go against (instincts) начать обучение		to oppose or be in disagreement with something or someone
hold up (evidence/argument) начать обучение		if information holds up, it is proved to be true
iron out начать обучение		to put something into a finished state by solving problems, removing differences, or taking care of details
line up начать обучение		if you line up an event or activity, you arrange for it to happen
rush into начать обучение		to do something without first thinking carefully about it
show off начать обучение		to make it possible for others to see and admire something or someone
step up начать обучение		to take action when there is a need or opportunity for it
take on начать обучение		to start doing some work or start being responsible for something
wind round начать обучение		to wrap something around an object several times or twist it repeatedly around itself
boot начать обучение		an enclosed space at the back of a car, used for carrying bags etc
brand loyalty начать обучение		the tendency of some consumers to continue buying the same brand of goods rather than competing brands
eccentricity начать обучение		strange or unusual behaviour
glitch начать обучение		a small fault in a machine or piece of equipment, that stops it working
knock-on effect начать обучение		a process in which everything that happens causes something else to happen
lodgings начать обучение		a room in someone’s house which you live in and pay rent for
maze начать обучение		a complicated and confusing arrangement of streets, roads etc
nerd начать обучение		a person who is extremely interested in one subject, especially computers, and knows a lot of facts about it
nonconformity начать обучение		the quality of living and thinking in a way that is different from other people
scaffolding начать обучение		a set of poles and boards that are built into a structure for workers to stand on when they are working on the outside of a building
scrutiny начать обучение		careful and thorough examination of someone or something
soundtrack начать обучение		the recorded music from a film
spiral начать обучение		a line in the form of a curve that winds around a central point, moving further away from the centre all the time
stack начать обучение		a neat pile of things
swish начать обучение		a movement through the air with a soft sound
cash in (something) начать обучение		to exchange something such as an insurance policy for its value in money
face value начать обучение		the value or cost shown on the front of something such as a stamp or coin
go up in value начать обучение		to increase in price or worth
in circulation начать обучение		if something is in circulation, it is available
inflated (fare) начать обучение		inflated prices, amounts etc are high and unreasonable
loose change начать обучение		coins that a person is carrying
toss a coin начать обучение		to decide something by throwing a coin up in the air and seeing which side is shown after it lands
compromise начать обучение		to reach an agreement in which everyone involved accepts less than what they wanted at first
dapple начать обучение		to mark something with spots of colour, light, or shade
offload начать обучение		to get rid of something that you do not want by giving it or selling it to someone else
redesign начать обучение		to change the design of something
bear in mind начать обучение		used to tell someone they should not forget a fact or idea
it stands to reason начать обучение		used to say that something is clearly true
on the subject of начать обучение		used to refer back to something that has just been said and link it to what you are going to say next
peaks and troughs начать обучение		a regular series of high and low points
rub shoulders with начать обучение		to meet and spend time with people, especially rich and famous people
at a loose end начать обучение		to have nothing to do
at a stretch начать обучение		only with difficulty or in extreme circumstances
at first glance начать обучение		when you first look at something
at sixes and sevens начать обучение		disorganised and confused
by all accounts начать обучение		according to what a lot of people say
by default начать обучение		if something happens by default, it happens only because something else does not happen
by no means начать обучение		not at all
in action начать обучение		doing a particular job, activity, or sport
in conjunction with начать обучение		working, happening, or being used with someone or something else
in my element начать обучение		to be in a situation that you enjoy, because you are good at it
in no time начать обучение		very soon or very quickly
in turn начать обучение		as a result of something
in vain начать обучение		without success
at breakneck speed начать обучение		carelessly fast and dangerous
beyond recovery начать обучение		past a point that something or someone can get better
go out on a limb начать обучение		to do something risky or extreme, which puts you in a position of weakness
have a gut feeling начать обучение		to have a feeling that you are sure is right, although you cannot give a reason for it
have a mental block начать обучение		if you have a mental block about something, you cannot understand it or do it because something in your mind prevents you
in its entirety начать обучение		including every part
yours truly начать обучение		used humorously to mean yourself
anecdotal начать обучение		consisting of short stories based on someone’s personal experience
chronic начать обучение		a chronic problem is one that continues for a long time and cannot easily be solved
clear-cut начать обучение		certain or definite
continuously начать обучение		continuing to happen or exist without stopping
conventional начать обучение		a conventional method, product, practice etc has been used for a long time and is considered the usual type
defeatist начать обучение		behaving in a way that shows you expect to fail
flawed начать обучение		spoiled by having mistakes, weaknesses, or by being damaged
gory начать обучение		involving a lot of violence and blood
inaccessible начать обучение		difficult or impossible to reach
invaluable начать обучение		extremely useful
laughable начать обучение		something that is laughable is impossible to believe or be serious about, because it is so silly or bad
nostalgic начать обучение		if you feel nostalgic about a time in the past, you feel happy when you remember it, and in some ways you wish that things had not changed
pharmaceutical начать обучение		relating to the production of drugs and medicines
provoking начать обучение		causing mild anger; annoying
sighted начать обучение		someone who is sighted can see, and is not blind
squeamish начать обучение		easily shocked or upset, or easily made to feel sick by seeing unpleasant things
stationary начать обучение		standing still instead of moving
tactile начать обучение		if something is tactile, it has a surface that is pleasant or attractive to touch
undeniable начать обучение		definitely true or certain
undignified начать обучение		making you look silly and lose people's respect, especially because of not being controlled, serious, or calm
unmanageable начать обучение		difficult to control or deal with
curiosity начать обучение		the desire to know about something
dependence on начать обучение		the fact of needing someone or something in order to exist, be successful, healthy etc
dragonfly начать обучение		a brightly-coloured insect with a long thin body and transparent wings which lives near water
drought начать обучение		a long period of dry weather when there is not enough water for plants and animals to live
empathy начать обучение		the ability to understand other people’s feelings and problems
honeycomb начать обучение		a structure made by bees, which consists of many six-sided cells in which honey is stored
hunch начать обучение		a feeling you have that something is true or that something will happen, even if you have no information or proof
inflection начать обучение		the way the sound of your voice goes up and down when you are speaking
initiative начать обучение		an important new plan or process to achieve an aim or solve a problem
inscription начать обучение		words that are written or cut in something
proponent начать обучение		someone who supports something or persuades people to do something
quest начать обучение		a long search for something that is difficult to find
rivalry начать обучение		when people or groups try to show that they are better than each other
threshold начать обучение		the level at which something starts to happen or have an effect
tile начать обучение		a flat square piece of baked clay or other material, used for covering walls, floors etc
wax начать обучение		a solid substance made of fat or oil and used to make candles, polish etc
abound начать обучение		to exist in very large numbers
backtrack начать обучение		to change an opinion or promise that you gave so that it is not as strong as it was earlier
compile начать обучение		to make a book, list etc, using different pieces of information
outdo начать обучение		to be better or more successful than someone else at doing something
promote understanding начать обучение		to raise awareness or strengthen someone's understanding
topple начать обучение		to become unsteady and then fall over, or to make something do this
bypass начать обучение		to go around something
cater for начать обучение		to provide a particular group of people with the things they need or want
decommissioned начать обучение		if something (such as equipment) is decommissioned, it is taken out of use
drive the length of начать обучение		to travel by car from the beginning to the end of something (e.g. a particular road)
fall into disrepair начать обучение		buildings, roads etc that fall into disrepair degrade into an unusable condition because they have not been maintained
go off track начать обучение		to leave the planned route
gravel начать обучение		small stones, used to make a surface for paths, roads etc
head for начать обучение		to go or travel towards a particular place, especially in a deliberate way
make a diversion начать обучение		to stray from a planned route
memorabilia начать обучение		things that you keep or collect because they are connected with a famous person, event, or time
spring up начать обучение		to suddenly appear or start to exist
stretch начать обучение		an area of land or water, especially one that is long and narrow
trading post начать обучение		a small place, especially in the past, far from other places in which people live, where goods can be bought and sold or exchanged
circumference начать обучение		the distance or measurement around the outside of a circle or any round shape
diameter начать обучение		a straight line from one side of a circle to the other side, passing through the centre of the circle, or the length of this line
hexagon начать обучение		a flat shape with six sides
miniscule начать обучение		very small
radius начать обучение		the distance from the centre to the edge of a circle, or a line drawn from the centre to the edge
rhombus начать обучение		a shape with four equal straight sides, especially one that is not a square
symmetrical начать обучение		an object or design that is symmetrical has two halves that are exactly the same shape and size
technological начать обучение		related to technology
familiarise (someone) with начать обучение		to learn about something so that you know it well
humorous начать обучение		funny and enjoyable
misconception начать обучение		an idea which is wrong or untrue, but which people believe because they do not understand the subject properly
purport начать обучение		to claim to be or do something, even if this is not true
scare someone half to death начать обучение		to shock or frighten someone very suddenly and/or severely
gullibility начать обучение		the quality of being easily tricked
come across as начать обучение		if someone comes across in a particular way, they seem to have particular qualities
come on начать обучение		if an illness comes on, you start to be ill with it
come over начать обучение		if someone comes over, they visit you at your house
come round (after an operation) начать обучение		to become conscious again
come under (a lot of pressure) начать обучение		if you come under something, you suddenly experience or suffer it
come up начать обучение		if a problem comes up, it suddenly happens
exemplify начать обучение		to be a very typical example of something
in all likelihood начать обучение		almost certainly
get the impression (that) начать обучение		to form an opinion or feeling about someone or something
(there's) no indication (that) начать обучение		an indication is a sign, remark, event etc that shows what is happening, what someone is thinking or feeling, or what is true
commemorative (coin) начать обучение		done or made to officially remember and give respect to a great person or event
busk начать обучение		to play music in a public place in order to earn money
to die for начать обучение		used when saying that something is very good
advise against начать обучение		to tell someone not to do (something)
understaffing начать обучение		understaffing is a situation in which an organisation does not have enough employees to do its work properly
accommodating начать обучение		helpful and willing to do what someone else wants
query начать обучение		to express doubt about whether something is true or correct
well equipped (with) начать обучение		supplied with all the necessary equipment
locality начать обучение		a small area of a country, city etc
shrub начать обучение		a small bush with several woody stems
gale начать обучение		a very strong wind
riverside начать обучение		the land along the sides of a river
a matter of urgency начать обучение		very important and needing to be dealt with immediately
squeeze out начать обучение		to force (someone or something) out of a position, place, etc
short-sighted (approach) начать обучение		not considering the possible effects in the future of something that seems good now
noticeable начать обучение		easy to notice
debatable начать обучение		an idea, fact, or decision that is debatable may be right but it could easily be wrong
justifiable начать обучение		actions, reactions, decisions etc that are justifiable are acceptable because they are done for good reasons
edible начать обучение		something that is edible can be eaten
profitable начать обучение		producing a profit or a useful result
defensible начать обучение		a defensible opinion, idea, or action seems reasonable, and you can easily support it
alternatively начать обучение		used for suggesting something different
assumption начать обучение		something that you think is true although you have no definite proof
beneficial начать обучение		helpful or useful
endurance начать обучение		the ability to continue doing something difficult or painful
implication начать обучение		a possible future effect or result of an action, event, decision etc
removal начать обучение		when something is taken away or someone gets rid of it
mistaken belief начать обучение		a misconception; misunderstanding
get hooked on начать обучение		if you are hooked on something, you like it a lot and want to continue doing it
double-book начать обучение		to promise the same seat in a theatre, on a plane etc to more than one person by mistake
intriguing начать обучение		something that is intriguing is very interesting because it is strange, mysterious, or unexpected
chore начать обучение		a small job that you have to do regularly, especially work that you do to keep a house clean
fade начать обучение		to gradually disappear
it’s no skin off somebody’s nose начать обучение		used to say that someone does not care or does not have a strong opinion about something
your (own) flesh and blood начать обучение		someone who is part of your family
jump down someone’s throat начать обучение		to suddenly speak angrily to someone
be all ears начать обучение		to be very keen to hear what someone is going to tell you
toe the line начать обучение		to do what other people in a job or organisation say you should do, whether you agree with them or not
be an old hand (at something) начать обучение		to have a lot of experience of doing something
scratch someone’s back начать обучение		to do something that helps someone else but that is often difficult to do and with the expectation of help in return
in an uproar начать обучение		with a lot of noise or angry protest about something
on second thoughts начать обучение		used to say that you have changed your mind about something
at a standstill начать обучение		in a situation in which all movement or activity has stopped
on impulse начать обучение		if you do something on impulse, you suddenly decide to do it, without planning it
out of stock начать обучение		(of goods) unavailable for immediate sale in a shop
to someone's credit начать обучение		used for saying that someone deserves praise
on good terms начать обучение		if two people are on good terms, they are friendly with each other
in line with начать обучение		according to or following something such as a rule or principle

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