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Вопрос		Ответ
preconception начать обучение		a belief formed about sth before one has enough information or experience, assumption, prejudice
ageism начать обучение		discrimination against old people
agility начать обучение		the ability to move quickly and easily
strive начать обучение		to make great effort to achieve sth
on the verge of sth начать обучение		about to do sth
intent on squandering one’s talent начать обучение		deliberately not using one’s natural skills
squander начать обучение		to waste
triumphant начать обучение		victorious, successful, winning
precede начать обучение		to come before sth else, preface, begin
literal начать обучение		(of sense or meaning) the most basic
implication начать обучение		the things that are likely to happen as a result of sth
cliché начать обучение		an idea or phrase which has been used so many times that it has lost effect or meaning
inattention начать обучение		lack of attention
sacrilegious начать обучение		showing great disrespect towards sth holy or sth that people think should be respected; blasphemous; sinful; profane;
impairing начать обучение		weakening, harming, damaging
draining начать обучение		exhausting
resurgence начать обучение		reappearance and growth; revival; reawakening
unprecedented начать обучение		that has never happened before; extraordinary; exceptional; unparalleled
fleeting начать обучение		lasting for a very short time; brief, short
double over начать обучение		to suddenly bend forward, lean forward
instinctive начать обучение		impulsive, spontaneous
be washed-up начать обучение		to be no longer successful; lost your courage or spirit
vomit начать обучение		to be sick, throw up
toll начать обучение		a price, charge / suffering
vulnerable начать обучение		susceptible; more likely to be hurt, fall ill, etc than others
highly-strung начать обучение		nervous, easily upset
frame начать обучение		the body
emotional rawness начать обучение		very intense and overwhelming emotions (power and naturalness)
exacerbate начать обучение		to make a problem or a situation worse; worsen; aggravate; magnify;
succession начать обучение		a number of things that happen one after the other; sequence; series;
devastating начать обучение		shocking, upsetting
relentlessly начать обучение		without stopping, persistently
scrutiny начать обучение		careful examination, investigation, study
internal начать обучение		connected with the inside of sth
compelling начать обучение		interesting, irresistible, captivating
archetypal начать обучение		typical of a certain type or thing; representative; model
solipsistic начать обучение		self-centered, narcissistic
at odds with начать обучение		in conflict with; arguing
quibble начать обучение		to argue/an argument;
prodigy начать обучение		a young person who has a great natural talent for sth
hype начать обучение		mass media coverage, discussions or advertisements focusing on one topic or one product
strung out начать обучение		nervous, deeply affected by sth, stressy
notoriety начать обучение		bad fame
precipitate начать обучение		to cause sth to happen sooner than normal; to quicken
pensive начать обучение		deep in thought; contemplative
stress-induced начать обучение		caused by stress
aloof начать обучение		not very friendly or willing to spend time with other people; distant, formal
irate начать обучение		very angry, furious
awed начать обучение		amazed, astonished
fragile начать обучение		frail, weak, delicate
keep one's eye on the ball начать обучение		keep one's attention focused on the matter in hand
debilitating начать обучение		weakening, exhausting, draining
fraction начать обучение		a small amount of sth; fragment;
unparalleled начать обучение		unique; rare; exceptional; unprecedented
blighted by начать обучение		negatively affected, ruined, spoiled
rite of passage начать обучение		(rytuał przejścia); an event which marks a new chapter/stage in life
blaze of hype начать обучение		a lot of public attention (outburst of attention)
discrepancy начать обучение		a noticeable difference; inconsistency; mismatch
deviation начать обучение		doing sth different from what people consider to be normal or acceptable
interval начать обучение		a break in an event; pause, gap
a contradiction in terms начать обучение		a statement that contains conflicting words or ideas (wyrażenie wewnętrznie sprzeczne)
surge начать обучение		a sudden large increase
lucid начать обучение		clear and easy to understand; plain; vivid
flagrant начать обучение		shocking, obvious, evident
endeavour начать обучение		an attempt to achieve a goal; try; effort;
tumbling начать обучение		involving rapid jumps and falls
at the drop of a hat начать обучение		immediately, without hesitating;
incorporate начать обучение		to include sth;
digest начать обучение		to think about sth carefully so as to understand it; to process;
comprise начать обучение		to be made up of a number of things; contain; consist of;
merit начать обучение		an advantage; quality; value;
endurance начать обучение		the ability to continue with a difficult activity; stamina; patience;
eligible начать обучение		qualified or able to do sth
assail начать обучение		to challenge, to attack;
make a clean sweep of sth начать обучение		to win all games in a series or tournament
precedent начать обучение		sth that has occurred before
equine начать обучение		related to horses
incentive начать обучение		sth that encourages sb; motivation; motive
relish начать обучение		to get a lot of enjoyment from sth, to look forward to sth
stablemate начать обучение		a racehorse that comes from the same stable
near miss начать обучение		a situation where sth very nearly happens; sth narrowly avoided
dominant начать обучение		the most powerful or important
embrace начать обучение		to accept, support, include in a larger group;
mar начать обучение		to spoil, damage, ruin
ill-fated начать обучение		ended in an unsuccessful way; doomed; destined to fail
cool-headed начать обучение		calm in difficult situation; easygoing; mellow; laid-back
mercurial начать обучение		frequently changing; changeable; inconsistent
epitomize начать обучение		to be a perfect example of sth; embody; manifest
back-to-back начать обучение		continuous; sequential; following
transcend начать обучение		to go beyond normal limits; exceed; outdo
attain начать обучение		gain; achieve; accomplish
feathery touch начать обучение		soft or gentle hitting
jab начать обучение		sudden, sharp punch
flick начать обучение		sudden upward movement; snap
unfathomable начать обучение		that cannot be understood or explained; incomprehensible; puzzling; mysterious
artistry начать обучение		creative skill or ability
brat начать обучение		a person, especially a child, who behaves badly
lambast начать обучение		(formal) to criticise sb very harshly, especially in public; reprimand;
stuffy начать обучение		very serious and formal; stiff
be the pits начать обучение		(informal) to be the worst of the kind;
tirade against sb/sth начать обучение		a long speech criticising sb or sth
soliloquy начать обучение		monologue; a speech delivered by a dramatic character who is left alone on the stage, speaking his or her thoughts aloud
run amok начать обучение		to suddenly start behaving violently, in anger or excitement
self-flagellation начать обучение		extreme criticism of oneself; self-accusation; self-hatred
self-loathing начать обучение		the feeling of disgust or great dislike for oneself; self-hatred

Unit 7 (Upstream)

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