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a 8A absorb Plants absorb carbon dioxide.

a 10B absorption

a 2A academic academic subjects/qualifications/books

a 10B academy a military/police academy

a 7B acceptable

a 5C accepted

a 3A accolade

a 6B accumulation

a 7B accurately

a 5C achievement

a 4B acquire

a 7B activate

a 1B add up

a 7B addition

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Some poisonous gases can enter the body by absorption through the skin.

This kind of attitude is simply not acceptable.

The idea is not accepted (= approved of) in political circles.

This is his centennial year and he's been granted the ultimate accolade - his face on a set of three postage stamps.

Despite this accumulation of evidence, the Government persisted in doing nothing.

The plans should be drawn as accurately as possible, showing all the measurements.

An Olympic silver medal is a remarkable achievement for one so young.

As people grow older, their faces acquire more character.

The alarm is activated by the lightest pressure.

It all added up to a lot of hard work for all of us.

In addition to his flat in London, he has a villa in Italy and a castle in Scotland.

a 9B additive-free additive-free food

a 5A admirer She's got plenty of admirers.

a 6B adopt

a 2B adorable

a 8B adrenaline

a 10C advanced an advanced English course

a 6A advancement

a 6B advertiser

a 8A advisor

a 10A aeroplane She has her own private aeroplane.

a 2A affectionate He's an affectionate little boy.

a 9A affluence

a 9C against

a 9C agriculture

a 9C aid

a 10A airborne

a 7C alarm

a 10A alas

a 7A alibi

I think it's time to adopt a different strategy in my dealings with him.

She has the most adorable two-year-old girl.

These arguments always get my adrenalin going (= make me excited or angry).

All she was interested in was the advancement of her own career.

Whilst claiming to promote positive images of women, advertisers are in fact doing the very opposite.

She is the party's main economic advisor.

What we are seeing increasingly is a society of private affluence and public squalor.

She spoke against the decision to close the college.

Agriculture is still largely based on traditional methods in some countries.

The Vatican has agreed to donate $80 000 in humanitarian/emergency aid to countries affected by the war.

The airborne radioactive particles have covered a huge area of Russia.

If there's any trouble, raise/sound the alarm by pulling the emergency cord.

I love football but, alas, I have no talent as a player.

He has a cast-iron alibi - he was in hospital the week of the murder.

a 8B alive He must be ninety if he's still alive.

a 7B allege

a 5A allegedly That's where he allegedly killed his wife.

a 10A allowance

a 1A all-time

a 10B amateur

a 3B amaze

a 3A amongst Relax, you're amongst friends.

a 6A amusing an amusing story/person/situation

a 1A analysis

a 8B ancestor

a 8B anger

a 10B animation

a 7A ankle

a 1A annoy

a 6B antagonise

a 6A anti-social anti-social behaviour

a 9B anti-war an anti-war protest

a 10A anxiously

The two men allege (that) the police forced them to make false confessions.

The perks of the job include a company pension scheme and a generous travel allowance.

After three years of drought, the water in the lake had reached an all-time low.

This tennis tournament is open to both amateurs and professionals.

It amazes me that she's got the energy for all those parties.

Chemical analysis revealed a high content of copper.

There were portraits of his ancestors on the walls of the room.

I think he feels a lot of anger towards his father who treated him very badly as a child.

Encyclopaedias on CD-ROM include sound, illustrations and simple animations.

I fell over and sprained/twisted my ankle.

Tim really annoyed me in the meeting this morning.

It's a very delicate situation and I've no wish to antagonise him.

Tomorrow the children will receive their anxiously awaited presents.

a 4B apparent

a 9B appeal Spielberg films have a wide appeal.

a 10A applicant

a 1A appoint

a 9C apprenticeship I started my apprenticeship last year.

a 8B architecture Roman architecture

a 6A archive archive film/footage/material

a 6C arrange

a 10A arrival

a 9A as opposed to

a 3A aspect

a 3B associate

a 3A astonish

a 2A astounding an astounding fact/decision/revelation

a 4B astronaut

a 3C athletic She looks very athletic.

a 2A atlas an atlas of the world

a 8A atmospheric

a 6C attend

I was on the metro this morning when for no apparent reason the man opposite suddenly screamed.

How many applicants did you have for the job?

We've appointed three new teachers this year.

She's arranged for her son to have swimming lessons.

Hundreds gathered to await the boxer's arrival at the airport.

I'd prefer to go on holiday in May, as opposed to September.

Which aspects of the job do you most enjoy?

Most people associate this brand with good quality.

What astonished me was that he didn't seem to mind.

When I was young, I wanted to be an astronaut.

Plants are the main source of atmospheric oxygen.

Over two hundred people attended the funeral.

a 2A autistic One child in 5 000 is autistic.

a 4C avert to avert a crisis/conflict/strike/famine

a 4A aviation the British Civil Aviation Authority

b 2B backwater

b 10A balloon People first flew in a balloon in 1783.

b 8B bang

b 9A bank account

b 9B banker

b 9B banking international banking

b 10B Barbie doll

b 1B barely

b 4B base on

b 1B basis

b 6A basket a shopping/picnic basket

b 10A BC

b 2B beard a flowing white beard

b 6C beckon

b 2A belief

b 2A bellow He gave a bellow of rage.

We tied the boat up in a quiet backwater overnight.

The window slammed shut with a loud bang.

How much money do you have in your bank account?

She was a successful banker by the time she was forty.

I often played with Barbie dolls when I was young.

After paying for our travel costs, we barely broke even.

The film is based on a short story by Thomas Mann.

Most of our staff work for us on a voluntary basis (= They work without being paid).

The Battle of Actium took place in 31 BC.

The customs official beckoned the woman to his counter.

Recent revelations about corruption have shaken many people's belief in (= caused people to have doubts about) the police.

b 4C belly The belly of the aircraft was painted red.

b 9C benefit

b 10C benefit

b 1C besides

b 2A bespectacled a small, bespectacled man in a drab suit

b 6C better-

b 3A beyond

b 1A bicker Will you two stop bickering!

b 6B billboard an advertising billboard

b 7B biometric biometric data

b 3A bitterly

b 9C bleak The economic outlook is bleak.

b 6C blissful a blissful childhood/holiday

b 1A blissfully They seemed blissfully happy.

b 3B blocked (up) I've got a blocked (up) nose.

b 3A bluff

b 6C board room Let's meet in the board room.

b 5C bonus a productivity bonus

b 10C booklet

I feel that I have benefited greatly from her wisdom.

The discovery of oil brought many benefits to the town.

She won't mind your being late - besides, it's hardly your fault.

She is better-looking (= more attractive) than her brother.

She is, beyond question, the best actress of her generation.

He was bitterly disappointed not to get the job.

Is he going to jump or is he only bluffing?

I always write my shopping lists in a booklet.

b 1C boot My suitcase is in the boot of my car.

b 1C bore "Am I boring you?" she asked anxiously.

b 6A boundary

b 9A brake She had no brakes on her bicycle.

b 9B branding

b 4C brash

b 7B break-up

b 2B breath-taking a breath-taking view

b 7A bright-coloured

b 2A brilliance

b 1B broadly

b 4C broadsheet

b 2A bubble

b 4A bug

b 5A bulk

b 6C burly a burly policeman

b 4B bustle

b 2C bustling

b 1A butt in

Electronic publishing is blurring the boundaries between dictionaries and encyclopedias.

The successful branding and marketing of the new beer has already boosted sales and increased profits.Don't you think that suit's a bit brash for a funeral?

Long separations had contributed to their marriage break-up.

We've just bought a new bright-coloured rug for the living room.

Her first novel showed signs of brilliance.

Broadly speaking, don't you think women make better drivers than men?

In Britain, the broadsheets are generally believed to be more serious than the tabloids.

As water begins to boil, bubbles rise ever faster to the surface.

She suspected that her phone had been bugged (= that a listening device had been hidden inside it).

In fact, the bulk of the book is taken up with criticizing other works.

I sat in a café watching the (hustle and) bustle (= busy activity) of the street outside.

This used to be a bustling town but a lot of people have moved away over recent years.

Norma always butts in when we're talking.

b 10B buyer

b 6B buzz

c 2B cabin a log cabin

c 6C cajole

c 2B canal

c 4B cancerous a cancerous growth/tumour

c 8A candidate

c 5A 'can-do' attitude

c 2B canoe We travelled in a canoe.

c 6B capsule

c 4C Capt Capt Walter Raleigh

c 10B captain

c 5A captivate

c 9C career path How can I find a new career path?

c 9B cash-free a cash-free society

c 1A cashier

c 9A cast-offs

c 4C catastrophe

c 6B catchphrase

He's still looking for a buyer for his house.

His new album is creating a real buzz in the music world.

He really knows how to cajole people into doing what he wants.

The Panama Canal provides a crucial shipping link between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

There are three candidates standing in the election.

Her 'can-do' attitude is what made her our choice for the job.

The liquid is contained within a small capsule.

It's unusual to have a goalkeeper as (the) captain of a football team.

With her beauty and charm, she captivated film audiences everywhere.

I smiled at the cashier and gave her my credit card.

I always had to wear my sister's cast-offs as a child.

They were warned of the ecological catastrophe to come.

Advertising campaigns often use catchphrases.

c 2B cathedral Salisbury Cathedral

c 7A cattle beef/dairy cattle

c 3A cautious He's a cautious driver.

c 7B CCTV CCTV cameras

c 6C celebration

c 4B cell DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.

c 7B centralise

c 5B cerebral palsy He suffers from cerebral palsy.

c 5B champion an Olympic champion

c 2B channel a cable/terrestrial channel

c 2B chaotic

c 5C chap He's a friendly sort of a chap.

c 6B charitable

c 6A charming

c 6B chart

c 1A chatty

c 5C checkout

c 9B checkup

c 3B cheer up

There were lively New Year celebrations all over town.

Payment of bills is now centralized (= organized at one place instead of several).

The house is a bit chaotic at the moment - we've got all these extra people staying and we're still decorating.

a charitable foundation/organization/trust

We had dinner with our director and his charming wife.

We need some sort of graph on which we can chart our progress.

My manager said I am too chatty at work.

Your fruit and vegetables will be weighed at the checkout.

She goes to her doctor for regular checkups.

She was ill so I sent her some flowers to cheer her up.

c 1A cheerful He's usually fairly cheerful.

c 9B chip a silicon chip

c 8B chisel She chiselled a figure out of the marble.

c 4B cholera Hundreds died of cholera.

c 2B chuck Chuck it over there/into the corner.

c 10B circuit

c 4C circulation The paper has a circulation of 150 000.

c 4B circumstance

c 7A citizen

c 10A civilisation

c 4A civilised

c 8A clearing up Could you help me with the clearing up?

c 10A clearly

c 2A cleverest

c 9C climbing Chris has just taken up climbing.

c 7B closely Please examine this information closely.

c 9B closure factory/branch closures

c 2B clumsy

c 2B cluster

They first met each other on the tennis circuit.

Obviously we can't deal with the problem until we know all the circumstances.

The interests of British citizens living abroad are protected by the British Embassy.

Cuzco was the centre of one of the world's most famous civilizations, that of the Incas.

A fair justice system is a fundamental part of a civilised society.

The accident was clearly the lorry driver's fault.

She is the cleverest student in the class.

That's the third glass you've smashed this week, - you're so clumsy!

Have a look at the cluster of galaxies in this photograph.

c 2C coastal a coastal town

c 2B coconut milk This curry contains coconut milk.

c 4B coin a 10p/ten pence coin

c 7C coincidence

c 3B colourful a colourful painting

c 4B commerce the world of commerce and industry

c 6B commercial a commercial break

c 1B commitment

c 10C communicator

c 9B community-led a community-led approach

c 9B companion

c 9C computerised The whole system is computerised.

c 5C concede

c 5A concentrate

c 3A conclude

c 6C confession

c 1B confidant a close confidant

c 1B confide

c 8B confidently

You chose exactly the same wallpaper as us - what a coincidence!

her commitment to left-wing politics/the cause of feminism/the company

Obviously teachers have to be good communicators.

The dog has been her constant companion these past ten years.

The Government has conceded (that) the new tax policy has been a disaster.

Come on, concentrate! We haven't got all day to do this.

She concluded the speech by reminding us of our responsibility.

I've got a bit of a confession to make - I've lost that book you lent me.

She's nice, but I don't feel I can confide in her.

Try to act confidently, even if you feel nervous.

c 10A conflict

c 7A confront

c 2A confusing

c 7B congestion

c 8A conscience a guilty conscience

c 3A consciously

c 9C consequently

c 9B considerable

c 1A constantly He's constantly changing his mind.

c 1A consumer

c 8A consumption

c 8C contact lens

c 9B contactless-payment contactless-payment systems

c 2B contemporary

c 2C contribute Smoking contributed to his early death.

c 7B contribution

c 10C conversational

c 7A convict an escaped convict

c 1C convinced

We wish to avoid conflict between our countries if at all possible.

It's an issue we'll have to confront at some point, no matter how unpleasant it is.

The transition from boyhood to manhood can be a confusing period.

The (traffic) congestion in the city gets even worse during the summer.

I don't think she's consciously rude to people - it's just her manner.

I spent most of my money in the first week and consequently had very little to eat by the end of the holiday.

The fire caused considerable damage to the church.

The new telephone rates will affect all consumers including businesses.

As a nation, our consumption of junk food is horrifying.

I usually wear contact lenses, but I sometimes wear glasses when my eyes are tired.

contemporary music/literature/art/fashion

She didn't make much of a contribution (= She did not say much) at today's meeting, did she?

He seems to lack basic conversational skills.

My boyfriend says I'd enjoy a walking holiday, but I'm not convinced.

c 10C convincing a convincing argument/explanation

c 7B cookie

c 7B co-operation

c 5B coordinate

c 6B copywriter We are advertising for a new copywriter.

c 6C copywriting a copywriting course

c 6A corridor Her office is at the end of the corridor.

c 9A cost of living

c 1C costs We need to cut our advertising costs.

c 4A costume drama I love watching costume dramas on TV.

c 3A couch She sat down on the couch.

c 5C counter-argument

c 5A counter-attack

c 5A counterbalance

c 9A courage

c 8B courageous

c 8B courageously

c 7A coursework Have you finished your coursework yet?

c 5A courtier

I deleted all the cookies from my computer.

This documentary was made with the cooperation of British Rail.

Cerebral palsy affects the sufferer's ability to coordinate body movements.

The increase in interest rates will raise the cost of living.

He came up with an excellent counter-argument.

The rebels have launched a strong counter-attack against the government forces.

Her calm nature served as a natural counterbalance to his excitable personality.

They showed great courage when they found out about their baby's disability.

It was a courageous decision to resign in protest at the company's pollution record.

She behaved very courageously during the incident.

Many of the courtiers were upset by the princess's resistance to tradition.

c 4A coverage

c 6A cow a dairy cow

c 9A coward

c 8B cowardly

c 4C crash-land

c 8B crave Many young children crave attention.

c 4B creature

c 5C crèche Does your employer provide a crèche?

c 4C crisp a crisp reply

c 7A crop

c 7A cross-country cross-country skiing/running

c 1C crow

c 1C crowd She goes about with a friendly crowd.

c 8B crunch

c 6A cunningly He behaved very cunningly.

c 8C curious

c 9A current

c 5B curriculum the school curriculum

c 2B curry a hot curry

What did you think of the BBC's election coverage?

They branded her a coward for informing on her colleagues during the interrogation.

This was a particularly brutal and cowardly attack.

The jet crash-landed and burst into flames.

Rain forests are filled with amazing creatures.

The main crops grown for export are coffee and rice.

My girlfriend is scared of birds, especially crows.

The gravel crunched underfoot as we walked up to the house.

I was curious to know what would happen next.

Have you seen the current issue of Vogue magazine?

c 10A cyclone We were caught in a cyclone.

c 6B cynical

d 10C daddy

d 6C dance-floor

d 1C data

d 5C dead-end job

d 9B debit card I paid with my debit card.

d 5B debut album

d 10A decade

d 6C deceive

d 6A decidedly

d 9C decline industrial decline

d 6B deed

d 9C deeply I'm deeply grateful to you.

d 4A defendant

d 7C defensive

d 2A deficiency

d 2A deficient

d 7B delay

I've always been deeply cynical about politicians.

Mummy and Daddy are taking me to the circus on Saturday.

Have you seen him on the dance-floor (= dancing)?

The data was/were collected by various researchers.

I am planning to escape from my dead-end job.

His debut album was released in January 2008.

The country has experienced two decades of growth.

The company deceived customers by selling old computers as new ones.

An agreement is looking decidedly difficult according to the newspapers.

It seems to me that a lot of evil deeds are done in the name of religion.

The jury concluded from the evidence that the defendant was innocent.

The merest hint of criticism makes him defensive.

Pregnant women often suffer from iron deficiency.

A diet deficient in vitamin D may cause the disease rickets.

There has been a delay in the book's publication.

d 2B delightful His sister is a delightful girl.

d 1A demand There was little demand for tickets.

d 8C demonstrate

d 9A dental dental decay/treatment

d 10A dependent

d 3A depressing I find this weather so depressing.

d 3B depression

d 1B depth the depth of a lake/pond

d 6B despise The two groups despise each other.

d 8B despondent

d 4C detach

d 10B determination a man of fierce/ruthless determination

d 5A detract from

d 8A devastating

d 4B development

d 2A developmentally developmentally disabled

d 4A device

d 10B devote

d 4B diagnostic diagnostic techniques/tests

These figures clearly demonstrate the size of the economic problem facing the country.

It's very easy to become dependent on sleeping pills.

I was overwhelmed by feelings of depression.

He became/grew increasingly despondent when she failed to return his phone calls.

You can detach the hood if you prefer the coat without it.

All that make-up she wears actually detracts from her beauty, I think.

If the bomb had exploded in the main shopping area, it would have been devastating.

Technological developments have changed the shape of industry.

Rescuers used a special device for finding people trapped in collapsed buildings.She has devoted all her energies/life to the care of homeless people.

d 8A direct-debit I pay my electricity bill by direct debit.

d 8A directly I'm not directly involved in the project.

d 2A directory

d 2A disabled The accident left him severely disabled.

d 1A disabled space

d 6A disaffected

d 8B disapprove

d 6C disastrous

d 3C discount

d 9C discrimination racial/sex discrimination

d 8B disgust She walked out in disgust.

d 8B disgusted

d 6B dislike

d 9A disposable disposable income

d 9B dispute

d 9B disruptive

d 4C distinction

d 6A distinctly She looks distinctly fitter these days.

d 7A distinguishing

Look up their number in the telephone directory.

If you have a disabled badge in your car, you can park in a disabled space.

The party needs to take steps to attract disaffected voters.

The survey showed that 32% of respondents approve, 54% disapprove and the rest are undecided.

Such a war would be disastrous for the country.

They usually give you a discount if you buy multiple copies.

She was disgusted at the way they treated their children.

I dislike walking and I hate the countryside.

Few would dispute his status as the finest artist of the period.

His teacher described him as a noisy, disruptive influence in class.

There's a clear distinction between the dialects spoken in the two regions.

The main distinguishing feature of the new car is its fast acceleration.

d 10B distraction

d 3A distress

d 2A distribute

d 4A district South Cambridgeshire District Council

d 8B disturbance

d 2C diverse

d 2C diversity

d 7A DNA DNA research

d 7B documentation

d 3A dominate

d 8A doorstep

d 10B (be) down to It's all down to money.

d 4C downmarket a downmarket tabloid newspaper

d 7B downpour a torrential downpour

d 8B downstairs I went downstairs to answer the phone.

d 10B down-to-earth

d 6C drag

d 5B dressage a dressage competition

d 10B driving range

I can turn the television off if you find it a distraction.

She claimed that the way she had been treated at work had caused her extreme emotional and psychological distress.

Their teacher distributed a review for the exam.

Residents are fed up with the disturbance caused by the nightclub.

Linguistics embraces a diverse range of subjects such as phonetics and stylistics.

Does television adequately reflect the ethnic and cultural diversity of the country?

Passengers without proper documentation will not be allowed to travel.He refuses to let others speak and dominates every meeting.

There's a lovely park right on our doorstep.

She's a down-to-earth sort of woman with no pretensions.

Pick the chair up instead of dragging it behind you!

I often practise my golf swing at the driving range.

d 5A drudgery the drudgery of housework

d 2A dub

d 5C dubious

d 6A duck Let's go and feed the ducks.

e 9A e.g.

e 4B earthling

e 7B earthquake

e 8A ease

e 8A east Cambridge is in East Anglia.

e 10A ebb away He could feel his strength ebbing away.

e 9B e-cash I paid with e-cash.

e 8A eco-audit

e 7A ecology

e 3C economical I was being economical with the truth.

e 10A economics

e 9A economy the global economy

e 6B effectiveness

e 8A election

e 10A element

She was dubbed by the newspapers 'The Angel of Death'.

I'm dubious about his promises to change his ways.

You should eat more food that contains a lot of fibre, e.g. fruit, vegetables and bread.

The film tells the story of a group of aliens who come to Earth to study earthlings.

In 1906 an earthquake destroyed much of San Francisco.

If it will ease your mind, I'll have a word with Charlotte for you.

Our company is carrying out an eco-audit.

The oil spill caused terrible damage to the fragile ecology of the coast.

She's in her third year of economics at York university.

There are doubts about the effectiveness of the new drug in treating the disease.

The Government is expected to call an election very soon.

There was certainly an element of truth in what she said.

e 10C elementary

e 9B eliminate

e 9B embedded The thorn was embedded in her thumb.

e 8A emission

e 8B emotion

e 2A emotional a child's emotional development

e 2B enchanting

e 10B encouragement

e 7B enforce

e 4B engine a jet engine

e 5B enrol

e 1C ensure

e 3C enthuse

e 1C entirely I admit it was entirely my fault.

e 8A environmentalist

e 8A environmentally

e 10A epitomise

e 10A equine equine flu

e 9B error

I have an elementary knowledge of physics.

A move towards healthy eating could help eliminate heart disease.

The increased use of natural gas will help reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

Like a lot of men, he finds it hard to express his emotions.

It's described in the guide book as 'an enchanting medieval city'.

Children need lots of encouragement from their parents.

It isn't always easy for the police to enforce speed limits.

I enrolled for/in/on the modern art course.

The role of the police is to ensure (that) the law is obeyed.

He was enthusing over a wonderful restaurant he'd been to.

The expansion plans will face fierce resistance from environmentalists.

environmentally-friendly washing powder

With little equipment and unsuitable footwear, she epitomises the inexperienced and unprepared mountain walker.

The letter contains a number of typing errors.

e 8A eruption a volcanic eruption

e 10A escalator

e 6B essay

e 4C evacuate

e 8A ever(-)

e 1B everyday

e 7A ex- ex-prisoner

e 4B exasperating

e 5B exceptional exceptional powers of concentration

e 10B exceptionally an exceptionally fine portrait

e 7B exemption

e 3A exhilaration

e 6A exit a fire exit

e 2B exotic exotic flowers/food/designs

e 1A expect He didn't expect to see me.

e 8C expectation

e 6C expensive-looking an expensive-looking ring

e 3A experiment

e 6B experimentation

I'll meet you by the up/down escalator on the second floor.

For homework I want you to write an essay on endangered species.

A thousand people were evacuated from their homes following the floods.

The ever-increasing demand for private cars could be halted by more investment in public transport.

the everyday lives of ordinary Russian citizens

It's so exasperating when he won't listen to a word that I say.

Candidates with a qualification in Chemistry have exemption from this course.

I had a fantastic feeling of exhilaration when I won the race.

She could never measure up to her mother's expectations.

Some people believe that experiments on animals should be banned.

Extensive experimentation (= testing) is needed before new drugs can be sold.

e 10C expertise

e 9C explanation

e 4B exploration

e 2C explore to explore space

e 6B expose

e 6A extensive extensive repairs to the motorway

e 4A extraordinary

e 9A extravagance

e 3A extravagant the extravagant lifestyle of a movie star

e 9C eye test Could I book an eye test please?

e 2B eyed a brown-eyed baby girl

e 2B eye-mask I always wear an eye-mask in bed.

f 6A facial facial hair

f 4A fact-based a fact-based novel

f 10A failure

f 2C fairytale They had a fairytale wedding.

f 9C faithfully Yours faithfully

f 7C falling falling birth/interest rates

f 10B fame

We admired the expertise with which he prepared the meal.

Could you give me a quick explanation of how it works?

Livingstone was the first European to make an exploration of the Zambezi river.

About 800,000 children are exposed to poisons each year.

He told the extraordinary story of his escape.

I think she was shocked by my extravagance.

The meeting was a complete/total failure.

She first rose to fame as a singer at the age of 16.

f 3C fanatic a fitness/film fanatic

f 8B fantastic You look fantastic in that dress.

f 8B fantasy

f 10A far-flung

f 8A far-reaching

f 10A fascinate Science has always fascinated me.

f 9B fashion-conscious

f 10C fast track

f 8B fear-avoider

f 8A federal law

f 6A feedback

f 9A feel good factor

f 7A ferry a car ferry

f 5A fetch

f 7A fibre The fibres are woven into fabric.

f 8A fight

f 9B finance corporate/personal/public finance

f 7C financially The project is not financially viable.

f 7B fingerprint His fingerprints were all over the gun.

Steve's favourite fantasy was to own a big house and a flashy car.

The news spread to all corners of our far-flung empire.

These new laws will have far-reaching benefits for all working mothers.

your average fashion-conscious teenager

A degree in computer science offers a fast track to the top.

He never takes risks because he is a fear-avoider.

They were charged with violating federal law.

Have you had any feedback from customers about the new soap?

The feel good factor persists despite the current economic problems.

Could you fetch me my glasses/fetch my glasses for me from the other room, please?

We need the public's help in fighting crime.

f 3A finicky

f 3A finishing line

f 2A firmly

f 1A fishcake Fishcakes are on the menu today.

f 10B fitness

f 7A fjord the Norwegian fjords

f 5A flash

f 9A flat screen a flat screen television

f 8B flattering a flattering photograph

f 2A flit

f 10A flock a flock of sheep/goats/geese

f 2B flooding

f 7A flour Thicken the sauce with a little flour.

f 6C flow the flow of ideas/information

f 9A flying Annette's scared of flying.

f 5B focus

f 8A focus

f 2B footstep

f 4A forbid

Repairing watches must be a very finicky job.

The winner crossed the finishing line 9 seconds before the second-placed runner.

We are firmly committed to reducing unemployment.

I'm trying to improve my fitness by cycling to work.

The lightning flashed and distant thunder rolled.

Sara finds it very difficult to settle - she's always flitting from one thing to another.

Some roads have been closed because of flooding.

The main focus of interest at the fashion show was Christian Lacroix's outrageous evening wear.

Tonight's programme focuses on the way that homelessness affects the young.

Walking along the darkened street, he heard footsteps close behind him.

The law forbids the sale of cigarettes to people under the age of 16.

f 8C forcefully

f 2B forehead

f 7A forensic forensic evidence/medicine/science

f 4B forerunner

f 7A forest the Black Forest

f 6B forgivable a forgivable mistake

f 5C forgive

f 4C format

f 4A formula There's no magic formula for success.

f 9A foundation the British Heart Foundation

f 10A four-month a four-month course

f 7A fragment

f 8C frankly

f 7A fraudster

f 10C free-flowing a free-flowing river

f 7C freeze

f 1A friendliness

f 1B friendship

f 1C frighten He frightens me when he drives so fast.

He argued forcefully that stricter laws were necessary to deal with the problem.

She wiped the beads of sweat from her forehead.

Germany's Green party was said to be the forerunner of environmental parties throughout Europe.

I don't think she's ever quite forgiven me for getting her name wrong that time.

The format of the magazine has changed.

The road was covered with fragments of glass from the shattered window.

Frankly, I think this whole situation is ridiculous.

New measures are needed to prevent fraudsters opening bank accounts with stolen cheques.

Water freezes to ice at a temperature of 0°C.

Serena is very popular because of her friendliness.

Their friendship goes back to when they were at school together.

f 6C frown She frowned at me, clearly annoyed.

f 6C fry Fry the mushrooms in a little butter.

f 9A fulfilment

f 6B fundraising

f 1B funnily enough I have met him, funnily enough.

f 10A further

f 6A furthermore

f 3C fussy

g 4B gadget kitchen gadgets

g 1C gain

g 2A gait He walked with a slow stiff gait.

g 9B games console Do you have a games console?

g 5A gatekeeper social gatekeepers

g 4B gaze

g 4B geek He's such a geek.

g 9C gender

g 2A generate

g 2A genius (an) artistic/creative/musical genius

g 10B gentle a gentle wind

She finally found fulfilment in motherhood.

The summer fête will be the school's main fundraising event this year.

It was much further to the town centre than I remembered.

I suggest we use Barkers as our main suppliers - they're good and furthermore they're cheap.

They've got those curtains that tie up with big bows - they're a bit fussy for my taste.

What do you hope to gain from the course?

Annette gazed admiringly at Warren as he spoke.

I think both genders are capable of looking after children.

The new development will generate 1500 new jobs.

g 5A genuine

g 1A genuinely

g 7B get-together a family get-together

g 8B ghost story Sarah doesn't like ghost stories.

g 10B gift He has a gift for languages.

g 10B gifted a gifted dancer/musician

g 10B give up I've given up trying to help her.

g 5A glamour

g 2B glide The boat glided silently across the lake.

g 2C glimpse

g 6C gloat

g 9C gloomy a gloomy economic forecast

g 4A glossy a glossy magazine

g 10B God-given

g 10A gold rush He became rich during the gold rush.

g 6B golden the golden days of our youth

g 10B golfer

g 2A Google

Machiko looked at me in genuine surprise - "Are you really going?" she said.

I'm genuinely sorry for what I said, I really am.

Who can resist the glamour of Hollywood?

I only caught a fleeting glimpse of the driver of the getaway car, but I doubt I would recognize her if I saw her again.

She's continually gloating over/about her new job.

She has a God-given talent as a painter.

He's one of the highest-earning professional golfers in the world.

Google is a popular Internet search engine.

g 4B govern

g 1A grab

g 4B grain grains of wheat/rice

g 8B grandma My grandma is in her eighties.

g 8B grandpa

g 4C grassy a grassy slope/hillside

g 9B grave a mass grave

g 10C gregarious

g 9B grip

g 1A gritted gritted teeth

g 9B groceries Could you buy some groceries for me?

g 8C gross a gross violation of justice

g 7B grounds

g 9A growing

g 9C growth economic growth

g 1A grumble

g 3A gullible

g 10C guru

g 6B gush

Prices of goods are governed by the cost of the raw materials, as well as by the cost of production and distribution.

A mugger grabbed her handbag as she was walking across the park.

My grandpa is getting old and can't hear very well.

Emma's a gregarious, outgoing sort of person.

Rebels have tightened their grip on the city.

He refused to answer on the grounds that she was unfairly dismissed.

There is a growing awareness of the seriousness of this disease.

She spent the evening grumbling to me about her job.

There are any number of miracle cures on the market for people gullible enough to buy them.

For the last decade she has acted as the president's economics guru.

Her arm gushed blood where the knife had gone in.

h 4B habitat

h 3C hairstyle Do you like my new hairstyle?

h 6A hallway

h 2B hammock He loved sleeping in his hammock.

h 7C handbag

h 10B handicap My current golf handicap is nine.

h 3C handmade handmade chocolates/paper/shoes

h 9B handset The shop sells all the latest handsets.

h 2B hang

h 6A hardly I could hardly hear her at the back.

h 10B hardworking

h 2B healthcare

h 9B health-conscious My wife is very health-conscious.

h 3C hearing

h 3C heating Is the heating on?

h 6A heel high-heeled shoes

h 4A height

h 6A held firmly held beliefs

h 2A hemisphere

With so many areas of woodland being cut down, a lot of wildlife is losing its natural habitat.

I walked through the door and into the hallway.

She took her hairbrush from her handbag and began to brush her hair.

I hung from the window with my fingertips.

She was always very hardworking at school.

Healthcare workers are some of the lowest paid people in the country.

My father is quite old now and he's increasingly hard of hearing.

August is the height of the tourist season.

The brain is divided into two hemispheres.

h 4B herd a herd of cattle/elephants/goats

h 4C heroic

h 1A high street

h 8B higher a higher calling

h 1A highly a highly profitable line of products

h 9B high-street

h 10B himself Any fool can teach himself to type.

h 6C hiss

h 4B historian Her father was an eminent historian.

h 10A historic historic buildings

h 1B hobby

h 10A homing

h 4B homo urbanus

h 8C honestly

h 6A hooligan

h 6A hop

h 10A horseback police on horseback

h 5B horse-riding

h 9A hot-air balloon hot-air balloon flights

My great grandfather was a heroic soldier.

There's a new Italian restaurant opening on the high street.

There are signs of economic recovery in the high street.

People in the audience were hissing their disapproval.

Ben's hobby is restoring vintage motorcycles.

Migrating birds and fish have a strong homing instinct.

Homo sapiens have become homo urbanus.

They have always dealt honestly and fairly with their customers.

Hooligans had sprayed paint all over the car.

The rabbit/bird hopped across the grass.

I enjoyed horse-riding when I was young.

h 9C housing

h 4B hub

h 2A hug Come here and give me a big hug.

h 5A humble He's very humble about his success.

h 3C hundred-year-old

h 8C hunter Animals in the cat family are hunters.

h 10A husky The huskies pulled our sledge.

h 3B hygiene

h 6B hype media hype

h 2B hypnotic The beauty of the place was hypnotic.

i 7A icicle Icicles hung from the roof.

i 10A iconic

i 1C icy icy roads

i 3C ideal the ideal employer

i 9B idealistic

i 7B identification personal identification number

i 8C identity

i 9B idiot-proof an idiot-proof guide

i 7A idyllic an idyllic childhood/summer

There's a shortage of cheap housing in the region.

The City of London is the hub of Britain's financial world.

There's a hundred-year-old tree in the garden.

Poor standards of hygiene mean that the disease spreads fast.

John Lennon gained iconic status following his death.

When I was young and idealistic I believed it was possible to change the world.

The man's identity was being kept secret while he was helping police with enquiries.

i 9C illegal

i 6A illustrate

i 10C image television images of starving children

i 6B image-conscious He's terribly image-conscious.

i 6B imaginative an imaginative new approach/policy

i 8B imagine

i 2A immeasurable

i 4A immigrant a large immigrant population

i 7A impact

i 3A impetuous

i 7B implant breast/heart valve implants

i 7B implant

i 6C imply Are you implying (that) I'm fat?

i 5B imposter

i 3A impostor

i 2A impractical

i 1A impressed

i 1A impression

i 4B improvement a slight improvement in the economy

a campaign to stop the illegal sale of cigarettes to children under 16

The lecturer illustrated his point with a diagram on the blackboard.

I've never heard her criticize you - I think you imagine it.

Her films had an immeasurable effect on a generation of Americans.

The anti-smoking campaign had had/made quite an impact on young people.

He's so impetuous - why can't he think things over before he rushes into them?

The owner's name and address is stored on a microchip and implanted in the dog's body.

He felt like an impostor among all those intelligent people, as if he had no right to be there.He felt like an impostor among all those intelligent people, as if he had no right to be there.

I love high heels but they're rather impractical.

I wasn't very impressed with the performance.

It makes/gives/creates a very bad impression if you're late for an interview.

i 4C in tune

i 6A inability

i 1C inaccessible

i 4B Inc. Bishop Computer Services Inc.

i 8A incinerator a garbage/hazardous-waste incinerator

i 1B include The bill includes tax and service.

i 1B increasingly to be increasingly important/common

i 8C indecision

i 1A indication

i 2B inexpensive It's an inexpensive perfume.

i 10A information superhighway

i 6B informative

i 7A informer

i 4B infuriating

i 7A inhabitant a city of 5 million inhabitants

i 5C inheritance

i 1A initially

i 4C injury a head/back/knee injury

i 1C in-laws My in-laws are coming for Christmas.

Much of his success comes from being in tune with what his customers want.

Inability to use a computer is a serious disadvantage when you are applying for jobs.

one of the most inaccessible places in the world

A moment's indecision when you've got the ball and you could lose the game.

Helen's face gave no indication of what she was thinking.

The information superhighway extends throughout most of the world.

This is an interesting and highly informative book.

Most police informers receive a reward for their information.

It's infuriating when people keep spelling your name wrong, isn't it?

The large inheritance from his aunt meant that he could buy his own boat.

Initially, most people approved of the new scheme.

i 7A inmate

i 4B innovation

i 7A innovative innovative ideas/methods

i 7B input I didn't have much input into the project.

i 9B input

i 5C inseparable

i 1A insincere an insincere apology

i 10B inspire

i 9B insurance life/health/car/travel insurance

i 7C insure

i 9B insurer

i 7B intake

i 9C intellectual

i 4A intellectually

i 5B intend We intend to go to Australia next year.

i 1B intentionally

i 10C interact

i 5A interaction

i 9B inter-city an inter-city train

Women make up about 6 per cent of all inmates in the U.S.

the latest innovations in computer technology

I've spent the morning inputting data into the computer.

When we were kids Zoe and I were inseparable.

His confident leadership inspired his followers.

All our household goods are insured against accidental damage.

Please contact your insurer if you have any inquiries.

The teacher-training college has increased its intake of students by 50% this year.

Looking after a baby at home all day is nice but it doesn't provide much intellectual stimulation.

She's hoping to find a job which is more demanding intellectually.

I didn't ignore her intentionally - I just didn't recognize her.

Dominique's teacher says that she interacts well with the other children.

There's not enough interaction between the management and the workers.

i 1B interest

i 5A interlocked interlocked paving

i 8C interpretation

i 1A intervene

i 2A intimidating an intimidating array of weapons

i 2C intriguing an intriguing possibility/question

i 7C intruder

i 7B intrusion

i 6B intrusive intrusive questioning

i 10C intuitive

i 10C invariably The train is invariably late.

i 8A involved emotionally/romantically involved

i 3A inwardly

i 7B iris iris recognition software

i 1B irritate

i 1A -ish

j 7A jail the country's overcrowded jails

j 4C jet a jet plane

j 7C (be) joined at the hip They seem to be joined at the hip.

I've always had an interest in astronomy.

The dispute is based on two widely differing interpretations of the law.

The Central Bank intervened in the currency markets today to try to stabilize the exchange rate.

I feel like an intruder when I visit their home.

They complained about excessive government intrusion into their legitimate activities.

Men are often regarded as less intuitive than women.

He was inwardly relieved that the test was cancelled.

After a while her behaviour really began to irritate me.

They have a four-bedroom house on a newish estate.

j 8B joy

j 10B judgment to show good/sound/poor judgment

j 7A justice

j 7B justified

j 5C justify

k 1B keep track

k 1A keep up

k 3A kicked-in-the-guts

k 7B kick-off What time is the kick-off?

k 7A kidnapper The police have arrested the kidnapper.

k 7A killer

k 2A kindly a kindly old lady

k 6A kitten

k 7A knives

l 3A lack He just lacks a little confidence.

l 10C lack Her only problem is lack of confidence.

l 6C lad

l 2B lagoon a tropical lagoon

l 7C landlord

They were filled with joy when their first child was born.

The justice system in this country consists of a series of law courts at different levels.

I think you were quite justified in complaining.

I can't really justify taking another day off work.

My sister has had so many different jobs, I find it hard to keep track (of what she's doing).

Supply of the goods is failing to keep up with demand.

I can clearly remember the kicked-in-the-guts feeling I had when I lost my job.

Police are still hoping to find the dead woman's killer.

I'm going to buy my daughter a kitten for her birthday.

In the car the police found guns, knives and other lethal weapons.

A group of young lads were standing outside the shop.

The landlord had promised to redecorate the bedrooms before we moved in.

l 7A landscape a rural/barren landscape

l 5A laundry I've got to do my laundry.

l 4A lawsuit

l 4C layout I like the layout of the house.

l 6B leap

l 6C leap up I leaped up to answer the phone.

l 10C learner He's a quick learner.

l 9C leave aside

l 4A legally

l 4A legitimate

l 9A leisure leisure activities

l 4B lengthen

l 9C less-developed less-developed countries

l 4A libel

l 2B lick He licked the chocolate off his fingers.

l 2A lifespan

l 2B lifetime

l 9A likely

l 6B likewise

Two of the directors have brought/filed a lawsuit against their former employer.

He leapt out of his car and ran towards the house.

Leaving aside the question of cost, how many people do we need on the job?

Children under sixteen are not legally allowed to buy cigarettes.

He claimed that the restaurant bill was a legitimate business expense.

There is a plan to lengthen the three-year course to four years.

She threatened to sue the magazine for libel.

The average human lifespan in the developed countries has increased over the last hundred years.

We'll see a tremendous lot of technological changes during/in our lifetime.

Do remind me because I'm likely to forget.

Just water these plants twice a week, and likewise the ones in the bedroom.

l 7B limit

l 5A limo I arrived at the party in a limo.

l 10C linguistic

l 6C literally I was literally bowled over by the news.

l 10A litre

l 8A litter

l 6C lively

l 9C loan

l 6B loathing

l 2A lobby Let's meet in the lobby of the hotel.

l 7B locate

l 7B locker

l 2B log a log cabin

l 9C logical a logical choice/conclusion

l 8B loveable a lovable child

l 10A loved one

l 6C love-struck

l 6C luckless

l 7A lush lush green valleys

Having so little money to spend on an apartment does limit you in your choice.

I'm particularly interested in the linguistic development of young children.

The tax increase will add 4p to a litre of petrol.

About 2% of fast-food packaging ends up as litter.

The room was painted a lively electric blue.

She's trying to get a $50 000 loan to start her own business.

The thought of him touching her filled her with deep loathing.

Police are still trying to locate the suspect.

We had several hours to wait for our train, so we left our bags in a (luggage) locker, and went to look around the town.

People, naturally enough, want to know that their loved ones are out of danger.

Look at me, I'm behaving like a love-struck teenager!

The luckless defender, Mark Emery, sustained his third injury of the season.

l 8C luxurious They have a very luxurious house.

m 8A mad I think I must be going mad.

m 7A maggot a maggot farm

m 10A mail

m 7A maintain

m 4B majority

m 10A making the art of film making

m 6B manipulate

m 1C manual a DIY manual

m 2B marble a marble floor/statue

m 6A marginally marginally more expensive

m 7A mark a distinguishing mark

m 2A marked

m 8B marker development markers

m 1A marketing a career in marketing

m 2B massive They've got a massive house.

m 9C mass-produced mass-produced souvenirs

m 6A matching

m 9A materialism

She spent the morning reading and answering her mail.

Despite living in different countries, the two families have maintained close links.

The majority of the employees have university degrees.

Throughout her career she has very successfully manipulated the media.

The president spoke with passion for an hour, in marked contrast to his subdued address to the parliament yesterday.

a green dress with matching green handbag

So have we become a self-centred society, preoccupied with materialism?

m 8C materialistic

m 2A mathematical a mathematical formula

m 2C meandering a meandering river

m 1B meaningful

m 10A means

m 4A measure

m 6A mechanism

m 2B medieval a medieval building/painting/town

m 8B mediocre

m 2B Mediterranean Mediterranean cuisine

m 2A mega- megacomputer/mega-savant

m 9A membership

m 2A memorise

m 6A mental

m 10B mentor I've learned a lot from my mentor.

m 10A messenger

m 2B metallic Our new car is metallic blue.

m 3A meticulous

m 10A mice field mice

I was a materialistic person, with a large ego.

She seems to find it difficult to form meaningful relationships.

We need to find some other means of transportation.

What further measures can we take to avoid terrorism?

She's actually rather insecure, and her rudeness is just a defence mechanism.

The film's plot is predictable and the acting is mediocre.

You have to apply for membership of the sports club.

When I was at school, we were required to memorize a poem every week.

His physical and mental health had got worse.

The documents were delivered by special messenger.

Many hours of meticulous preparation have gone into writing the book.

m 7B microchip

m 4C middle-of-the-road middle-of-the-road pop music

m 4B millennia

m 10C mind map I'd like to learn how to draw mind maps.

m 6A mindset to have a different/the same mindset

m 5C minimum wage

m 4A minister the foreign/health minister

m 6C minor a minor operation

m 4B misgovernment

m 5C misguided

m 7A model

m 10B modelling

m 3B moderate

m 2C modernity

m 1C molehill

m 9B money-minded

m 9B money-worthy a money-worthy product

m 7B monitoring secret monitoring of phone calls

The microchip compresses and decompresses a colour image in less than a second.

The book is a history of the last two millennia.

It is very difficult to survive on the minimum wage.

A decade of misgovernment has bankrupted the country.

He was shot as he made a misguided attempt to stop the robbers single-handed.

The educational system was a model for those of many other countries.

Ashley's always wanted to go into modelling.

The cabin is of moderate size - just right for a small family.

There is a stark contrast between tradition and modernity on the streets of the city.

You're making a mountain out of a molehill. You wrote one bad essay - it doesn't mean you're going to fail your exam.

I've never been very money-minded - I leave all my business affairs to my financial adviser.

m 2B monsoon

m 8B monster a sea monster

m 9B monthly monthly payments

m 6B motivated a racially-motivated murder

m 8B motivation

m 2A motor He has poor motor control/functions.

m 7B motorist

m 1C motorway

m 7B movement

m 6B much This is a much discussed issue.

m 4B multitude

m 8B mundane

m 1C must We must get someone to fix that wheel.

m 2B must-

m 2A mutter Stop muttering and speak up!

m 1A myself I've bought myself a new coat.

n 3A nagging a nagging feeling

n 2C nail scissors silver nail scissors

n 7A narrow a narrow bridge/passage/gap

The failure of the monsoon would destroy harvests on which 1000 million people rely.

He's a bright enough student - he just lacks motivation.

A passing motorist stopped and gave her a lift to the nearby town.

Because of the bad weather, motorway (driving) conditions are expected to be hazardous tonight.

He made a sudden movement and frightened the bird away.

The city has a multitude of problems, from homelessness to drugs and murder.

Mundane matters such as paying bills and shopping for food do not interest her.

It's moderately entertaining but it's certainly not a must-see film.

n 5B necessitate

n 1B necessity

n 2A neck He had the thickest neck I'd ever seen.

n 9A need

n 2B net a fishing net

n 4A newly the newly formed residents' association

n 9B newsworthy

n 1A niceness Our company values niceness.

n 1B nightclub We went dancing at a nightclub.

n 1B no longer The cinema is no longer used.

n 6C nod

n 9A no-expense-spared a no-expense-spared holiday

n 4C nonetheless

n 9C noon

n 2C nor

n 7B norm

n 2C northwest

n 7A Norwegian She is a Norwegian student.

n 8A notably

Reduction in government spending will necessitate further cuts in public services.

With a personal fortune of six million pounds, she certainly doesn't work out of necessity (= because she needs to).

There's a growing need for cheap housing in the larger cities.

Nothing newsworthy ever happens around here. It's so boring.

Many people in the audience nodded in agreement.

There are serious problems in our country. Nonetheless, we feel this is a good time to return.

We used to ski before noon then take a long lunch.

"I've never been to Iceland." "Nor have I."

One child per family is fast becoming the norm in some countries.

the sale of the company's northwest division

They have begun attracting investors, most notably big Japanese financial houses.

n 10B note

n 10C note-taking

n 9B noteworthy a noteworthy example/event

n 9C nuclear power nuclear power stations

n 6C nudge

n 7B number plate

o 7B obesity

o 4A objection

o 4B obstinate He can be very obstinate at times.

o 3C occurrence

o 7A offender first-time offenders

o 2B oil bath oil

o 10C Olympic the International Olympic Committee

o 9B on the contrary

o 7A one-square-mile a one-square-mile island

o 7B onset the onset of cancer

o 2C open-air an open-air concert/market

o 7B operate

o 6C operation

He left a note to say he would be home late.

Note-taking is an important skill for students.

The children were giggling and nudging each other.

Police are looking for a small blue car with the number plate K17 EMW.

A diet that is high in fat can lead to obesity.

Her objection to/against the plan is based on incorrect facts.

Street-fights are an everyday occurrence in this area of the city.

"Didn't you find the film exciting?" "On the contrary, I nearly fell asleep half way through it!"

How do you operate the remote control unit?

There are several reactors of the type in operation at the moment.

o 5A opposition

o 9B optimistic

o 5B optional

o 5A originate

o 10A orphan

o 2A Oscar-winning She is an Oscar-winning actress.

o 9C outcome

o 6A out-do

o 7B outlook

o 6C out-of-this-world It was an out-of-this-world experience.

o 9B ovenproof Is this dish definitely ovenproof?

o 6B overcome

o 9C overdraft to run up/pay off an overdraft

o 5A overhead A flock of geese flew overhead.

o 1A overhear

o 1B overload

o 9B over-priced Train fares are ridiculously over-priced.

o 9C overseas

o 5B overspend

There is a lot of opposition to the proposed changes.

She is optimistic about her chances of winning a gold medal.

English is compulsory for all students, but art and music are optional.

Although the technology originated in the UK, it has been developed in the US.

The civil war is making orphans of many children.

It's too early to predict the outcome of the meeting.

He always tries to out-do everybody else in the class.

The outlook for today is cloudy and dry at first with showers later.

to overcome difficulties/obstacles/problems/resistance

I overheard a very funny conversation on the bus this morning.

People today suffer from information overload.

Many more people go/travel/live/work overseas these days.

The council seems likely to overspend this year.

o 8B overtake

o 6B overuse

o 1A overused overused expressions

o 5A overworked an overworked civil servant

o 9C owing to

p 2A painter

p 9B Pakistani a Pakistani film

p 4B palm

p 2B pancake

p 5B paralympics

p 6A participant

p 9C pass on

p 6C passer-by

p 3B path

p 6A patrol

p 10B patterned patterned textiles/wallpaper

p 6C pause He paused and thought for a moment.

p 9B payment

p 9B peace peace talks/proposals

Always check your rear view mirror before you overtake (another car).

I tend to overuse certain favourite expressions.

The concert has been cancelled owing to lack of support.

J.M.W. Turner is one of Britain's best-known landscape painters.

This tiny device fits into the palm of your hand.

Do you want a sweet pancake or a savoury one?

The Paralympic Games are held in a different country on each occasion.

The students claim to be willing participants in the experiment.

My grandmother passed on her cooking skills to me.

The gunmen opened fire, killing a policeman and a passer-by.

The path to success is fraught with difficulties.

The whole town is patrolled by police because of the possibility of riots.

Usually we ask for payment on receipt of the goods.

p 1C peanuts

p 6A pebble

p 6A peculiar She has the most peculiar ideas.

p 9A penny

p 10A pension off

p 4A percent

p 1A perfectly

p 6A perform

p 6A perk

p 1A perky You look very perky this morning.

p 10C permeate

p 10B persist

p 4B pestilence

p 6A phenomenon

p 7A philosophy

p 3B physically Physically I find him very attractive.

p 2B picture-book the picture-book English countryside

p 10A pigeon racing/homing pigeons

p 7B PIN Do not reveal your PIN to anybody.

They pay people peanuts in that organization.

This part of the coast has pebble beaches.

I keep pennies and other small coins in a jar.

After flying for 38 years, their Wessex helicopter is about to be pensioned off.

You got 20 percent of the answers right - that means one in every five.

The jacket fits perfectly, the skirt not so well.

Computers can perform a variety of tasks.

A company car and a mobile phone are some of the perks that come with the job.

Dissatisfaction with the government seems to have permeated every section of society.

The government is persisting with its ambitious public works programme.

Thousands were killed by the pestilence.

Do you believe in the paranormal and other psychic phenomena?

Live now, pay later - that's my philosophy of life!

p 10A pioneering a pioneering spirit

p 6A pittance He works hard but he's paid a pittance.

p 8A playground

p 2B plentiful

p 6C pluck up

p 3A podium

p 8C poem a book of love poems

p 1C pointless This is a pointless exercise.

p 4A poke fun Stop poking fun at your sister.

p 7B political political leaders

p 9B politically-minded a politically-minded pop star

p 9B pollution-free pollution-free cars

p 6A pond a duck pond

p 7C population

p 2C port a naval/fishing/container port

p 2A possess I don't possess a single DVD.

p 10A postal service The United States Postal Service

p 2B pour I spilled the juice while I was pouring it.

p 7C pour down

There were children fighting in the playground.

Strawberries are plentiful in the summer.

He finally plucked up courage to ask her to marry him.

Tears ran down her face as she stood on the winner's podium.

There's been a 9% rise in the prison population (= the number of people in prison).

It looks as though it's about to pour down (with rain).

p 6C pout

p 5A powerful

p 9B praiseworthy

p 4B precede

p 1A pregnant She's five and a half months pregnant.

p 5A premiere

p 4A premium

p 7B pre-paid

p 2B preserve

p 4A press release

p 8B presumably

p 6B previously

p 9B priced a reasonably priced product

p 7C primary a primary school

p 5A principal

p 5C prior

p 9A priority

p 7A prisoner

p 8C pro

Vanessa always pouts if she doesn't get what she wants.

The President is more powerful than the Prime Minister.

His actions during the crisis were truly praiseworthy.

Boutros Boutros-Ghali preceded Kofi Annan as the Secretary-General of the UN.

The world premiere of the opera will be at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York.

We're willing to pay a premium for the best location.

Admission tickets are $20 pre-paid, $25 at the door.

We want to preserve the character of the town while improving the facilities.

The minister issued a press release shortly after her resignation.

They can presumably afford to buy a bigger apartment.

She was previously employed as a tour guide.

None of the principals in the production received any payment for their performances.

The course required no prior knowledge of Spanish.

The management did not seem to consider office safety to be a priority.

Prisoners climbed onto the prison roof to protest at the conditions inside the prison.

One of the big pros of living in Madrid is the night life.

p 4B process

p 4C Prof. Prof. Tina Pritchard

p 5A profession

p 6A professor Professor Stephen Hawking

p 8A profound

p 4A programming schedule

p 9A properly It's still not working properly.

p 8C proportion

p 4A proposal

p 1C prospect

p 10B protégé

p 2A prove That theory was proved false.

p 7B provider an Internet service provider

p 5C provision

p 5A proximity

p 5A pseud(o)- pseudo-friendship

p 1A publisher

p 7A puddle a puddle of water

Visa applications take 28 days to process.

He left the teaching profession in 1965 to set up his own business.

The invention of the contraceptive pill brought about profound changes in the lives of women.

I am responsible for the station's programming schedule.

The level of crime in an area is almost always in direct proportion to the number of unemployed.

Congress has rejected the latest economic proposal put forward by the president.

The prospect of spending three whole days with her fills me with horror.

Shapur's restaurant is full every night as trendy Londoners enjoy the wonders of his young protégé, chef Glyn Fussell.

The provision of good public transport will be essential for developing the area.

The best thing about the location of the house is its proximity to the town centre.

Janet edited books for a variety of publishers.

p 7B pull down

p 7A punish

p 3B punishing

p 7B pupil a second-year pupil

p 9B purchase

p 1B purely

p 6A push push boundaries

p 10A push the envelope

p 1A pushy a pushy salesman

q 6A quack I heard quacks coming from the pond.

q 2C quaint a quaint old cottage

q 1C quietly I slipped quietly out of the back door.

q 6A quirky

r 7B race

r 8B racer My brother is a kart racer.

r 6B racism

r 7B radio-transmitting a radio-transmitting device

r 9B rail ticket

r 10A railroad station Central Railroad Station

They pulled down the warehouse to build a new supermarket.

Those responsible for these crimes must be brought to court and punished.

Currently she has a punishing schedule of five presentations a day.

Tickets must be purchased two weeks in advance.

On a purely practical level, it is difficult to see how such proposals would work.

We really need to start pushing the envelope.

He was tall and had a quirky, off-beat sense of humour.

People of many different races were living side by side.

The authorities are taking steps to combat/fight/tackle racism in schools.

The cost of rail tickets was increased by 11%.

r 5B rapper Who is your favourite rapper?

r 3B rarely We rarely see each other now.

r 10A rat Rats carry disease.

r 10B rather

r 9A rational He was too upset to be rational.

r 8B rationalise

r 1C rave

r 1A readership

r 9A realisation

r 1B realistically

r 8B realm

r 9B reasonable

r 8C reassure

r 7B rebel

r 6C recall

r 4B reckless He was found guilty of reckless driving.

r 10A recruit

r 5A recurrent

r 4C red-top I read the red-tops every morning.

I think I'd like to stay at home this evening rather than go out.

She rationalised the expense by saying that the costly carpet she had bought would last longer than a cheaper one.

She raved about/over the clothes she had seen at the Paris fashion shows.

The magazine has a readership of over 250 000.

The realization was dawning (= They were starting to realize) that this was a major disaster.

Realistically speaking, he hadn't a hope, but that didn't stop him trying.

A pay rise is not within the realms of possibility, I'm afraid.

Tomatoes are very reasonable at this time of year.

I was nervous on my first day at college, but I was reassured to see some friendly faces.

The rebels took over the capital and set up a new government.

The old man recalled the city as it had been before the war.

Charities such as Oxfam are always trying to recruit volunteers to help in their work.LeFanu suffered all his life from a recurrent nightmare that he was trapped in a falling house.

r 10C reflect

r 7A reformer a social reformer

r 6B refusal

r 6A regard

r 5B regardless

r 2C region the semi-desert regions of Australia

r 1B regularly Accidents regularly occur on this bend.

r 7A rehabilitation the rehabilitation of prisoners

r 6A relaxing a relaxing holiday

r 8A relieve

r 5C relieved

r 7B religion the Christian religion

r 8A religious religious education

r 9C renewable

r 6B renovation The museum is closed for renovation.

r 7A re-offend

r 9C repeated repeated attempts/mistakes/warnings

r 7A repeatedly

r 7A repressive a repressive military regime

The statistics reflect a change in people's spending habits.

Our request for permission to travel met with/received a flat/point-blank refusal from the authorities.

Her parents always regarded her as the cleverest of their children.

She knew it was dangerous to visit him except at night, but she set out regardless (of the risk).

She was given a shot of morphine to relieve the pain.

I'm so relieved to find you - I thought you'd already gone.

renewable energy sources such as wind and wave power

If he re-offends, he will go back to jail for a long time.

He telephoned repeatedly, begging her to return.

r 7A requirement

r 7B resign

r 1C resist

r 6B resistance resistance to disease

r 9C resource

r 5B restless

r 7A restore

r 7B restrict measures to restrict the sale of alcohol

r 4A restriction import/export/currency restrictions

r 7B retailer a big electronics retailer

r 5C retirement

r 6A reverse

r 2B revolting a revolting smell of rotting cabbage

r 10C revolution a technological revolution

r 4A ridiculous Do I look ridiculous in this hat?

r 7C rising rising inflation

r 3A rival

r 1C roadworks

r 6B roam

A good degree is a minimum requirement for many jobs.

He resigned from the company in order to take a more challenging job.

She couldn't resist laughing at him in those clothes.

Britain's mineral resources include oil, coal and gas deposits.

He's a restless type - he never stays in one country for long.

The badly neglected paintings have all been carefully restored.

Many teachers over the age of 50 are taking early retirement.

To stop the engine, you repeat the same procedures, but in reverse.

He beat his closest/nearest rival by 20 marks.

There are delays on the M4 because of roadworks.

After the pubs close, gangs of youths roam the city streets.

r 8B roller-coaster She loves roller-coasters.

r 2B round-necked a round-necked T-shirt

r 5A round-the-clock She needed round-the-clock nursing.

r 7A route

r 10C rowing I love rowing.

r 5A rub shoulders (with)

r 2C rugged rugged landscape/terrain/hills/cliffs

r 6C ruin

r 4A ruling

r 7B rumoured

r 1A runaway

r 6A run-of-the-mill He gave a fairly run-of-the-mill speech.

r 4C runway

r 4B rural

r 1A rush up

r 2B rustic a rustic bench/cabin

r 5C rut

s 5A sacrifice

s 9B safety-conscious safety-conscious behaviour

A college education is often the best route to a good job.

She claims that she rubs shoulders with royalty all the time.

Huge modern hotels have ruined this once unspoilt coastline.

The court has made a final ruling on the case that the companies acted illegally.

The president is rumoured to be seriously ill.

Her first novel's runaway (= surprisingly big) success came as a great surprise.

The environmentalists protested against the government's decision to build a third runway at the airport.

The area is still very rural and undeveloped.

She rushed up to me and asked me a question.

I've got to change jobs - after 15 years here I feel I'm (stuck) in a rut (= I'm bored).

Many women sacrifice interesting careers for their family.

s 7A saliva saliva specimens

s 7C sarcastic a sarcastic comment/remark

s 4A satisfaction

s 2A savant savant syndrome

s 7A saw a hand/power/chain/circular saw

s 4C saxophone My father plays the saxophone.

s 1C saying

s 4B scale

s 6C scam an insurance scam

s 2A scan an ultrasound scan

s 8B scare Sudden noises scare her.

s 6C scary a scary movie/story

s 7C scene

s 7C scheme a training/housing/play scheme

s 10C scientific a scientific discovery/experiment/theory

s 8B scrape

s 7A scratch

s 2A screenwriter Who is the best young screenwriter?

s 8A scriptwriter She is a well-known scriptwriter.

You've sold me a faulty product and I demand satisfaction.

As the saying goes, 'Don't count your chickens before they're hatched'.

We don't yet know the scale of the problem.

Evidence was found at the scene of the crime.

I was woken up by the noise of branches scraping against my bedroom window.

We scratched the paintwork trying to get the bed into Martha's room.

s 8A scrub

s 2B scruffy a small, scruffy-looking man

s 2C seaside a seaside holiday/hotel/resort

s 7C seatbelt to fasten your seatbelt

s 5B secondary secondary education

s 10A secretly

s 4A seek

s 2A seek out

s 3B seldom

s 7A select

s 9A selection

s 3A self-awareness I think I have good self-awareness.

s 1A self-help self-help books

s 5A selfless selfless devotion to duty

s 5A semi- semi-circle/semi-famous

s 3C senior citizen

s 8B sensation a burning sensation

s 7B setback

s 9A setting Their cottage is in an idyllic rural setting.

She scrubbed (at) the mark on the wall for ages, but it wouldn't come off.

He was convicted on the evidence of secretly recorded telephone conversations.

Hundreds of dissidents are seeking refuge/asylum in the US embassy.

While he was at the library, Steve decided to seek out some information on accommodation in the area.

Now that we have a baby, we seldom get the chance to go to the cinema.

There was a choice of four prizes, and the winner could select one of them.

The larger shops are able to stock a wider selection of goods.

Discounts are available for senior citizens.

There has been a slight/temporary setback in our plans.

s 4A settle for

s 5C settle in

s 4B settlement

s 1A several

s 7A severely I was severely reprimanded by my boss.

s 1B sex What sex is your cat?

s 5C shadow

s 4B shape

s 3A sheer The suggestion is sheer nonsense.

s 7B shelter

s 6C shoo

s 6A shopper crowds of Christmas shoppers

s 10A shortage

s 10B shot

s 6B showing

s 2A shuffle

s 10A siege

s 8A significant

s 6A significantly

They were hoping to sell their car for £2000, but settled for £1500.

Once we've settled in, you must come round for dinner.

A large Roman settlement has been discovered just outside the town.

Several people have complained about the scheme.

Your first week in the job will be spent shadowing one of our more experienced employees.

We watched the vase begin to take shape in the potter's hands.

We were caught in a thunderstorm, without anywhere to shelter.

Go and shoo that cat away before it catches a bird.

There's a shortage of food and shelter in the refugee camps.

Woods hit a perfect shot out of the bunker.

This is the film's first showing on British television.

He shuffled into the kitchen, leaning on his walking stick.

The siege of Mafeking lasted for eight months.

The talks between the USA and the USSR were very significant for the relationship between the two countries.

My piano playing has improved significantly since I've had a new teacher.

s 3A similarly

s 1A simply

s 2A simultaneously

s 2B sip This tea is very hot, so sip it carefully.

s 7A situated

s 7A six-year a six-year sentence

s 4C skid

s 10C skill Ruth had/possessed great writing skills.

s 5A skimmed skimmed milk

s 10A skinny

s 10A sled

s 5C sleepover Let's have a sleepover at my house.

s 4C slide an emergency slide

s 7A slide

s 10A slowly Could you please speak more slowly?

s 1A slump She slumped into the chair, exhausted.

s 7A small-scale a small-scale investigation

s 9B smart card

s 7A smuggling

Cars must stop at red traffic lights: similarly (= in a similar way), bicycles should stop too.

I don't like my job - I simply do it for the money.

I was trying to do three things simultaneously.

The school is situated near to the station.

Trevor's bus skidded on some ice and hit a tree.

You should eat more, you're much too skinny.

The children are playing in the snow with their sleds.

When I was little I used to like sliding on the polished floor in my socks.

I always use my smart card on the underground.

The murdered man is thought to have been involved in drug smuggling.

s 9B snack

s 4C snappy

s 6B sneaky a sneaky plan

s 2B snow-capped snow-capped mountains

s 5C snowed under

s 4C so-called

s 2A socially

s 9A sociologist a renowned sociologist

s 10B soloist

s 7C somebody There's somebody at the door.

s 6C somersault

s 6A somewhat

s 8A soot

s 4B sophistication

s 9B sort We both like the same sort of music.

s 10A sorting office I work at the sorting office.

s 10B sour These plums are a bit sour.

s 2C southwest

s 6A speciality

I had a huge lunch, so I'll only need a snack for dinner.

They're looking for a snappy slogan to communicate the campaign's message.

I'm absolutely snowed under with work at the moment.

It isn't yet clear how destructive this so-called 'super virus' is.

Socially, she's a disaster - she's always offending someone or picking a fight.

The soloist in the violin concerto was Yehudi Menuhin.

She was so happy she turned three somersaults on the lawn.

She's somewhat more confident than she used to be.

It can be dangerous to let too much soot accumulate inside a chimney.

Her sophistication is evident from the way she dresses.

I come from the southwest part of the island.

The political economy of European integration is one of the professor's specialities.

s 3A spectrum

s 9A spending government spending on health

s 2B spice

s 4C splash

s 2C splendour

s 1C spoil

s 6B sponsored a sponsored run

s 3A spontaneous

s 2C sporting

s 3A spotlight

s 5A spouse

s 2B sprawling sprawling suburbs

s 3A spray She sprayed herself with perfume.

s 7C spy hole

s 4C St My address is 19 East Norwood St.

s 7A stable The horses are in the stables.

s 8B stair

s 5B standard

s 4B standstill

A wide spectrum of opinion was represented at the meeting.

Cinnamon, ginger and cloves are all spices.

The newspaper's splash is usually a business story.

They bought a decaying 16th-century manor house and restored it to its original splendour.

When I'm feeling miserable I go shopping and spoil myself - a couple of new dresses always make me feel better.

She's such a spontaneous, lively woman.

The Olympics is the biggest sporting event in the world.

The senator has been in the spotlight recently since the revelation of his tax frauds.

In 60% of the households surveyed both spouses went out to work.

I have a security spy hole in my front door.

The top stair creaked as she went upstairs and the noise woke up her mother.

This essay is not of an acceptable standard - do it again.

The runaway bus eventually came to a standstill when it rolled into a muddy field.

s 5A stardom

s 2B stark

s 2C stately stately homes

s 9A statement a provocative statement

s 9A state-of-the-art a state-of-the-art computer

s 6B stealth

s 5A stepping stone

s 10B stick with

s 7B stock

s 7A stolen stolen goods

s 2B stopover

s 7B store card Do you have a store card?

s 10B straightaway

s 2B strain

s 2B straw

s 9B stress-free a stress-free life

s 2B stretch

s 3B stroke

s 10A stroke of genius

From childhood, Britney Spears seemed destined for stardom.

It was a stark room with its white walls, and a bed and chair as the only furniture.

These thieves operate with terrifying stealth - they can easily steal from the pockets of unsuspecting travellers.

I see this job just as a stepping stone to better things.

He said that he was going to stick with the traditions established by his grandfather.

It is now halfway through winter and food stocks are already low.

Our tickets to Australia include a stopover for two nights in Singapore.

We don't have to go straightaway, do we?

Their constant arguments were putting a strain on their marriage.

Why don't you drink your milkshake through a straw?

The Andes stretch for 7250 km along the west coast of South America.

She suffered/had a stroke which left her unable to speak.

It was such a brilliant idea - a real stroke of genius.

s 1A strongly

s 9C structure

s 5C stuck I'm stuck in a rut (= I'm bored).

s 6A stuffed toy

s 10B stunning a stunning dress

s 2B stupid-looking a stupid-looking animal

s 5A stupor

s 6A stylish The film's direction is subtle and stylish.

s 6A subconscious

s 6A submission

s 5C subsequent

s 1B substitute a substitute teacher

s 10C successfully

s 4B succumb

s 4A sue

s 8A suffering

s 9C sugar-free sugar-free chewing-gum

s 6A sugary all those sugary snacks that kids eat

s 9C sum up

They strongly believe their children should make choices for themselves.

We must carefully structure and rehearse each scene.

My baby daughter loves playing with her stuffed toys.

He was lying under the table in a drunken stupor.

The memory was buried deep within my subconscious.

The final deadline for submissions is February 21st.

The book discusses his illness and subsequent resignation from the government.

A number of patients have been successfully treated with the new drug.

Thousands of cows have succumbed to the disease in the past few months.

He was so furious about the accusations in the letter that he threatened to sue.

The war will cause widespread human suffering.

She summed up the situation quickly and took charge.

s 3B sunlight a ray/beam/shaft/pool of sunlight

s 2B sun-roof My new car has a sun-roof.

s 9A super- the super-rich

s 2C superbly The orchestra played superbly.

s 2B superbly-acted It is a superbly-acted drama.

s 5A superficial

s 5A superwoman

s 2B supper

s 5A supplement

s 6A supporter

s 8B supposedly

s 3A supremely

s 8C surprisingly

s 2C surround

s 9B suspicious

s 7A sweat

s 6A sweater Put a sweater on if you're cold.

s 3B swell (up)

s 10A swift

He's fun to be with, but he's very superficial.

She said that she was tired of being expected to be a superwoman.

We usually have tea at about 5.30 p.m., then supper before we go to bed.

He supplements his income by working in a bar in the evening.

Thousands of supporters have travelled to London for the cup final.

Well, the tickets are supposedly in the mail.

Wales are supremely confident of winning the match.

Surprisingly, the restaurant turned out to be cheap.

Snow-capped mountains surround the city.

His colleagues became suspicious when he did not appear at work, since he was always punctual.

It was so hot when we arrived in Tripoli that we started to sweat as soon as we got off the plane.

It was obvious she had broken her toe, because it immediately started to swell (up).

The local police took swift action against the squatters.

s 6B swimming pool an indoor/outdoor swimming pool

s 1A swing The door swung open.

s 10C switch

s 4C swoop

s 3A syndrome

s 10C systematic

t 4C tabloid the tabloid press

t 3C tactful

t 7B tagging electronic tagging

t 3A tailor

t 10B talent

t 6B tap the hot/cold tap

t 1A technique

t 4B technological

t 2B teeth I brush my teeth three times a day.

t 10A telegraph The news came by telegraph.

t 5C telephone a telephone survey

t 2A temporal lobe the temporal lobe of the brain

She started studying English at college, but switched to Business Studies in her second year.

The eagle swooped down to snatch a young rabbit.

It's a classic case of the bored-housewife syndrome - she's got nothing to do all day except drink and go shopping.

We've got to be a bit more systematic in the way that we approach this task.

Mentioning his baldness wasn't very tactful.

I can tailor my working hours to suit my lifestyle.

Her talent for music showed at an early age.

We have developed a new technique for detecting errors in the manufacturing process.

Technological advances in computing and telecommunications will reduce the need for many people to travel to work.

t 7A tempt

t 3C ten kilometre a ten kilometre road race

t 9A term

t 1B terms

t 1B text-based

t 7C thank goodness

t 8B thankful

t 5A the Internet

t 2A theory Darwin's theory of evolution

t 6B thereby

t 9C thinker a political/religious thinker

t 2A thoroughly I thoroughly enjoyed the performance.

t 10C thought

t 9C three-day a three-day weekend

t 3A thrifty

t 8B thrill-seeker

t 8B thrill-seeking Thrill-seeking is in my genes.

t 3A tight-fisted

t 5A tightly

The offer of a free car stereo tempted her into buying a new car.

'Without let or hindrance' is a legal term which means 'freely'.

I've always been on good terms with my neighbours.

My girlfriend lives in another city so our relationship is almost totally text-based.

I managed to catch the train, thank goodness.

I was thankful that the meeting didn't last long, because I had a train to catch.

I found out about the bombings from/on the Internet.

Diets that are high in saturated fat and cholesterol tend to clog up our arteries, thereby reducing the blood flow to our hearts and brains.

Let me have your thoughts on that report by Friday.

They have plenty of money now, but they still tend to be thrifty.

I would describe myself as a thrill-seeker.

Don't imagine Gillian'll buy you a drink - she's too tight-fisted.

Many commuters are forced to stand, tightly packed in, like sardines.

t 7A timber a timber forest

t 2C timelessness

t 6C time-share We've bought a time-share in Spain.

t 3A timid Lucy is a rather timid child.

t 4A token a metal/plastic token

t 7A tool power tools

t 1A total

t 1C totally

t 7A tournament a tennis/chess/golf tournament

t 1A towards

t 7A trace Traces of drugs were found in his blood.

t 7B track

t 7B tracking a tracking device

t 10C traditionally

t 8B traffic jam

t 3A trait

t 9B transaction a business transaction

t 10A transcontinental

t 9C transfer the transfer of information

Rothko's paintings have a unique timelessness.

At that time of day, cars with only one occupant accounted for almost 80% of the total.

Her second husband is totally different from Mark.

They've always been very friendly towards me.

The military use radar satellites to track targets through clouds and at night.

Quaker meetings are traditionally held in silence.

Roadworks have caused traffic jams throughout the city centre.

His sense of humour is one of his better traits.

The transcontinental railway goes from New York to San Francisco.

t 4B transform

t 7B transmit

t 10C trashy trashy programmes

t 3B treadmill There are ten treadmills in the gym.

t 8B trigger

t 3A triumph

t 5A trivial

t 5A trusted She is my most trusted friend.

t 3A trusting The child gave a lovely, trusting smile.

t 1A try out

t 4B tuberculosis Tuberculosis is a very serious disease.

t 2B tuck into

t 4C Tues See you on Tues.

t 10C tune in

t 1A turn-off

t 2B turquoise the clear turquoise water of the bay

t 9B twenties They both got married in their twenties.

t 7A twice-daily There is a twice-daily bus to the city.

t 6C twist

Whenever a camera was pointed at her, Marilyn would instantly transform herself into a radiant star.

Radio Seven transmits on 201 medium wave .

Some people find that certain foods trigger their headaches.

The book celebrates the hostages' remarkable triumph over appalling adversity.

I don't know why he gets so upset about something that is utterly trivial.

Don't forget to try out the equipment before setting up the experiment.

Judging by the way they tucked into their dinner, they must have been very hungry.

The current financial situation certainly tunes in with what economic experts predicted over a year ago.

This system may provide a powerful tool for adults who find computers a turn-off yet need to learn to use them.

The story took a surprise twist today with media reports that the doctor had resigned.

t 7A twist I twisted my ankle last week.

t 1B two-fifths What is two-fifths of 1210?

u 6B ultimately

u 5B unaided

u 6B unannounced

u 9C unauthorised

u 6A unaware I was quite unaware of the problem.

u 1B unburden

u 2A uncertain New arrivals face an uncertain future.

u 10C unclear

u 1A uncomfortable an uncomfortable silence

u 2A unconditional

u 4C undercarriage an aircraft undercarriage

u 5A underfoot

u 4A undergo

u 4B uneducated an uneducated man

u 4B unexpectedly I met her unexpectedly in a coffee shop.

u 7A unfairly I think you are blaming Roger unfairly.

u 4A unfaithful

Everything will ultimately depend on what is said at the meeting with the directors next week.

Since his accident, he hasn't been able to walk unaided.

She appeared unannounced and took control of the meeting.

No admittance to unauthorised personnel.

He'll unburden himself to anyone who'll listen.

The ownership of the painting remains unclear.

the unconditional love that one has for one's child

The grass was cool and pleasant underfoot.

Athletes must undergo a mandatory drugs test before competing in the championship.

If a man was unfaithful to me I'd leave him no matter what the circumstances.

u 1A unfinished

u 9B unforgettable an unforgettable experience

u 3A unfounded

u 1B ungrateful He is always so ungrateful.

u 8B uninvited She came to the party uninvited.

u 7B universally

u 8B unknown

u 8A unlimited

u 1B unload

u 7C unmarked an unmarked police car

u 6B unofficial unofficial estimates/figures/reports

u 7A unpleasant an unpleasant surprise

u 9B unpredictable

u 3A unquestionable

u 6A unrelated

u 2B unspoilt

u 2A unsuitable

u 9A unusually He was unusually polite .

u 10B upbringing

I still have some unfinished business with you.

I'm pleased to see that our fears about the weather proved totally unfounded.

The new roundabout is universally loathed by motorists.

The exact number of people carrying the virus is unknown.

Passes are available for one month's unlimited travel within Europe.

I'm afraid I've been unloading my worries on poor Ann here.

The weather there can be a bit unpredictable - one minute it's blue skies and the next minute it's pouring down.

The fact that everyone will die someday is one of the unquestionables of life.

Police said his death was unrelated to the attack.

The mansion is set in 90 acres of beautiful, unspoilt countryside.

Completely unsuitable candidates were screened out at the first interview.

Is it right to say all the crimes he committed were simply the result of his upbringing?

u 8A upcoming

u 10A upkeep

u 9B upload How can I upload these files?

u 2C upon hours upon hours

u 10C up-to-date

u 4B urban urban development

u 2A urge

u 6C urge

u 4A user-generated user-generated content

u 3A utterly What an utterly stupid thing to do!

v 10B vague

v 5A vain

v 9A value I've always valued her advice.

v 2A variable a variable interest rate

v 4B varied a varied group of people

v 9C vary

v 2B vegetation

v 4B vehicle

v 1C venture

Tickets are selling well for the group's upcoming concert tour.

The upkeep of larger old properties is very expensive.

Great trouble is taken to keep our database up-to-date.

Lawyers will urge the parents to take further legal action.

The urge to steal is very strong in many of the young men we look after here.

I do have a vague memory of meeting her many years ago.

He was very vain about his hair and his clothes.

Some people give a regular monthly donation while others vary the amount they give.

The railway track will have to be cleared of vegetation if it is to be used again.

A truck driver died last night when his vehicle overturned.

She tentatively ventured the opinion that the project would be too expensive to complete, but the boss ignored her.

v 4A verge

v 2C vibrancy

v 2B vibrant a vibrant city

v 2B Victorian a Victorian terraced house

v 3A victory

v 4B villager

v 8C VIP

v 9C visibility

v 6B visual visual stimulus/impact/abilities

v 5B visualise

v 10A vital

v 2C vitamin a vitamin pill

v 3A vividly

v 7C vote

w 4A wall

w 2C walled

w 1A wander

w 2C warden a dog warden

w 7B watcher

on the verge of collapse/success/tears/death/disaster/warNo one can fail to be struck by the vibrancy of New York.

The Redskins opened the season by scoring a resounding/stunning/impressive 25-3 victory against/over Detroit.

All of the villagers attended the local festival.

They were in the VIP lounge at the airport.

Mist is still causing poor visibility - down to five metres in parts of the south-east.

I was so surprised when he turned up - I'd visualised someone much older.

A strong opposition is vital to a healthy democracy.

I vividly remember my first day at school.

She was too young to vote in the national election.

The walls in this apartment are so thin you can hear just about every word the neighbours say.

Why not visit the beautiful walled city of York?

We spent the morning wandering around the old part of the city.

The new channel is certainly good news for the movie watcher.

w 9B waterproof

w 1B wavelength

w 2C wealth

w 1A weapon a lethal weapon

w 6B welfare

w 6B well-being

w 2B well-decorated He has a very well-decorated house.

w 2B well-written Her latest novel is very well-written.

w 6B whaling Whaling is legal in some countries.

w 8B whichever

w 6C whisper

w 2A whom I met a man with whom I used to work.

w 7B widely They have both travelled widely.

w 8B widen His eyes/smile widened.

w 10A wilderness a beautiful mountain wilderness

w 10A willing

w 10A winged a high-winged aeroplane

w 10A wiry He has a runner's wiry frame.

w 10B wise I think you made a wise choice.

Canvas boots are all right but they're not as waterproof as leather.

I can't seem to get on with him - we're just not on the same wavelength.

Jim has a wealth of teaching experience.

The police are very concerned for the welfare of the missing child.

People doing yoga benefit from an increased feeling of well-being.

It's going to be expensive whichever way you do it.

She leaned over and whispered something in his ear.

If you're willing to fly at night, you can get a much cheaper ticket.

w 4B wisely

w 7B withdraw

w 7B withdrawal

w 1A witter on

w 6B witty a witty comment/remark

w 3A wolf Wolves hunt in groups known as packs.

w 2B wonderfully

w 2C woodland

w 10C woolly

w 6B word-of-mouth

w 10A workforce

w 1A working a 37-hour working week

w 10C workings the workings of government

w 8A wreck

w 6A wrinkled a wrinkled face

w 6B wristband a rubber wristband

y 5A yourselves Did you make the dresses yourselves?

y 1A youth the youth of today

z 3B zip

Sian had very wisely left the party before all the trouble started.

The UN has withdrawn its troops from the country.

The bank became suspicious after several large withdrawals were made from his account in a single week.

He'd been wittering on about his neighbours for half the morning.

This sauce goes wonderfully well with fish, asparagus or new potatoes.

The Forestry Commission is responsible for preserving over 2 million acres of woodland.

It's the woolly thinking behind the book that I find so infuriating.

All the orders were given by word of mouth so that no written evidence could be discovered later.

The majority of factories in the region have a workforce of 50 to 100 (people).

The explosion shattered nearby windows and wrecked two cars.

I'm just going to zip along to the shops - I won't be long.

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English word Example sentence

a 8A absorb поглощать Plants absorb carbon dioxide.

a 10B absorption впитывание

a 2A academic академический academic subjects/qualifications/books

a 10B academy академия a military/police academy

a 7B acceptable приемлемый

a 5C accepted принятый

a 3A accolade похвала, одобрение

a 6B accumulation накопление

a 7B accurately точно, безошибочно

a 5C achievement достижение

a 4B acquire приобретать

a 7B activate приводить в действие

a 1B add up добавить (к чему-л.)

a 7B addition дополнение

Lesson no.

Russian русский

Some poisonous gases can enter the body by absorption through the skin.

This kind of attitude is simply not acceptable.

The idea is not accepted (= approved of) in political circles.

This is his centennial year and he's been granted the ultimate accolade - his face on a set of three postage stamps.

Despite this accumulation of evidence, the Government persisted in doing nothing.

The plans should be drawn as accurately as possible, showing all the measurements.

An Olympic silver medal is a remarkable achievement for one so young.

As people grow older, their faces acquire more character.

The alarm is activated by the lightest pressure.

It all added up to a lot of hard work for all of us.

In addition to his flat in London, he has a villa in Italy and a castle in Scotland.

a 9B additive-free additive-free food

a 5A admirer обожатель She's got plenty of admirers.

a 6B adopt принять

a 2B adorable очаровательный

a 8B adrenaline адреналин

a 10C advanced an advanced English course

a 6A advancement продвижение

a 6B advertiser заказчик рекламы

a 8A advisor советник, консультант

a 10A aeroplane самолёт She has her own private aeroplane.

a 2A affectionate нежный, любящий He's an affectionate little boy.

a 9A affluence достаток

a 9C against против

a 9C agriculture сельское хозяйство

a 9C aid помощь

a 10A airborne переносимый по воздуху

a 7C alarm сигнализация

a 10A alas увы!

a 7A alibi алиби

без (искусственных) добавок

I think it's time to adopt a different strategy in my dealings with him.

She has the most adorable two-year-old girl.

These arguments always get my adrenaline going (= make me excited or angry).

продвинутый, повышенного типа

All she was interested in was the advancement of her own career.

Whilst claiming to promote positive images of women, advertisers are in fact doing the very opposite.

She is the party's main economic advisor.

What we are seeing increasingly is a society of private affluence and public squalor.

She spoke against the decision to close the college.

Agriculture is still largely based on traditional methods in some countries.

The Vatican has agreed to donate $80 000 in humanitarian/emergency aid to countries affected by the war.

The airborne radioactive particles have covered a huge area of Russia.

If there's any trouble, raise/sound the alarm by pulling the emergency cord.

I love football but, alas, I have no talent as a player.

He has a cast-iron alibi - he was in hospital the week of the murder.

a 8B alive в живых He must be ninety if he's still alive.

a 7B allege утверждать

a 5A allegedly якобы That's where he allegedly killed his wife.

a 10A allowance

a 1A all-time непревзойденный

a 10B amateur любитель

a 3B amaze изумлять

a 3A amongst среди Relax, you're amongst friends.

a 6A amusing забавный an amusing story/person/situation

a 1A analysis анализ

a 8B ancestor предок

a 8B anger гнев

a 10B animation анимация

a 7A ankle лодыжка

a 1A annoy раздражать

a 6B antagonise вызывать антагонизм

a 6A anti-social антиобщественный anti-social behaviour

a 9B anti-war антивоенный an anti-war protest

a 10A anxiously с волнением

The two men allege (that) the police forced them to make false confessions.

денежное содержание, оплата чего-л.

The perks of the job include a company pension scheme and a generous travel allowance.

After three years of drought, the water in the lake had reached an all-time low.

This tennis tournament is open to both amateurs and professionals.

It amazes me that she's got the energy for all those parties.

Chemical analysis revealed a high content of copper.

There were portraits of his ancestors on the walls of the room.

I think he feels a lot of anger towards his father who treated him very badly as a child.

Encyclopaedias on CD-ROM include sound, illustrations and simple animations.

I fell over and sprained/twisted my ankle.

Tim really annoyed me in the meeting this morning.

It's a very delicate situation and I've no wish to antagonise him.

Tomorrow the children will receive their anxiously awaited presents.

a 4B apparent видимый

a 9B appeal привлекательность What's the appeal of e-cash?

a 10A applicant кандидат

a 1A appoint назначить (на должность)

a 9C apprenticeship стажировка I started my apprenticeship last year.

a 8B architecture архитектура Roman architecture

a 6A archive архивный archive film/footage/material

a 6C arrange организовать

a 10A arrival прибытие

a 9A as opposed to в отличие от

a 3A aspect сторона, аспект

a 3B associate ассоциировать

a 3A astonish изумить

a 2A astounding поразительный an astounding fact/decision/revelation

a 4B astronaut астронавт, космонавт

a 3C athletic атлетический She looks very athletic.

a 2A atlas (географический) атлас an atlas of the world

a 8A atmospheric атмосферный

a 6C attend присутствовать

a 2A autistic страдающий аутизмом One child in 5 000 is autistic.

I was on the metro this morning when for no apparent reason the man opposite suddenly screamed.

How many applicants did you have for the job?

We've appointed three new teachers this year.

She's arranged for her son to have swimming lessons.

Hundreds gathered to await the boxer's arrival at the airport.

I'd prefer to go on holiday in May, as opposed to September.

Which aspects of the job do you most enjoy?

Most people associate this brand with good quality.

What astonished me was that he didn't seem to mind.

When I was young, I wanted to be an astronaut.

Plants are the main source of atmospheric oxygen.

Over two hundred people attended the funeral.

a 4C avert предотвращать to avert a crisis/conflict/strike/famine

a 4A aviation авиация the British Civil Aviation Authority

b 2B backwater тихая заводь

b 8B bang громкий удар

b 9A bank account банковский счёт

b 9B banker банкир

b 9B banking банковкая система international banking

b 10B Barbie doll кукла Барби

b 1B barely едва, вряд ли

b 4B base on основывать (на чём-л.)

b 1B basis основа

b 6A basket корзина a shopping/picnic basket

b 10A BC до рождества Христова

b 2B beard борода a flowing white beard

b 6C beckon манить, кивать

b 2A belief вера

b 2A bellow рёв (человека) He gave a bellow of rage.

b 4C belly фюзеляж, "брюхо" The belly of the aircraft was painted red.

b 9C benefit извлекать пользу

We tied the boat up in a quiet backwater overnight.

The window slammed shut with a loud bang.

How much money do you have in your bank account?

She was a successful banker by the time she was forty.

I often played with Barbie dolls when I was young.

After paying for our travel costs, we barely broke even.

The film is based on a short story by Thomas Mann.

Most of our staff work for us on a voluntary basis (= They work without being paid).

The Battle of Actium took place in 31 BC.

The customs official beckoned the woman to his counter.

Recent revelations about corruption have shaken many people's belief in (= caused people to have doubts about) the police.

I feel that I have benefited greatly from her wisdom.

b 10C benefit выгода, польза

b 1C besides кроме того

b 2A bespectacled носящий очки a small, bespectacled man in a drab suit

b 6C better- лучше

b 3A beyond за пределами, вне

b 1A bicker пререкаться, спорить Will you two stop bickering!

b 6B billboard an advertising billboard

b 7B biometric биометрический biometric data

b 3A bitterly сильно

b 9C bleak безрадостный The economic outlook is bleak.

b 6C blissful счастливый a blissful childhood/holiday

b 1A blissfully блаженно They seemed blissfully happy.

b 3B blocked (up) заложенный I've got a blocked (up) nose.

b 3A bluff блеф

b 6C board room Let's meet in the board room.

b 5C bonus премия a productivity bonus

b 10C booklet книжечка

b 1C boot багажник My suitcase is in the boot of my car.

b 1C bore наскучить "Am I boring you?" she asked anxiously.

b 6A boundary граница

The discovery of oil brought many benefits to the town.

She won't mind your being late - besides, it's hardly your fault.

She is better-looking (= more attractive) than her brother.

She is, beyond question, the best actress of her generation.

доска для объявлений, рекламный щит

He was bitterly disappointed not to get the job.

Is he going to jump or is he only bluffing?

зал заседаний совета директоров

I always write my shopping lists in a booklet.

Electronic publishing is blurring the boundaries between dictionaries and encyclopedias.

b 9A brake тормоз She had no brakes on her bicycle.

b 9B branding

b 4C brash дерзкий

b 7B break-up разрыв отношений

b 2B breath-taking захватывающий дыхание a breath-taking view

b 7A bright-coloured цветистый

b 2A brilliance великолепие

b 1B broadly вообще

b 4C broadsheet газета большого формата

b 2A bubble пузырёк (воздуха)

b 4A bug

b 5A bulk большая часть чего-л.

b 6C burly дородный a burly policeman

b 4B bustle суета

b 2C bustling шумный, неугомонный

b 1A butt in вмешиваться (в разговор)

b 10B buyer покупатель

b 6B buzz молва, слухи

c 2B cabin a log cabin

продвижение торговой марки

The successful branding and marketing of the new beer has already boosted sales and increased profits.

Don't you think that suit's a bit brash for a funeral?

Long separations had contributed to their marriage break-up.

We've just bought a new bright-coloured rug for the living room.

Her first novel showed signs of brilliance.

Broadly speaking, don't you think women make better drivers than men?

In Britain, the broadsheets are generally believed to be more serious than the tabloids.

As water begins to boil, bubbles rise ever faster to the surface.

подслушивать, прослушиваться

She suspected that her phone had been bugged (= that a listening device had been hidden inside it).

In fact, the bulk of the book is taken up with criticizing other works.

I sat in a café watching the (hustle and) bustle (= busy activity) of the street outside.

This used to be a bustling town but a lot of people have moved away over recent years.

Norma always butts in when we're talking.

He's still looking for a buyer for his house.

His new album is creating a real buzz in the music world.

небольшая жилая постройка, хижина

c 6C cajole обхаживать

c 2B canal канал (водный)

c 4B cancerous раковый a cancerous growth/tumour

c 8A candidate кандидат

c 5A 'can-do' attitude

c 2B canoe каноэ We travelled in a canoe.

c 6B capsule капсула

c 4C Capt Capt Walter Raleigh

c 10B captain капитан

c 5A captivate завоевать

c 9C career path направление карьеры How can I find a new career path?

c 9B cash-free a cash-free society

c 1A cashier кассир

c 9A cast-offs ненужные вещи

c 4C catastrophe катастрофа

c 6B catchphrase популярный афоризм

c 2B cathedral собор Salisbury Cathedral

c 7A cattle скот beef/dairy cattle

c 3A cautious осторожный He's a cautious driver.

c 7B CCTV CCTV cameras

He really knows how to cajole people into doing what he wants.

The Panama Canal provides a crucial shipping link between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

There are three candidates standing in the election.

оптимистичное, положительное отношение

Her 'can-do' attitude is what made her our choice for the job.

The liquid is contained within a small capsule.

сокр. от капитан

It's unusual to have a goalkeeper as (the) captain of a football team.

With her beauty and charm, she captivated film audiences everywhere.

не использующий наличные деньги

I smiled at the cashier and gave her my credit card.

I always had to wear my sister's cast-offs as a child.

They were warned of the ecological catastrophe to come.

Advertising campaigns often use catchphrases.

системы закрытой трансляции телевидения (применяются для видео наблюдения)

c 6C celebration празднование

c 4B cell клетка DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.

c 7B centralise

c 5B cerebral palsy церебральный паралич He suffers from cerebral palsy.

c 5B champion чемпион an Olympic champion

c 2B channel канал (телевизионный) a cable/terrestrial channel

c 2B chaotic беспорядочный

c 5C chap парень He's a friendly sort of a chap.

c 6B charitable благотворительный

c 6A charming очаровательный

c 6B chart составить диаграмму

c 1A chatty

c 5C checkout касса

c 9B checkup проверка

c 3B cheer up развеселить

c 1A cheerful радостный He's usually fairly cheerful.

c 9B chip чип, микросхема a silicon chip

c 8B chisel высекать She chiselled a figure out of the marble.

c 4B cholera холера Hundreds died of cholera.

There were lively New Year celebrations all over town.

сосредотачивать в одном месте

Payment of bills is now centralized (= organized at one place instead of several).

The house is a bit chaotic at the moment - we've got all these extra people staying and we're still decorating.

a charitable foundation/organization/trust

We had dinner with our director and his charming wife.

We need some sort of graph on which we can chart our progress.

болтливый, словоохотливый

My manager said I am too chatty at work.

Your fruit and vegetables will be weighed at the checkout.

She goes to her doctor for regular checkups.

She was ill so I sent her some flowers to cheer her up.

c 2B chuck бросить Chuck it over there/into the corner.

c 10B circuit

c 4C circulation тираж (газет, журналов) The paper has a circulation of 150 000.

c 4B circumstance обстоятельство

c 7A citizen гражданин

c 10A civilisation цивилизация

c 4A civilised цивилизованный

c 8A clearing up уборка Could you help me with the clearing up?

c 10A clearly ясно, очевидно

c 2A cleverest самый умный

c 9C climbing скалолазание Chris has just taken up climbing.

c 7B closely внимательно Please examine this information closely.

c 9B closure закрытие factory/branch closures

c 2B clumsy неуклюжий

c 2B cluster скопление

c 2C coastal прибрежный a coastal town

c 2B coconut milk кокосовое молоко This curry contains coconut milk.

c 4B coin монета a 10p/ten pence coin

c 7C coincidence совпадение

круг (напр., "в деловых кругах")

They first met each other on the tennis circuit.

Obviously we can't deal with the problem until we know all the circumstances.

The interests of British citizens living abroad are protected by the British Embassy.

Cuzco was the centre of one of the world's most famous civilisations, that of the Incas.

A fair justice system is a fundamental part of a civilised society.

The accident was clearly the lorry driver's fault.

She is the cleverest student in the class.

That's the third glass you've smashed this week, - you're so clumsy!

Have a look at the cluster of galaxies in this photograph.

You chose exactly the same wallpaper as us - what a coincidence!

c 3B colourful красочный, яркий a colourful painting

c 4B commerce коммерция the world of commerce and industry

c 6B commercial рекламный ролик

c 1B commitment

c 10C communicator тот, кто умеет общаться

c 9B community-led a community-led approach

c 9B companion компаньон

c 9C computerised компьютеризированный The whole system is computerised.

c 5C concede признать

c 5A concentrate сосредоточиться

c 3A conclude завершить, сделать вывод

c 6C confession признание

c 1B confidant a close confidant

c 1B confide доверять(ся)

c 8B confidently уверенно

c 10A conflict конфликт

c 7A confront сталкиваться лицом к лицу

c 2A confusing сбивающий с толку

c 7B congestion затор (уличного движения)

Why may it not be worth spending too much on television commercials?

обязательство, приверженность

her commitment to left-wing politics/the cause of feminism/the company

Obviously teachers have to be good communicators.

движимый общественностью

The dog has been her constant companion these past ten years.

The Government has conceded (that) the new tax policy has been a disaster.

Come on, concentrate! We haven't got all day to do this.

She concluded the speech by reminding us of our responsibility.

I've got a bit of a confession to make - I've lost that book you lent me.

наперсник, доверенное лицо

She's nice, but I don't feel I can confide in her.

Try to act confidently, even if you feel nervous.

We wish to avoid conflict between our countries if at all possible.

It's an issue we'll have to confront at some point, no matter how unpleasant it is.

The transition from boyhood to manhood can be a confusing period.

The (traffic) congestion in the city gets even worse during the summer.

c 8A conscience совесть a guilty conscience

c 3A consciously осознанно

c 9C consequently в результате

c 9B considerable существенный

c 1A constantly постоянно He's constantly changing his mind.

c 1A consumer потребитель

c 8A consumption потребление

c 8C contact lens контактные линзы

c 9B contactless-payment бесконтактная оплата contactless-payment systems

c 2B contemporary современный

c 2C contribute способствовать Smoking contributed to his early death.

c 7B contribution вклад

c 10C conversational разговорный

c 7A convict заключённый an escaped convict

c 1C convinced убеждён

c 10C convincing убедительный a convincing argument/explanation

c 7B cookie

c 7B co-operation сотрудничество

c 5B coordinate координировать

I don't think she's consciously rude to people - it's just her manner.

I spent most of my money in the first week and consequently had very little to eat by the end of the holiday.

The fire caused considerable damage to the church.

The new telephone rates will affect all consumers including businesses.

As a nation, our consumption of junk food is horrifying.

I usually wear contact lenses, but I sometimes wear glasses when my eyes are tired.

contemporary music/literature/art/fashion

She didn't make much of a contribution (= She did not say much) at today's meeting, did she?

He seems to lack basic conversational skills.

My boyfriend says I'd enjoy a walking holiday, but I'm not convinced.

cookie (в интернете - данные о предыстории обращений данного пользователя к серверу, автоматически сохраняются

I deleted all the cookies from my computer.

This documentary was made with the cooperation of British Rail.

Cerebral palsy affects the sufferer's ability to coordinate body movements.

c 6B copywriter We are advertising for a new copywriter.

c 6C copywriting a copywriting course

c 6A corridor коридор Her office is at the end of the corridor.

c 9A cost of living

c 1C costs затраты We need to cut our advertising costs.

c 4A costume drama I love watching costume dramas on TV.

c 3A couch диван, софа, кушетка She sat down on the couch.

c 5C counter-argument опровержение

c 5A counter-attack контратака

c 5A counterbalance противовес

c 9A courage мужество

c 8B courageous мужественный

c 8B courageously мужественно

c 7A coursework реферат, курсовая работа Have you finished your coursework yet?

c 5A courtier придворный

c 4A coverage

c 6A cow корова a dairy cow

c 9A coward трус

писатель рекламных объявлений

написание рекламных текстов

стоимость проживания, потребительская корзина

The increase in interest rates will raise the cost of living.

кино\телефильм, в котором особое внимание уделяется костюмам и декорациям, часто на исторический сюжет

He came up with an excellent counter-argument.

The rebels have launched a strong counter-attack against the government forces.

Her calm nature served as a natural counterbalance to his excitable personality.

They showed great courage when they found out about their baby's disability.

It was a courageous decision to resign in protest at the company's pollution record.

She behaved very courageously during the incident.

Many of the courtiers were upset by the princess's resistance to tradition.

освещение в печати, по радио

What did you think of the BBC's election coverage?

They branded her a coward for informing on her colleagues during the interrogation.

c 8B cowardly трусливый

c 4C crash-land

c 8B crave страстно желать Many young children crave attention.

c 4B creature создание, существо

c 5C crèche детские ясли Does your employer provide a crèche?

c 4C crisp резкий a crisp reply

c 7A crop посев, культура

c 7A cross-country по пересеченной местности cross-country skiing/running

c 1C crow ворона

c 1C crowd толпа She goes about with a friendly crowd.

c 8B crunch скрипеть, хрустеть

c 6A cunningly хитро He behaved very cunningly.

c 8C curious любопытный

c 9A current текущий, современный

c 5B curriculum программа, учебный план the school curriculum

c 2B curry карри (острая приправа) curry powder

c 10A cyclone циклон We were caught in a cyclone.

c 6B cynical циничный

d 10B (be) down to сводиться к It's all down to money.

d 1B (out of your) depth You're out of your depth.

This was a particularly brutal and cowardly attack.

совершить аварийную посадку

Heathrow escape for 150 passengers and crew as BA jet crash-lands before runway

Rain forests are filled with amazing creatures.

The main crops grown for export are coffee and rice.

My girlfriend is scared of birds, especially crows.

The gravel crunched underfoot as we walked up to the house.

I was curious to know what would happen next.

Have you seen the current issue of Vogue magazine?

I've always been deeply cynical about politicians.

глубина, 'out of one's depth' - растеряться, не понимать

d 10C daddy папа

d 6C dance-floor танц-площадка

d 1C data данные, информация

d 5C dead-end job бесперспективная работа

d 9B debit card дебетовая карточка I paid with my debit card.

d 5B debut album дебютный альбом

d 10A decade десятилетие

d 6C deceive обманывать

d 6A decidedly несомненно

d 9C decline спад industrial decline

d 6B deed действие

d 9C deeply в высокой степени I'm deeply grateful to you.

d 4A defendant обвиняемый, подсудимый

d 7C defensive оборонительный

d 2A deficiency нехватка

d 2A deficient недостаточный

d 7B delay задержка

d 2B delightful очаровательный His sister is a delightful girl.

d 1A demand спрос There was little demand for tickets.

d 8C demonstrate демонстрировать

Mummy and Daddy are taking me to the circus on Saturday.

Have you seen him on the dance-floor (= dancing)?

The data was/were collected by various researchers.

I am planning to escape from my dead-end job.

His debut album was released in January 2008.

The country has experienced two decades of growth.

The company deceived customers by selling old computers as new ones.

An agreement is looking decidedly difficult according to the newspapers.

It seems to me that a lot of evil deeds are done in the name of religion.

The jury concluded from the evidence that the defendant was innocent.

The merest hint of criticism makes him defensive.

Pregnant women often suffer from iron deficiency.

A diet deficient in vitamin D may cause the disease rickets.

There has been a delay in the book's publication.

These figures clearly demonstrate the size of the economic problem facing the country.

d 9A dental стоматологический dental decay/treatment

d 10A dependent зависимый

d 3A depressing наводящий тоску I find this weather so depressing.

d 3B depression депрессия

d 6B despise презирать The two groups despise each other.

d 8B despondent подавленный

d 4C detach отсоединить

d 10B determination a man of fierce/ruthless determination

d 5A detract from отвлекать (внимание)

d 8A devastating разрушительный

d 4B development развитие

d 2A developmentally по развитию developmentally disabled

d 4A device устройство

d 10B devote посвятить

d 4B diagnostic диагностический diagnostic techniques/tests

d 8A direct-debit I pay my electricity bill by direct debit.

d 8A directly непосредственно I'm not directly involved in the project.

d 2A directory справочник

d 2A disabled инвалид The accident left him severely disabled.

It's very easy to become dependent on sleeping pills.

I was overwhelmed by feelings of depression.

He became/grew increasingly despondent when she failed to return his phone calls.

You can detach the hood if you prefer the coat without it.

устремление, решительность

All that make-up she wears actually detracts from her beauty, I think.

If the bomb had exploded in the main shopping area, it would have been devastating.

Technological developments have changed the shape of industry.

Rescuers used a special device for finding people trapped in collapsed buildings.

She has devoted all her energies/life to the care of homeless people.

автоматическое снятие денег со счёта на регулярной основе

Look up their number in the telephone directory.

d 1A disabled space

d 6A disaffected недовольный

d 8B disapprove не одобрять

d 6C disastrous бедственный

d 3C discount скидка

d 9C discrimination дискриминация racial/sex discrimination

d 8B disgust отвращение She walked out in disgust.

d 8B disgusted

d 6B dislike не любить

d 9A disposable disposable income

d 9B dispute ставить под сомнение

d 9B disruptive

d 4C distinction различие

d 6A distinctly заметно She looks distinctly fitter these days.

d 7A distinguishing отличительный

d 10B distraction то, что отвлекает внимание

d 3A distress душевное страдание

d 2A distribute раздавать

d 4A district район, районный South Cambridgeshire District Council

место для инвалида (на автомобильной парковке)

If you have a disabled badge in your car, you can park in a disabled space.

The party needs to take steps to attract disaffected voters.

The survey showed that 32% of respondents approve, 54% disapprove and the rest are undecided.

Such a war would be disastrous for the country.

They usually give you a discount if you buy multiple copies.

испытывающий отвращение

She was disgusted at the way they treated their children.

I dislike walking and I hate the countryside.

имеющийся в распоряжении

Few would dispute his status as the finest artist of the period.

перен.: подрывной (о деятельности, приносящей вред)

His teacher described him as a noisy, disruptive influence in class.

There's a clear distinction between the dialects spoken in the two regions.

The main distinguishing feature of the new car is its fast acceleration.

I can turn the television off if you find it a distraction.

She claimed that the way she had been treated at work had caused her extreme emotional and psychological distress.

Their teacher distributed a review for the exam.

d 8B disturbance нарушение тишины

d 2C diverse разнообразный

d 2C diversity разнообразие

d 7A DNA ДНК DNA research

d 7B documentation документы

d 3A dominate доминировать

d 8A doorstep

d 4C downmarket a downmarket tabloid newspaper

d 7B downpour ливень a torrential downpour

d 8B downstairs внизу I went downstairs to answer the phone.

d 10B down-to-earth "приземлённый"

d 6C drag тащить

d 5B dressage объездка лошадей a dressage competition

d 10B driving range

d 5A drudgery рутина the drudgery of housework

d 2A dub

d 5C dubious сомневающийся

d 6A duck утка Let's go and feed the ducks.

e 9A e.g. например

Residents are fed up with the disturbance caused by the nightclub.

Linguistics embraces a diverse range of subjects such as phonetics and stylistics.

Does television adequately reflect the ethnic and cultural diversity of the country?

Passengers without proper documentation will not be allowed to travel.

He refuses to let others speak and dominates every meeting.

порог, перен.: совсем рядом

There's a lovely park right on our doorstep.

дешёвый и низкого качества

She's a down-to-earth sort of woman with no pretensions.

Pick the chair up instead of dragging it behind you!

поле для практики игры в гольф

I often practise my golf swing at the driving range.

шутл. окрестить, дать прозвище

She was dubbed by the newspapers 'The Angel of Death'.

I'm dubious about his promises to change his ways.

You should eat more food that contains a lot of fibre, e.g. fruit, vegetables and bread.

e 4B earthling землянин

e 7B earthquake землетрясение

e 8A ease успокоить

e 8A east восточный Cambridge is in East Anglia.

e 10A ebb away убывать He could feel his strength ebbing away.

e 9B e-cash электронные деньги I paid with e-cash.

e 8A eco-audit экологическая проверка

e 7A ecology экология

e 3C I was being economical with the truth.

e 10A economics экономическая наука

e 9A economy экономика the global economy

e 6B effectiveness эффективность

e 8A election выборы

e 10A element доля

e 10C elementary начальный

e 9B eliminate исключать

e 9B embedded встроенный a chip embedded in computers

e 8A emission выбросы

e 8B emotion чувство, эмоция

e 2A emotional эмоциональный a child's emotional development

The film tells the story of a group of aliens who come to Earth to study earthlings.

In 1906 an earthquake destroyed much of San Francisco.

If it will ease your mind, I'll have a word with Charlotte for you.

Our company is carrying out an eco-audit.

The oil spill caused terrible damage to the fragile ecology of the coast.

economical with the truth

идиом.: говорить неправду

She's in her third year of economics at York university.

There are doubts about the effectiveness of the new drug in treating the disease.

The Government is expected to call an election very soon.

There was certainly an element of truth in what she said.

I have an elementary knowledge of physics.

A move towards healthy eating could help eliminate heart disease.

The increased use of natural gas will help reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

Like a lot of men, he finds it hard to express his emotions.

e 2B enchanting прелестный

e 10B encouragement ободрение

e 7B enforce проводить в жизнь

e 4B engine двигатель a jet engine

e 5B enrol

e 1C ensure обеспечивать

e 3C enthuse приходить в восторг

e 1C entirely полностью I admit it was entirely my fault.

e 8A environmentalist

e 8A environmentally экологически

e 10A epitomise представлять собой

e 10A equine конский equine flu

e 9B error ошибка

e 8A eruption извержение a volcanic eruption

e 10A escalator эскалатор

e 6B essay эссе, реферат

e 4C evacuate эвакуировать

e 8A ever(-) постоянный

e 1B everyday повседневный

It's described in the guide book as 'an enchanting medieval city'.

Children need lots of encouragement from their parents.

It isn't always easy for the police to enforce speed limits.

записывать(ся) (на курс обучения)

I enrolled for/in/on the modern art course.

The role of the police is to ensure (that) the law is obeyed.

He was enthusing over a wonderful restaurant he'd been to.

специалист по проблемам окружающей среды

The expansion plans will face fierce resistance from environmentalists.

environmentally-friendly washing powder

With little equipment and unsuitable footwear, she epitomises the inexperienced and unprepared mountain walker.

The letter contains a number of typing errors.

I'll meet you by the up/down escalator on the second floor.

For homework I want you to write an essay on endangered species.

A thousand people were evacuated from their homes following the floods.

The ever-increasing demand for private cars could be halted by more investment in public transport.

the everyday lives of ordinary Russian citizens

e 7A ex- бывший ex-prisoner

e 4B exasperating раздражающий

e 5B exceptional исключительный exceptional powers of concentration

e 10B exceptionally исключительно an exceptionally fine portrait

e 7B exemption

e 3A exhilaration возбуждение

e 6A exit выход a fire exit

e 2B exotic экзотический exotic flowers/food/designs

e 1A expect ожидать He didn't expect to see me.

e 8C expectation ожидание

e 6C expensive-looking дорогой на вид an expensive-looking ring

e 3A experiment эксперимент

e 6B experimentation экспериментирование

e 10C expertise квалификация, умение

e 9C explanation объяснение

e 4B exploration исследование

e 2C explore исследовать to explore space

e 6B expose подвергать действию

e 6A extensive всесторонний extensive repairs to the motorway

It's so exasperating when he won't listen to a word that I say.

освобождение (напр., от налога)

Candidates with a qualification in Chemistry have exemption from this course.

I had a fantastic feeling of exhilaration when I won the race.

She could never measure up to her mother's expectations.

Some people believe that experiments on animals should be banned.

Extensive experimentation (= testing) is needed before new drugs can be sold.

We admired the expertise with which he prepared the meal.

Could you give me a quick explanation of how it works?

Livingstone was the first European to make an exploration of the Zambezi river.

About 800,000 children are exposed to poisons each year.

e 4A extraordinary

e 9A extravagance экстравагантность

e 3A extravagant экстравагантный the extravagant lifestyle of a movie star

e 9C eye test проверка зрения Could I book an eye test please?

e 2B eye-mask маска на глаза I always wear an eye-mask in bed.

f 6A facial лицевой facial hair

f 4A fact-based a fact-based novel

f 10A failure провал, неудача

f 2C fairytale фантастический They had a fairytale wedding.

f 9C faithfully с уважением Yours faithfully

f 7C falling понижающийся falling birth/interest rates

f 10B fame слава

f 3C fanatic фанатик a fitness/film fanatic

f 8B fantastic прекрасный You look fantastic in that dress.

f 8B fantasy фантазия

f 10A far-flung обширный

f 8A far-reaching далеко идущий

f 10A fascinate приводить в восторг Science has always fascinated me.

f 9B fashion-conscious внимательный к моде

f 10C fast track быстрое продвижение

экстраординарный, чрезвычайный

He told the extraordinary story of his escape.

I think she was shocked by my extravagance.

основанный на реальных событиях

The meeting was a complete/total failure.

She first rose to fame as a singer at the age of 16.

Steve's favourite fantasy was to own a big house and a flashy car.

The news spread to all corners of our far-flung empire.

These new laws will have far-reaching benefits for all working mothers.

your average fashion-conscious teenager

A degree in computer science offers a fast track to the top.

f 8B fear-avoider осторожный человек

f 8A federal law федеральный закон

f 6A feedback отзыв, обратная связь

f 9A feel good factor

f 7A ferry паром a car ferry

f 5A fetch сходить за (кем-л.\чем-л.)

f 7A fibre волокно, нить The fibres are woven into fabric.

f 8A fight бороться

f 9B finance финансы corporate/personal/public finance

f 7C financially в финансовом отношении The project is not financially viable.

f 7B fingerprint отпечаток пальца His fingerprints were all over the gun.

f 3A finicky

f 3A finishing line финишная черта

f 2A firmly твердо, решительно

f 1A fishcake фишкейк (рыбное блюдо) Fishcakes are on the menu today.

f 10B fitness

f 7A fjord фиорд the Norwegian fjords

f 5A flash сверкнуть

f 9A flat screen плоский экран a flat screen television

f 8B flattering лестный a flattering photograph

He never takes risks because he is a fear-avoider.

They were charged with violating federal law.

Have you had any feedback from customers about the new soap?

идиом.: улучшающий настроение

The feel good factor persists despite the current economic problems.

Could you fetch me my glasses/fetch my glasses for me from the other room, please?

We need the public's help in fighting crime.

требующий большой аккуратности и точности

Repairing watches must be a very finicky job.

The winner crossed the finishing line 9 seconds before the second-placed runner.

We are firmly committed to reducing unemployment.

физическая подготовленность (форма)

I'm trying to improve my fitness by cycling to work.

The lightning flashed and distant thunder rolled.

f 2A flit

f 10A flock стадо, стая a flock of sheep/goats/geese

f 2B flooding затопление

f 7A flour мукá Thicken the sauce with a little flour.

f 6C flow поток the flow of ideas/information

f 9A flying пилотирование

f 5B focus центр, средоточие

f 8A focus концентрироваться

f 2B footstep

f 4A forbid запрещать

f 8C forcefully агрессивно

f 2B forehead лоб

f 7A forensic судебный forensic evidence/medicine/science

f 4B forerunner предшественник

f 7A forest лес the Black Forest

f 6B forgivable простительный a forgivable mistake

f 5C forgive прощать

f 4C format формат

f 4A formula формула, рецепт There's no magic formula for success.

"порхать" с одного дела на другое

Sara finds it very difficult to settle - she's always flitting from one thing to another.

Some roads have been closed because of flooding.

He's having second thoughts about the flying lessons.

The main focus of interest at the fashion show was Christian Lacroix's outrageous evening wear.

Tonight's programme focuses on the way that homelessness affects the young.

след, 'to follow in smb.'s footsteps' - идти по чьим-л. стопам

I might follow in the footsteps of the Hollywood stars.

The law forbids the sale of cigarettes to people under the age of 16.

He argued forcefully that stricter laws were necessary to deal with the problem.

She wiped the beads of sweat from her forehead.

Germany's Green party was said to be the forerunner of environmental parties throughout Europe.

I don't think she's ever quite forgiven me for getting her name wrong that time.

The format of the magazine has changed.

f 9A foundation организация, фонд the British Heart Foundation

f 10A four-month четырёхмесячный a four-month course

f 7A fragment осколок, обломок

f 8C frankly откровенно

f 7A fraudster мошенник

f 10C free-flowing свободно текущий a free-flowing river

f 7C freeze замерзать

f 1A friendliness дружелюбие

f 1B friendship дружба

f 1C frighten пугать He frightens me when he drives so fast.

f 6C frown смотреть неодобрительно She frowned at me, clearly annoyed.

f 6C fry жарить Fry the mushrooms in a little butter.

f 9A fulfilment чувство удовлетворения

f 6B fundraising сбор средств

f 1B funnily enough как ни странно I have met him, funnily enough.

f 10A further дальше

f 6A furthermore более того

f 3C fussy вычурный

g 4B gadget kitchen gadgets

The road was covered with fragments of glass from the shattered window.

Frankly, I think this whole situation is ridiculous.

New measures are needed to prevent fraudsters opening bank accounts with stolen cheques.

Water freezes to ice at a temperature of 0°C.

Serena is very popular because of her friendliness.

Their friendship goes back to when they were at school together.

She finally found fulfilment in motherhood.

The summer fête will be the school's main fundraising event this year.

It was much further to the town centre than I remembered.

I suggest we use Barkers as our main suppliers - they're good and furthermore they're cheap.

They've got those curtains that tie up with big bows - they're a bit fussy for my taste.

приспособление (для чего-л.)

g 1C gain получить

g 2A gait походка He walked with a slow stiff gait.

g 9B games console игровая приставка Do you have a games console?

g 5A gatekeeper привратник social gatekeepers

g 4B gaze вглядываться

g 4B geek He's such a geek.

g 9C gender род (мужской или женский)

g 2A generate создавать

g 2A genius гений (an) artistic/creative/musical genius

g 10B gentle лёгкий a gentle wind

g 5A genuine искренний

g 1A genuinely искренне

g 7B get-together встреча a family get-together

g 8B ghost story история с привидениями Sarah doesn't like ghost stories.

g 10B gift талант He has a gift for languages.

g 10B gifted талантливый a gifted dancer/musician

g 10B give up отказаться от чего-л. I've given up trying to help her.

g 5A glamour шарм, обаяние

g 2B glide скользить The boat glided silently across the lake.

What do you hope to gain from the course?

Annette gazed admiringly at Warren as he spoke.

помешанный (на чем-л.) (часто о человеке, которого ничто кроме компьютеров не интересует)

I think both genders are capable of looking after children.

The new development will generate 1500 new jobs.

Machiko looked at me in genuine surprise - "Are you really going?" she said.I'm genuinely sorry for what I said, I really am.

Who can resist the glamour of Hollywood?

g 2C glimpse увидеть мельком

g 6C gloat торжествовать

g 9C gloomy мрачный a gloomy economic forecast

g 4A glossy глянцевый a glossy magazine

g 10B God-given данный богом

g 10A gold rush золотая лихорадка He became rich during the gold rush.

g 6B golden золотой the golden days of our youth

g 10B golfer игрок в гольф

g 2A Google Google

g 4B govern определять(ся)

g 1A grab схватить

g 4B grain зерно grains of wheat/rice

g 8B grandma бабушка My grandma is in her eighties.

g 8B grandpa дедушка

g 4C grassy покрытый травой a grassy slope/hillside

g 9B grave могила, захоронение a mass grave

g 10C gregarious

g 9B grip

g 1A gritted стиснутые (зубы) gritted teeth

I only caught a fleeting glimpse of the driver of the getaway car, but I doubt I would recognize her if I saw her again.

She's continually gloating over/about her new job.

She has a God-given talent as a painter.

He's one of the highest-earning professional golfers in the world.

Google is a popular Internet search engine.

Prices of goods are governed by the cost of the raw materials, as well as by the cost of production and distribution.

A mugger grabbed her handbag as she was walking across the park.

My grandpa is getting old and can't hear very well.

коммуникабельный, общительный

Emma's a gregarious, outgoing sort of person.

хватка, перен.: главенство Rebels have tightened their grip on the city.

g 9B groceries продукты (питания) Could you buy some groceries for me?

g 8C gross грубый a gross violation of justice

g 7B grounds основание

g 9A growing растущий

g 9C growth рост economic growth

g 1A grumble ворчать

g 3A gullible легковерный

g 10C guru гуру

g 6B gush хлынуть

h 4B habitat среда обитания

h 3C hairstyle причёска Do you like my new hairstyle?

h 6A hallway прихожая

h 2B hammock гамак He loved sleeping in his hammock.

h 7C handbag дамская сумочка

h 10B handicap гандикап, фора My current golf handicap is nine.

h 3C handmade сделанный вручную handmade chocolates/paper/shoes

h 9B handset мобильный телефон The shop sells all the latest handsets.

h 2B hang висеть

h 6A hardly едва I could hardly hear her at the back.

h 2B healthcare

He refused to answer on the grounds that she was unfairly dismissed.

There is a growing awareness of the seriousness of this disease.

She spent the evening grumbling to me about her job.

There are any number of miracle cures on the market for people gullible enough to buy them.

For the last decade she has acted as the president's economics guru.

Her arm gushed blood where the knife had gone in.

With so many areas of woodland being cut down, a lot of wildlife is losing its natural habitat.

I walked through the door and into the hallway.

She took her hairbrush from her handbag and began to brush her hair.

I hung from the window with my fingertips.

здравоохранение, медицина

Healthcare workers are some of the lowest paid people in the country.

h 9B health-conscious заботящийся о здоровье My wife is very health-conscious.

h 3C hearing слух

h 3C heating отопление Is the heating on?

h 6A heel каблук high-heeled shoes

h 4A height

h 6A held firmly held beliefs

h 2A hemisphere полушарие

h 4B herd стадо a herd of cattle/elephants/goats

h 4C heroic героический

h 1A high street

h 8B higher высший a higher calling

h 1A highly крайне, очень a highly profitable line of products

h 9B high-street

h 10B himself себя Any fool can teach himself to type.

h 6C hiss свистеть

h 4B historian историк Her father was an eminent historian.

h 10A historic исторический historic buildings

h 1B hobby увлечение

h 10A homing

h 4B homo urbanus человек городской

My father is quite old now and he's increasingly hard of hearing.

перен.: верх, высшая степень

August is the height of the tourist season.

прош. от держать,'firmly held beliefs' - твердые убеждения

The brain is divided into two hemispheres.

My great grandfather was a heroic soldier.

главная улица, перен.: сеть розничной торговли

There's a new Italian restaurant opening on the high street.

главная улица, перен.: сеть розничной торговли

There are signs of economic recovery in the high street.

People in the audience were hissing their disapproval.

Ben's hobby is restoring vintage motorcycles.

особый условный рефлекс у животных возвращаться обратно в то место обитания, которое они

Migrating birds and fish have a strong homing instinct.

Homo sapiens have become homo urbanus.

h 8C honestly честно

h 6A hooligan хулиган

h 6A hop прыгать

h 10A horseback верхом (на лошади) police on horseback

h 5B horse-riding верховая езда

h 9A hot-air balloon воздушный шар hot-air balloon flights

h 9C housing жильё

h 4B hub

h 2A hug крепкое объятие Come here and give me a big hug.

h 5A humble скромный He's very humble about his success.

h 3C hundred-year-old столетний

h 8C hunter охотник Animals in the cat family are hunters.

h 10A husky лайка The huskies pulled our sledge.

h 3B hygiene гигиена

h 6B hype активная реклама media hype

h 2B hypnotic гипнотизирующий The beauty of the place was hypnotic.

i 7A icicle сосулька Icicles hung from the roof.

i 10A iconic

i 1C icy покрытый льдом icy roads

i 3C ideal идеальный the ideal employer

They have always dealt honestly and fairly with their customers.

Hooligans had sprayed paint all over the car.

The rabbit/bird hopped across the grass.

I enjoyed horse-riding when I was young.

There's a shortage of cheap housing in the region.

перен.: центр (событий, внимания)

The City of London is the hub of Britain's financial world.

There's a hundred-year-old tree in the garden.

Poor standards of hygiene mean that the disease spreads fast.

перен.: культовый John Lennon gained iconic status following his death.

i 9B idealistic идеалистический

i 7B identification удостоверяющий личность personal identification number

i 8C identity личность

i 9B idiot-proof защищённый от дурака an idiot-proof guide

i 7A idyllic идиллический an idyllic childhood/summer

i 9C illegal незаконный

i 6A illustrate проиллюстрировать

i 10C image образ, изображение television images of starving children

i 6B image-conscious He's terribly image-conscious.

i 6B imaginative творческий an imaginative new approach/policy

i 8B imagine представлять себе

i 2A immeasurable неизмеримый

i 4A immigrant a large immigrant population

i 7A impact

i 3A impetuous импульсивный

i 7B implant имплант breast/heart valve implants

i 7B implant вживлять

i 6C imply подразумевать Are you implying (that) I'm fat?

i 3A impostor самозванец

When I was young and idealistic I believed it was possible to change the world.

The man's identity was being kept secret while he was helping police with enquiries.

a campaign to stop the illegal sale of cigarettes to children under 16

The lecturer illustrated his point with a diagram on the blackboard.

заботящийся о (своём) имидже

I've never heard her criticize you - I think you imagine it.

Her films had an immeasurable effect on a generation of Americans.

иммигрант, иммигрирующий

перен.: сильное воздействие

The anti-smoking campaign had had/made quite an impact on young people.

He's so impetuous - why can't he think things over before he rushes into them?

The owner's name and address is stored on a microchip and implanted in the dog's body.

He felt like an impostor among all those intelligent people, as if he had no right to be there.

i 2A impractical непрактичный

i 1A impressed поражённый

i 1A impression впечатление

i 4B improvement улучшение a slight improvement in the economy

i 4C in tune

i 6A inability неспособность

i 1C inaccessible

i 4B Inc. Bishop Computer Services Inc.

i 8A incinerator мусоросжигательная печь a garbage/hazardous-waste incinerator

i 1B include включать в себя The bill includes tax and service.

i 1B increasingly все более и более to be increasingly important/common

i 8C indecision нерешительность

i 1A indication признак

i 2B inexpensive недорогой It's an inexpensive perfume.

i 10A information superhig

i 6B informative информативный

i 7A informer осведомитель

i 4B infuriating приводящий в ярость

i 7A inhabitant житель, обитатель a city of 5 million inhabitants

I love high heels but they're rather impractical.

I wasn't very impressed with the performance.

It makes/gives/creates a very bad impression if you're late for an interview.

идиом.: настроенный, соответствовать

Much of his success comes from being in tune with what his customers want.

Inability to use a computer is a serious disadvantage when you are applying for jobs.

недоступный, недосягаемый

one of the most inaccessible places in the world

сокр. от корпорация

A moment's indecision when you've got the ball and you could lose the game.

Helen's face gave no indication of what she was thinking.

идиом.: информационная магистраль

The information superhighway extends throughout most of the world.

This is an interesting and highly informative book.

Most police informers receive a reward for their information.

It's infuriating when people keep spelling your name wrong, isn't it?

i 5C inheritance наследство

i 1A initially первоначально

i 4C injury повреждение a head/back/knee injury

i 1C in-laws My in-laws are coming for Christmas.

i 7A inmate заключённый

i 4B innovation инновация

i 7A innovative новаторский, передовой innovative ideas/methods

i 7B input вклад I didn't have much input into the project.

i 9B input вводить (информацию)

i 5C inseparable неразлучный

i 1A insincere неискренний an insincere apology

i 10B inspire вдохновлять

i 9B insurance страхование life/health/car/travel insurance

i 7C insure застраховать

i 9B insurer страховая компания

i 7B intake набор, приём

i 9C intellectual умственный, мыслительный

i 4A intellectually интеллектуально

i 5B intend намереваться We intend to go to Australia next year.

i 1B intentionally умышленно

The large inheritance from his aunt meant that he could buy his own boat.

Initially, most people approved of the new scheme.

родня со стороны жены/мужа

Women make up about 6 per cent of all inmates in the U.S.

the latest innovations in computer technology

I've spent the morning inputting data into the computer.

When we were kids Zoe and I were inseparable.

His confident leadership inspired his followers.

All our household goods are insured against accidental damage.

Please contact your insurer if you have any inquiries.

The teacher-training college has increased its intake of students by 50% this year.Looking after a baby at home all day is nice but it doesn't provide much intellectual stimulation.

She's hoping to find a job which is more demanding intellectually.

I didn't ignore her intentionally - I just didn't recognize her.

i 10C interact взаимодействовать

i 5A interaction взаимодействие

i 9B inter-city междугородный an inter-city train

i 1B interest интерес

i 5A interlocked соединённый interlocked paving

i 8C interpretation интерпретация

i 1A intervene вмешаться

i 2A intimidating пугающий an intimidating array of weapons

i 2C intriguing интригующий an intriguing possibility/question

i 7C intruder незваный гость

i 7B intrusion вторжение

i 6B intrusive навязчивый, назойливый intrusive questioning

i 10C intuitive интуитивный

i 10C invariably неизменно, постоянно The train is invariably late.

i 8A involved вовлеченный emotionally/romantically involved

i 3A inwardly в душе

i 7B iris радужная оболочка (глаза) iris recognition software

i 1B irritate возмущать, раздражать

i 1A -ish

j 7C (be) joined at the hip They seem to be joined at the hip.

Dominique's teacher says that she interacts well with the other children.

There's not enough interaction between the management and the workers.

I've always had an interest in astronomy.

The dispute is based on two widely differing interpretations of the law.

The Central Bank intervened in the currency markets today to try to stabilize the exchange rate.

I feel like an intruder when I visit their home.

They complained about excessive government intrusion into their legitimate activities.

Men are often regarded as less intuitive than women.

He was inwardly relieved that the test was cancelled.

After a while her behaviour really began to irritate me.

суффикс приблизительности признака (напр.: довольно новый)

They have a four-bedroom house on a newish estate.

идиом.: неразлучны

j 7A jail тюрьма the country's overcrowded jails

j 4C jet реактивный a jet plane

j 8B joy радость

j 10B judgment суждение to show good/sound/poor judgment

j 7A justice правосудие

j 7B justified прав

j 5C justify

k 1B keep track следить

k 1A keep up

k 3A kicked-in-the-guts

k 7B kick-off начало футбольного матча What time is the kick-off?

k 7A kidnapper похититель The police have arrested the kidnapper.

k 7A killer убийца

k 2A kindly приятный, милый a kindly old lady

k 6A kitten котёнок

k 7A knives ножи

l 3A lack недоставать He just lacks a little confidence.

l 10C lack недостаток Her only problem is lack of confidence.

l 6C lad парень

l 2B lagoon лагуна a tropical lagoon

They were filled with joy when their first child was born.

The justice system in this country consists of a series of law courts at different levels.

I think you were quite justified in complaining.

дать объяснение, оправдать

I can't really justify taking another day off work.

My sister has had so many different jobs, I find it hard to keep track (of what she's doing).

успевать, держаться наравне с чем-л.

Supply of the goods is failing to keep up with demand.

идиом.: удар ниже пояса I can clearly remember the kicked-in-the-guts feeling I had when I lost my job.

Police are still hoping to find the dead woman's killer.

I'm going to buy my daughter a kitten for her birthday.

In the car the police found guns, knives and other lethal weapons.

A group of young lads were standing outside the shop.

l 7C landlord

l 7A landscape ландшафт a rural/barren landscape

l 5A laundry стирка I've got to do my laundry.

l 4A lawsuit судебный процесс, иск

l 4C layout расположение I like the layout of the house.

l 6B leap выскакивать

l 6C leap up вскочить I leaped up to answer the phone.

l 10C learner ученик He's a quick learner.

l 9C leave aside не обращать внимание

l 4A legally согласно закону, легально

l 4A legitimate законный

l 9A leisure досуг, свободное время leisure activities

l 4B lengthen удлинить

l 9C less-developed менее развитый less-developed countries

l 4A libel клевета

l 2B lick лизать He licked the chocolate off his fingers.

l 2A lifespan продолжительность жизни

l 2B lifetime жизнь

l 9A likely вероятно

домовладелец (владелец дома или квартиры, сдаваемых внаём)

The landlord had promised to redecorate the bedrooms before we moved in.

Two of the directors have brought/filed a lawsuit against their former employer.

He leapt out of his car and ran towards the house.

Leaving aside the question of cost, how many people do we need on the job?

Children under sixteen are not legally allowed to buy cigarettes.

He claimed that the restaurant bill was a legitimate business expense.

There is a plan to lengthen the three-year course to four years.

She threatened to sue the magazine for libel.

The average human lifespan in the developed countries has increased over the last hundred years.

We'll see a tremendous lot of technological changes during/in our lifetime.

Do remind me because I'm likely to forget.

l 6B likewise так же

l 7B limit ограничивать

l 5A limo лимузин I arrived at the party in a limo.

l 10C linguistic лингвистический

l 6C literally буквально I was literally bowled over by the news.

l 10A litre литр

l 8A litter мусор

l 6C lively яркий, энергичный

l 9C loan заём

l 6B loathing отвращение

l 2A lobby вестибюль Let's meet in the lobby of the hotel.

l 7B locate обнаружить

l 7B locker запирающийся шкафчик

l 2B log бревенчатый a log cabin

l 9C logical логический a logical choice/conclusion

l 8B lovable привлекательный a lovable child

l 10A loved one любимый

l 6C love-struck влюблённый

l 6C luckless неудачливый

Just water these plants twice a week, and likewise the ones in the bedroom.

Having so little money to spend on an apartment does limit you in your choice.

I'm particularly interested in the linguistic development of young children.

The tax increase will add 4p to a litre of petrol.

About 2% of fast-food packaging ends up as litter.

The room was painted a lively electric blue.

She's trying to get a $50 000 loan to start her own business.

The thought of him touching her filled her with deep loathing.

Police are still trying to locate the suspect.

We had several hours to wait for our train, so we left our bags in a (luggage) locker, and went to look around the town.

People, naturally enough, want to know that their loved ones are out of danger.

Look at me, I'm behaving like a love-struck teenager!

The luckless defender, Mark Emery, sustained his third injury of the season.

l 7A lush пышный (о растительности) lush green valleys

l 8C luxurious роскошный They have a very luxurious house.

m 8A mad сумасшедший I think I must be going mad.

m 7A maggot личинка a maggot farm

m 10A mail почтовая корреспонденция

m 7A maintain поддерживать

m 4B majority большинство

m 10A making создание the art of film making

m 6B manipulate

m 1C manual руководство (пользователя) a DIY manual

m 2B marble мраморный a marble floor/statue

m 6A marginally в самой малой степени marginally more expensive

m 7A mark знак a distinguishing mark

m 2A marked заметный, явный

m 8B marker показатель development markers

m 1A marketing маркетинг a career in marketing

m 2B massive массивный They've got a massive house.

m 9C mass-produced выпускаемый серийно mass-produced souvenirs

m 6A matching

She spent the morning reading and answering her mail.

Despite living in different countries, the two families have maintained close links.

The majority of the employees have university degrees.

манипулировать, умело управлять

Throughout her career she has very successfully manipulated the media.

The president spoke with passion for an hour, in marked contrast to his subdued address to the parliament yesterday.

подходящий (по цвету, стилю и т.п.)

a green dress with matching green handbag

m 9A materialism материализм

m 8C materialistic практичный

m 2A mathematical математический a mathematical formula

m 2C meandering a meandering river

m 1B meaningful значимый

m 10A means средства

m 4A measure мера

m 6A mechanism механизм

m 2B medieval средневековый a medieval building/painting/town

m 8B mediocre заурядный

m 2B Mediterranean средиземноморский Mediterranean cuisine

m 2A mega- мега- megacomputer/mega-savant

m 9A membership членство

m 2A memorise запоминать

m 6A mental умственный

m 10B mentor наставник I've learned a lot from my mentor.

m 10A messenger посыльный

m 2B metallic металлик (о цвете) Our new car is metallic blue.

m 3A meticulous тщательный

m 10A mice мыши field mice

So have we become a self-centred society, preoccupied with materialism?

I was a materialistic person, with a large ego.

извивающийся (о реке, дороге)

She seems to find it difficult to form meaningful relationships.

We need to find some other means of transportation.

What further measures can we take to avoid terrorism?

She's actually rather insecure, and her rudeness is just a defence mechanism.

The film's plot is predictable and the acting is mediocre.

You have to apply for membership of the sports club.

When I was at school, we were required to memorize a poem every week.

His physical and mental health had got worse.

The documents were delivered by special messenger.

Many hours of meticulous preparation have gone into writing the book.

m 7B microchip микрочип

m 4C middle-of-the-road middle-of-the-road pop music

m 4B millennia тысячилетия

m 10C mind map ассоциативная диаграмма I'd like to learn how to draw mind maps.

m 6A mindset склад ума to have a different/the same mindset

m 5C minimum wage

m 4A minister министр the foreign/health minister

m 6C minor легкий, неопасный a minor operation

m 4B misgovernment плохое управление

m 5C misguided неверно управляемый

m 7A model модель

m 10B modelling

m 3B moderate умеренный

m 2C modernity современность

m 1C molehill

m 9B money-minded

m 7B monitoring слежение за secret monitoring of phone calls

m 2B monsoon дождливый сезон

m 8B monster чудовище a sea monster

The microchip compresses and decompresses a colour image in less than a second.

рассчитанный на большую аудиторию

The book is a history of the last two millennia.

минимальная заработная плата

It is very difficult to survive on the minimum wage.

A decade of misgovernment has bankrupted the country.

He was shot as he made a misguided attempt to stop the robbers single-handed.

The educational system was a model for those of many other countries.

работа в модельном бизнесе

Ashley's always wanted to go into modelling.

Drinking a moderate amount of red wine may reduce the risk of heart attacks.

There is a stark contrast between tradition and modernity on the streets of the city.

кротовина, 'make a mountain out of a molehill' - делать из мухи слона

You're making a mountain out of a molehill. You wrote one bad essay - it doesn't mean you're going to fail your exam.

сосредоточенный на деньгах

I've never been very money-minded - I leave all my business affairs to my financial adviser.

The failure of the monsoon would destroy harvests on which 1000 million people rely.

m 9B monthly ежемесячный monthly payments

m 6B motivated a racially-motivated murder

m 8B motivation мотивация

m 2A motor двигательный He has poor motor control/functions.

m 7B motorist водитель

m 1C motorway автострада

m 7B movement движение

m 6B much много This is a much discussed issue.

m 4B multitude множество

m 8B mundane приземлённый

m 1C must должен, обязан We must get someone to fix that wheel.

m 2B must- должен, нужно

m 2A mutter бормотать Stop muttering and speak up!

m 1A myself себя\себе I've bought myself a new coat.

n 3A nagging ноющий a nagging feeling

n 2C nail scissors маникюрные ножницы silver nail scissors

n 7A narrow узкий a narrow bridge/passage/gap

n 5B necessitate делать необходимым

n 1B necessity необходимость

мотивированный, вызванный

He's a bright enough student - he just lacks motivation.

A passing motorist stopped and gave her a lift to the nearby town.

Because of the bad weather, motorway (driving) conditions are expected to be hazardous tonight.

He made a sudden movement and frightened the bird away.

The city has a multitude of problems, from homelessness to drugs and murder.

Mundane matters such as paying bills and shopping for food do not interest her.

It's moderately entertaining but it's certainly not a must-see film.

Reduction in government spending will necessitate further cuts in public services.

With a personal fortune of six million pounds, she certainly doesn't work out of necessity (= because she needs to).

n 2A neck шея He had the thickest neck I'd ever seen.

n 9A need потребность

n 2B net сеть a fishing net

n 4A newly недавно the newly formed residents' association

n 9B newsworthy

n 1A niceness любезность Our company values niceness.

n 1B nightclub ночной клуб We went dancing at a nightclub.

n 1B no longer уже не, больше не The cinema is no longer used.

n 6C nod кивать

n 9A no-expense-spared a no-expense-spared holiday

n 4C nonetheless тем не менее

n 9C noon полдень

n 2C nor также... не

n 7B norm норма

n 2C northwest северо-западный

n 7A Norwegian норвежский She is a Norwegian student.

n 8A notably в особенности

n 10B note записка

n 10C note-taking ведение конспекта

n 9B noteworthy заслуживающий внимания a noteworthy example/event

There's a growing need for cheap housing in the larger cities.

достойный освещения в печати, перен: важный

Nothing newsworthy ever happens around here. It's so boring.

Many people in the audience nodded in agreement.

идиом.: "за ценой не постоим"

There are serious problems in our country. Nonetheless, we feel this is a good time to return.

We used to ski before noon then take a long lunch.

"I've never been to Iceland." "Nor have I."

One child per family is fast becoming the norm in some countries.

the sale of the company's northwest division

They have begun attracting investors, most notably big Japanese financial houses.

He left a note to say he would be home late.

Note-taking is an important skill for students.

n 9C nuclear power атомная энергия nuclear power stations

n 6C nudge слегка подталкивать локтем

n 7B number plate

o 7B obesity ожирение

o 4A objection возражение

o 4B obstinate упрямый He can be very obstinate at times.

o 3C occurrence

o 7A offender нарушитель first-time offenders

o 2B oil масло bath oil

o 10C Olympic олимпийский the International Olympic Committee

o 9B on the contrary наоборот

o 7A one-square-mile одна квадратная миля a one-square-mile island

o 7B onset начало the onset of cancer

o 2C open-air an open-air concert/market

o 7B operate действовать

o 6C operation операция

o 5A opposition оппозиция

o 9B optimistic оптимистичный

o 5B optional необязательный

o 5A originate возникнуть

The children were giggling and nudging each other.

номерной знак (на автомобиле)

Police are looking for a small blue car with the number plate K17 EMW.

A diet that is high in fat can lead to obesity.

Her objection to/against the plan is based on incorrect facts.

происшествие, 'everyday occurrence' — обычное явление

Street-fights are an everyday occurrence in this area of the city.

"Didn't you find the film exciting?" "On the contrary, I nearly fell asleep half way through it!"

(происходящий) на открытом воздухе

CCTV cameras are known to operate in more and more buildings.

My father has gone into hospital, he's having an operation.

There is a lot of opposition to the proposed changes.

She is optimistic about her chances of winning a gold medal.

English is compulsory for all students, but art and music are optional.

Although the technology originated in the UK, it has been developed in the US.

o 10A orphan сирота

o 2A Oscar-winning получивший премию Оскар She is an Oscar-winning actress.

o 9C outcome результат

o 6A out-do превосходить

o 7B outlook прогноз

o 6C out-of-this-world It was an out-of-this-world experience.

o 9B ovenproof жаростойкий Is this dish definitely ovenproof?

o 6B overcome преодолеть

o 9C overdraft to run up/pay off an overdraft

o 5A overhead над головой A flock of geese flew overhead.

o 1A overhear нечаянно подслушать

o 1B overload перегрузка, избыток

o 9B over-priced дорогостоящий Train fares are ridiculously over-priced.

o 9C overseas за границей

o 5B overspend

o 8B overtake обгонять

o 6B overuse

o 1A overused чрезмерно используемый overused expressions

o 5A overworked загруженный работой an overworked civil servant

o 9C owing to по причине

The civil war is making orphans of many children.

It's too early to predict the outcome of the meeting.

He always tries to out-do everybody else in the class.

The outlook for today is cloudy and dry at first with showers later.

идиом.: не от мира сего

to overcome difficulties/obstacles/problems/resistance

превышение кредита (в банке)

I overheard a very funny conversation on the bus this morning.

People today suffer from information overload.

Many more people go/travel/live/work overseas these days.

тратить слишком много\больше чем имеется

The council seems likely to overspend this year.

Always check your rear view mirror before you overtake (another car).

использовать слишком часто

I tend to overuse certain favourite expressions.

The concert has been cancelled owing to lack of support.

p 2A painter художник

p 9B Pakistani пакистанский a Pakistani film

p 4B palm ладонь

p 2B pancake блин

p 5B paralympics

p 6A participant участник

p 9C pass on передавать

p 6C passer-by прохожий

p 3B path тропа, путь

p 6A patrol патрулировать

p 10B patterned с рисунком patterned textiles/wallpaper

p 6C pause пауза There was a pause in the conversation.

p 9B payment оплата

p 9B peace мир peace talks/proposals

p 1C peanuts

p 6A pebble галька

p 6A peculiar необычный She has the most peculiar ideas.

p 9A penny

p 10A pension off

p 4A percent процент

J.M.W. Turner is one of Britain's best-known landscape painters.

This tiny device fits into the palm of your hand.

Do you want a sweet pancake or a savoury one?

олимпийские игры с участием инвалидов

The Paralympic Games are held in a different country on each occasion.

The students claim to be willing participants in the experiment.

My grandmother passed on her cooking skills to me.

The gunmen opened fire, killing a policeman and a passer-by.

The path to success is fraught with difficulties.

The whole town is patrolled by police because of the possibility of riots.

Usually we ask for payment on receipt of the goods.

арахис, идиом.: гроши They pay people peanuts in that organization.

This part of the coast has pebble beaches.

пенни, перен.: копейка I've been there, worrying about where the next penny's coming from.

списать, переставать эксплуатировать (что-л.)

After flying for 38 years, their Wessex helicopter is about to be pensioned off.

You got 20 percent of the answers right - that means one in every five.

p 1A perfectly совершенно That dish was perfectly disgusting.

p 6A perform исполнять

p 6A perk привилегия

p 1A perky бойкий You look very perky this morning.

p 10C permeate

p 10B persist упорно продолжать

p 4B pestilence эпидемия

p 6A phenomenon явление

p 7A philosophy философия

p 3B physically физически Physically I find him very attractive.

p 2B picture-book книжка с картинками the picture-book English countryside

p 10A pigeon голубь racing/homing pigeons

p 7B PIN Do not reveal your PIN to anybody.

p 10A pioneering первопроходческий a pioneering spirit

p 6A pittance жалкие гроши He works hard but he's paid a pittance.

p 8A playground детская площадка

p 2B plentiful изобильный

p 6C pluck up набраться храбрости

p 3A podium подиум

p 8C poem стихотворение a book of love poems

Computers can perform a variety of tasks.

A company car and a mobile phone are some of the perks that come with the job.

перен.: пронизывать Dissatisfaction with the government seems to have permeated every section of society.

The government is persisting with its ambitious public works programme.

Thousands were killed by the pestilence.

Do you believe in the paranormal and other psychic phenomena?

Live now, pay later - that's my philosophy of life!

сокр. от Personal Identification Number - личный идентификационный номер,

There were children fighting in the playground.

Strawberries are plentiful in the summer.

He finally plucked up courage to ask her to marry him.

Tears ran down her face as she stood on the winner's podium.

p 1C pointless бессмысленный This is a pointless exercise.

p 4A poke fun подшучивать над кем-л. Stop poking fun at your sister.

p 7B political политический political leaders

p 9B politically-minded a politically-minded pop star

p 9B pollution-free экологически чистый pollution-free cars

p 6A pond пруд a duck pond

p 7C population население

p 2C port порт (морской, речной) a naval/fishing/container port

p 2A possess обладать I don't possess a single DVD.

p 10A postal service почтовая служба The United States Postal Service

p 2B pour наливать I spilled the juice while I was pouring it.

p 7C pour down лить(ся)

p 6C pout надуть губы

p 5A powerful влиятельный

p 9B praiseworthy достойный похвалы

p 4B precede предшествовать

p 1A pregnant беременный She's five and a half months pregnant.

p 5A premiere премьера

p 4A premium более высокая цена

сосредоточенный на политике

There's been a 9% rise in the prison population (= the number of people in prison).

It looks as though it's about to pour down (with rain).

Vanessa always pouts if she doesn't get what she wants.

The President is more powerful than the Prime Minister.

His actions during the crisis were truly praiseworthy.

Boutros Boutros-Ghali preceded Kofi Annan as the Secretary-General of the UN.

The world premiere of the opera will be at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York.

We're willing to pay a premium for the best location.

p 7B pre-paid оплаченный заранее

p 2B preserve сохранить

p 4A press release

p 8B presumably по-видимому

p 6B previously перед этим

p 9B priced оценённый a reasonably priced product

p 7C primary начальный a primary school

p 5A principal ведущий актёр\актриса

p 5C prior предшествующий

p 9A priority приоритет

p 7A prisoner заключённый

p 8C pro "за" the pros and cons

p 4B process оформлять

p 4C Prof. Prof. Tina Pritchard

p 5A profession профессия

p 6A professor профессор Professor Stephen Hawking

p 8A profound основательный

p 4A сетка передач

p 9A properly как следует It's still not working properly.

Admission tickets are $20 pre-paid, $25 at the door.

We want to preserve the character of the town while improving the facilities.

пресс-релиз, заявление для журналистов

The minister issued a press release shortly after her resignation.

They can presumably afford to buy a bigger apartment.

She was previously employed as a tour guide.

None of the principals in the production received any payment for their performances.

The course required no prior knowledge of Spanish.

The management did not seem to consider office safety to be a priority.

Prisoners climbed onto the prison roof to protest at the conditions inside the prison.

Visa applications take 28 days to process.

сокр. от профессор

He left the teaching profession in 1965 to set up his own business.

The invention of the contraceptive pill brought about profound changes in the lives of women.

programming schedule

I am responsible for the station's programming schedule.

p 8C proportion соразмерность

p 4A proposal предложение

p 1C prospect перспектива

p 10B protégé протеже

p 2A prove доказать That theory was proved false.

p 7B provider поставщик, провайдер an Internet service provider

p 5C provision обеспечение

p 5A proximity близость

p 5A pseud(o)- псевдо- pseudo-friendship

p 1A publisher издатель

p 7A puddle лужа a puddle of water

p 7B pull down сносить (здание и т. п.)

p 7A punish наказывать

p 3B punishing утомительный

p 7B pupil ученик a second-year pupil

p 9B purchase покупать

p 1B purely исключительно

p 6A push отодвигать push boundaries

p 1A pushy назойливый a pushy salesman

The level of crime in an area is almost always in direct proportion to the number of unemployed.

Congress has rejected the latest economic proposal put forward by the president.

The prospect of spending three whole days with her fills me with horror.

Shapur's restaurant is full every night as trendy Londoners enjoy the wonders of his young protégé, chef Glyn Fussell.

The provision of good public transport will be essential for developing the area.

The best thing about the location of the house is its proximity to the town centre.

Janet edited books for a variety of publishers.

They pulled down the warehouse to build a new supermarket.

Those responsible for these crimes must be brought to court and punished.

Currently she has a punishing schedule of five presentations a day.

Tickets must be purchased two weeks in advance.

On a purely practical level, it is difficult to see how such proposals would work.

q 6A quack кряканье (уток) I heard quacks coming from the pond.

q 2C quaint a quaint old cottage

q 1C quietly тихо I slipped quietly out of the back door.

q 6A quirky странный

r 7B race раса, народ

r 8B racer гонщик My brother is a kart racer.

r 6B racism расизм

r 7B radio-transmitting радиопередающий a radio-transmitting device

r 9B rail ticket железнодорожный билет

r 10A railroad station железнодорожная станция Central Railroad Station

r 5B rapper исполнитель в стиле "рэп" Who is your favourite rapper?

r 3B rarely редко We rarely see each other now.

r 10A rat крыса Rats carry disease.

r 10B rather лучше, вернее

r 9A rational разумный He was too upset to be rational.

r 8B rationalise

r 1C rave восхищаться

r 1A readership круг читателей

r 9A realisation понимание

необычный и привлекательный

He was tall and had a quirky, off-beat sense of humour.

People of many different races were living side by side.

The authorities are taking steps to combat/fight/tackle racism in schools.

The cost of rail tickets was increased by 11%.

I think I'd like to stay at home this evening rather than go out.

давать рационалистическое объяснение

She rationalised the expense by saying that the costly carpet she had bought would last longer than a cheaper one.

She raved about/over the clothes she had seen at the Paris fashion shows.

The magazine has a readership of over 250 000.

The realisation was dawning (= They were starting to realise) that this was a major disaster.

r 1B realistically реалистично

r 8B realm сфера

r 9B reasonable недорогой

r 8C reassure успокаивать

r 7B rebel участник восстания

r 6C recall вспоминать

r 4B reckless He was found guilty of reckless driving.

r 10A recruit нанимать на работу

r 5A recurrent

r 4C red-top "жёлтая" пресса I read the red-tops every morning.

r 10C reflect отражать

r 7A reformer реформатор a social reformer

r 6B refusal отказ

r 6A regard расценивать

r 5B regardless несмотря на

r 2C region регион the semi-desert regions of Australia

r 1B regularly регулярно Accidents regularly occur on this bend.

r 7A rehabilitation the rehabilitation of prisoners

r 6A relaxing расслабляющий a relaxing holiday

Realistically speaking, he hadn't a hope, but that didn't stop him trying.

A pay rise is not within the realms of possibility, I'm afraid.

Tomatoes are very reasonable at this time of year.

I was nervous on my first day at college, but I was reassured to see some friendly faces.

The rebels took over the capital and set up a new government.

The old man recalled the city as it had been before the war.

безответственный, неосторожный

Charities such as Oxfam are always trying to recruit volunteers to help in their work.

повторяющийся периодически

LeFanu suffered all his life from a recurrent nightmare that he was trapped in a falling house.

The statistics reflect a change in people's spending habits.

Our request for permission to travel met with/received a flat/point-blank refusal from the authorities.

Her parents always regarded her as the cleverest of their children.

She knew it was dangerous to visit him except at night, but she set out regardless (of the risk).

перевоспитание (преступников)

r 8A relieve облегчить

r 5C relieved чувствующий облегчение

r 7B religion религия the Christian religion

r 8A religious религиозный religious education

r 9C renewable

r 6B renovation реконструкция The museum is closed for renovation.

r 7A re-offend

r 9C repeated повторный repeated attempts/mistakes/warnings

r 7A repeatedly неоднократно

r 7A repressive подавляющий a repressive military regime

r 7A requirement необходимое условие

r 7B resign подавать в отставку

r 1C resist воздержаться (от чего-л.)

r 6B resistance сопротивление resistance to disease

r 9C resource ресурсы

r 5B restless нетерпеливый

r 7A restore восстанавливать

r 7B restrict ограничить measures to restrict the sale of alcohol

r 4A restriction ограничение import/export/currency restrictions

r 7B retailer фирма розничной торговли a big electronics retailer

She was given a shot of morphine to relieve the pain.

I'm so relieved to find you - I thought you'd already gone.

восстановимый (о природных ресурсах и т. п.)

renewable energy sources such as wind and wave power

повторно совершить преступление

If he re-offends, he will go back to jail for a long time.

He telephoned repeatedly, begging her to return.

A good degree is a minimum requirement for many jobs.

He resigned from the company in order to take a more challenging job.

She couldn't resist laughing at him in those clothes.

Britain's mineral resources include oil, coal and gas deposits.

He's a restless type - he never stays in one country for long.

The badly neglected paintings have all been carefully restored.

r 5C retirement уход на пенсию

r 6A reverse в обратном направлении

r 2B revolting отвратительный a revolting smell of rotting cabbage

r 10C revolution революция a technological revolution

r 4A ridiculous нелепый, смешной Do I look ridiculous in this hat?

r 7C rising восходящий a rising tone

r 3A rival соперник

r 1C roadworks

r 6B roam бродить

r 8B roller-coaster She loves roller-coasters.

r 2B round-necked с закруглённым горлом a round-necked T-shirt

r 5A round-the-clock круглосуточный She needed round-the-clock nursing.

r 7A route путь

r 10C rowing гребля I love rowing.

r 5A rub shoulders (with) общаться с

r 2C rugged пересечённый rugged landscape/terrain/hills/cliffs

r 6C ruin разрушить

r 4A ruling постановление

r 7B rumoured по слухам

r 1A runaway неудержимый

Many teachers over the age of 50 are taking early retirement.

To stop the engine, you repeat the same procedures, but in reverse.

He beat his closest/nearest rival by 20 marks.

ремонтные работы на дороге

There are delays on the M4 because of roadworks.

After the pubs close, gangs of youths roam the city streets.

американские горки (аттракцион)

A college education is often the best route to a good job.

She claims that she rubs shoulders with royalty all the time.

Huge modern hotels have ruined this once unspoilt coastline.

The court has made a final ruling on the case that the companies acted illegally.

The president is rumoured to be seriously ill.

Her first novel's runaway (= surprisingly big) success came as a great surprise.

r 6A run-of-the-mill заурядный He gave a fairly run-of-the-mill speech.

r 4C runway взлетно-посадочная полоса

r 4B rural сельский

r 1A rush up

r 2B rustic деревенский a rustic bench/cabin

r 5C rut привычная колея

s 5A sacrifice жертвовать

s 9B safety-conscious safety-conscious behaviour

s 7A saliva слюна saliva specimens

s 7C sarcastic саркастический a sarcastic comment/remark

s 4A satisfaction компенсация

s 2A savant savant syndrome

s 7A saw пила a hand/power/chain/circular saw

s 4C saxophone саксофон My father plays the saxophone.

s 1C saying

s 4B scale размер

s 6C scam афера, жульничество an insurance scam

s 2A scan сканирование an ultrasound scan

s 8B scare пугать Sudden noises scare her.

s 6C scary пугающий, жуткий a scary movie/story

The environmentalists protested against the government's decision to build a third runway at the airport.

The area is still very rural and undeveloped.

бросаться, устремляться (к кому-л.)

She rushed up to me and asked me a question.

I've got to change jobs - after 15 years here I feel I'm (stuck) in a rut (= I'm bored).

Many women sacrifice interesting careers for their family.

заботящийся о безопасности

You've sold me a faulty product and I demand satisfaction.

умственно отсталый человек с незаурядными способностями в какой-л. области

поговорка, 'as the saying goes' — как говорится

As the saying goes, 'Don't count your chickens before they're hatched'.

We don't yet know the scale of the problem.

s 7C scene место происшествия

s 7C scheme программа a training/housing/play scheme

s 10C scientific научный a scientific discovery/experiment/theory

s 8B scrape царапать(ся), скрести(сь)

s 7A scratch (по)царапать

s 2A screenwriter киносценарист Who is the best young screenwriter?

s 8A scriptwriter сценарист She is a well-known scriptwriter.

s 8A scrub скрести, оттирать

s 2B scruffy неряшливый a small, scruffy-looking man

s 2C seaside морское побережье a seaside holiday/hotel/resort

s 7C seatbelt ремень безопасности to fasten your seatbelt

s 5B secondary средний (об образовании) secondary education

s 10A secretly секретно

s 4A seek искать

s 2A seek out разыскать

s 3B seldom изредка

s 7A select выбрать

s 9A selection ассортимент

s 3A self-awareness самосознание I think I have good self-awareness.

Evidence was found at the scene of the crime.

I was woken up by the noise of branches scraping against my bedroom window.

We scratched the paintwork trying to get the bed into Martha's room.

She scrubbed (at) the mark on the wall for ages, but it wouldn't come off.

He was convicted on the evidence of secretly recorded telephone conversations.

Hundreds of dissidents are seeking refuge/asylum in the US embassy.

While he was at the library, Steve decided to seek out some information on accommodation in the area.

Now that we have a baby, we seldom get the chance to go to the cinema.

There was a choice of four prizes, and the winner could select one of them.

The larger shops are able to stock a wider selection of goods.

s 1A self-help самоучитель self-help books

s 5A selfless самоотверженный selfless devotion to duty

s 5A semi- полу- semi-circle/semi-famous

s 3C senior citizen пожилой гражданин

s 8B sensation ощущение a burning sensation

s 7B setback отступление

s 9A setting окружение Their cottage is in an idyllic rural setting.

s 4A settle for согласиться на что-л.

s 5C settle in устроиться

s 4B settlement поселение

s 1A several несколько

s 7A severely сурово I was severely reprimanded by my boss.

s 1B sex What sex is your cat?

s 5C shadow

s 4B shape форма

s 3A sheer абсолютный The suggestion is sheer nonsense.

s 7B shelter укрыться

s 6C shoo прогнать

s 6A shopper покупатель crowds of Christmas shoppers

Discounts are available for senior citizens.

There has been a slight/temporary setback in our plans.

They were hoping to sell their car for £2000, but settled for £1500.

Once we've settled in, you must come round for dinner.

A large Roman settlement has been discovered just outside the town.

Several people have complained about the scheme.

биол. пол

перенимать опыт (наблюдать как коллега выполняет свою работу с целью обучения)

Your first week in the job will be spent shadowing one of our more experienced employees.

We watched the vase begin to take shape in the potter's hands.

We were caught in a thunderstorm, without anywhere to shelter.

Go and shoo that cat away before it catches a bird.

s 10A shortage нехватка, недостаток

s 10B shot

s 6B showing показ

s 2A shuffle (про)шаркать

s 10A siege осада

s 8A significant важный

s 6A significantly значительно

s 3A similarly так же

s 1A simply только

s 2A simultaneously одновременно

s 2B sip пить маленькими глотками This tea is very hot, so sip it carefully.

s 7A situated расположен

s 7A six-year шестилетний a six-year sentence

s 4C skid заносить

s 10C skill мастерство, умение Ruth had/possessed great writing skills.

s 5A skimmed обезжиренный skimmed milk

s 10A skinny худой

s 10A sled салазки, санки

s 5C sleepover Let's have a sleepover at my house.

There's a shortage of food and shelter in the refugee camps.

перен.: удар Woods hit a perfect shot out of the bunker.

This is the film's first showing on British television.

He shuffled into the kitchen, leaning on his walking stick.

The siege of Mafeking lasted for eight months.

The talks between the USA and the USSR were very significant for the relationship between the two countries.

My piano playing has improved significantly since I've had a new teacher.

Cars must stop at red traffic lights: similarly (= in a similar way), bicycles should stop too.

I don't like my job - I simply do it for the money.

I was trying to do three things simultaneously.

The school is situated near to the station.

Trevor's bus skidded on some ice and hit a tree.

You should eat more, you're much too skinny.

The children are playing in the snow with their sleds.

быть в гостях\пригласить в гости с ночёвкой

s 4C slide спускной желоб an emergency slide

s 7A slide скользить

s 10A slowly медленно Could you please speak more slowly?

s 1A slump развалиться She slumped into the chair, exhausted.

s 7A small-scale небольшой a small-scale investigation

s 9B smart card

s 7A smuggling контрабанда

s 9B snack лёгкая закуска

s 4C snappy колкий (о языке)

s 6B sneaky a sneaky plan

s 2B snow-capped покрытый снегом snow-capped mountains

s 5C snowed under

s 4C so-called так называемый

s 2A socially в социальном отношении

s 9A sociologist социолог a renowned sociologist

s 10B soloist солист

s 7C somebody кто-то There's somebody at the door.

s 6C somersault переворачиваться My stomach somersalted.

s 6A somewhat до некоторой степени

s 8A soot сажа

When I was little I used to like sliding on the polished floor in my socks.

пластиковая карточка с микропроцессором

I always use my smart card on the underground.

The murdered man is thought to have been involved in drug smuggling.

I had a huge lunch, so I'll only need a snack for dinner.

They're looking for a snappy slogan to communicate the campaign's message.

хитрый, действующий исподтишка

перен: быть засыпанным I'm absolutely snowed under with work at the moment.

It isn't yet clear how destructive this so-called 'super virus' is.

Socially, she's a disaster - she's always offending someone or picking a fight.

The soloist in the violin concerto was Yehudi Menuhin.

She's somewhat more confident than she used to be.

It can be dangerous to let too much soot accumulate inside a chimney.

s 4B sophistication утонченность

s 9B sort тип We both like the same sort of music.

s 10A sorting office сортировочная служба I work at the sorting office.

s 10B sour кислый These plums are a bit sour.

s 2C southwest юго-западный

s 6A speciality сфера деятельности

s 3A spectrum спектр, диапазон

s 9A spending расходы government spending on health

s 2B spice специя

s 4C splash шумиха, сенсация

s 2C splendour величие

s 1C spoil баловать

s 6B sponsored спонсированный a sponsored run

s 3A spontaneous спонтанный

s 2C sporting спортивный

s 3A spotlight

s 5A spouse супруг\супруга

s 2B sprawling растянувшийся sprawling suburbs

s 3A spray брызгать She sprayed herself with perfume.

Her sophistication is evident from the way she dresses.

I come from the southwest part of the island.

The political economy of European integration is one of the professor's specialities.

A wide spectrum of opinion was represented at the meeting.

Cinnamon, ginger and cloves are all spices.

The newspaper's splash is usually a business story.

They bought a decaying 16th-century manor house and restored it to its original splendour.

When I'm feeling miserable I go shopping and spoil myself - a couple of new dresses always make me feel better.

She's such a spontaneous, lively woman.

The Olympics is the biggest sporting event in the world.

прожектор; идиом.: в центре внимания

The senator has been in the spotlight recently since the revelation of his tax frauds.

In 60% of the households surveyed both spouses went out to work.

s 7C spy hole дверной глазок

s 4C St My address is 19 East Norwood St.

s 7A stable стойло The horses are in the stables.

s 8B stair ступень (лестницы)

s 5B standard уровень

s 4B standstill остановка

s 5A stardom знаменитость

s 2B stark пустой

s 2C stately home особняк аристократии

s 9A statement утверждение a provocative statement

s 9A state-of-the-art a state-of-the-art computer

s 6B stealth хитрость

s 5A stepping stone

s 10B stick with держаться (чего-л.)

s 7B stock запас

s 7A stolen краденый stolen goods

s 2B stopover остановка на пути

s 7B store card Do you have a store card?

s 10B straightaway мгновенно, сразу

I have a security spy hole in my front door.

сокр. от святой

The top stair creaked as she went upstairs and the noise woke up her mother.

This essay is not of an acceptable standard - do it again.

The runaway bus eventually came to a standstill when it rolled into a muddy field.From childhood, Britney Spears seemed destined for stardom.

It was a stark room with its white walls, and a bed and chair as the only furniture.

We like visiting historic buildings and stately homes.

современный, по последнему слову техники

These thieves operate with terrifying stealth - they can easily steal from the pockets of unsuspecting travellers.

перен.: средство для достижения цели

I see this job just as a stepping stone to better things.

He said that he was going to stick with the traditions established by his grandfather.

It is now halfway through winter and food stocks are already low.

Our tickets to Australia include a stopover for two nights in Singapore.

дисконтная карточка магазина

We don't have to go straightaway, do we?

s 2B strain напряжённость

s 2B straw соломинка

s 9B stress-free без стресса a stress-free life

s 2B stretch простираться

s 3B stroke

s 10A stroke of genius гениально

s 1A strongly очень, решительно

s 9C structure структурировать

s 5C stuck in a rut I'm stuck in a rut (= I'm bored).

s 6A stuffed toy мягкая игрушка

s 10B stunning a stunning dress

s 2B stupid-looking глупо выглядящий a stupid-looking animal

s 5A stupor оцепенение

s 6A stylish стильный The film's direction is subtle and stylish.

s 6A subconscious подсознательное

s 6A submission заявка

s 5C subsequent последующий

s 1B substitute замена a substitute teacher

s 10C successfully успешно

s 4B succumb стать жертвой (чего-л.)

Their constant arguments were putting a strain on their marriage.

Why don't you drink your milkshake through a straw?

The Andes stretch for 7250 km along the west coast of South America.

перен.: удар, инсульт She suffered/had a stroke which left her unable to speak.

It was such a brilliant idea - a real stroke of genius.

They strongly believe their children should make choices for themselves.

We must carefully structure and rehearse each scene.

идиом.: погрязнуть в рутине

My baby daughter loves playing with her stuffed toys.

сногсшибательный, великолепный

He was lying under the table in a drunken stupor.

The memory was buried deep within my subconscious.

The final deadline for submissions is February 21st.

The book discusses his illness and subsequent resignation from the government.

A number of patients have been successfully treated with the new drug.

Thousands of cows have succumbed to the disease in the past few months.

s 4A sue преследовать судом

s 8A suffering страдание

s 9C sugar-free без сахара sugar-free chewing-gum

s 6A sugary сладкий all those sugary snacks that kids eat

s 9C sum up подводить итог

s 3B sunlight солнечный свет a ray/beam/shaft/pool of sunlight

s 2B sun-roof люк в крыше автомобиля My new car has a sun-roof.

s 9A super- супер-, сверх- the super-rich

s 2C superbly великолепно The orchestra played superbly.

s 2B superbly-acted великолепно сыгранный It is a superbly-acted drama.

s 5A superficial поверхностный

s 5A superwoman сверхчеловек

s 2B supper ужин

s 5A supplement дополнять

s 6A supporter болельщик

s 8B supposedly предположительно

s 3A supremely в высшей степени

s 8C surprisingly к удивлению

s 2C surround окружать

s 9B suspicious подозрительный

He was so furious about the accusations in the letter that he threatened to sue.

The war will cause widespread human suffering.

She summed up the situation quickly and took charge.

He's fun to be with, but he's very superficial.

She said that she was tired of being expected to be a superwoman.

We usually have tea at about 5.30 p.m., then supper before we go to bed.

He supplements his income by working in a bar in the evening.

Thousands of supporters have travelled to London for the cup final.

Well, the tickets are supposedly in the mail.

Wales are supremely confident of winning the match.

Surprisingly, the restaurant turned out to be cheap.

Snow-capped mountains surround the city.

His colleagues became suspicious when he did not appear at work, since he was always punctual.

s 7A sweat потеть

s 6A sweater свитер Put a sweater on if you're cold.

s 3B swell (up) опухать

s 10A swift быстрый

s 6B swimming pool плавательный бассейн an indoor/outdoor swimming pool

s 1A swing back The door swung back in his face.

s 10C switch

s 4C swoop устремляться (вниз)

s 3A syndrome синдром

s 10C systematic систематичный

t 4C tabloid бульварная (пресса) the tabloid press

t 3C tactful тактичный

t 7B tagging нанесение маркировки electronic tagging

t 3A tailor приспособить

t 10B talent талант

t 6B tap кран the hot/cold tap

t 1A technique техника

t 4B technological технологический

It was so hot when we arrived in Tripoli that we started to sweat as soon as we got off the plane.

It was obvious she had broken her toe, because it immediately started to swell (up).

The local police took swift action against the squatters.

качнуться назад, здесь: захлопнуться

перен.: переключаться She started studying English at college, but switched to Business Studies in her second year.

The eagle swooped down to snatch a young rabbit.

It's a classic case of the bored-housewife syndrome - she's got nothing to do all day except drink and go shopping.

We've got to be a bit more systematic in the way that we approach this task.

Mentioning his baldness wasn't very tactful.

I can tailor my working hours to suit my lifestyle.

Her talent for music showed at an early age.

We have developed a new technique for detecting errors in the manufacturing process.

Technological advances in computing and telecommunications will reduce the need for many people to travel to work.

t 2B teeth зубы I brush my teeth three times a day.

t 10A telegraph телеграф The news came by telegraph.

t 5C telephone телефонный a telephone survey

t 2A temporal lobe височная доля (мозга) the temporal lobe of the brain

t 7A tempt соблазнять

t 3C ten kilometre десятикилометровый a ten kilometre road race

t 9A term термин

t 1B terms отношения

t 1B text-based в письменной форме

t 7C thank goodness слава богу!

t 8B thankful благодарный

t 5A the Internet интернет

t 2A theory теория Darwin's theory of evolution

t 6B thereby таким образом

t 9C thinker мыслитель a political/religious thinker

t 2A thoroughly полностью I thoroughly enjoyed the performance.

t 10C thought мысль, соображение

t 9C three-day трёхдневный a three-day weekend

t 3A thrifty бережливый

The offer of a free car stereo tempted her into buying a new car.

'Without let or hindrance' is a legal term which means 'freely'.

I've always been on good terms with my neighbours.

My girlfriend lives in another city so our relationship is almost totally text-based.

I managed to catch the train, thank goodness.

I was thankful that the meeting didn't last long, because I had a train to catch.

I found out about the bombings from/on the Internet.

Diets that are high in saturated fat and cholesterol tend to clog up our arteries, thereby reducing the blood flow to our hearts and brains.

Let me have your thoughts on that report by Friday.

They have plenty of money now, but they still tend to be thrifty.

t 8B thrill-seeker искатель острых ощущений

t 8B thrill-seeking поиск острых ощущений Thrill-seeking is in my genes.

t 3A tight-fisted скупой

t 5A tightly плотно

t 7A timber бревно

t 2C timelessness

t 6C time-share We've bought a time-share in Spain.

t 3A timid робкий Lucy is a rather timid child.

t 4A token знак, символ a metal/plastic token

t 7A tool инструмент power tools

t 1A total сумма, итог

t 1C totally полностью, совершенно

t 7A tournament турнир a tennis/chess/golf tournament

t 1A towards к, по отношению к

t 7A trace след Traces of drugs were found in his blood.

t 7B track отслеживать

t 7B tracking отслеживающий a tracking device

t 10C traditionally традиционно

t 8B traffic jam

t 3A trait черта (характера)

I would describe myself as a thrill-seeker.

Don't imagine Gillian'll buy you a drink - she's too tight-fisted.

Many commuters are forced to stand, tightly packed in, like sardines.

They used new timber to restore the wooden houses.

временнáя универсальность

Rothko's paintings have a unique timelessness.

таймшер (международная система обмена отдыхом среди со-владельцев курортных отелей клубного типа)

At that time of day, cars with only one occupant accounted for almost 80% of the total.

Her second husband is totally different from Mark.

They've always been very friendly towards me.

The military use radar satellites to track targets through clouds and at night.

Quaker meetings are traditionally held in silence.

"пробка", затор (в уличном движении)

Roadworks have caused traffic jams throughout the city centre.

His sense of humour is one of his better traits.

t 9B transaction деловая операция a business transaction

t 10A transcontinental межконтинентальный

t 9C transfer передача the transfer of information

t 4B transform преображать(ся)

t 7B transmit передавать

t 10C trashy дрянной trashy programmes

t 3B treadmill бегущая дорожка There are ten treadmills in the gym.

t 8B trigger провоцировать

t 3A triumph триумф

t 5A trivial мелкий

t 5A trusted надёжный She is my most trusted friend.

t 3A trusting доверчивый The child gave a lovely, trusting smile.

t 1A try out испытать, опробовать

t 4B tuberculosis туберкулез Tuberculosis is a very serious disease.

t 2B tuck into

t 4C Tues See you on Tues.

t 10C tune in

t 1A turn-off помеха

t 2B turquoise бирюзовый the clear turquoise water of the bay

The transcontinental railway goes from New York to San Francisco.

Whenever a camera was pointed at her, Marilyn would instantly transform herself into a radiant star.

Radio Seven transmits on 201 medium wave .

Some people find that certain foods trigger their headaches.

The book celebrates the hostages' remarkable triumph over appalling adversity.

I don't know why he gets so upset about something that is utterly trivial.

Don't forget to try out the equipment before setting up the experiment.

есть с жадностью, наброситься

Judging by the way they tucked into their dinner, they must have been very hungry.

сокр. от вторник

быть созвучным, перен.: соответствовать

The current financial situation certainly tunes in with what economic experts predicted over a year ago.

This system may provide a powerful tool for adults who find computers a turn-off yet need to learn to use them.

t 9B twenties They both got married in their twenties.

t 7A twice-daily дважды в день There is a twice-daily bus to the city.

t 6C twist поворот

t 7A twist вывихнуть I twisted my ankle last week.

t 1B two-fifths две пятых What is two-fifths of 1210?

u 6B ultimately в конечном итоге

u 5B unaided без (посторонней) помощи

u 6B unannounced без объявления

u 9C unauthorised

u 6A unaware не подозревающий I was quite unaware of the problem.

u 1B unburden отводить душу

u 2A uncertain неопределённый New arrivals face an uncertain future.

u 10C unclear неясный

u 1A uncomfortable неловко to feel uncomfortable

u 2A unconditional безоговорочный

u 4C undercarriage шасси an aircraft undercarriage

u 5A underfoot под ногами

u 4A undergo пройти

u 4B uneducated необразованный an uneducated man

возраст между 20 и 29 годами

The story took a surprise twist today with media reports that the doctor had resigned.

Everything will ultimately depend on what is said at the meeting with the directors next week.

Since his accident, he hasn't been able to walk unaided.

She appeared unannounced and took control of the meeting.

неуполномоченный, несанкционированный

No admittance to unauthorised personnel.

He'll unburden himself to anyone who'll listen.

The ownership of the painting remains unclear.

the unconditional love that one has for one's child

The grass was cool and pleasant underfoot.

Athletes must undergo a mandatory drugs test before competing in the championship.

u 4B unexpectedly неожиданно I met her unexpectedly in a coffee shop.

u 7A unfairly несправедливо I think you are blaming Roger unfairly.

u 4A unfaithful неверный

u 1A unfinished незаконченный

u 9B unforgettable незабываемый an unforgettable experience

u 3A unfounded безосновательный

u 1B ungrateful неблагодарный He is always so ungrateful.

u 8B uninvited без приглашения She came to the party uninvited.

u 7B universally всеми

u 8B unknown неизвестный

u 8A unlimited неограниченный

u 1B unload давать выход чувствам

u 7C unmarked an unmarked police car

u 6B unofficial неофициальный unofficial estimates/figures/reports

u 7A unpleasant неприятный an unpleasant surprise

u 9B unpredictable непредсказуемый

u 3A unquestionable неоспоримый

u 6A unrelated не имеющий отношения

u 2B unspoilt неиспорченный

If a man was unfaithful to me I'd leave him no matter what the circumstances.

I still have some unfinished business with you.

I'm pleased to see that our fears about the weather proved totally unfounded.

The new roundabout is universally loathed by motorists.

The exact number of people carrying the virus is unknown.

Passes are available for one month's unlimited travel within Europe.

I'm afraid I've been unloading my worries on poor Ann here.

без опознавательных знаков, необозначенный

The weather there can be a bit unpredictable - one minute it's blue skies and the next minute it's pouring down.

The fact that everyone will die someday is one of the unquestionables of life.

Police said his death was unrelated to the attack.

The mansion is set in 90 acres of beautiful, unspoilt countryside.

u 2A unsuitable неподходящий

u 9A unusually необычно He was unusually polite.

u 10B upbringing

u 8A upcoming предстоящий

u 10A upkeep уход

u 9B upload How can I upload these files?

u 2C upon за hours upon hours

u 10C up-to-date современный, новейший

u 4B urban городской urban development

u 2A urge побуждать

u 6C urge побуждение

u 4A user-generated созданный пользователем user-generated content

u 3A utterly чрезвычайно What an utterly stupid thing to do!

v 10B vague неясный, смутный

v 5A vain тщеславный

v 9A value ценить I've always valued her advice.

v 2A variable a variable interest rate

v 4B varied разнообразный a varied group of people

v 9C vary варьировать

Completely unsuitable candidates were screened out at the first interview.

воспитание (стиль воспитания, принятый в той или иной семье)

Is it right to say all the crimes he committed were simply the result of his upbringing?

Tickets are selling well for the group's upcoming concert tour.

The upkeep of larger old properties is very expensive.

загрузить в удалённый компьютер, поместить в интернет

Great trouble is taken to keep our database up-to-date.

Lawyers will urge the parents to take further legal action.

The urge to steal is very strong in many of the young men we look after here.

I do have a vague memory of meeting her many years ago.

He was very vain about his hair and his clothes.

изменяющийся, непостоянный

Some people give a regular monthly donation while others vary the amount they give.

v 2B vegetation растительность

v 4B vehicle транспортное средство

v 1C venture отважиться, решиться

v 4A verge край, грань

v 2C vibrancy

v 2B vibrant энергичный, живой a vibrant city

v 2B Victorian a Victorian terraced house

v 3A victory победа

v 4B villager деревенский житель

v 8C VIP

v 9C visibility видимость

v 6B visual зрительный visual stimulus/impact/abilities

v 5B visualise

v 10A vital жизненно важный

v 2C vitamin витамин a vitamin pill

v 3A vividly отчетливо

v 7C vote голосовать

w 2C traffic warden Look. Here comes the traffic warden.

The railway track will have to be cleared of vegetation if it is to be used again.

A truck driver died last night when his vehicle overturned.

She tentatively ventured the opinion that the project would be too expensive to complete, but the boss ignored her.

on the verge of collapse/success/tears/death/disaster/war

перен.: живость No one can fail to be struck by the vibrancy of New York.

викторианский (относящийся к эпохе королевы Виктории 1837-1901)

The Redskins opened the season by scoring a resounding/stunning/impressive 25-3 victory against/over Detroit.

All of the villagers attended the local festival.

аббр. от очень важная персона

They were in the VIP lounge at the airport.

Mist is still causing poor visibility - down to five metres in parts of the south-east.

мысленно представить себе

I was so surprised when he turned up - I'd visualised someone much older.

A strong opposition is vital to a healthy democracy.

I vividly remember my first day at school.

She was too young to vote in the national election.

инспектор дорожного движения (гл. обр. контролирует соблюдение правил стоянки автомобилей)

w 4A wall стена

w 2C walled

w 1A wander бродить, прогуливаться

w 7B watcher зритель, наблюдатель

w 9B waterproof водонепроницаемый

w 1B wavelength

w 2C wealth изобилие, богатство

w 1A weapon оружие a lethal weapon

w 6B welfare благополучие

w 6B well-being здоровье

w 2B well-decorated He has a very well-decorated house.

w 2B well-written хорошо написанный Her latest novel is very well-written.

w 6B whaling охота на китов Whaling is legal in some countries.

w 8B whichever какой угодно

w 6C whisper прошептать

w 2A whom с которым I met a man with whom I used to work.

w 7B widely широко

w 8B widen расширить(ся) His eyes/smile widened.

w 10A wilderness дикая местность a beautiful mountain wilderness

w 10A willing быть готовым

The walls in this apartment are so thin you can hear just about every word the neighbours say.

окружённый (крепостной) стеной

Why not visit the beautiful walled city of York?

We spent the morning wandering around the old part of the city.

The new channel is certainly good news for the movie watcher.

Canvas boots are all right but they're not as waterproof as leather.

перен.: длина волны I can't seem to get on with him - we're just not on the same wavelength.

Jim has a wealth of teaching experience.

The police are very concerned for the welfare of the missing child.

People doing yoga benefit from an increased feeling of well-being.

с хорошей внутренней отделкой

It's going to be expensive whichever way you do it.

She leaned over and whispered something in his ear.

Identity cards are already widely used in many parts of the world.

If you're willing to fly at night, you can get a much cheaper ticket.

w 10A winged крылатый

w 10A wiry жилистый He has a runner's wiry frame.

w 10B wise мудрый I think you made a wise choice.

w 4B wisely мудро

w 7B withdraw отводить (войска)

w 7B withdrawal снятие (денег со счета)

w 1A witter on

w 6B witty остроумный a witty comment/remark

w 3A wolf волк Wolves hunt in groups known as packs.

w 2B wonderfully замечательно

w 2C woodland лесистая местность

w 10C woolly путаный, расплывчатый

w 6B word-of-mouth в устной форме

w 10A workforce рабочая сила

w 1A working рабочий a 37-hour working week

w 10C workings деятельность the workings of government

w 8A wreck разрушить

w 6A wrinkled морщинистый a wrinkled face

w 6B wristband повязка на запястье a rubber wristband

32 of these winged fellows received a medal for bravery in the Second World War.

Sian had very wisely left the party before all the trouble started.

The UN has withdrawn its troops from the country.

The bank became suspicious after several large withdrawals were made from his account in a single week.

болтать (в знач. разговаривать)

He'd been wittering on about his neighbours for half the morning.

This sauce goes wonderfully well with fish, asparagus or new potatoes.

The Forestry Commission is responsible for preserving over 2 million acres of woodland.

It's the woolly thinking behind the book that I find so infuriating.

All the orders were given by word of mouth so that no written evidence could be discovered later.

The majority of factories in the region have a workforce of 50 to 100 (people).

The explosion shattered nearby windows and wrecked two cars.

y 5A yourselves вы сами Did you make the dresses yourselves?

y 1A youth моложёжь the youth of today

z 3B zip пробежать(ся), носиться

© Cambridge University Press 2009

I'm just going to zip along to the shops - I won't be long.

Advanced wordlist: English to Russian

English word Example sentence

a 1A all-time непревзойденный

a 1A analysis анализ

a 1A annoy раздражать

a 1A appoint назначить (на должность)

b 1A bicker пререкаться, спорить Will you two stop bickering!

b 1A blissfully блаженно They seemed blissfully happy.

b 1A butt in вмешиваться (в разговор)

c 1A cashier кассир

c 1A chatty

c 1A cheerful радостный He's usually fairly cheerful.

c 1A constantly постоянно He's constantly changing his mind.

c 1A consumer потребитель

d 1A demand спрос There was little demand for tickets.

d 1A disabled space

e 1A expect ожидать He didn't expect to see me.

Lesson no.

Russian русский

After three years of drought, the water in the lake had reached an all-time low.

Chemical analysis revealed a high content of copper.

Tim really annoyed me in the meeting this morning.

We've appointed three new teachers this year.

Norma always butts in when we're talking.

I smiled at the cashier and gave her my credit card.

болтливый, словоохотливый

My manager said I am too chatty at work.

The new telephone rates will affect all consumers including businesses.

место для инвалида (на автомобильной парковке)

If you have a disabled badge in your car, you can park in a disabled space.

f 1A fishcake фишкейк (рыбное блюдо) Fishcakes are on the menu today.

f 1A friendliness дружелюбие

g 1A genuinely искренне

g 1A grab схватить

g 1A gritted стиснутые (зубы) gritted teeth

g 1A grumble ворчать

h 1A high street

h 1A highly крайне, очень a highly profitable line of products

i 1A impressed поражённый

i 1A impression впечатление

i 1A indication признак

i 1A initially первоначально

i 1A insincere неискренний an insincere apology

i 1A intervene вмешаться

i 1A -ish

k 1A keep up

m 1A marketing маркетинг a career in marketing

m 1A myself себя\себе I've bought myself a new coat.

n 1A niceness любезность Our company values niceness.

o 1A overhear нечаянно подслушать

Serena is very popular because of her friendliness.

I'm genuinely sorry for what I said, I really am.

A mugger grabbed her handbag as she was walking across the park.

She spent the evening grumbling to me about her job.

главная улица, перен.: сеть розничной торговли

There's a new Italian restaurant opening on the high street.

I wasn't very impressed with the performance.

It makes/gives/creates a very bad impression if you're late for an interview.

Helen's face gave no indication of what she was thinking.

Initially, most people approved of the new scheme.

The Central Bank intervened in the currency markets today to try to stabilize the exchange rate.

суффикс приблизительности признака (напр.: довольно новый)

They have a four-bedroom house on a newish estate.

успевать, держаться наравне с чем-л.

Supply of the goods is failing to keep up with demand.

I overheard a very funny conversation on the bus this morning.

o 1A overused чрезмерно используемый overused expressions

p 1A perfectly совершенно That dish was perfectly disgusting.

p 1A perky бойкий You look very perky this morning.

p 1A pregnant беременный She's five and a half months pregnant.

p 1A publisher издатель

p 1A pushy назойливый a pushy salesman

r 1A readership круг читателей

r 1A runaway неудержимый

r 1A rush up

s 1A self-help самоучитель self-help books

s 1A several несколько

s 1A simply только

s 1A slump развалиться She slumped into the chair, exhausted.

s 1A strongly очень, решительно

s 1A swing back The door swung back in his face.

t 1A technique техника

t 1A total сумма, итог

t 1A towards к, по отношению к

t 1A try out испытать, опробовать

Janet edited books for a variety of publishers.

The magazine has a readership of over 250 000.

Her first novel's runaway (= surprisingly big) success came as a great surprise.

бросаться, устремляться (к кому-л.)

She rushed up to me and asked me a question.

Several people have complained about the scheme.

I don't like my job - I simply do it for the money.

They strongly believe their children should make choices for themselves.

качнуться назад, здесь: захлопнуться

We have developed a new technique for detecting errors in the manufacturing process.

At that time of day, cars with only one occupant accounted for almost 80% of the total.

They've always been very friendly towards me.

Don't forget to try out the equipment before setting up the experiment.

t 1A turn-off помеха

u 1A uncomfortable неловко to feel uncomfortable

u 1A unfinished незаконченный

w 1A wander бродить, прогуливаться

w 1A weapon оружие a lethal weapon

w 1A witter on

w 1A working рабочий a 37-hour working week

y 1A youth моложёжь the youth of today

a 1B add up добавить (к чему-л.)

b 1B barely едва, вряд ли

b 1B basis основа

b 1B broadly вообще

c 1B commitment

c 1B confidant a close confidant

c 1B confide доверять(ся)

d 1B (out of your) depth You're out of your depth.

e 1B everyday повседневный

f 1B friendship дружба

f 1B funnily enough как ни странно I have met him, funnily enough.

This system may provide a powerful tool for adults who find computers a turn-off yet need to learn to use them.

I still have some unfinished business with you.

We spent the morning wandering around the old part of the city.

болтать (в знач. разговаривать)

He'd been wittering on about his neighbours for half the morning.

It all added up to a lot of hard work for all of us.

After paying for our travel costs, we barely broke even.

Most of our staff work for us on a voluntary basis (= They work without being paid).

Broadly speaking, don't you think women make better drivers than men?

обязательство, приверженность

her commitment to left-wing politics/the cause of feminism/the company

наперсник, доверенное лицо

She's nice, but I don't feel I can confide in her.

глубина, 'out of one's depth' - растеряться, не понимать

the everyday lives of ordinary Russian citizens

Their friendship goes back to when they were at school together.

h 1B hobby увлечение

i 1B include включать в себя The bill includes tax and service.

i 1B increasingly все более и более to be increasingly important/common

i 1B intentionally умышленно

i 1B interest интерес

i 1B irritate возмущать, раздражать

k 1B keep track следить

m 1B meaningful значимый

n 1B necessity необходимость

n 1B nightclub ночной клуб We went dancing at a nightclub.

n 1B no longer уже не, больше не The cinema is no longer used.

o 1B overload перегрузка, избыток

p 1B purely исключительно

r 1B realistically реалистично

r 1B regularly регулярно Accidents regularly occur on this bend.

s 1B sex What sex is your cat?

s 1B substitute замена a substitute teacher

t 1B terms отношения

t 1B text-based в письменной форме

Ben's hobby is restoring vintage motorcycles.

I didn't ignore her intentionally - I just didn't recognize her.

I've always had an interest in astronomy.

After a while her behaviour really began to irritate me.

My sister has had so many different jobs, I find it hard to keep track (of what she's doing).

She seems to find it difficult to form meaningful relationships.

With a personal fortune of six million pounds, she certainly doesn't work out of necessity (= because she needs to).

People today suffer from information overload.

On a purely practical level, it is difficult to see how such proposals would work.

Realistically speaking, he hadn't a hope, but that didn't stop him trying.

биол. пол

I've always been on good terms with my neighbours.

My girlfriend lives in another city so our relationship is almost totally text-based.

t 1B two-fifths две пятых What is two-fifths of 1210?

u 1B unburden отводить душу

u 1B ungrateful неблагодарный He is always so ungrateful.

u 1B unload давать выход чувствам

w 1B wavelength

b 1C besides кроме того

b 1C boot багажник My suitcase is in the boot of my car.

b 1C bore наскучить "Am I boring you?" she asked anxiously.

c 1C convinced убеждён

c 1C costs затраты We need to cut our advertising costs.

c 1C crow ворона

c 1C crowd толпа She goes about with a friendly crowd.

d 1C data данные, информация

e 1C ensure обеспечивать

e 1C entirely полностью I admit it was entirely my fault.

f 1C frighten пугать He frightens me when he drives so fast.

g 1C gain получить

i 1C icy покрытый льдом icy roads

i 1C inaccessible

i 1C in-laws My in-laws are coming for Christmas.

He'll unburden himself to anyone who'll listen.

I'm afraid I've been unloading my worries on poor Ann here.

перен.: длина волны I can't seem to get on with him - we're just not on the same wavelength.

She won't mind your being late - besides, it's hardly your fault.

My boyfriend says I'd enjoy a walking holiday, but I'm not convinced.

My girlfriend is scared of birds, especially crows.

The data was/were collected by various researchers.

The role of the police is to ensure (that) the law is obeyed.

What do you hope to gain from the course?

недоступный, недосягаемый

one of the most inaccessible places in the world

родня со стороны жены/мужа

m 1C manual руководство (пользователя) a DIY manual

m 1C molehill

m 1C motorway автострада

m 1C must должен, обязан We must get someone to fix that wheel.

p 1C peanuts

p 1C pointless бессмысленный This is a pointless exercise.

p 1C prospect перспектива

q 1C quietly тихо I slipped quietly out of the back door.

r 1C rave восхищаться

r 1C resist воздержаться (от чего-л.)

r 1C roadworks

s 1C saying

s 1C spoil баловать

t 1C totally полностью, совершенно

v 1C venture отважиться, решиться

a 2A academic академический academic subjects/qualifications/books

a 2A affectionate нежный, любящий He's an affectionate little boy.

a 2A astounding поразительный an astounding fact/decision/revelation

кротовина, 'make a mountain out of a molehill' - делать из мухи слона

You're making a mountain out of a molehill. You wrote one bad essay - it doesn't mean you're going to fail your exam.

Because of the bad weather, motorway (driving) conditions are expected to be hazardous tonight.

арахис, идиом.: гроши They pay people peanuts in that organization.

The prospect of spending three whole days with her fills me with horror.

She raved about/over the clothes she had seen at the Paris fashion shows.

She couldn't resist laughing at him in those clothes.

ремонтные работы на дороге

There are delays on the M4 because of roadworks.

поговорка, 'as the saying goes' — как говорится

As the saying goes, 'Don't count your chickens before they're hatched'.

When I'm feeling miserable I go shopping and spoil myself - a couple of new dresses always make me feel better.

Her second husband is totally different from Mark.

She tentatively ventured the opinion that the project would be too expensive to complete, but the boss ignored her.

a 2A atlas (географический) атлас an atlas of the world

a 2A autistic страдающий аутизмом One child in 5 000 is autistic.

b 2A belief вера

b 2A bellow рёв (человека) He gave a bellow of rage.

b 2A bespectacled носящий очки a small, bespectacled man in a drab suit

b 2A brilliance великолепие

b 2A bubble пузырёк (воздуха)

c 2A cleverest самый умный

c 2A confusing сбивающий с толку

d 2A deficiency нехватка

d 2A deficient недостаточный

d 2A developmentally по развитию developmentally disabled

d 2A directory справочник

d 2A disabled инвалид The accident left him severely disabled.

d 2A distribute раздавать

d 2A dub

e 2A emotional эмоциональный a child's emotional development

f 2A firmly твердо, решительно

f 2A flit

Recent revelations about corruption have shaken many people's belief in (= caused people to have doubts about) the police.

Her first novel showed signs of brilliance.

As water begins to boil, bubbles rise ever faster to the surface.

She is the cleverest student in the class.

The transition from boyhood to manhood can be a confusing period.

Pregnant women often suffer from iron deficiency.

A diet deficient in vitamin D may cause the disease rickets.

Look up their number in the telephone directory.

Their teacher distributed a review for the exam.

шутл. окрестить, дать прозвище

She was dubbed by the newspapers 'The Angel of Death'.

We are firmly committed to reducing unemployment.

"порхать" с одного дела на другое

Sara finds it very difficult to settle - she's always flitting from one thing to another.

g 2A gait походка He walked with a slow stiff gait.

g 2A generate создавать

g 2A genius гений (an) artistic/creative/musical genius

g 2A Google Google

h 2A hemisphere полушарие

h 2A hug крепкое объятие Come here and give me a big hug.

i 2A immeasurable неизмеримый

i 2A impractical непрактичный

i 2A intimidating пугающий an intimidating array of weapons

k 2A kindly приятный, милый a kindly old lady

l 2A lifespan продолжительность жизни

l 2A lobby вестибюль Let's meet in the lobby of the hotel.

m 2A marked заметный, явный

m 2A mathematical математический a mathematical formula

m 2A mega- мега- megacomputer/mega-savant

m 2A memorise запоминать

m 2A motor двигательный He has poor motor control/functions.

m 2A mutter бормотать Stop muttering and speak up!

n 2A neck шея He had the thickest neck I'd ever seen.

The new development will generate 1500 new jobs.

Google is a popular Internet search engine.

The brain is divided into two hemispheres.

Her films had an immeasurable effect on a generation of Americans.

I love high heels but they're rather impractical.

The average human lifespan in the developed countries has increased over the last hundred years.

The president spoke with passion for an hour, in marked contrast to his subdued address to the parliament yesterday.

When I was at school, we were required to memorize a poem every week.

o 2A Oscar-winning получивший премию Оскар She is an Oscar-winning actress.

p 2A painter художник

p 2A possess обладать I don't possess a single DVD.

p 2A prove доказать That theory was proved false.

s 2A savant savant syndrome

s 2A scan сканирование an ultrasound scan

s 2A screenwriter киносценарист Who is the best young screenwriter?

s 2A seek out разыскать

s 2A shuffle (про)шаркать

s 2A simultaneously одновременно

s 2A socially в социальном отношении

t 2A temporal lobe височная доля (мозга) the temporal lobe of the brain

t 2A theory теория Darwin's theory of evolution

t 2A thoroughly полностью I thoroughly enjoyed the performance.

u 2A uncertain неопределённый New arrivals face an uncertain future.

u 2A unconditional безоговорочный

u 2A unsuitable неподходящий

u 2A urge побуждать

v 2A variable a variable interest rate

J.M.W. Turner is one of Britain's best-known landscape painters.

умственно отсталый человек с незаурядными способностями в какой-л. области

While he was at the library, Steve decided to seek out some information on accommodation in the area.

He shuffled into the kitchen, leaning on his walking stick.

I was trying to do three things simultaneously.

Socially, she's a disaster - she's always offending someone or picking a fight.

the unconditional love that one has for one's child

Completely unsuitable candidates were screened out at the first interview.

Lawyers will urge the parents to take further legal action.

изменяющийся, непостоянный

w 2A whom с которым I met a man with whom I used to work.

a 2B adorable очаровательный

b 2B backwater тихая заводь

b 2B beard борода a flowing white beard

b 2B breath-taking захватывающий дыхание a breath-taking view

c 2B cabin a log cabin

c 2B canal канал (водный)

c 2B canoe каноэ We travelled in a canoe.

c 2B cathedral собор Salisbury Cathedral

c 2B channel канал (телевизионный) a cable/terrestrial channel

c 2B chaotic беспорядочный

c 2B chuck бросить Chuck it over there/into the corner.

c 2B clumsy неуклюжий

c 2B cluster скопление

c 2B coconut milk кокосовое молоко This curry contains coconut milk.

c 2B contemporary современный

c 2B curry карри (острая приправа) curry powder

d 2B delightful очаровательный His sister is a delightful girl.

e 2B enchanting прелестный

She has the most adorable two-year-old girl.

We tied the boat up in a quiet backwater overnight.

небольшая жилая постройка, хижина

The Panama Canal provides a crucial shipping link between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

The house is a bit chaotic at the moment - we've got all these extra people staying and we're still decorating.

That's the third glass you've smashed this week, - you're so clumsy!

Have a look at the cluster of galaxies in this photograph.

contemporary music/literature/art/fashion

It's described in the guide book as 'an enchanting medieval city'.

e 2B exotic экзотический exotic flowers/food/designs

e 2B eye-mask маска на глаза I always wear an eye-mask in bed.

f 2B flooding затопление

f 2B footstep

f 2B forehead лоб

g 2B glide скользить The boat glided silently across the lake.

h 2B hammock гамак He loved sleeping in his hammock.

h 2B hang висеть

h 2B healthcare

h 2B hypnotic гипнотизирующий The beauty of the place was hypnotic.

i 2B inexpensive недорогой It's an inexpensive perfume.

l 2B lagoon лагуна a tropical lagoon

l 2B lick лизать He licked the chocolate off his fingers.

l 2B lifetime жизнь

l 2B log бревенчатый a log cabin

m 2B marble мраморный a marble floor/statue

m 2B massive массивный They've got a massive house.

m 2B medieval средневековый a medieval building/painting/town

m 2B Mediterranean средиземноморский Mediterranean cuisine

m 2B metallic металлик (о цвете) Our new car is metallic blue.

Some roads have been closed because of flooding.

след, 'to follow in smb.'s footsteps' - идти по чьим-л. стопам

I might follow in the footsteps of the Hollywood stars.

She wiped the beads of sweat from her forehead.

I hung from the window with my fingertips.

здравоохранение, медицина

Healthcare workers are some of the lowest paid people in the country.

We'll see a tremendous lot of technological changes during/in our lifetime.

m 2B monsoon дождливый сезон

m 2B must- должен, нужно

n 2B net сеть a fishing net

o 2B oil масло bath oil

p 2B pancake блин

p 2B picture-book книжка с картинками the picture-book English countryside

p 2B plentiful изобильный

p 2B pour наливать I spilled the juice while I was pouring it.

p 2B preserve сохранить

r 2B revolting отвратительный a revolting smell of rotting cabbage

r 2B round-necked с закруглённым горлом a round-necked T-shirt

r 2B rustic деревенский a rustic bench/cabin

s 2B scruffy неряшливый a small, scruffy-looking man

s 2B sip пить маленькими глотками This tea is very hot, so sip it carefully.

s 2B snow-capped покрытый снегом snow-capped mountains

s 2B spice специя

s 2B sprawling растянувшийся sprawling suburbs

s 2B stark пустой

s 2B stopover остановка на пути

s 2B strain напряжённость

The failure of the monsoon would destroy harvests on which 1000 million people rely.

It's moderately entertaining but it's certainly not a must-see film.

Do you want a sweet pancake or a savoury one?

Strawberries are plentiful in the summer.

We want to preserve the character of the town while improving the facilities.

Cinnamon, ginger and cloves are all spices.

It was a stark room with its white walls, and a bed and chair as the only furniture.

Our tickets to Australia include a stopover for two nights in Singapore.

Their constant arguments were putting a strain on their marriage.

s 2B straw соломинка

s 2B stretch простираться

s 2B stupid-looking глупо выглядящий a stupid-looking animal

s 2B sun-roof люк в крыше автомобиля My new car has a sun-roof.

s 2B superbly-acted великолепно сыгранный It is a superbly-acted drama.

s 2B supper ужин

t 2B teeth зубы I brush my teeth three times a day.

t 2B tuck into

t 2B turquoise бирюзовый the clear turquoise water of the bay

u 2B unspoilt неиспорченный

v 2B vegetation растительность

v 2B vibrant энергичный, живой a vibrant city

v 2B Victorian a Victorian terraced house

w 2B well-decorated He has a very well-decorated house.

w 2B well-written хорошо написанный Her latest novel is very well-written.

w 2B wonderfully замечательно

b 2C bustling шумный, неугомонный

c 2C coastal прибрежный a coastal town

c 2C contribute способствовать Smoking contributed to his early death.

Why don't you drink your milkshake through a straw?

The Andes stretch for 7250 km along the west coast of South America.

We usually have tea at about 5.30 p.m., then supper before we go to bed.

есть с жадностью, наброситься

Judging by the way they tucked into their dinner, they must have been very hungry.

The mansion is set in 90 acres of beautiful, unspoilt countryside.

The railway track will have to be cleared of vegetation if it is to be used again.

викторианский (относящийся к эпохе королевы Виктории 1837-1901)

с хорошей внутренней отделкой

This sauce goes wonderfully well with fish, asparagus or new potatoes.

This used to be a bustling town but a lot of people have moved away over recent years.

d 2C diverse разнообразный

d 2C diversity разнообразие

e 2C explore исследовать to explore space

f 2C fairytale фантастический They had a fairytale wedding.

g 2C glimpse увидеть мельком

i 2C intriguing интригующий an intriguing possibility/question

m 2C meandering a meandering river

m 2C modernity современность

n 2C nail scissors маникюрные ножницы silver nail scissors

n 2C nor также... не

n 2C northwest северо-западный

o 2C open-air an open-air concert/market

p 2C port порт (морской, речной) a naval/fishing/container port

q 2C quaint a quaint old cottage

r 2C region регион the semi-desert regions of Australia

r 2C rugged пересечённый rugged landscape/terrain/hills/cliffs

s 2C seaside морское побережье a seaside holiday/hotel/resort

s 2C southwest юго-западный

s 2C splendour величие

Linguistics embraces a diverse range of subjects such as phonetics and stylistics.

Does television adequately reflect the ethnic and cultural diversity of the country?

I only caught a fleeting glimpse of the driver of the getaway car, but I doubt I would recognize her if I saw her again.

извивающийся (о реке, дороге)

There is a stark contrast between tradition and modernity on the streets of the city.

"I've never been to Iceland." "Nor have I."

the sale of the company's northwest division

(происходящий) на открытом воздухе

необычный и привлекательный

I come from the southwest part of the island.

They bought a decaying 16th-century manor house and restored it to its original splendour.

s 2C sporting спортивный

s 2C stately home особняк аристократии

s 2C superbly великолепно The orchestra played superbly.

s 2C surround окружать

t 2C timelessness

w 2C traffic warden Look. Here comes the traffic warden.

u 2C upon за hours upon hours

v 2C vibrancy

v 2C vitamin витамин a vitamin pill

w 2C walled

w 2C wealth изобилие, богатство

w 2C woodland лесистая местность

a 3A accolade похвала, одобрение

a 3A amongst среди Relax, you're amongst friends.

a 3A aspect сторона, аспект

a 3A astonish изумить

b 3A beyond за пределами, вне

b 3A bitterly сильно

b 3A bluff блеф

The Olympics is the biggest sporting event in the world.

We like visiting historic buildings and stately homes.

Snow-capped mountains surround the city.

временнáя универсальность

Rothko's paintings have a unique timelessness.

инспектор дорожного движения (гл. обр. контролирует соблюдение правил стоянки автомобилей)

перен.: живость No one can fail to be struck by the vibrancy of New York.

окружённый (крепостной) стеной

Why not visit the beautiful walled city of York?

Jim has a wealth of teaching experience.

The Forestry Commission is responsible for preserving over 2 million acres of woodland.

This is his centennial year and he's been granted the ultimate accolade - his face on a set of three postage stamps.

Which aspects of the job do you most enjoy?

What astonished me was that he didn't seem to mind.

She is, beyond question, the best actress of her generation.

He was bitterly disappointed not to get the job.

Is he going to jump or is he only bluffing?

c 3A cautious осторожный He's a cautious driver.

c 3A conclude завершить, сделать вывод

c 3A consciously осознанно

c 3A couch диван, софа, кушетка She sat down on the couch.

d 3A depressing наводящий тоску I find this weather so depressing.

d 3A distress душевное страдание

d 3A dominate доминировать

e 3A exhilaration возбуждение

e 3A experiment эксперимент

e 3A extravagant экстравагантный the extravagant lifestyle of a movie star

f 3A finicky

f 3A finishing line финишная черта

g 3A gullible легковерный

i 3A impetuous импульсивный

i 3A impostor самозванец

i 3A inwardly в душе

k 3A kicked-in-the-guts

l 3A lack недоставать He just lacks a little confidence.

m 3A meticulous тщательный

She concluded the speech by reminding us of our responsibility.

I don't think she's consciously rude to people - it's just her manner.

She claimed that the way she had been treated at work had caused her extreme emotional and psychological distress.

He refuses to let others speak and dominates every meeting.

I had a fantastic feeling of exhilaration when I won the race.

Some people believe that experiments on animals should be banned.

требующий большой аккуратности и точности

Repairing watches must be a very finicky job.

The winner crossed the finishing line 9 seconds before the second-placed runner.

There are any number of miracle cures on the market for people gullible enough to buy them.

He's so impetuous - why can't he think things over before he rushes into them?

He felt like an impostor among all those intelligent people, as if he had no right to be there.

He was inwardly relieved that the test was cancelled.

идиом.: удар ниже пояса I can clearly remember the kicked-in-the-guts feeling I had when I lost my job.

Many hours of meticulous preparation have gone into writing the book.

n 3A nagging ноющий a nagging feeling

p 3A podium подиум

r 3A rival соперник

s 3A self-awareness самосознание I think I have good self-awareness.

s 3A sheer абсолютный The suggestion is sheer nonsense.

s 3A similarly так же

s 3A spectrum спектр, диапазон

s 3A spontaneous спонтанный

s 3A spotlight

s 3A spray брызгать She sprayed herself with perfume.

s 3A supremely в высшей степени

s 3A syndrome синдром

t 3A tailor приспособить

t 3A thrifty бережливый

t 3A tight-fisted скупой

t 3A timid робкий Lucy is a rather timid child.

t 3A trait черта (характера)

t 3A triumph триумф

t 3A trusting доверчивый The child gave a lovely, trusting smile.

Tears ran down her face as she stood on the winner's podium.

He beat his closest/nearest rival by 20 marks.

Cars must stop at red traffic lights: similarly (= in a similar way), bicycles should stop too.

A wide spectrum of opinion was represented at the meeting.

She's such a spontaneous, lively woman.

прожектор; идиом.: в центре внимания

The senator has been in the spotlight recently since the revelation of his tax frauds.

Wales are supremely confident of winning the match.

It's a classic case of the bored-housewife syndrome - she's got nothing to do all day except drink and go shopping.

I can tailor my working hours to suit my lifestyle.

They have plenty of money now, but they still tend to be thrifty.

Don't imagine Gillian'll buy you a drink - she's too tight-fisted.

His sense of humour is one of his better traits.

The book celebrates the hostages' remarkable triumph over appalling adversity.

u 3A unfounded безосновательный

u 3A unquestionable неоспоримый

u 3A utterly чрезвычайно What an utterly stupid thing to do!

v 3A victory победа

v 3A vividly отчетливо

w 3A wolf волк Wolves hunt in groups known as packs.

a 3B amaze изумлять

a 3B associate ассоциировать

b 3B blocked (up) заложенный I've got a blocked (up) nose.

c 3B cheer up развеселить

c 3B colourful красочный, яркий a colourful painting

d 3B depression депрессия

h 3B hygiene гигиена

m 3B moderate умеренный

p 3B path тропа, путь

p 3B physically физически Physically I find him very attractive.

p 3B punishing утомительный

r 3B rarely редко We rarely see each other now.

s 3B seldom изредка

I'm pleased to see that our fears about the weather proved totally unfounded.

The fact that everyone will die someday is one of the unquestionables of life.

The Redskins opened the season by scoring a resounding/stunning/impressive 25-3 victory against/over Detroit.

I vividly remember my first day at school.

It amazes me that she's got the energy for all those parties.

Most people associate this brand with good quality.

She was ill so I sent her some flowers to cheer her up.

I was overwhelmed by feelings of depression.

Poor standards of hygiene mean that the disease spreads fast.

Drinking a moderate amount of red wine may reduce the risk of heart attacks.

The path to success is fraught with difficulties.

Currently she has a punishing schedule of five presentations a day.

Now that we have a baby, we seldom get the chance to go to the cinema.

s 3B stroke

s 3B sunlight солнечный свет a ray/beam/shaft/pool of sunlight

s 3B swell (up) опухать

t 3B treadmill бегущая дорожка There are ten treadmills in the gym.

z 3B zip пробежать(ся), носиться

a 3C athletic атлетический She looks very athletic.

d 3C discount скидка

e 3C I was being economical with the truth.

e 3C enthuse приходить в восторг

f 3C fanatic фанатик a fitness/film fanatic

f 3C fussy вычурный

h 3C hairstyle причёска Do you like my new hairstyle?

h 3C handmade сделанный вручную handmade chocolates/paper/shoes

h 3C hearing слух

h 3C heating отопление Is the heating on?

h 3C hundred-year-old столетний

i 3C ideal идеальный the ideal employer

o 3C occurrence

s 3C senior citizen пожилой гражданин

перен.: удар, инсульт She suffered/had a stroke which left her unable to speak.

It was obvious she had broken her toe, because it immediately started to swell (up).

I'm just going to zip along to the shops - I won't be long.

They usually give you a discount if you buy multiple copies.

economical with the truth

идиом.: говорить неправду

He was enthusing over a wonderful restaurant he'd been to.

They've got those curtains that tie up with big bows - they're a bit fussy for my taste.

My father is quite old now and he's increasingly hard of hearing.

There's a hundred-year-old tree in the garden.

происшествие, 'everyday occurrence' — обычное явление

Street-fights are an everyday occurrence in this area of the city.

Discounts are available for senior citizens.

t 3C tactful тактичный

t 3C ten kilometre десятикилометровый a ten kilometre road race

a 4A aviation авиация the British Civil Aviation Authority

b 4A bug

c 4A civilised цивилизованный

c 4A costume drama I love watching costume dramas on TV.

c 4A coverage

d 4A defendant обвиняемый, подсудимый

d 4A device устройство

d 4A district район, районный South Cambridgeshire District Council

e 4A extraordinary

f 4A fact-based a fact-based novel

f 4A forbid запрещать

f 4A formula формула, рецепт There's no magic formula for success.

g 4A glossy глянцевый a glossy magazine

h 4A height

i 4A immigrant a large immigrant population

i 4A intellectually интеллектуально

l 4A lawsuit судебный процесс, иск

Mentioning his baldness wasn't very tactful.

подслушивать, прослушиваться

She suspected that her phone had been bugged (= that a listening device had been hidden inside it).

A fair justice system is a fundamental part of a civilised society.

кино\телефильм, в котором особое внимание уделяется костюмам и декорациям, часто на исторический сюжет

освещение в печати, по радио

What did you think of the BBC's election coverage?

The jury concluded from the evidence that the defendant was innocent.

Rescuers used a special device for finding people trapped in collapsed buildings.

экстраординарный, чрезвычайный

He told the extraordinary story of his escape.

основанный на реальных событиях

The law forbids the sale of cigarettes to people under the age of 16.

перен.: верх, высшая степень

August is the height of the tourist season.

иммигрант, иммигрирующий

She's hoping to find a job which is more demanding intellectually.

Two of the directors have brought/filed a lawsuit against their former employer.

l 4A legally согласно закону, легально

l 4A legitimate законный

l 4A libel клевета

m 4A measure мера

m 4A minister министр the foreign/health minister

n 4A newly недавно the newly formed residents' association

o 4A objection возражение

p 4A percent процент

p 4A poke fun подшучивать над кем-л. Stop poking fun at your sister.

p 4A premium более высокая цена

p 4A press release

p 4A сетка передач

p 4A proposal предложение

r 4A restriction ограничение import/export/currency restrictions

r 4A ridiculous нелепый, смешной Do I look ridiculous in this hat?

r 4A ruling постановление

s 4A satisfaction компенсация

s 4A seek искать

s 4A settle for согласиться на что-л.

Children under sixteen are not legally allowed to buy cigarettes.

He claimed that the restaurant bill was a legitimate business expense.

She threatened to sue the magazine for libel.

What further measures can we take to avoid terrorism?

Her objection to/against the plan is based on incorrect facts.

You got 20 percent of the answers right - that means one in every five.

We're willing to pay a premium for the best location.

пресс-релиз, заявление для журналистов

The minister issued a press release shortly after her resignation.

programming schedule

I am responsible for the station's programming schedule.

Congress has rejected the latest economic proposal put forward by the president.

The court has made a final ruling on the case that the companies acted illegally.

You've sold me a faulty product and I demand satisfaction.

Hundreds of dissidents are seeking refuge/asylum in the US embassy.

They were hoping to sell their car for £2000, but settled for £1500.

s 4A sue преследовать судом

t 4A token знак, символ a metal/plastic token

u 4A undergo пройти

u 4A unfaithful неверный

u 4A user-generated созданный пользователем user-generated content

v 4A verge край, грань

w 4A wall стена

a 4B acquire приобретать

a 4B apparent видимый

a 4B astronaut астронавт, космонавт

b 4B base on основывать (на чём-л.)

b 4B bustle суета

c 4B cancerous раковый a cancerous growth/tumour

c 4B cell клетка DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.

c 4B cholera холера Hundreds died of cholera.

c 4B circumstance обстоятельство

c 4B coin монета a 10p/ten pence coin

c 4B commerce коммерция the world of commerce and industry

c 4B creature создание, существо

He was so furious about the accusations in the letter that he threatened to sue.

Athletes must undergo a mandatory drugs test before competing in the championship.

If a man was unfaithful to me I'd leave him no matter what the circumstances.

on the verge of collapse/success/tears/death/disaster/war

The walls in this apartment are so thin you can hear just about every word the neighbours say.

As people grow older, their faces acquire more character.

I was on the metro this morning when for no apparent reason the man opposite suddenly screamed.

When I was young, I wanted to be an astronaut.

The film is based on a short story by Thomas Mann.

I sat in a café watching the (hustle and) bustle (= busy activity) of the street outside.

Obviously we can't deal with the problem until we know all the circumstances.

Rain forests are filled with amazing creatures.

d 4B development развитие

d 4B diagnostic диагностический diagnostic techniques/tests

e 4B earthling землянин

e 4B engine двигатель a jet engine

e 4B exasperating раздражающий

e 4B exploration исследование

f 4B forerunner предшественник

g 4B gadget kitchen gadgets

g 4B gaze вглядываться

g 4B geek He's such a geek.

g 4B govern определять(ся)

g 4B grain зерно grains of wheat/rice

h 4B habitat среда обитания

h 4B herd стадо a herd of cattle/elephants/goats

h 4B historian историк Her father was an eminent historian.

h 4B homo urbanus человек городской

h 4B hub

i 4B improvement улучшение a slight improvement in the economy

i 4B Inc. Bishop Computer Services Inc.

Technological developments have changed the shape of industry.

The film tells the story of a group of aliens who come to Earth to study earthlings.

It's so exasperating when he won't listen to a word that I say.

Livingstone was the first European to make an exploration of the Zambezi river.

Germany's Green party was said to be the forerunner of environmental parties throughout Europe.

приспособление (для чего-л.)

Annette gazed admiringly at Warren as he spoke.

помешанный (на чем-л.) (часто о человеке, которого ничто кроме компьютеров не интересует)

Prices of goods are governed by the cost of the raw materials, as well as by the cost of production and distribution.

With so many areas of woodland being cut down, a lot of wildlife is losing its natural habitat.

Homo sapiens have become homo urbanus.

перен.: центр (событий, внимания)

The City of London is the hub of Britain's financial world.

сокр. от корпорация

i 4B infuriating приводящий в ярость

i 4B innovation инновация

l 4B lengthen удлинить

m 4B majority большинство

m 4B millennia тысячилетия

m 4B misgovernment плохое управление

m 4B multitude множество

o 4B obstinate упрямый He can be very obstinate at times.

p 4B palm ладонь

p 4B pestilence эпидемия

p 4B precede предшествовать

p 4B process оформлять

r 4B reckless He was found guilty of reckless driving.

r 4B rural сельский

s 4B scale размер

s 4B settlement поселение

s 4B shape форма

s 4B sophistication утонченность

s 4B standstill остановка

It's infuriating when people keep spelling your name wrong, isn't it?

the latest innovations in computer technology

There is a plan to lengthen the three-year course to four years.

The majority of the employees have university degrees.

The book is a history of the last two millennia.

A decade of misgovernment has bankrupted the country.

The city has a multitude of problems, from homelessness to drugs and murder.

This tiny device fits into the palm of your hand.

Thousands were killed by the pestilence.

Boutros Boutros-Ghali preceded Kofi Annan as the Secretary-General of the UN.

Visa applications take 28 days to process.

безответственный, неосторожный

The area is still very rural and undeveloped.

We don't yet know the scale of the problem.

A large Roman settlement has been discovered just outside the town.

We watched the vase begin to take shape in the potter's hands.

Her sophistication is evident from the way she dresses.

The runaway bus eventually came to a standstill when it rolled into a muddy field.

s 4B succumb стать жертвой (чего-л.)

t 4B technological технологический

t 4B transform преображать(ся)

t 4B tuberculosis туберкулез Tuberculosis is a very serious disease.

u 4B uneducated необразованный an uneducated man

u 4B unexpectedly неожиданно I met her unexpectedly in a coffee shop.

u 4B urban городской urban development

v 4B varied разнообразный a varied group of people

v 4B vehicle транспортное средство

v 4B villager деревенский житель

w 4B wisely мудро

a 4C avert предотвращать to avert a crisis/conflict/strike/famine

b 4C belly фюзеляж, "брюхо" The belly of the aircraft was painted red.

b 4C brash дерзкий

b 4C broadsheet газета большого формата

c 4C Capt Capt Walter Raleigh

c 4C catastrophe катастрофа

c 4C circulation тираж (газет, журналов) The paper has a circulation of 150 000.

c 4C crash-land

Thousands of cows have succumbed to the disease in the past few months.

Technological advances in computing and telecommunications will reduce the need for many people to travel to work.

Whenever a camera was pointed at her, Marilyn would instantly transform herself into a radiant star.

A truck driver died last night when his vehicle overturned.

All of the villagers attended the local festival.

Sian had very wisely left the party before all the trouble started.

Don't you think that suit's a bit brash for a funeral?

In Britain, the broadsheets are generally believed to be more serious than the tabloids.

сокр. от капитан

They were warned of the ecological catastrophe to come.

совершить аварийную посадку

Heathrow escape for 150 passengers and crew as BA jet crash-lands before runway

c 4C crisp резкий a crisp reply

d 4C detach отсоединить

d 4C distinction различие

d 4C downmarket a downmarket tabloid newspaper

e 4C evacuate эвакуировать

f 4C format формат

g 4C grassy покрытый травой a grassy slope/hillside

h 4C heroic героический

i 4C in tune

i 4C injury повреждение a head/back/knee injury

j 4C jet реактивный a jet plane

l 4C layout расположение I like the layout of the house.

m 4C middle-of-the-road middle-of-the-road pop music

n 4C nonetheless тем не менее

p 4C Prof. Prof. Tina Pritchard

r 4C red-top "жёлтая" пресса I read the red-tops every morning.

r 4C runway взлетно-посадочная полоса

s 4C saxophone саксофон My father plays the saxophone.

s 4C skid заносить

You can detach the hood if you prefer the coat without it.

There's a clear distinction between the dialects spoken in the two regions.

дешёвый и низкого качества

A thousand people were evacuated from their homes following the floods.

The format of the magazine has changed.

My great grandfather was a heroic soldier.

идиом.: настроенный, соответствовать

Much of his success comes from being in tune with what his customers want.

рассчитанный на большую аудиторию

There are serious problems in our country. Nonetheless, we feel this is a good time to return.

сокр. от профессор

The environmentalists protested against the government's decision to build a third runway at the airport.

Trevor's bus skidded on some ice and hit a tree.

s 4C slide спускной желоб an emergency slide

s 4C snappy колкий (о языке)

s 4C so-called так называемый

s 4C splash шумиха, сенсация

s 4C St My address is 19 East Norwood St.

s 4C swoop устремляться (вниз)

t 4C tabloid бульварная (пресса) the tabloid press

t 4C Tues See you on Tues.

u 4C undercarriage шасси an aircraft undercarriage

a 5A admirer обожатель She's got plenty of admirers.

a 5A allegedly якобы That's where he allegedly killed his wife.

b 5A bulk большая часть чего-л.

c 5A 'can-do' attitude

c 5A captivate завоевать

c 5A concentrate сосредоточиться

c 5A counter-attack контратака

c 5A counterbalance противовес

c 5A courtier придворный

d 5A detract from отвлекать (внимание)

They're looking for a snappy slogan to communicate the campaign's message.

It isn't yet clear how destructive this so-called 'super virus' is.

The newspaper's splash is usually a business story.

сокр. от святой

The eagle swooped down to snatch a young rabbit.

сокр. от вторник

In fact, the bulk of the book is taken up with criticizing other works.

оптимистичное, положительное отношение

Her 'can-do' attitude is what made her our choice for the job.

With her beauty and charm, she captivated film audiences everywhere.

Come on, concentrate! We haven't got all day to do this.

The rebels have launched a strong counter-attack against the government forces.

Her calm nature served as a natural counterbalance to his excitable personality.

Many of the courtiers were upset by the princess's resistance to tradition.

All that make-up she wears actually detracts from her beauty, I think.

d 5A drudgery рутина the drudgery of housework

f 5A fetch сходить за (кем-л.\чем-л.)

f 5A flash сверкнуть

g 5A gatekeeper привратник social gatekeepers

g 5A genuine искренний

g 5A glamour шарм, обаяние

h 5A humble скромный He's very humble about his success.

i 5A interaction взаимодействие

i 5A interlocked соединённый interlocked paving

l 5A laundry стирка I've got to do my laundry.

l 5A limo лимузин I arrived at the party in a limo.

o 5A opposition оппозиция

o 5A originate возникнуть

o 5A overhead над головой A flock of geese flew overhead.

o 5A overworked загруженный работой an overworked civil servant

p 5A powerful влиятельный

p 5A premiere премьера

p 5A principal ведущий актёр\актриса

p 5A profession профессия

Could you fetch me my glasses/fetch my glasses for me from the other room, please?

The lightning flashed and distant thunder rolled.

Machiko looked at me in genuine surprise - "Are you really going?" she said.

Who can resist the glamour of Hollywood?

There's not enough interaction between the management and the workers.

There is a lot of opposition to the proposed changes.

Although the technology originated in the UK, it has been developed in the US.

The President is more powerful than the Prime Minister.

The world premiere of the opera will be at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York.

None of the principals in the production received any payment for their performances.

He left the teaching profession in 1965 to set up his own business.

p 5A proximity близость

p 5A pseud(o)- псевдо- pseudo-friendship

r 5A recurrent

r 5A round-the-clock круглосуточный She needed round-the-clock nursing.

r 5A rub shoulders (with) общаться с

s 5A sacrifice жертвовать

s 5A selfless самоотверженный selfless devotion to duty

s 5A semi- полу- semi-circle/semi-famous

s 5A skimmed обезжиренный skimmed milk

s 5A spouse супруг\супруга

s 5A stardom знаменитость

s 5A stepping stone

s 5A stupor оцепенение

s 5A superficial поверхностный

s 5A superwoman сверхчеловек

s 5A supplement дополнять

t 5A the Internet интернет

t 5A tightly плотно

t 5A trivial мелкий

t 5A trusted надёжный She is my most trusted friend.

The best thing about the location of the house is its proximity to the town centre.

повторяющийся периодически

LeFanu suffered all his life from a recurrent nightmare that he was trapped in a falling house.

She claims that she rubs shoulders with royalty all the time.

Many women sacrifice interesting careers for their family.

In 60% of the households surveyed both spouses went out to work.

From childhood, Britney Spears seemed destined for stardom.

перен.: средство для достижения цели

I see this job just as a stepping stone to better things.

He was lying under the table in a drunken stupor.

He's fun to be with, but he's very superficial.

She said that she was tired of being expected to be a superwoman.

He supplements his income by working in a bar in the evening.

I found out about the bombings from/on the Internet.

Many commuters are forced to stand, tightly packed in, like sardines.

I don't know why he gets so upset about something that is utterly trivial.

u 5A underfoot под ногами

v 5A vain тщеславный

y 5A yourselves вы сами Did you make the dresses yourselves?

c 5B cerebral palsy церебральный паралич He suffers from cerebral palsy.

c 5B champion чемпион an Olympic champion

c 5B coordinate координировать

c 5B curriculum программа, учебный план the school curriculum

d 5B debut album дебютный альбом

d 5B dressage объездка лошадей a dressage competition

e 5B enrol

e 5B exceptional исключительный exceptional powers of concentration

f 5B focus центр, средоточие

h 5B horse-riding верховая езда

i 5B intend намереваться We intend to go to Australia next year.

n 5B necessitate делать необходимым

o 5B optional необязательный

o 5B overspend

p 5B paralympics

r 5B rapper исполнитель в стиле "рэп" Who is your favourite rapper?

The grass was cool and pleasant underfoot.

He was very vain about his hair and his clothes.

Cerebral palsy affects the sufferer's ability to coordinate body movements.

His debut album was released in January 2008.

записывать(ся) (на курс обучения)

I enrolled for/in/on the modern art course.

The main focus of interest at the fashion show was Christian Lacroix's outrageous evening wear.

I enjoyed horse-riding when I was young.

Reduction in government spending will necessitate further cuts in public services.

English is compulsory for all students, but art and music are optional.

тратить слишком много\больше чем имеется

The council seems likely to overspend this year.

олимпийские игры с участием инвалидов

The Paralympic Games are held in a different country on each occasion.

r 5B regardless несмотря на

r 5B restless нетерпеливый

s 5B secondary средний (об образовании) secondary education

s 5B standard уровень

u 5B unaided без (посторонней) помощи

v 5B visualise

a 5C accepted принятый

a 5C achievement достижение

b 5C bonus премия a productivity bonus

c 5C chap парень He's a friendly sort of a chap.

c 5C checkout касса

c 5C concede признать

c 5C counter-argument опровержение

c 5C crèche детские ясли Does your employer provide a crèche?

d 5C dead-end job бесперспективная работа

d 5C dubious сомневающийся

f 5C forgive прощать

i 5C inheritance наследство

i 5C inseparable неразлучный

She knew it was dangerous to visit him except at night, but she set out regardless (of the risk).

He's a restless type - he never stays in one country for long.

This essay is not of an acceptable standard - do it again.

Since his accident, he hasn't been able to walk unaided.

мысленно представить себе

I was so surprised when he turned up - I'd visualised someone much older.

The idea is not accepted (= approved of) in political circles.

An Olympic silver medal is a remarkable achievement for one so young.

Your fruit and vegetables will be weighed at the checkout.

The Government has conceded (that) the new tax policy has been a disaster.

He came up with an excellent counter-argument.

I am planning to escape from my dead-end job.

I'm dubious about his promises to change his ways.

I don't think she's ever quite forgiven me for getting her name wrong that time.

The large inheritance from his aunt meant that he could buy his own boat.

When we were kids Zoe and I were inseparable.

j 5C justify

m 5C minimum wage

m 5C misguided неверно управляемый

p 5C prior предшествующий

p 5C provision обеспечение

r 5C relieved чувствующий облегчение

r 5C retirement уход на пенсию

r 5C rut привычная колея

s 5C settle in устроиться

s 5C shadow

s 5C sleepover Let's have a sleepover at my house.

s 5C snowed under

s 5C stuck in a rut I'm stuck in a rut (= I'm bored).

s 5C subsequent последующий

t 5C telephone телефонный a telephone survey

a 6A advancement продвижение

a 6A amusing забавный an amusing story/person/situation

a 6A anti-social антиобщественный anti-social behaviour

a 6A archive архивный archive film/footage/material

дать объяснение, оправдать

I can't really justify taking another day off work.

минимальная заработная плата

It is very difficult to survive on the minimum wage.

He was shot as he made a misguided attempt to stop the robbers single-handed.

The course required no prior knowledge of Spanish.

The provision of good public transport will be essential for developing the area.

I'm so relieved to find you - I thought you'd already gone.

Many teachers over the age of 50 are taking early retirement.

I've got to change jobs - after 15 years here I feel I'm (stuck) in a rut (= I'm bored).

Once we've settled in, you must come round for dinner.

перенимать опыт (наблюдать как коллега выполняет свою работу с целью обучения)

Your first week in the job will be spent shadowing one of our more experienced employees.

быть в гостях\пригласить в гости с ночёвкой

перен: быть засыпанным I'm absolutely snowed under with work at the moment.

идиом.: погрязнуть в рутине

The book discusses his illness and subsequent resignation from the government.

All she was interested in was the advancement of her own career.

b 6A basket корзина a shopping/picnic basket

b 6A boundary граница

c 6A charming очаровательный

c 6A corridor коридор Her office is at the end of the corridor.

c 6A cow корова a dairy cow

c 6A cunningly хитро He behaved very cunningly.

d 6A decidedly несомненно

d 6A disaffected недовольный

d 6A distinctly заметно She looks distinctly fitter these days.

d 6A duck утка Let's go and feed the ducks.

e 6A exit выход a fire exit

e 6A extensive всесторонний extensive repairs to the motorway

f 6A facial лицевой facial hair

f 6A feedback отзыв, обратная связь

f 6A furthermore более того

h 6A hallway прихожая

h 6A hardly едва I could hardly hear her at the back.

h 6A heel каблук high-heeled shoes

h 6A held firmly held beliefs

h 6A hooligan хулиган

Electronic publishing is blurring the boundaries between dictionaries and encyclopedias.

We had dinner with our director and his charming wife.

An agreement is looking decidedly difficult according to the newspapers.

The party needs to take steps to attract disaffected voters.

Have you had any feedback from customers about the new soap?

I suggest we use Barkers as our main suppliers - they're good and furthermore they're cheap.

I walked through the door and into the hallway.

прош. от держать,'firmly held beliefs' - твердые убеждения

Hooligans had sprayed paint all over the car.

h 6A hop прыгать

i 6A illustrate проиллюстрировать

i 6A inability неспособность

k 6A kitten котёнок

m 6A marginally в самой малой степени marginally more expensive

m 6A matching

m 6A mechanism механизм

m 6A mental умственный

m 6A mindset склад ума to have a different/the same mindset

o 6A out-do превосходить

p 6A participant участник

p 6A patrol патрулировать

p 6A pebble галька

p 6A peculiar необычный She has the most peculiar ideas.

p 6A perform исполнять

p 6A perk привилегия

p 6A phenomenon явление

p 6A pittance жалкие гроши He works hard but he's paid a pittance.

p 6A pond пруд a duck pond

The rabbit/bird hopped across the grass.

The lecturer illustrated his point with a diagram on the blackboard.

Inability to use a computer is a serious disadvantage when you are applying for jobs.

I'm going to buy my daughter a kitten for her birthday.

подходящий (по цвету, стилю и т.п.)

a green dress with matching green handbag

She's actually rather insecure, and her rudeness is just a defence mechanism.

His physical and mental health had got worse.

He always tries to out-do everybody else in the class.

The students claim to be willing participants in the experiment.

The whole town is patrolled by police because of the possibility of riots.

This part of the coast has pebble beaches.

Computers can perform a variety of tasks.

A company car and a mobile phone are some of the perks that come with the job.

Do you believe in the paranormal and other psychic phenomena?

p 6A professor профессор Professor Stephen Hawking

p 6A push отодвигать push boundaries

q 6A quack кряканье (уток) I heard quacks coming from the pond.

q 6A quirky странный

r 6A regard расценивать

r 6A relaxing расслабляющий a relaxing holiday

r 6A reverse в обратном направлении

r 6A run-of-the-mill заурядный He gave a fairly run-of-the-mill speech.

s 6A shopper покупатель crowds of Christmas shoppers

s 6A significantly значительно

s 6A somewhat до некоторой степени

s 6A speciality сфера деятельности

s 6A stuffed toy мягкая игрушка

s 6A stylish стильный The film's direction is subtle and stylish.

s 6A subconscious подсознательное

s 6A submission заявка

s 6A sugary сладкий all those sugary snacks that kids eat

s 6A supporter болельщик

s 6A sweater свитер Put a sweater on if you're cold.

u 6A unaware не подозревающий I was quite unaware of the problem.

He was tall and had a quirky, off-beat sense of humour.

Her parents always regarded her as the cleverest of their children.

To stop the engine, you repeat the same procedures, but in reverse.

My piano playing has improved significantly since I've had a new teacher.

She's somewhat more confident than she used to be.

The political economy of European integration is one of the professor's specialities.

My baby daughter loves playing with her stuffed toys.

The memory was buried deep within my subconscious.

The final deadline for submissions is February 21st.

Thousands of supporters have travelled to London for the cup final.

u 6A unrelated не имеющий отношения

w 6A wrinkled морщинистый a wrinkled face

a 6B accumulation накопление

a 6B adopt принять

a 6B advertiser заказчик рекламы

a 6B antagonise вызывать антагонизм

b 6B billboard an advertising billboard

b 6B buzz молва, слухи

c 6B capsule капсула

c 6B catchphrase популярный афоризм

c 6B charitable благотворительный

c 6B chart составить диаграмму

c 6B commercial рекламный ролик

c 6B copywriter We are advertising for a new copywriter.

c 6B cynical циничный

d 6B deed действие

d 6B despise презирать The two groups despise each other.

d 6B dislike не любить

e 6B effectiveness эффективность

Police said his death was unrelated to the attack.

Despite this accumulation of evidence, the Government persisted in doing nothing.

I think it's time to adopt a different strategy in my dealings with him.

Whilst claiming to promote positive images of women, advertisers are in fact doing the very opposite.

It's a very delicate situation and I've no wish to antagonise him.

доска для объявлений, рекламный щит

His new album is creating a real buzz in the music world.

The liquid is contained within a small capsule.

Advertising campaigns often use catchphrases.

a charitable foundation/organization/trust

We need some sort of graph on which we can chart our progress.

Why may it not be worth spending too much on television commercials?

писатель рекламных объявлений

I've always been deeply cynical about politicians.

It seems to me that a lot of evil deeds are done in the name of religion.

I dislike walking and I hate the countryside.

There are doubts about the effectiveness of the new drug in treating the disease.

e 6B essay эссе, реферат

e 6B experimentation экспериментирование

e 6B expose подвергать действию

f 6B forgivable простительный a forgivable mistake

f 6B fundraising сбор средств

g 6B golden золотой the golden days of our youth

g 6B gush хлынуть

h 6B hype активная реклама media hype

i 6B image-conscious He's terribly image-conscious.

i 6B imaginative творческий an imaginative new approach/policy

i 6B informative информативный

i 6B intrusive навязчивый, назойливый intrusive questioning

l 6B leap выскакивать

l 6B likewise так же

l 6B loathing отвращение

m 6B manipulate

m 6B motivated a racially-motivated murder

m 6B much много This is a much discussed issue.

o 6B overcome преодолеть

o 6B overuse

For homework I want you to write an essay on endangered species.

Extensive experimentation (= testing) is needed before new drugs can be sold.

About 800,000 children are exposed to poisons each year.

The summer fête will be the school's main fundraising event this year.

Her arm gushed blood where the knife had gone in.

заботящийся о (своём) имидже

This is an interesting and highly informative book.

He leapt out of his car and ran towards the house.

Just water these plants twice a week, and likewise the ones in the bedroom.

The thought of him touching her filled her with deep loathing.

манипулировать, умело управлять

Throughout her career she has very successfully manipulated the media.

мотивированный, вызванный

to overcome difficulties/obstacles/problems/resistance

использовать слишком часто

I tend to overuse certain favourite expressions.

p 6B previously перед этим

r 6B racism расизм

r 6B refusal отказ

r 6B renovation реконструкция The museum is closed for renovation.

r 6B resistance сопротивление resistance to disease

r 6B roam бродить

s 6B showing показ

s 6B sneaky a sneaky plan

s 6B sponsored спонсированный a sponsored run

s 6B stealth хитрость

s 6B swimming pool плавательный бассейн an indoor/outdoor swimming pool

t 6B tap кран the hot/cold tap

t 6B thereby таким образом

u 6B ultimately в конечном итоге

u 6B unannounced без объявления

u 6B unofficial неофициальный unofficial estimates/figures/reports

v 6B visual зрительный visual stimulus/impact/abilities

w 6B welfare благополучие

w 6B well-being здоровье

She was previously employed as a tour guide.

The authorities are taking steps to combat/fight/tackle racism in schools.

Our request for permission to travel met with/received a flat/point-blank refusal from the authorities.

After the pubs close, gangs of youths roam the city streets.

This is the film's first showing on British television.

хитрый, действующий исподтишка

These thieves operate with terrifying stealth - they can easily steal from the pockets of unsuspecting travellers.

Diets that are high in saturated fat and cholesterol tend to clog up our arteries, thereby reducing the blood flow to our hearts and brains.

Everything will ultimately depend on what is said at the meeting with the directors next week.

She appeared unannounced and took control of the meeting.

The police are very concerned for the welfare of the missing child.

People doing yoga benefit from an increased feeling of well-being.

w 6B whaling охота на китов Whaling is legal in some countries.

w 6B witty остроумный a witty comment/remark

w 6B word-of-mouth в устной форме

w 6B wristband повязка на запястье a rubber wristband

a 6C arrange организовать

a 6C attend присутствовать

b 6C beckon манить, кивать

b 6C better- лучше

b 6C blissful счастливый a blissful childhood/holiday

b 6C board room Let's meet in the board room.

b 6C burly дородный a burly policeman

c 6C cajole обхаживать

c 6C celebration празднование

c 6C confession признание

c 6C copywriting a copywriting course

d 6C dance-floor танц-площадка

d 6C deceive обманывать

d 6C disastrous бедственный

d 6C drag тащить

e 6C expensive-looking дорогой на вид an expensive-looking ring

All the orders were given by word of mouth so that no written evidence could be discovered later.

She's arranged for her son to have swimming lessons.

Over two hundred people attended the funeral.

The customs official beckoned the woman to his counter.

She is better-looking (= more attractive) than her brother.

зал заседаний совета директоров

He really knows how to cajole people into doing what he wants.

There were lively New Year celebrations all over town.

I've got a bit of a confession to make - I've lost that book you lent me.

написание рекламных текстов

Have you seen him on the dance-floor (= dancing)?

The company deceived customers by selling old computers as new ones.

Such a war would be disastrous for the country.

Pick the chair up instead of dragging it behind you!

f 6C flow поток the flow of ideas/information

f 6C frown смотреть неодобрительно She frowned at me, clearly annoyed.

f 6C fry жарить Fry the mushrooms in a little butter.

g 6C gloat торжествовать

h 6C hiss свистеть

i 6C imply подразумевать Are you implying (that) I'm fat?

l 6C lad парень

l 6C leap up вскочить I leaped up to answer the phone.

l 6C literally буквально I was literally bowled over by the news.

l 6C lively яркий, энергичный

l 6C love-struck влюблённый

l 6C luckless неудачливый

m 6C minor легкий, неопасный a minor operation

n 6C nod кивать

n 6C nudge слегка подталкивать локтем

o 6C operation операция

o 6C out-of-this-world It was an out-of-this-world experience.

p 6C passer-by прохожий

p 6C pause пауза There was a pause in the conversation.

p 6C pluck up набраться храбрости

She's continually gloating over/about her new job.

People in the audience were hissing their disapproval.

A group of young lads were standing outside the shop.

The room was painted a lively electric blue.

Look at me, I'm behaving like a love-struck teenager!

The luckless defender, Mark Emery, sustained his third injury of the season.

Many people in the audience nodded in agreement.

The children were giggling and nudging each other.

My father has gone into hospital, he's having an operation.

идиом.: не от мира сего

The gunmen opened fire, killing a policeman and a passer-by.

He finally plucked up courage to ask her to marry him.

p 6C pout надуть губы

r 6C recall вспоминать

r 6C ruin разрушить

s 6C scam афера, жульничество an insurance scam

s 6C scary пугающий, жуткий a scary movie/story

s 6C shoo прогнать

s 6C somersault переворачиваться My stomach somersalted.

t 6C time-share We've bought a time-share in Spain.

t 6C twist поворот

u 6C urge побуждение

w 6C whisper прошептать

a 7A alibi алиби

a 7A ankle лодыжка

b 7A bright-coloured цветистый

c 7A cattle скот beef/dairy cattle

c 7A citizen гражданин

c 7A confront сталкиваться лицом к лицу

c 7A convict заключённый an escaped convict

c 7A coursework реферат, курсовая работа Have you finished your coursework yet?

Vanessa always pouts if she doesn't get what she wants.

The old man recalled the city as it had been before the war.

Huge modern hotels have ruined this once unspoilt coastline.

Go and shoo that cat away before it catches a bird.

таймшер (международная система обмена отдыхом среди со-владельцев курортных отелей клубного типа)

The story took a surprise twist today with media reports that the doctor had resigned.

The urge to steal is very strong in many of the young men we look after here.

She leaned over and whispered something in his ear.

He has a cast-iron alibi - he was in hospital the week of the murder.

I fell over and sprained/twisted my ankle.

We've just bought a new bright-coloured rug for the living room.

The interests of British citizens living abroad are protected by the British Embassy.

It's an issue we'll have to confront at some point, no matter how unpleasant it is.

c 7A crop посев, культура

c 7A cross-country по пересеченной местности cross-country skiing/running

d 7A distinguishing отличительный

d 7A DNA ДНК DNA research

e 7A ecology экология

e 7A ex- бывший ex-prisoner

f 7A ferry паром a car ferry

f 7A fibre волокно, нить The fibres are woven into fabric.

f 7A fjord фиорд the Norwegian fjords

f 7A flour мукá Thicken the sauce with a little flour.

f 7A forensic судебный forensic evidence/medicine/science

f 7A forest лес the Black Forest

f 7A fragment осколок, обломок

f 7A fraudster мошенник

i 7A icicle сосулька Icicles hung from the roof.

i 7A idyllic идиллический an idyllic childhood/summer

i 7A impact

i 7A informer осведомитель

i 7A inhabitant житель, обитатель a city of 5 million inhabitants

i 7A inmate заключённый

The main crops grown for export are coffee and rice.

The main distinguishing feature of the new car is its fast acceleration.

The oil spill caused terrible damage to the fragile ecology of the coast.

The road was covered with fragments of glass from the shattered window.

New measures are needed to prevent fraudsters opening bank accounts with stolen cheques.

перен.: сильное воздействие

The anti-smoking campaign had had/made quite an impact on young people.

Most police informers receive a reward for their information.

Women make up about 6 per cent of all inmates in the U.S.

i 7A innovative новаторский, передовой innovative ideas/methods

j 7A jail тюрьма the country's overcrowded jails

j 7A justice правосудие

k 7A kidnapper похититель The police have arrested the kidnapper.

k 7A killer убийца

k 7A knives ножи

l 7A landscape ландшафт a rural/barren landscape

l 7A lush пышный (о растительности) lush green valleys

m 7A maggot личинка a maggot farm

m 7A maintain поддерживать

m 7A mark знак a distinguishing mark

m 7A model модель

n 7A narrow узкий a narrow bridge/passage/gap

n 7A Norwegian норвежский She is a Norwegian student.

o 7A offender нарушитель first-time offenders

o 7A one-square-mile одна квадратная миля a one-square-mile island

p 7A philosophy философия

p 7A prisoner заключённый

p 7A puddle лужа a puddle of water

The justice system in this country consists of a series of law courts at different levels.

Police are still hoping to find the dead woman's killer.

In the car the police found guns, knives and other lethal weapons.

Despite living in different countries, the two families have maintained close links.

The educational system was a model for those of many other countries.

Live now, pay later - that's my philosophy of life!

Prisoners climbed onto the prison roof to protest at the conditions inside the prison.

p 7A punish наказывать

r 7A reformer реформатор a social reformer

r 7A rehabilitation the rehabilitation of prisoners

r 7A re-offend

r 7A repeatedly неоднократно

r 7A repressive подавляющий a repressive military regime

r 7A requirement необходимое условие

r 7A restore восстанавливать

r 7A route путь

s 7A saliva слюна saliva specimens

s 7A saw пила a hand/power/chain/circular saw

s 7A scratch (по)царапать

s 7A select выбрать

s 7A severely сурово I was severely reprimanded by my boss.

s 7A situated расположен

s 7A six-year шестилетний a six-year sentence

s 7A slide скользить

s 7A small-scale небольшой a small-scale investigation

s 7A smuggling контрабанда

s 7A stable стойло The horses are in the stables.

Those responsible for these crimes must be brought to court and punished.

перевоспитание (преступников)

повторно совершить преступление

If he re-offends, he will go back to jail for a long time.

He telephoned repeatedly, begging her to return.

A good degree is a minimum requirement for many jobs.

The badly neglected paintings have all been carefully restored.

A college education is often the best route to a good job.

We scratched the paintwork trying to get the bed into Martha's room.

There was a choice of four prizes, and the winner could select one of them.

The school is situated near to the station.

When I was little I used to like sliding on the polished floor in my socks.

The murdered man is thought to have been involved in drug smuggling.

s 7A stolen краденый stolen goods

s 7A sweat потеть

t 7A tempt соблазнять

t 7A timber бревно

t 7A tool инструмент power tools

t 7A tournament турнир a tennis/chess/golf tournament

t 7A trace след Traces of drugs were found in his blood.

t 7A twice-daily дважды в день There is a twice-daily bus to the city.

t 7A twist вывихнуть I twisted my ankle last week.

u 7A unfairly несправедливо I think you are blaming Roger unfairly.

u 7A unpleasant неприятный an unpleasant surprise

a 7B acceptable приемлемый

a 7B accurately точно, безошибочно

a 7B activate приводить в действие

a 7B addition дополнение

a 7B allege утверждать

b 7B biometric биометрический biometric data

b 7B break-up разрыв отношений

c 7B CCTV CCTV cameras

It was so hot when we arrived in Tripoli that we started to sweat as soon as we got off the plane.

The offer of a free car stereo tempted her into buying a new car.

They used new timber to restore the wooden houses.

This kind of attitude is simply not acceptable.

The plans should be drawn as accurately as possible, showing all the measurements.

The alarm is activated by the lightest pressure.

In addition to his flat in London, he has a villa in Italy and a castle in Scotland.

The two men allege (that) the police forced them to make false confessions.

Long separations had contributed to their marriage break-up.

системы закрытой трансляции телевидения (применяются для видео наблюдения)

c 7B centralise

c 7B closely внимательно Please examine this information closely.

c 7B congestion затор (уличного движения)

c 7B contribution вклад

c 7B cookie

c 7B co-operation сотрудничество

d 7B delay задержка

d 7B documentation документы

d 7B downpour ливень a torrential downpour

e 7B earthquake землетрясение

e 7B enforce проводить в жизнь

e 7B exemption

f 7B fingerprint отпечаток пальца His fingerprints were all over the gun.

g 7B get-together встреча a family get-together

g 7B grounds основание

i 7B identification удостоверяющий личность personal identification number

i 7B implant имплант breast/heart valve implants

i 7B implant вживлять

i 7B input вклад I didn't have much input into the project.

сосредотачивать в одном месте

Payment of bills is now centralized (= organized at one place instead of several).

The (traffic) congestion in the city gets even worse during the summer.

She didn't make much of a contribution (= She did not say much) at today's meeting, did she?

cookie (в интернете - данные о предыстории обращений данного пользователя к серверу, автоматически сохраняются

I deleted all the cookies from my computer.

This documentary was made with the cooperation of British Rail.

There has been a delay in the book's publication.

Passengers without proper documentation will not be allowed to travel.

In 1906 an earthquake destroyed much of San Francisco.

It isn't always easy for the police to enforce speed limits.

освобождение (напр., от налога)

Candidates with a qualification in Chemistry have exemption from this course.

He refused to answer on the grounds that she was unfairly dismissed.

The owner's name and address is stored on a microchip and implanted in the dog's body.

i 7B intake набор, приём

i 7B intrusion вторжение

i 7B iris радужная оболочка (глаза) iris recognition software

j 7B justified прав

k 7B kick-off начало футбольного матча What time is the kick-off?

l 7B limit ограничивать

l 7B locate обнаружить

l 7B locker запирающийся шкафчик

m 7B microchip микрочип

m 7B monitoring слежение за secret monitoring of phone calls

m 7B motorist водитель

m 7B movement движение

n 7B norm норма

n 7B number plate

o 7B obesity ожирение

o 7B onset начало the onset of cancer

o 7B operate действовать

o 7B outlook прогноз

p 7B PIN Do not reveal your PIN to anybody.

The teacher-training college has increased its intake of students by 50% this year.

They complained about excessive government intrusion into their legitimate activities.

I think you were quite justified in complaining.

Having so little money to spend on an apartment does limit you in your choice.

Police are still trying to locate the suspect.

We had several hours to wait for our train, so we left our bags in a (luggage) locker, and went to look around the town.

The microchip compresses and decompresses a colour image in less than a second.

A passing motorist stopped and gave her a lift to the nearby town.

He made a sudden movement and frightened the bird away.

One child per family is fast becoming the norm in some countries.

номерной знак (на автомобиле)

Police are looking for a small blue car with the number plate K17 EMW.

A diet that is high in fat can lead to obesity.

CCTV cameras are known to operate in more and more buildings.

The outlook for today is cloudy and dry at first with showers later.

сокр. от Personal Identification Number - личный идентификационный номер,

p 7B political политический political leaders

p 7B pre-paid оплаченный заранее

p 7B provider поставщик, провайдер an Internet service provider

p 7B pull down сносить (здание и т. п.)

p 7B pupil ученик a second-year pupil

r 7B race раса, народ

r 7B radio-transmitting радиопередающий a radio-transmitting device

r 7B rebel участник восстания

r 7B religion религия the Christian religion

r 7B resign подавать в отставку

r 7B restrict ограничить measures to restrict the sale of alcohol

r 7B retailer фирма розничной торговли a big electronics retailer

r 7B rumoured по слухам

s 7B setback отступление

s 7B shelter укрыться

s 7B stock запас

s 7B store card Do you have a store card?

t 7B tagging нанесение маркировки electronic tagging

t 7B track отслеживать

t 7B tracking отслеживающий a tracking device

Admission tickets are $20 pre-paid, $25 at the door.

They pulled down the warehouse to build a new supermarket.

People of many different races were living side by side.

The rebels took over the capital and set up a new government.

He resigned from the company in order to take a more challenging job.

The president is rumoured to be seriously ill.

There has been a slight/temporary setback in our plans.

We were caught in a thunderstorm, without anywhere to shelter.

It is now halfway through winter and food stocks are already low.

дисконтная карточка магазина

The military use radar satellites to track targets through clouds and at night.

t 7B transmit передавать

u 7B universally всеми

w 7B watcher зритель, наблюдатель

w 7B widely широко

w 7B withdraw отводить (войска)

w 7B withdrawal снятие (денег со счета)

j 7C (be) joined at the hip They seem to be joined at the hip.

a 7C alarm сигнализация

c 7C coincidence совпадение

d 7C defensive оборонительный

f 7C falling понижающийся falling birth/interest rates

f 7C financially в финансовом отношении The project is not financially viable.

f 7C freeze замерзать

h 7C handbag дамская сумочка

i 7C insure застраховать

i 7C intruder незваный гость

l 7C landlord

p 7C population население

p 7C pour down лить(ся)

Radio Seven transmits on 201 medium wave .

The new roundabout is universally loathed by motorists.

The new channel is certainly good news for the movie watcher.

Identity cards are already widely used in many parts of the world.

The UN has withdrawn its troops from the country.

The bank became suspicious after several large withdrawals were made from his account in a single week.

идиом.: неразлучны

If there's any trouble, raise/sound the alarm by pulling the emergency cord.

You chose exactly the same wallpaper as us - what a coincidence!

The merest hint of criticism makes him defensive.

Water freezes to ice at a temperature of 0°C.

She took her hairbrush from her handbag and began to brush her hair.

All our household goods are insured against accidental damage.

I feel like an intruder when I visit their home.

домовладелец (владелец дома или квартиры, сдаваемых внаём)

The landlord had promised to redecorate the bedrooms before we moved in.

There's been a 9% rise in the prison population (= the number of people in prison).

It looks as though it's about to pour down (with rain).

p 7C primary начальный a primary school

r 7C rising восходящий a rising tone

s 7C sarcastic саркастический a sarcastic comment/remark

s 7C scene место происшествия

s 7C scheme программа a training/housing/play scheme

s 7C seatbelt ремень безопасности to fasten your seatbelt

s 7C somebody кто-то There's somebody at the door.

s 7C spy hole дверной глазок

t 7C thank goodness слава богу!

u 7C unmarked an unmarked police car

v 7C vote голосовать

a 8A absorb поглощать Plants absorb carbon dioxide.

a 8A advisor советник, консультант

a 8A atmospheric атмосферный

c 8A candidate кандидат

c 8A clearing up уборка Could you help me with the clearing up?

c 8A conscience совесть a guilty conscience

c 8A consumption потребление

d 8A devastating разрушительный

d 8A direct-debit I pay my electricity bill by direct debit.

Evidence was found at the scene of the crime.

I have a security spy hole in my front door.

I managed to catch the train, thank goodness.

без опознавательных знаков, необозначенный

She was too young to vote in the national election.

She is the party's main economic advisor.

Plants are the main source of atmospheric oxygen.

There are three candidates standing in the election.

As a nation, our consumption of junk food is horrifying.

If the bomb had exploded in the main shopping area, it would have been devastating.

автоматическое снятие денег со счёта на регулярной основе

d 8A directly непосредственно I'm not directly involved in the project.

d 8A doorstep

e 8A ease успокоить

e 8A east восточный Cambridge is in East Anglia.

e 8A eco-audit экологическая проверка

e 8A election выборы

e 8A emission выбросы

e 8A environmentalist

e 8A environmentally экологически

e 8A eruption извержение a volcanic eruption

e 8A ever(-) постоянный

f 8A far-reaching далеко идущий

f 8A federal law федеральный закон

f 8A fight бороться

f 8A focus концентрироваться

i 8A incinerator мусоросжигательная печь a garbage/hazardous-waste incinerator

i 8A involved вовлеченный emotionally/romantically involved

l 8A litter мусор

m 8A mad сумасшедший I think I must be going mad.

n 8A notably в особенности

порог, перен.: совсем рядом

There's a lovely park right on our doorstep.

If it will ease your mind, I'll have a word with Charlotte for you.

Our company is carrying out an eco-audit.

The Government is expected to call an election very soon.

The increased use of natural gas will help reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

специалист по проблемам окружающей среды

The expansion plans will face fierce resistance from environmentalists.

environmentally-friendly washing powder

The ever-increasing demand for private cars could be halted by more investment in public transport.

These new laws will have far-reaching benefits for all working mothers.

They were charged with violating federal law.

We need the public's help in fighting crime.

Tonight's programme focuses on the way that homelessness affects the young.

About 2% of fast-food packaging ends up as litter.

They have begun attracting investors, most notably big Japanese financial houses.

p 8A playground детская площадка

p 8A profound основательный

r 8A relieve облегчить

r 8A religious религиозный religious education

s 8A scriptwriter сценарист She is a well-known scriptwriter.

s 8A scrub скрести, оттирать

s 8A significant важный

s 8A soot сажа

s 8A suffering страдание

u 8A unlimited неограниченный

u 8A upcoming предстоящий

w 8A wreck разрушить

a 8B adrenaline адреналин

a 8B alive в живых He must be ninety if he's still alive.

a 8B ancestor предок

a 8B anger гнев

a 8B architecture архитектура Roman architecture

b 8B bang громкий удар

c 8B chisel высекать She chiselled a figure out of the marble.

There were children fighting in the playground.

The invention of the contraceptive pill brought about profound changes in the lives of women.

She was given a shot of morphine to relieve the pain.

She scrubbed (at) the mark on the wall for ages, but it wouldn't come off.

The talks between the USA and the USSR were very significant for the relationship between the two countries.

It can be dangerous to let too much soot accumulate inside a chimney.

The war will cause widespread human suffering.

Passes are available for one month's unlimited travel within Europe.

Tickets are selling well for the group's upcoming concert tour.

The explosion shattered nearby windows and wrecked two cars.

These arguments always get my adrenaline going (= make me excited or angry).

There were portraits of his ancestors on the walls of the room.

I think he feels a lot of anger towards his father who treated him very badly as a child.

The window slammed shut with a loud bang.

c 8B confidently уверенно

c 8B courageous мужественный

c 8B courageously мужественно

c 8B cowardly трусливый

c 8B crave страстно желать Many young children crave attention.

c 8B crunch скрипеть, хрустеть

d 8B despondent подавленный

d 8B disapprove не одобрять

d 8B disgust отвращение She walked out in disgust.

d 8B disgusted

d 8B disturbance нарушение тишины

d 8B downstairs внизу I went downstairs to answer the phone.

e 8B emotion чувство, эмоция

f 8B fantastic прекрасный You look fantastic in that dress.

f 8B fantasy фантазия

f 8B fear-avoider осторожный человек

f 8B flattering лестный a flattering photograph

g 8B ghost story история с привидениями Sarah doesn't like ghost stories.

g 8B grandma бабушка My grandma is in her eighties.

Try to act confidently, even if you feel nervous.

It was a courageous decision to resign in protest at the company's pollution record.

She behaved very courageously during the incident.

This was a particularly brutal and cowardly attack.

The gravel crunched underfoot as we walked up to the house.

He became/grew increasingly despondent when she failed to return his phone calls.

The survey showed that 32% of respondents approve, 54% disapprove and the rest are undecided.

испытывающий отвращение

She was disgusted at the way they treated their children.

Residents are fed up with the disturbance caused by the nightclub.

Like a lot of men, he finds it hard to express his emotions.

Steve's favourite fantasy was to own a big house and a flashy car.

He never takes risks because he is a fear-avoider.

g 8B grandpa дедушка

h 8B higher высший a higher calling

i 8B imagine представлять себе

j 8B joy радость

l 8B lovable привлекательный a lovable child

m 8B marker показатель development markers

m 8B mediocre заурядный

m 8B monster чудовище a sea monster

m 8B motivation мотивация

m 8B mundane приземлённый

o 8B overtake обгонять

p 8B presumably по-видимому

r 8B racer гонщик My brother is a kart racer.

r 8B rationalise

r 8B realm сфера

r 8B roller-coaster She loves roller-coasters.

s 8B scare пугать Sudden noises scare her.

s 8B scrape царапать(ся), скрести(сь)

s 8B sensation ощущение a burning sensation

My grandpa is getting old and can't hear very well.

I've never heard her criticize you - I think you imagine it.

They were filled with joy when their first child was born.

The film's plot is predictable and the acting is mediocre.

He's a bright enough student - he just lacks motivation.

Mundane matters such as paying bills and shopping for food do not interest her.

Always check your rear view mirror before you overtake (another car).

They can presumably afford to buy a bigger apartment.

давать рационалистическое объяснение

She rationalised the expense by saying that the costly carpet she had bought would last longer than a cheaper one.

A pay rise is not within the realms of possibility, I'm afraid.

американские горки (аттракцион)

I was woken up by the noise of branches scraping against my bedroom window.

s 8B stair ступень (лестницы)

s 8B supposedly предположительно

t 8B thankful благодарный

t 8B thrill-seeker искатель острых ощущений

t 8B thrill-seeking поиск острых ощущений Thrill-seeking is in my genes.

t 8B traffic jam

t 8B trigger провоцировать

u 8B uninvited без приглашения She came to the party uninvited.

u 8B unknown неизвестный

w 8B whichever какой угодно

w 8B widen расширить(ся) His eyes/smile widened.

c 8C contact lens контактные линзы

c 8C curious любопытный

d 8C demonstrate демонстрировать

e 8C expectation ожидание

f 8C forcefully агрессивно

f 8C frankly откровенно

g 8C gross грубый a gross violation of justice

h 8C honestly честно

The top stair creaked as she went upstairs and the noise woke up her mother.

Well, the tickets are supposedly in the mail.

I was thankful that the meeting didn't last long, because I had a train to catch.

I would describe myself as a thrill-seeker.

"пробка", затор (в уличном движении)

Roadworks have caused traffic jams throughout the city centre.

Some people find that certain foods trigger their headaches.

The exact number of people carrying the virus is unknown.

It's going to be expensive whichever way you do it.

I usually wear contact lenses, but I sometimes wear glasses when my eyes are tired.

I was curious to know what would happen next.

These figures clearly demonstrate the size of the economic problem facing the country.

She could never measure up to her mother's expectations.

He argued forcefully that stricter laws were necessary to deal with the problem.

Frankly, I think this whole situation is ridiculous.

They have always dealt honestly and fairly with their customers.

h 8C hunter охотник Animals in the cat family are hunters.

i 8C identity личность

i 8C indecision нерешительность

i 8C interpretation интерпретация

l 8C luxurious роскошный They have a very luxurious house.

m 8C materialistic практичный

p 8C poem стихотворение a book of love poems

p 8C pro "за" the pros and cons

p 8C proportion соразмерность

r 8C reassure успокаивать

s 8C surprisingly к удивлению

v 8C VIP

a 9A affluence достаток

a 9A as opposed to в отличие от

b 9A bank account банковский счёт

b 9A brake тормоз She had no brakes on her bicycle.

c 9A cast-offs ненужные вещи

c 9A cost of living

c 9A courage мужество

The man's identity was being kept secret while he was helping police with enquiries.

A moment's indecision when you've got the ball and you could lose the game.

The dispute is based on two widely differing interpretations of the law.

I was a materialistic person, with a large ego.

The level of crime in an area is almost always in direct proportion to the number of unemployed.

I was nervous on my first day at college, but I was reassured to see some friendly faces.

Surprisingly, the restaurant turned out to be cheap.

аббр. от очень важная персона

They were in the VIP lounge at the airport.

What we are seeing increasingly is a society of private affluence and public squalor.

I'd prefer to go on holiday in May, as opposed to September.

How much money do you have in your bank account?

I always had to wear my sister's cast-offs as a child.

стоимость проживания, потребительская корзина

The increase in interest rates will raise the cost of living.

They showed great courage when they found out about their baby's disability.

c 9A coward трус

c 9A current текущий, современный

d 9A dental стоматологический dental decay/treatment

d 9A disposable disposable income

e 9A e.g. например

e 9A economy экономика the global economy

e 9A extravagance экстравагантность

f 9A feel good factor

f 9A flat screen плоский экран a flat screen television

f 9A flying пилотирование

f 9A foundation организация, фонд the British Heart Foundation

f 9A fulfilment чувство удовлетворения

g 9A growing растущий

h 9A hot-air balloon воздушный шар hot-air balloon flights

l 9A leisure досуг, свободное время leisure activities

l 9A likely вероятно

m 9A materialism материализм

m 9A membership членство

n 9A need потребность

n 9A no-expense-spared a no-expense-spared holiday

They branded her a coward for informing on her colleagues during the interrogation.

Have you seen the current issue of Vogue magazine?

имеющийся в распоряжении

You should eat more food that contains a lot of fibre, e.g. fruit, vegetables and bread.

I think she was shocked by my extravagance.

идиом.: улучшающий настроение

The feel good factor persists despite the current economic problems.

He's having second thoughts about the flying lessons.

She finally found fulfilment in motherhood.

There is a growing awareness of the seriousness of this disease.

Do remind me because I'm likely to forget.

So have we become a self-centred society, preoccupied with materialism?

You have to apply for membership of the sports club.

There's a growing need for cheap housing in the larger cities.

идиом.: "за ценой не постоим"

p 9A penny

p 9A priority приоритет

p 9A properly как следует It's still not working properly.

r 9A rational разумный He was too upset to be rational.

r 9A realisation понимание

s 9A selection ассортимент

s 9A setting окружение Their cottage is in an idyllic rural setting.

s 9A sociologist социолог a renowned sociologist

s 9A spending расходы government spending on health

s 9A statement утверждение a provocative statement

s 9A state-of-the-art a state-of-the-art computer

s 9A super- супер-, сверх- the super-rich

t 9A term термин

u 9A unusually необычно He was unusually polite.

v 9A value ценить I've always valued her advice.

a 9B additive-free additive-free food

a 9B anti-war антивоенный an anti-war protest

a 9B appeal привлекательность What's the appeal of e-cash?

b 9B banker банкир

b 9B banking банковкая система international banking

пенни, перен.: копейка I've been there, worrying about where the next penny's coming from.

The management did not seem to consider office safety to be a priority.

The realisation was dawning (= They were starting to realise) that this was a major disaster.

The larger shops are able to stock a wider selection of goods.

современный, по последнему слову техники

'Without let or hindrance' is a legal term which means 'freely'.

без (искусственных) добавок

She was a successful banker by the time she was forty.

b 9B branding

c 9B cash-free a cash-free society

c 9B checkup проверка

c 9B chip чип, микросхема a silicon chip

c 9B closure закрытие factory/branch closures

c 9B community-led a community-led approach

c 9B companion компаньон

c 9B considerable существенный

c 9B contactless-payment бесконтактная оплата contactless-payment systems

d 9B debit card дебетовая карточка I paid with my debit card.

d 9B dispute ставить под сомнение

d 9B disruptive

e 9B e-cash электронные деньги I paid with e-cash.

e 9B eliminate исключать

e 9B embedded встроенный a chip embedded in computers

e 9B error ошибка

f 9B fashion-conscious внимательный к моде

f 9B finance финансы corporate/personal/public finance

g 9B games console игровая приставка Do you have a games console?

продвижение торговой марки

The successful branding and marketing of the new beer has already boosted sales and increased profits.

не использующий наличные деньги

She goes to her doctor for regular checkups.

движимый общественностью

The dog has been her constant companion these past ten years.

The fire caused considerable damage to the church.

Few would dispute his status as the finest artist of the period.

перен.: подрывной (о деятельности, приносящей вред)

His teacher described him as a noisy, disruptive influence in class.

A move towards healthy eating could help eliminate heart disease.

The letter contains a number of typing errors.

your average fashion-conscious teenager

g 9B grave могила, захоронение a mass grave

g 9B grip

g 9B groceries продукты (питания) Could you buy some groceries for me?

h 9B handset мобильный телефон The shop sells all the latest handsets.

h 9B health-conscious заботящийся о здоровье My wife is very health-conscious.

h 9B high-street

i 9B idealistic идеалистический

i 9B idiot-proof защищённый от дурака an idiot-proof guide

i 9B input вводить (информацию)

i 9B insurance страхование life/health/car/travel insurance

i 9B insurer страховая компания

i 9B inter-city междугородный an inter-city train

m 9B money-minded

m 9B monthly ежемесячный monthly payments

n 9B newsworthy

n 9B noteworthy заслуживающий внимания a noteworthy example/event

o 9B on the contrary наоборот

o 9B optimistic оптимистичный

o 9B ovenproof жаростойкий Is this dish definitely ovenproof?

хватка, перен.: главенство Rebels have tightened their grip on the city.

главная улица, перен.: сеть розничной торговли

There are signs of economic recovery in the high street.

When I was young and idealistic I believed it was possible to change the world.

I've spent the morning inputting data into the computer.

Please contact your insurer if you have any inquiries.

сосредоточенный на деньгах

I've never been very money-minded - I leave all my business affairs to my financial adviser.

достойный освещения в печати, перен: важный

Nothing newsworthy ever happens around here. It's so boring.

"Didn't you find the film exciting?" "On the contrary, I nearly fell asleep half way through it!"

She is optimistic about her chances of winning a gold medal.

o 9B over-priced дорогостоящий Train fares are ridiculously over-priced.

p 9B Pakistani пакистанский a Pakistani film

p 9B payment оплата

p 9B peace мир peace talks/proposals

p 9B politically-minded a politically-minded pop star

p 9B pollution-free экологически чистый pollution-free cars

p 9B praiseworthy достойный похвалы

p 9B priced оценённый a reasonably priced product

p 9B purchase покупать

r 9B rail ticket железнодорожный билет

r 9B reasonable недорогой

s 9B safety-conscious safety-conscious behaviour

s 9B smart card

s 9B snack лёгкая закуска

s 9B sort тип We both like the same sort of music.

s 9B stress-free без стресса a stress-free life

s 9B suspicious подозрительный

t 9B transaction деловая операция a business transaction

t 9B twenties They both got married in their twenties.

u 9B unforgettable незабываемый an unforgettable experience

Usually we ask for payment on receipt of the goods.

сосредоточенный на политике

His actions during the crisis were truly praiseworthy.

Tickets must be purchased two weeks in advance.

The cost of rail tickets was increased by 11%.

Tomatoes are very reasonable at this time of year.

заботящийся о безопасности

пластиковая карточка с микропроцессором

I always use my smart card on the underground.

I had a huge lunch, so I'll only need a snack for dinner.

His colleagues became suspicious when he did not appear at work, since he was always punctual.

возраст между 20 и 29 годами

u 9B unpredictable непредсказуемый

u 9B upload How can I upload these files?

w 9B waterproof водонепроницаемый

a 9C against против

a 9C agriculture сельское хозяйство

a 9C aid помощь

a 9C apprenticeship стажировка I started my apprenticeship last year.

b 9C benefit извлекать пользу

b 9C bleak безрадостный The economic outlook is bleak.

c 9C career path направление карьеры How can I find a new career path?

c 9C climbing скалолазание Chris has just taken up climbing.

c 9C computerised компьютеризированный The whole system is computerised.

c 9C consequently в результате

d 9C decline спад industrial decline

d 9C deeply в высокой степени I'm deeply grateful to you.

d 9C discrimination дискриминация racial/sex discrimination

e 9C explanation объяснение

e 9C eye test проверка зрения Could I book an eye test please?

f 9C faithfully с уважением Yours faithfully

The weather there can be a bit unpredictable - one minute it's blue skies and the next minute it's pouring down.

загрузить в удалённый компьютер, поместить в интернет

Canvas boots are all right but they're not as waterproof as leather.

She spoke against the decision to close the college.

Agriculture is still largely based on traditional methods in some countries.

The Vatican has agreed to donate $80 000 in humanitarian/emergency aid to countries affected by the war.

I feel that I have benefited greatly from her wisdom.

I spent most of my money in the first week and consequently had very little to eat by the end of the holiday.

Could you give me a quick explanation of how it works?

g 9C gender род (мужской или женский)

g 9C gloomy мрачный a gloomy economic forecast

g 9C growth рост economic growth

h 9C housing жильё

i 9C illegal незаконный

i 9C intellectual умственный, мыслительный

l 9C leave aside не обращать внимание

l 9C less-developed менее развитый less-developed countries

l 9C loan заём

l 9C logical логический a logical choice/conclusion

m 9C mass-produced выпускаемый серийно mass-produced souvenirs

n 9C noon полдень

n 9C nuclear power атомная энергия nuclear power stations

o 9C outcome результат

o 9C overdraft to run up/pay off an overdraft

o 9C overseas за границей

o 9C owing to по причине

p 9C pass on передавать

r 9C renewable

r 9C repeated повторный repeated attempts/mistakes/warnings

I think both genders are capable of looking after children.

There's a shortage of cheap housing in the region.

a campaign to stop the illegal sale of cigarettes to children under 16

Looking after a baby at home all day is nice but it doesn't provide much intellectual stimulation.

Leaving aside the question of cost, how many people do we need on the job?

She's trying to get a $50 000 loan to start her own business.

We used to ski before noon then take a long lunch.

It's too early to predict the outcome of the meeting.

превышение кредита (в банке)

Many more people go/travel/live/work overseas these days.

The concert has been cancelled owing to lack of support.

My grandmother passed on her cooking skills to me.

восстановимый (о природных ресурсах и т. п.)

renewable energy sources such as wind and wave power

r 9C resource ресурсы

s 9C structure структурировать

s 9C sugar-free без сахара sugar-free chewing-gum

s 9C sum up подводить итог

t 9C thinker мыслитель a political/religious thinker

t 9C three-day трёхдневный a three-day weekend

t 9C transfer передача the transfer of information

u 9C unauthorised

v 9C vary варьировать

v 9C visibility видимость

a 10A aeroplane самолёт She has her own private aeroplane.

a 10A airborne переносимый по воздуху

a 10A alas увы!

a 10A allowance

a 10A anxiously с волнением

a 10A applicant кандидат

a 10A arrival прибытие

b 10A BC до рождества Христова

c 10A civilisation цивилизация

Britain's mineral resources include oil, coal and gas deposits.

We must carefully structure and rehearse each scene.

She summed up the situation quickly and took charge.

неуполномоченный, несанкционированный

No admittance to unauthorised personnel.

Some people give a regular monthly donation while others vary the amount they give.

Mist is still causing poor visibility - down to five metres in parts of the south-east.

The airborne radioactive particles have covered a huge area of Russia.

I love football but, alas, I have no talent as a player.

денежное содержание, оплата чего-л.

The perks of the job include a company pension scheme and a generous travel allowance.

Tomorrow the children will receive their anxiously awaited presents.

How many applicants did you have for the job?

Hundreds gathered to await the boxer's arrival at the airport.

The Battle of Actium took place in 31 BC.

Cuzco was the centre of one of the world's most famous civilisations, that of the Incas.

c 10A clearly ясно, очевидно

c 10A conflict конфликт

c 10A cyclone циклон We were caught in a cyclone.

d 10A decade десятилетие

d 10A dependent зависимый

e 10A ebb away убывать He could feel his strength ebbing away.

e 10A economics экономическая наука

e 10A element доля

e 10A epitomise представлять собой

e 10A equine конский equine flu

e 10A escalator эскалатор

f 10A failure провал, неудача

f 10A far-flung обширный

f 10A fascinate приводить в восторг Science has always fascinated me.

f 10A flock стадо, стая a flock of sheep/goats/geese

f 10A four-month четырёхмесячный a four-month course

f 10A further дальше

g 10A gold rush золотая лихорадка He became rich during the gold rush.

h 10A historic исторический historic buildings

The accident was clearly the lorry driver's fault.

We wish to avoid conflict between our countries if at all possible.

The country has experienced two decades of growth.

It's very easy to become dependent on sleeping pills.

She's in her third year of economics at York university.

There was certainly an element of truth in what she said.

With little equipment and unsuitable footwear, she epitomises the inexperienced and unprepared mountain walker.

I'll meet you by the up/down escalator on the second floor.

The meeting was a complete/total failure.

The news spread to all corners of our far-flung empire.

It was much further to the town centre than I remembered.

h 10A homing

h 10A horseback верхом (на лошади) police on horseback

h 10A husky лайка The huskies pulled our sledge.

i 10A iconic

i 10A information superhig

l 10A litre литр

l 10A loved one любимый

m 10A mail почтовая корреспонденция

m 10A making создание the art of film making

m 10A means средства

m 10A messenger посыльный

m 10A mice мыши field mice

o 10A orphan сирота

p 10A pension off

p 10A pigeon голубь racing/homing pigeons

p 10A pioneering первопроходческий a pioneering spirit

p 10A postal service почтовая служба The United States Postal Service

r 10A railroad station железнодорожная станция Central Railroad Station

r 10A rat крыса Rats carry disease.

особый условный рефлекс у животных возвращаться обратно в то место обитания, которое они считали для себя постоянным

Migrating birds and fish have a strong homing instinct.

перен.: культовый John Lennon gained iconic status following his death.

идиом.: информационная магистраль

The information superhighway extends throughout most of the world.

The tax increase will add 4p to a litre of petrol.

People, naturally enough, want to know that their loved ones are out of danger.

She spent the morning reading and answering her mail.

We need to find some other means of transportation.

The documents were delivered by special messenger.

The civil war is making orphans of many children.

списать, переставать эксплуатировать (что-л.)

After flying for 38 years, their Wessex helicopter is about to be pensioned off.

r 10A recruit нанимать на работу

s 10A secretly секретно

s 10A shortage нехватка, недостаток

s 10A siege осада

s 10A skinny худой

s 10A sled салазки, санки

s 10A slowly медленно Could you please speak more slowly?

s 10A sorting office сортировочная служба I work at the sorting office.

s 10A stroke of genius гениально

s 10A swift быстрый

t 10A telegraph телеграф The news came by telegraph.

t 10A transcontinental межконтинентальный

u 10A upkeep уход

v 10A vital жизненно важный

w 10A wilderness дикая местность a beautiful mountain wilderness

w 10A willing быть готовым

w 10A winged крылатый

w 10A wiry жилистый He has a runner's wiry frame.

w 10A workforce рабочая сила

Charities such as Oxfam are always trying to recruit volunteers to help in their work.

He was convicted on the evidence of secretly recorded telephone conversations.

There's a shortage of food and shelter in the refugee camps.

The siege of Mafeking lasted for eight months.

You should eat more, you're much too skinny.

The children are playing in the snow with their sleds.

It was such a brilliant idea - a real stroke of genius.

The local police took swift action against the squatters.

The transcontinental railway goes from New York to San Francisco.

The upkeep of larger old properties is very expensive.

A strong opposition is vital to a healthy democracy.

If you're willing to fly at night, you can get a much cheaper ticket.

32 of these winged fellows received a medal for bravery in the Second World War.

The majority of factories in the region have a workforce of 50 to 100 (people).

d 10B (be) down to сводиться к It's all down to money.

a 10B absorption впитывание

a 10B academy академия a military/police academy

a 10B amateur любитель

a 10B animation анимация

b 10B Barbie doll кукла Барби

b 10B buyer покупатель

c 10B captain капитан

c 10B circuit

d 10B determination a man of fierce/ruthless determination

d 10B devote посвятить

d 10B distraction то, что отвлекает внимание

d 10B down-to-earth "приземлённый"

d 10B driving range

e 10B encouragement ободрение

e 10B exceptionally исключительно an exceptionally fine portrait

f 10B fame слава

f 10B fitness

g 10B gentle лёгкий a gentle wind

g 10B gift талант He has a gift for languages.

Some poisonous gases can enter the body by absorption through the skin.

This tennis tournament is open to both amateurs and professionals.

Encyclopaedias on CD-ROM include sound, illustrations and simple animations.

I often played with Barbie dolls when I was young.

He's still looking for a buyer for his house.

It's unusual to have a goalkeeper as (the) captain of a football team.

круг (напр., "в деловых кругах")

They first met each other on the tennis circuit.

устремление, решительность

She has devoted all her energies/life to the care of homeless people.

I can turn the television off if you find it a distraction.

She's a down-to-earth sort of woman with no pretensions.

поле для практики игры в гольф

I often practise my golf swing at the driving range.

Children need lots of encouragement from their parents.

She first rose to fame as a singer at the age of 16.

физическая подготовленность (форма)

I'm trying to improve my fitness by cycling to work.

g 10B gifted талантливый a gifted dancer/musician

g 10B give up отказаться от чего-л. I've given up trying to help her.

g 10B God-given данный богом

g 10B golfer игрок в гольф

h 10B handicap гандикап, фора My current golf handicap is nine.

h 10B himself себя Any fool can teach himself to type.

i 10B inspire вдохновлять

j 10B judgment суждение to show good/sound/poor judgment

m 10B mentor наставник I've learned a lot from my mentor.

m 10B modelling

n 10B note записка

p 10B patterned с рисунком patterned textiles/wallpaper

p 10B persist упорно продолжать

p 10B protégé протеже

r 10B rather лучше, вернее

s 10B shot

s 10B soloist солист

s 10B sour кислый These plums are a bit sour.

s 10B stick with держаться (чего-л.)

She has a God-given talent as a painter.

He's one of the highest-earning professional golfers in the world.

His confident leadership inspired his followers.

работа в модельном бизнесе

Ashley's always wanted to go into modelling.

He left a note to say he would be home late.

The government is persisting with its ambitious public works programme.

Shapur's restaurant is full every night as trendy Londoners enjoy the wonders of his young protégé, chef Glyn Fussell.

I think I'd like to stay at home this evening rather than go out.

перен.: удар Woods hit a perfect shot out of the bunker.

The soloist in the violin concerto was Yehudi Menuhin.

He said that he was going to stick with the traditions established by his grandfather.

s 10B straightaway мгновенно, сразу

s 10B stunning a stunning dress

t 10B talent талант

u 10B upbringing

v 10B vague неясный, смутный

w 10B wise мудрый I think you made a wise choice.

a 10C advanced an advanced English course

b 10C benefit выгода, польза

b 10C booklet книжечка

c 10C communicator тот, кто умеет общаться

c 10C conversational разговорный

c 10C convincing убедительный a convincing argument/explanation

d 10C daddy папа

e 10C elementary начальный

e 10C expertise квалификация, умение

f 10C fast track быстрое продвижение

f 10C free-flowing свободно текущий a free-flowing river

g 10C gregarious

g 10C guru гуру

i 10C image образ, изображение television images of starving children

We don't have to go straightaway, do we?

сногсшибательный, великолепный

Her talent for music showed at an early age.

воспитание (стиль воспитания, принятый в той или иной семье)

Is it right to say all the crimes he committed were simply the result of his upbringing?

I do have a vague memory of meeting her many years ago.

продвинутый, повышенного типа

The discovery of oil brought many benefits to the town.

I always write my shopping lists in a booklet.

Obviously teachers have to be good communicators.

He seems to lack basic conversational skills.

Mummy and Daddy are taking me to the circus on Saturday.

I have an elementary knowledge of physics.

We admired the expertise with which he prepared the meal.

A degree in computer science offers a fast track to the top.

коммуникабельный, общительный

Emma's a gregarious, outgoing sort of person.

For the last decade she has acted as the president's economics guru.

i 10C interact взаимодействовать

i 10C intuitive интуитивный

i 10C invariably неизменно, постоянно The train is invariably late.

l 10C lack недостаток Her only problem is lack of confidence.

l 10C learner ученик He's a quick learner.

l 10C linguistic лингвистический

m 10C mind map ассоциативная диаграмма I'd like to learn how to draw mind maps.

n 10C note-taking ведение конспекта

o 10C Olympic олимпийский the International Olympic Committee

p 10C permeate

r 10C reflect отражать

r 10C revolution революция a technological revolution

r 10C rowing гребля I love rowing.

s 10C scientific научный a scientific discovery/experiment/theory

s 10C skill мастерство, умение Ruth had/possessed great writing skills.

s 10C successfully успешно

s 10C switch

s 10C systematic систематичный

t 10C thought мысль, соображение

Dominique's teacher says that she interacts well with the other children.

Men are often regarded as less intuitive than women.

I'm particularly interested in the linguistic development of young children.

Note-taking is an important skill for students.

перен.: пронизывать Dissatisfaction with the government seems to have permeated every section of society.

The statistics reflect a change in people's spending habits.

A number of patients have been successfully treated with the new drug.

перен.: переключаться She started studying English at college, but switched to Business Studies in her second year.

We've got to be a bit more systematic in the way that we approach this task.

Let me have your thoughts on that report by Friday.

t 10C traditionally традиционно

t 10C trashy дрянной trashy programmes

t 10C tune in

u 10C unclear неясный

u 10C up-to-date современный, новейший

w 10C woolly путаный, расплывчатый

w 10C workings деятельность the workings of government

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Quaker meetings are traditionally held in silence.

быть созвучным, перен.: соответствовать

The current financial situation certainly tunes in with what economic experts predicted over a year ago.

The ownership of the painting remains unclear.

Great trouble is taken to keep our database up-to-date.

It's the woolly thinking behind the book that I find so infuriating.