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browse through
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- browse through просматривать, неспешно выбирать I can spend hours just browsing through books in the library....
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puzzle over
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- puzzle over ломать голову над чем-л.; After hours of puzzling over the book, it suddenly made sense....
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browse among
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- browse among просматривать, неспешно выбирать I can spend hours just browsing through books in the library....
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spiff up v.
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- spiff up v. coll. прихорашиваться; She spends hours in front of the mirror, spiffing herself up, and all for this worthless boy....
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bog down
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- bog down а) увязнуть (в болоте) The car got bogged down and wouldn't more. б) встречаться с трудностями The talks with the men got bogged down on the question of working hours....
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quibble 2. v.
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- quibble 2. v. 3) выискивать недостатки, придираться; If you're satisfied with the contract, why are you quibbling about the exact hours of work? Syn: see disagree...
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comb through
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- comb through рыскать в поисках чего-л. The student spent many hours in the library combing through old books looking for the facts that she wanted....
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cut away
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- cut away а) срезать If you cut away some of the dead wood, you will have a healthier tree. б) coll. убегать...
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would v.
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- would v. 3) служебный глагол, выражающий привычное действие, относящееся к прошедшему времени: he would stand for hours watching the machine work - он, бывало, целыми часами наблюдал за работой машины...
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head out
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- head out достигать кульминации After all those hours of arguing, the talks began to head out and it was not long before we were able to reach an agreement....
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chip 2. v.
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- chip 2. v. 1) стругать, обтесывать; откалывать (тж. chip away) The boy has been chipping away at that hard rock for hours....
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working 2. adj.
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- working 2. adj. 2) отведенный для работы; working hours - рабочее время, рабочие часы...
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come clean
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- come clean все признавать, говорить правду After hours of stating firmly that he was not guilty, the prisoner came clean and admitted to stealing the jewels....
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wear off
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- wear off а) стирать(ся); б) смягчаться; проходить; the effect of the medicine will wear off in a few hours лекарство перестанет действовать через несколько часов...
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creep in
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- creep in накапливаться, постепенно появляться After I've been writing for two hours, mistakes start creeping into my work. Doubt began to creep in as the man kept me talking at the door....
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