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contend v.
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- contend v. 1) бороться против кого-л. (against/with) We try to make the trains run on time, but we can't contend against/with the weather....
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snap into
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- snap into coll. торопиться приняться (за работу и т.п.); Snap into it, you men, we haven't got time to waste!...
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compete with
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- compete with бороться против чего-л. We try to make the trains run on time, but we can't compete with the weather....
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parcel 3. v.
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- parcel 3. v. 2) завертывать в пакет; Can you parcel up these urgent papers in time for the collection of the last post?...
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shriek 2. v.
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- shriek 2. v. 2) выкрикивать (тж. shriek out); She shrieked out a warning just in time to avoid a nasty accident. Syn: see cry...
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crowded adj.
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- crowded adj. 3) amer. прижатый, притиснутый to be crowded for time - иметь времени в обрез...
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bear off
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- bear off а) отклоняться б) отталкивать лодку от берега Is everyone on board? Let's bear off, we've no time to waste....
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sling up
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- sling up coll. напомнить (кому-л. о чем-л. неприятном) Every time she wanted to make him feel uncomfortable, she would sling up his past in his face....
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spook 2. v.
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- spook 2. v. amer.; coll. испугаться чего-л. (at); The cattle are so nervous at this time of year that they will spook at a bush, and run wild for no reason....
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trench upon
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- trench upon а) посягать; to trench upon smb.'s time отнимать чье-л. время; б) граничить; his answer trenched upon insolence его ответ граничил с дерзостью...
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marvel 2. v.
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- marvel 2. v. удивляться, изумляться; восхищаться (at); Even the cleverest people marvel at a child's ability to learn his native language in such a short time...
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glance over
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- glance over быстро прочитывать, пролистывать I've only had time to glance over your work, but I can already see how much it has improved....
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learn off
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- learn off выучивать наизусть; Actors have to learn their words off in a very short time....
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be down on one`s luck
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- be down on one's luck находиться в тяжелом положении What are friends for, except to help you when you're down on your luck for a short time?...
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appointed adj.
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- appointed adj. 1) назначенный, определенный to come at the appointed time - прийти в назначенное время...
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