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centre on
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- centre on а) концентрироваться, сосредоточиваться вокруг чего-л. The village centred on its market square. The children always centre round the teacher at story time. б) сосредоточиваться на чем-л. The conversation centred on the election. The action of the play centres on the struggle between the two women....
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pop into
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- pop into coll. а) заглянуть, заскочить; Will you pop into the bank on your way home and order a new cheque book? б) всунуть, засунуть; Don't forget to pop the letter into the post....
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point up
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- point up а) заострять, придавать остроту, усиливать; The writer has pointed up his story with an effective use of local scenery. Recent world figures of average incomes point up the ever-widening distance between rich and poor nations. б) делать грубым, шероховатым; This wall should be pointed up, it will help to make the cement stick....
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short 1. adj.
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- short 1. adj. 6) sl. крепкий (о напитке) - something short to make a long story short - короче говоря this is nothing short of a swindle - это прямо надувательство - in the short run - at short notice - short wind - make short work - short of Syn: see small...
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stand on
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- stand on а) зависеть от чего-л.; б) naut. идти прежним курсом; We stood on for the next hour while the wind was in our favour; в) точно соблюдать (условности и т.п.); I stand on my rights in this matter, and will take the matter to court if necessary; г) продолжать настаивать на истинности чего-л.; Do you still stand on your original story?...
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loosen up
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- loosen up а) делать более гибкими (мышцы); The team spends half an hour loosening up before each game. б) становиться более разговорчивым, менее застенчивым; If you don't loosen up soon, I shall have to find other ways of making you talk. в) coll. расщедриться; Do you think the old man will loosen up when we tell him our pitiful story? г) не принимать что-л. всерьез; Loosen up, this isn't a formal occasion....
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while 3. cj.
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- while 3. cj. 2) несмотря на то, что; тогда как; while the book was terribly dull, he would read it to the end - хотя книга была невыносимо скучна, он упрямо продолжал читать ее до конца...
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develop v.
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- develop v. 4) разрабатывать to develop a mine - разрабатывать копь to develop the plot of a story - разрабатывать сюжет рассказа...
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nucleus lat. noun; pl. -lei
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- nucleus lat. noun; pl. -lei 1) ядро; центр; - nucleus of a story...
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beseem v.
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- beseem v. book. приличествовать, подобать it ill beseems you to complain - вам не подобает жаловаться...
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embellish v.
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- embellish v. 1) украшать (with) The leather cover of the old book was embellished with gold letters....
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promise 2. v.
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- promise 2. v. 3) подавать надежды, сулить, предвещать; From what little I've seen of your book so far, I would say that it promises well. Syn: see assure...
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improve upon
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- improve upon улучшать, усовершенствовать Tom has never improved upon his first book, which had a wild success; none of the others are as good....
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slay I v.
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- slay I v. book.; joc. убивать; slain by a bullet - сраженный пулей Syn: see kill...
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her II pron.
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- her II pron. poss. (употр. атрибутивно; ср. hers) ее; свой; принадлежащий ей her book - ее книга...
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