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be against
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- be against а) противостоять кому-л., чему-л. Driving without seat belts may soon be against the law. Father was against (his daughter) marrying young. б) противоречить чему-л. Lying is against my principles. It's against nature to wear high shoes....
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graduate 2. v.
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- graduate 2. v. 1) кончать университет с ученой степенью (at); преим. amer. окончить (любое) учебное заведение (from или без предлога) My daughter did so well in her studies that she graduated from high school at the age of 16....
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again adv.
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- again adv. 3) кроме того, к тому же as much again - еще столько же half as high again as smb., half again smb.'s height - в полтора раза выше, чем кто-л. half again his size - гораздо крупнее его...
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exuberant adj.
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- exuberant adj. 3) бьющий через край; бурный - exuberant high spirits...
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drive away at
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- drive away at усердно работать над чем-л. She sits at her desk for hours, driving away at her work....
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grumble 2. v.
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- grumble 2. v. ворчать, жаловаться (at, about, over - на) There's no pleasing our teacher, he always grumbles about our work even when we've done our best. Syn: see complain...
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luxuriate v.
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- luxuriate v. 1) наслаждаться (чем-л.), блаженствовать (in, on); She sits here luxuriating in the sun, while her husband does all the work...
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piddle v.
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- piddle v. 2) заниматься пустяками, баловаться; Why don't you get on with some work instead of piddling away the whole afternoon doing nothing?...
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sail through
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- sail through coll. успешно справиться с чем-л. I've had a good day, sailing through my work with unexpected ease....
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bum along
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- bum along а) sl. безостановочно двигаться We were just bumming along nicely when the tyre burst. б) sl. неуклонно развиваться How's your work going? Oh, just bumming along, thanks....
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penalize v.
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- penalize v. 2) штрафовать, накладывать штраф; Workersare penalized for arriving late for work....
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kick against
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- kick against не нравиться, выражать недовольство You'll only make yourself feel worse if you kick against your bad luck - you just have to learn to accept it. The customers are kicking against paying such high prices....
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proceed v.
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- proceed v. 3) возобновлять (дело, игру и т.п.) (with, in); The gardener rested for a moment on his spade, then proceeded with his work....
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hang over
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- hang over а) нависать; fig. грозить, угрожать I hate to have unfinished work hanging over me. б) остаться незаконченным...
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frig around
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- frig around coll. слоняться без дела Why don't you do some work instead of just frigging around all day?...
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