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offer 2. v.
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- offer 2. v. 4) случаться, являться; as chance/opportunity/occasion offers - при случае; to take the first opportunity that offers - воспользоваться первой же представившейся возможностью...
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improve v.
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- improve v. улучшать(ся); совершенствовать(ся) to improve in health - поправляться to improve in looks - выглядеть лучше, to improve the occasion (или the opportunity, the shining hour) - использовать удобный случай - improve away - improve upon Syn: ameliorate, better, meliorate Ant: deteriorate, impair, pollute, rot, worsen...
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railroad amer. 2. v.
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- railroad amer. 2. v. 4) coll. ловко и быстро провернуть, протолкнуть; навязать своё мнение, решение; No voter may be railroaded into giving his vote for any particular person; he must be free to choose. Changes in the law were railroaded through Parliament by unprincipled politicians....
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speak for
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- speak for а) говорить за (или от лица) кого-л.; You must choose one person to speak for the whole group; б) to speak well for говорить в пользу; в) представлять кого-л. в суде; Who speaks for the prisoner?; г) обещать кому-л.; I'm afraid you can't have these seats-they're already spoken for....
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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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caution 2. v.
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- caution 2. v. предостерегать (against, about) The policeman cautioned the motorist about his speed. The policeman cautioned the motorist against speeding on any future occasion....
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pin 1. noun
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- pin 1. noun 11) electr. штырь; вывод in - (а) merry pin в веселом настроении pins and needles - колотье в конечностях (после онемения); to be on pins and needles сидеть как на иголках I don't care a pin - мне наплевать not a pin to choose between them - они похожи как две капли воды not worth a row of pins - никуда не годится you might have heard a pin fall - слышно было, как муха пролетит...
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drop in
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- drop in а) coll. зайти, заглянуть Drop in to see us any time you're in town. Look who's just dropped in! Let's drop in on Jim and Mary while we're in the neighbourhood. б) coll. входить один за другим в) выбирать (систему образования и т.д.) Since they have been allowed to choose their own courses, many more students have been dropping in to classes. The organization has asked the city council for more money for the drug treatment centre, where so many young people are dropping in....
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charge with
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- charge with а) обвинять The prisoner is charged with attempted robbery. The police charged the prisoner with stealing the jewels. б) возлагать ответственность на кого-л. Isn't she rather young to be charged with the care of small children? The chairman was charged with the duty of calling all future meetings. How do you choose the officials who will be charged with fulfilling these duties? в) be changed with быть полным каких-л. качеств His poetry is charged with strength and feeling....
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hand on
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- hand on а) передавать, пересылать The precious flame representing the spirit of the Games is handed on from runner to runner all the way from the original fire on the ancient mountain to the place where the Games are being held on this occasion. б) передавать по наследству, оставлять, передавать младшим поколениям Their custom has been handed ontousbyour great-grandfathers. The possession of language enables man to hand on his wisdom and experience to his children and grandchildren. в) передавать полномочия The time has come for me to hand on the chairmanship to a younger person....
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be beyond
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- be beyond а) находиться за чем-л. или вне пределов чего-л. The deer is beyond the trees. I can't shoot it from this distance. The valley where we live is beyond the mountains. б) не подлежать чему-л., выходить за рамки, пределы чего-л. The soldier's brave deed was beyond the call of duty. Calling spirits from the dead proved to be beyond the magician's powers. The hospital says that the general is beyond medical help and will soon die. I'm afraid this old piano is now beyond repair so we'd better get rid of it. в) быть больше, чем что-л. The amount of money that I won was beyond all my hopes. г) быть слишком сложным для кого-л. I'm afraid this book's beyond me; have you an easier one? The children tried to build a hut in the garden, but the work was beyond them and they had to ask their mother to help. It's beyond me which house to choose, they're both so nice! Now that he's older, Jim's father feels that he is beyond running the business on his own, and wants to employ someone to help him on busy days....
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