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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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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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calf I noun; pl. calves
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- calf I noun; pl. calves 5) небольшая плавучая льдина to kill the fatted calf bibl. - заклать упитанного тельца, радостно встретить (как блудного сына) - golden calf Syn: see ox...
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jubilee noun
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- jubilee noun празднество; юбилей (преим. 50-летний) - hold a jubilee - silver jubilee - golden jubilee - Diamond Jubilee...
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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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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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land 1. noun
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- land 1. noun 8) attr. земельный - land rent to see how the land lies - выяснить, как обстоят дела the land of the Rose - Англия (роза - национальная эмблема Англии) the land of the golden fleece - Австралия - see land - land of Nod - land of cakes - land of the thistle...
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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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