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walk through
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- walk through а) переходить; Walking through the forest one day, we found a strange little hut that no one had ever seen before. б) репетировать; прогонять (сцену); Shall we walk through Act One, so that you get used to the movements? в) легко справляться с чем-л.; John thought that he would fail his driving test, as usual, but this time, to his own surprise, he walked through it....
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select 2. v.
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- select 2. v. отбирать, выбирать, подбирать; After many tests, John was selected for the team. Jane was selected from the whole class to go on the trip. - select out Syn: see choose...
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overt adj.
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- overt adj. 2) явный, очевидный, нескрываемый Syn: open, patent, public Ant: implicit, private, secret, stealthy...
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wear the pants
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- wear the pants coll. быть главным, командовать; Mary may give the impression that she wears the pants but it's John who makes the final decision....
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pitch II 2. v.
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- pitch II 2. v. 4) sport бросать, подавать, посылать мяч; The player pitched the ball out of the way it was expected to go. John decided to pitch the ball up to surprise his opponent into making a mistake....
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perk up
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- perk up а) поднять/навострить уши; The dog perked up its ears at the sound of its master's return. б) оживиться, воспрянуть духом; You need a holiday to perk you up. Mary perked up as soon as John's name was mentioned....
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mark II 1. noun
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- mark II 1. noun 3) крест (вместо подписи неграмотного, напр.: John Smith - his mark)...
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sweep through
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- sweep through а) coll. легко преодолевать; John thought that he would fail his driving test again, but this time, to his own surprise, he swept through; б) проноситься; Tropical fevers can sweep through whole populations in a remarkably short time....
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permeate v.
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- permeate v. 3) пропитывать, пронизывать; His public speeches were permeated with hatred of injustice. Syn:imbue, impregnate, penetrate, pervade, saturate, supersaturate...
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papacy noun
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- papacy noun папство; Throughout his papacy, John Paul has called for a second evangelization of Europe....
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evil 1. noun
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- evil 1. noun 4) obs. болезнь - King's evil - St. John's evil of two evils choose the less prov. - из двух зол выбирай меньшее...
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vocal adj.
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- vocal adj. 6) высказывающийся (открыто); public opinion has become vocal - общественное мнение подняло свой голос...
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impale v.
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- impale v. 2) hist. сажать на кол (on) The cruel king used to impale his prisoners on sharp sticks and place them in public view to die....
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revel 2. v.
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- revel 2. v. 2) наслаждаться; получать удовольствие (in); The young singer revelled in the public's admiration. Why do children revel in making trouble?...
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expound v.
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- expound v. 1) излагать (to) The society has printed a paper expounding the advantages of the plan to its members. The speaker has an hour to expound his views to the public....
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