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cream 1. noun
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- cream 1. noun 2) что-л. отборное, самое лучшее; цвет чего-л. - cream of the joke - cream of the story - cream of society...
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demonstrate v.
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- demonstrate v. 2) доказывать; служить доказательством (to) I hope this message demonstrates my feelings to the students. I hope this demonstrates to you how I feel. How can I demonstrate to you that my story is true?...
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stay with
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- stay with а) оставаться на одном уровне; Jim was able to stay with the leading runner for most of the race until he weakened and had to drop back; б) продолжать использовать что-л.; Let's stay with the present arrangements until a better plan is thought of; в) продолжать обращать внимание на кого-л.; Stay with me for a few more minutes and you'll see the point of the story....
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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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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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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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against prep.
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- against prep. 7) указывает на подготовку к чему-л. на, про to store up food against winter - запастись едой на зиму against a rainy day - про черный день to be up against (it) - стоять перед задачей; встретить трудности to work against time - стараться кончить работу к определенному времени to tell a story against smb. - наговорить на кого-л. against nature противоестественный; against the background на фоне against the collar с большим напряжением against the current против течения...
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come back to
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- come back to а) возвращаться куда-л. или к кому-л. I always come back to the same town for a holiday as it's so nice. б) вспоминаться кому-л. The details of the story are coming back to me now, although it happened a long time ago. It suddenly came back to mi where we met. в) возвращаться к предмету разговора I think it's time to come back to the most important question: who is to pay for the new building?...
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boil down
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- boil down а) уваривать(ся), выпаривать(ся), сгущать(ся) Use plenty of vegetables because the cooking boils them all down to a small quantity. Put a lot of the vegetable in the pan, it all boils down (to a small quantity). б) сокращать(ся), сжимать(ся) You can boil the long story down to a few sentences and it still has the same meaning. в) сводиться к чему-л The whole matter boils down to a power struggle between the trade union and the directors....
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cook 2. v.
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- cook 2. v. 3) подделывать, фабриковать (документ); состряпать (историю), придумать (что-л. в извинение) (тж. cook up) Some of the younger workers cooked up a plan for cheating the firm. If the police catch us, shall we be able to cook up a story? You children will cook up any excuse not to do your work. - cook down - cook off - cook out to cook smb.'s goose - расправиться с кем-л.; погубить кого-л. to cook one's (own) goose - погубить себя...
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adventure 1. noun
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- adventure 1. noun 4) attr. приключенческий an adventure story - приключенческий рассказ...
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