Делая карточки, опирайтесь на способы, которые мы разбирали в предыдущие дни.

Делая карточки, опирайтесь на способы, которые мы разбирали в предыдущие дни.

It was a //мутный, пасмурный//, grey day.

dull

I lead a pretty //not interesting or exciting// existence. (not ordinary or dull)

mundane

The journey soon became //затянутым, томительно-долгим//.

tedious

She speaks French with an //чудовищный, ужасающий// accent. (not terrible or dreadful)

atrocious

dreadful

She spent the day sorting through a box full of //мелочи, хлама//.

odds and ends

We need to settle this //раз и навсегда//.

once and for all

You can’t do that to your own //плоть и кровь//!

one’s own flesh and blood

What she told us was an //complete// lie.

out-and-out (an out-and-out lie)

All I want is some //тишины и покоя//.

peace and quiet

I have //…// this nice red shirt. (=I am thinking about buying it, 3 words)

my eye on (to have your eye on sth)

Being able to speak French gave her a //…// over the other candidates. (=дало фору, 2 words)

head start (to have / give sb a head start)

It’s late, kiddo. You should //направиться домой//

to head home

We've asked the neighbours to //приглядеть// on the house for us while we are away.

keep an eye (to keep an eye on sth / sb)

This is where I grew up. I know this area like the //...//. (=как свои пять пальцев, 4 words)

like the back of my hand (to know somewhere like the back of your hand)

‘Our dog got into the neighbour's garden again!’ ‘You'll //услышите пару ласковых//.’

to be popular

Once I’ll be a //получающий второе высшее, аспирант//. I really wanna study in Oxford.

a post-graduate

They spent days //проводя исследования, собирая сведения// in the school library.

researching (to research)

He is currently doing extensive research //о, по поводу// renewable energy sources.

into (to do research into)

The growth forecast has been //откорректирован, были внесены поправки// down.

revised (to revise)

The evolution of human life was a gradual, //накопительный, совокупный// process.

cumulative