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Question 1

Икать, икота

Answer 1

Hiccup [ˈhɪk.ʌp]. I can’t stop hiccuping - does anyone know a good cure? I’ve got the hiccups.

Question 2

Быть надоедливым. Доставлять неудобства/неприятности.

Answer 2

To be a nuisance [ˈnjuː.səns]. I hate to be a nuisance, but could you help me? (Не хочу быть надоедливым…).

Question 3

Покрывало (a large piece of cloth that you use to cover a chair, sofa etc. to make it more attractive)

Answer 3

A throw. We give some of our more careworn jumpers to this lovely lady who takes them away and unpicks them, then crochets them into bright and chunky throws for the shop.)

Question 4

Смерть в результате несчастного случая

Answer 4

Death by misadventure. They’re convinced it was death by misadventure.

Question 5

Суть

Answer 5

The gist of [dʒɪst]. I got the gist of their conversation.

Question 6

Family and relations (plural)

Answer 6

Kin. They’re not any kin of mine.

Question 7

Созерцать / размышлять (also - намереваться)

Answer 7

Contemplate [ˈkɒn.təm.pleɪt]. They were contemplating a move to California. I’m contemplating going abroad for a year. Regularly pull away to meditate, contemplate, and reflect.

Question 8

Говорить (отзываться) плохо о

Answer 8

To speak ill (of the dead)

Question 9

Снять напряжение, успокоить, смягчить (все в совершенно разных смыслах)

Answer 9

Take the edge off sth. Adding some cream can really take the edge off the coffee’s strong flavor. He found that cooking dinner can take the edge off a rough day.

Question 10

Пытка, мучение (в прямом и переносном смысле)

Answer 10

Torture [ˈtɔː.tʃər]. Fiona knew the torture of what Daisy was going through … He revealed the secret under torture.

Question 11

Расхаживать с важным видом (to walk in a proud way trying to look important)

Answer 11

Strut. A man strutted among them… The boys strutted around trying to get the attention of a group of girls who were nearby.