baffle
озадачивать
If something baffles you, you cannot understand it at all.
the question baffled me completely
contemplate
обдумывать, рассматривать
to think about something for a long time or in a serious way
she is conteplating resigning
deduce
делать вывод
to decide that something is true using the available information
from her son’s age I deduce thtat she is 50 at least
deliberate
обдумывать
to consider something carefully before making a decision
they will deliberate the question. The jury deliberated for hours before reaching a verdict
dubious
сомнительный
thought not to be completely true, honest, or legal
he made the highly dubious claim that Elvis is still alive and living in Hawaii
guesswork
догадки
a way of trying to find an answer that involves guessing
there’s a lot of guesswork in these calculations
ingenious
изобретательный, оригинальный
very clever and involving new ideas, equipment, or methods
the book has an ingenious plot
justify
объяснять, находить оправдание
to give a good enough reason to make something seem acceptable
i don’t have to justify myself to you or anyone else
plausible
правдоподобный
If something that someone says or writes is plausible, it could be true.
her story sounded perfectly plausible
ponder
обдумывать, взвешивать
to think carefully about something
he pondered the question before he answered. he continued to ponder the problem as he walked home
prejudice
предубеждение, предрассудок
the feeling of not liking a group of people or unfair treatment of them because they are a different race, sex, religion, etc
Will we ever be able to uproot racial prejudice
presume
предполагать
to think that something is likely to be true, although you are not certain
I presume we will be there by 6 o’clock
reckon (common in UK)
считать, думать
to think that something is probably true
I recon on your help. I. recon it will rain tomorrow
conscienstious
добросовестный
she has always been a very conscienstious worker. He was conscienstious about following the doctors’s orders
cram
набивать битком, впихивать
to force things into a small space
7 people crammed into a small car. I shall have to ccram all my clothes into this small case
зубрить
to study a lot before an exam
tuition
плата за обучение
money that you pay for being taught, especially at college or university
the tuition fees went up
come round to
tменять мнение, соглашаться с чем-либо
to change your opinion about something, often influenced by another person’s opinion, or agree to an idea or a plan that you were against
he’ll come round to my point of view, given a bit of time.
Do you still dislike your office or have you come round to thinking it’s all right?
brush up on smth
освежать, восстанавливать знания
to improve your skills in something
you’d better brush up on your French before going to Paris
come up with smth
придумывать, разрабатывать
to think of a plan, an idea, or a solution to a problem
he came up with a great idea for the ad campaign
face up to smth
Признавать , смотреть правде в глаза
to accept that a difficult situation exists
she’s going to have to face up to the fact that he is not going to marry her
hit upon
приходить в голову
to have a good idea, especially one that solves a problem
when we first hit upon the idea, everyone told us it would ever work
make out smth
различать, разобрать, понимать
the numbers are too small- I can’t make them out at all. I can’t make out your writing
mull smth over
обдумывать, размышлять
to think carefully about something for a long time, often before you make a decision
I need time to mull things over before I decide what to do (If I’m taking the job).
piece together
связывать, соединять в единое целое
to try to understand something or discover the truth about something by collecting different pieces of information
Investiagtors are trying to piece together what happened just before the accidet
