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  • C1 not good, or not as good as someone or something else худший, низший (по положению, уровню и т. д.) (opp. superior)
    adj. inferior
  • C2 not proud or not believing that you are important скромный; C2 poor or of a low social rank:
    adj. humble
  • C1 a very strong dislike of someone or something ненависть
    n. hatred
  • C1 to not give enough care or attention to something or someone не заботиться, пренебрегать ; a failure to give enough care or attention to something or someone отсутствие заботы, заброшенность
    v. neglect
  • B2 difficult or causing problems неудобный, затруднительный; B2 embarrassing and not relaxed неловкий
    adj. awkward
  • C1 someone who gives money to help an organization or person благотворитель
    n. benefactor
  • B2 to pay back money that you have borrowed возвращать (долг); B2 to do something kind for someone who has done something to help you отплачивать, вознаграждать
    v. repay
  • B2 to make an illegal copy of something in order to deceive people подделывать; to develop a good relationship with someone or something  налаживать, развивать отношения
    v. forge
  • B1 to talk to a group of people about a religious subject, usually as a priest in a church проповедовать
    v. preach
  • B2 to fill a place or period of time занимать (место, время); to live or work in a room or building занимать (помещение)
    v. occupy
  • B1 someone whose job is to make things from metal, especially shoes for horses кузнец
    n. blacksmith
  • B2 to be successful, usually by earning a lot of money преуспевать, процветать
    v. prosper
  • B2 to not notice or consider something не замечать
    v. overlook
  • B2 to get or obtain something, (receive, earn) приобретать, B2 to learn something усваивать
    v. acquire
  • B2 to try to persuade someone not to do something отбивать охоту, отговаривать (opp. encourage); B2 to make someone less confident or enthusiastic about something обескураживать, приводить в уныние
    v. discourage
  • B1 consisting of parts that are positioned together closely or in a tidy way, using very little space
    adj. compact
  • B1 someone who has only recently arrived or started doing something новоприбывший, новый человек
    n. newcomer
  • B2 a plant whose grain is used for making flour, or the grain itself пшеница
    n. wheat
  • B2 good enough удовлетворительный, удачный
    adj. satisfactory
  • B1 someone whose job is to look after a large building, such as a school смотритель, сторож; someone who looks after a person who is young, old, or sick сиделка
    n. caretaker
  • B2 to cause or allow something to continue for a period of time поддерживать
    v. sustain
  • B2 kind, and not judging other people in a severe way милосердный, доброжелательный
    adj. charitable
  • B1 one of the large areas that some countries are divided into because of the type of government they have область, провинция
    n. province
  • C1 to pay someone money because you are responsible for injuring them or damaging something компенсировать, возмещать
    v. compensate
  • B1 a small house in the country that is used especially by people on holiday домик
    n. lodge
  • B2 the feeling of being upset or angry by something rude someone says обида, оскорбление
    n. offence / offense
  • B2 to meet someone, especially when you do not expect it (неожиданно) встретить
    v. encounter
  • B1 If a problem _______, it starts to happen.возникать
    v. arise
  • B2 very silly нелепый
    adj. ridiculous
  • C2 not real, but made to look or seem real фальшивый, искусственный; a copy of something that is intended to look real or valuable and deceive people подделка
    adj. fake
  • B1 a small, simple building, often made of wood хижина
    n. hut
  • C1 to be more than a particular number or amount превышать
    v. exceed
  • A2 someone whose job is to look after sheep пастух
    n. shepherd
  • C1 If you are _____, you do not talk in a proud way about your skills or successes. скромный
    adj. modest
  • B1 If a plant ________, its flowers open. цвести; to develop and become successful, happy, or healthy расцветать
    v. bloom
  • B2 to make someone believe something that is not true обманывать;обманывать обмануть вводить в заблуждение обольщать обольстить прельстить
    v. deceive
  • C2 to risk going somewhere or doing something that might be dangerous or unpleasant, or to risk saying something that might be criticized; dare, risk, отважиться осмелиться рисковать рискнуть отваживаться осмеливаться дерзать
    v. venture / n. venture
  • B2 the pleasant feeling you have when you get something that you wanted or do something that you wanted to do удовлетворение
    n. satisfaction
  • B2 a wide pipe that allows smoke from a fire to go out through the roof труба
    n. chimney