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The latest Messages 2
2021-03-13 11:03:06
to carouse :|kəˈraʊz|
to enjoy yourself with a loud group of people;
to have fun, to go on a spree
кутить, пировать, пьянствовать
He used to
carouse with his friends but he's settled down now that he's married and has a family;
The Old West custom of heading to the saloon at night for an all-out
carouse and some poker playing;
461 views08:03
2021-03-07 17:31:12
to aggrandize :|əˈɡrænˌdaɪz|
to make someone more powerful or important;
to acclaim, to glorify
возвеличивать, повышать, превозносить
The dictator sought to
aggrandize himself by new conquests;
She often
aggrandizes herself and disparages her colleagues;
459 views14:31
2021-03-07 17:27:36
in a pickle :|ˈpɪkl|
to be in a difficult situation;
in a tough spot, in a sticky situation
в трудном положении, меж двух огней
Companies find themselves
in a pickle when their markets change;
I could see no way out of the
pickle I was in;
423 views14:27
2021-03-02 09:22:45
to ferret out :|ˈferət |
to find out a piece of information or find someone or something, after looking in many places or asking many questions;
to sniff out, to uncover
вынюхивать, выпытывать, разузнавать
She is determined to
ferret out the truth about what happened;
Can a journalist
ferret out the facts while operating as a one-man band;
417 views06:22
2021-03-02 09:20:24
to tally up :|ˈtæl.i|
to calculate something;
to write down, to account
считать, подсчитывать, подводить итог
It is now difficult to tally up the for and against;
Tally up your costs, including printing, graphic design, artwork, photography, copy editing and other expenses;
392 views06:20
2021-02-27 12:19:09
to abridge :|əˈbrɪdʒ|
to make a book, play, or piece of writing shorter by removing details and information that is not important;
to shorten, to diminish
сокращать, ограничивать, урезать
I've only read the a
bridged edition of her novel;
The new law might
abridge our freedom of expression;
386 views09:19
2021-02-27 12:15:37
folkways :|ˈfəʊkweɪz|
a mode of thinking, feeling, or acting common to a given group of people;
custom, style
нравы, представления, обычаи
He has mastered the rules, the byways and
folkways of life in an entirely different universe;
Adam, who is a vegan, seemed to find the peculiar human
folkways involving meat enervating;
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