Match the words up with their meaning and give the Russian translation

uncommitted	chosen or happening without any particular method, pattern, or purpose
cohabitation	suggesting physical pleasure, especially sexual pleasure
single out	to make something seem less certain, good, or real
foodie	to make a comment or express your opinion about something, to notice something
cast doubt upon	happy and not worried about anything
remarked upon	have a part of someone's character that is different from the rest of their character
have a streak [i:]	done or doing something very carefully and slowly
sinful	expensive
obscene	living together without being married
sensual	being of high quality and designed for people who have a lot of money
light-hearted	to choose one person from a group for special attention
pricey	morally wrong or bad
painstakingly	not willing or ready to support an idea, group, or person
up-market	so unfair or immoral that you feel angry
randomly	gourmet, glutton

 

grumble about	a sandwich
if at all possible	giving too much help and protection to someone
timid	being made to stay in one place or do nothing until they are ready to see you
oblique	food made from pieces of fish and potato covered in breadcrumbs and then cooked
disguised as	to make yourself feel upset, excited, or nervous
grasp the fact that	more attractive, more graceful
self-important	not expressing smth directly
worked himself into	being made to look, sound, or seem like something else
being kept waiting	to understand that smth is a true thing
daintier	shy and nervous
prawn	behaving in ways that show you think you are more important than everyone else
sweetcorn	whether something is even slightly true or may be done
tinned	a shellfish
fishcake	being preserved in metal containers
butties	to complain continuously about unimportant things, to moan
nannyish	the small yellow seeds of some types of maize, cooked and eaten as a vegetable

 

busybody	immediately
adherents of [əd'hiərənt]	to ask or order someone to come to you
praise	to chew
on average	to make a sound with one’s fingers in order to attract someone's attention
rather than	a surface curving outwards
masticate	a supporter of a set of ideas, an organization, or a person
summon	to express strong approval or admiration for smb or smth
snap one’s fingers	used for saying that one thing is preferred to another or happens instead of another
bellow	used for talking about what is usually true
the same goes for	to eat in a careless way
prong	one bit each time
well-brought-up	to shout very loudly
convex	to be true or relevant for smb or smth
straight off	a long sharp point, especially one of the points on a fork
shovel up	knowing how to behave politely because they have been taught well by their parents
one at a time	someone who is very interested in other people's private lives and activities and tries to get involved in them in a way that is annoying

 

or whatever	very common or old-fashioned but still useful or important
as though	to join with other people in doing smth
set the table	the part of a shirt, or dress that goes around your neck
fold	a special glass bottle that you pour an alcoholic drink into before serving it to people
tuck into	as if
waistband	to put everything needed for a meal onto a table
collar	beeper
leave loose	or anything else of the same kind
dab	moving in a circle in the same direction as the hands on a clock
napkin ring	a piece of cloth on a pair of trousers or a skirt that goes round your waist
set off	to be suitable for a particular purpose
bleeper	to put smth in a particular place
clockwise	to bend a piece of paper or cloth
decanter	allow someone to be free
humble	to touch a surface gently several times with something such as a piece of cloth
lend itself to	a ring that holds a serviette tidily before a meal begins
pitch in	to cause smth to operate

Exercises

A. Fill in the blanks with the suitable words and expressions:

Obscene, sensual, cast doubt upon, pricey, cohabitation, single out, remarked upon, have a streak, sinful, painstakingly, randomly

 

1. By the eighth month of my ________________ with this woman she made me want to kill her.
2. This teacher always ___________ my son ___ for his intelligence.
3. The latest article ________________ his integrity.
4. Her appearance at the Oscar ceremony was much _________________ .
5. He has a mean ________ . He likes to bully other children.
6. I derive such _____________ and almost ___________ pleasure from eating cakes!
7. Because of the ______________ language the movie was rated X.
8. Sorry, honey, these earrings are too _____________ . We cannot afford them.
9. The information _____________ gathered by this journalist, proved to be false.
10. Five ________________ selected people will participate in the survey.

 

B. Answer the questions using the following words and expressions:

Worked himself into, timid, disguised as, grasp the fact that, adherents of, being kept waiting, tinned, if at all possible

 

1. What do you do if you must go some place yet absolutely cannot?
2. Do you think brave people were born brave?
3. Who do you dress up as at carnivals?
4. What is hard to understand for most people?
5. What kind of work makes you frantic and helpless?
6. Do you like it when you arrive on time for an interview yet enter the office only 30 minutes later?
7. What kind of canned food do you detest?
8. What music style, would you say, is the most popular in your country now?

 

C.  Translate using the following words and expressions:

A s though, rather than, one at a time, or whatever, masticate, on average, well-brought-up, straight off, summon, snap one’s fingers, the same goes for

 

1. В среднем четыре из пяти пар разводятся до 25 лет.

2. Я бы предпочел пойти пешком, а не ждать автобуса.

3. Я не могу смотреть на то, как тщательно он пережевывает пищу.

4. Нам нужно пригласить глав четырех государств.

5. Он щелкнул пальцами, и официант немедленно появился.

6. Джон отстранен от работы на две недели. И Джимми – то же самое.

7. Она очень воспитанная девушка, я никогда не слышал от нее невежливого слова.

8. Я тебе сразу скажу – плохая это сделка.

9. Заходите по одному.

10. Вы можете купаться, загорать, играть в волейбол, или делать, что хотите еще.

11. Он одет так, словно его отец был королем.

 

D. Answer the questions using suitable words and expressions:

 

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