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

commodity	to invent a method of doing something
umpteen	a thing preferred or chosen foremost
a grain of truth	involving sex in an unpleasant way, lewd
inept	make fun of smb in an unkind way
forbidden-fruit	something that is useful or necessary
prurient	a very small amount of verity
assuage [ə'sweid]	not having much ability or skill
kiss-and-tell stories	reckon
deficient in	favourable
singled out for	mean or represent
ridicule	something very nice that you want very much but are not allowed to have
devise	ease, lessen
conducive to	lacking the correct amount of something, insufficient
stand for	to choose someone from a group for special attention
score highly on	stories telling publicly about your relationship with a famous person, in order to earn money
prime candidate	innumerable

 

strike up a conversation with	a place where there are a lot of people involved in a particular activity
caveat ['kæֽviət] ['keiֽviət]	a list of things put in order according to how well they are performing in comparison with each other
clubber	attracting someone in a sexual or romantic way
be near the top	determined to behave in an unreasonable or wicked
league table	stupid and offensive because of not being sensitive to other people's feelings
perverse	determined to do something
by extension	to ease disquiet and worry
take great exception to	to make someone feel more positive or more confident
crass	a warning of the limits of a particular agreement or statement
pulling	a frequent customer of night clubs
with intent	close to the best place
relieving anxiety	also
boost	to dislike something because you feel annoyed or offended by it
hot-bed of	to start talking with someone in an informal way

 

make their first attempts at	a bore, pain in the neck
cack-handed	so … that it is
tangle-footed	to feel sexually attracted to someone
but only just	an offensive remark
genuinely	clear, definite, and without doubt
in straightforward fashion	though by a small degree or a small amount
so… as to be	clumsy, awkward
entangle in	on a dare
soppy	a piece of underwear for a woman's lower body
unequivocal	not quick or graceful when you dancing
insult	a broad
on a par with	to involve someone in a difficult or complicated situation that is hard to escape from
excel at smth	G-string
for a bet	in a direct and clear way
knickers	very emotional or romantic in a way that is embarrassing
slag	of the same quality as or at the same level as
thong	exceed, surpass
nerd	try to do smth for the first time
fancy smb	honestly or sincerely

 

geek	hurt
baffled	in a secret way
offended by	fixed expression
tantamount to	done in the same way for a very long time
accomplished	to state that something belongs to you
time-honoured	puzzled
set phrase	to choose someone or something
intelligible	unwillingly, reluctantly
stock phrase	annoyed, offended, or upset
red-blooded	mysterious, enigmatic
to lay claim	to gain an advantage over other people
take your pick	disrespectful, insulting, humiliating
grudgingly	clear or simple enough to understand
put-out	a cliché
score a point against smb	behaving like a typical man, especially by being sexually active
cryptic	to have the same qualities or effect as something else
sterling	good at doing something
derogatory	someone who is boring, especially because they seem to be interested only in computers
surreptitiously	the standard unit of money in the UK

 

endogamy	didn’t hear properly someone’s name
marrying-up	after sex
upwardly mobile	based on real experience or scientific experiments rather than on theory
virile	to return to a previous state or way of behaving
empirical	prove, verify
justify	getting into a higher social class with the help of a marriage
Post-Coital	strong, active, and full of sexual energy
revert to	moving into a higher social class by becoming richer and more successful
didn’t quite catch your name	marrying within the same social status group

 

Exercises

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

Assuage, score highly on, prime candidate, deficient in, devise, a grain of truth, inept, conducive to, stand for, commodity, umpteenth, caveat

 

1. Oil is a precious ______________ these days.
2. Any product-manufacturing company inserts many _______________ in the service agreement.
3. I repeat for the ___________ time: I was not there
4. There isn’t a _______________ in what they say.
5. He is a very _________ carpenter. The chair he made broke in a week.
6. Put on some of this cream. It’ll _______________ the pain.
7. His song is _______________ both lyrics and harmony, ___________ing very highly on the senselessness chart.
8. Peter _____________ a plan to get into the abandoned house.
9. The atmosphere at the meeting was not ____________________ creative thinking.
10. He’s always ____________ equal rights. In my opinion, he’s a _____________ to be President.

 

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

Perverse, but only just, genuinely, take great exception to, boost, unequivocal, insult, on a par with, hot-bed of, make their first attempts at, excel at smth, in straightforward fashion, for a bet

 

1. Have you ever been dared to do anything?
2. What’s your opinion of people who like pain?
3. Whose books do you definitely not like? Why?
4. What do you drink to make yourself more energetic?
5. Where a woman’s most likely romantically meet a man?
6. Where did you learn/are you going to learn how do drive?
7. Can you speak a language other than English?
8. What has recently truly surprised you?
9. Do you like it when people are direct?
10. When were you last abroad?
11. What’s your reaction when people swear at you?
12. What sweets do you like?
13. What are you good at?

 

C.  Translate using the following words and expressions:

Baffled, tantamount to, accomplished, nerd, stock phrase, knickers, to lay claim, fancy smb, time-honoured, take your pick

 

1. Она сушила трусики на балконе.
2. Он такой ботаник, что даже сам этого не осознает.
3. Она тебе нравится?
4. Этот пазл меня озадачил.
5. Такое заявление равносильно государственной измене.
6. Это человек – полностью профессиональный певец.
7. Я знаю, что это – освященная временем традиция, но, по-моему, ее стоит поменять.
8. У него есть заранее заготовленная фраза, которой он отделывается от нищих на улице.
9. Канада объявила эту землю своей.
10. Что я могу взять, - Да выбирай что хочешь.

 

D.  Answer the questions using suitable words and expressions:

 

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