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Learning_English)
Days - (., .) -
: I work days one week and nights the next. – , .
all day long –
civil day – ( 12 . )
day after tomorrow –
day before –
day before yesterday – ,
every other day –
one of those days – ; ,
the other day – ,
: I saw Jack the other day (week). – ().
Back in the ... years – ... ( )
back – ( )
on the way back –
back home – ,
In those days –
These days – ( )
At that time –
At one time –
Currently – , ;
: it is currently reported that – ,
nowadays / today / at present – ,
now that – ,
: it must be done at once –
During the –
: During the 1990s –
Over the last few years – ,
Former – , ,
: former University professor –
Old / ancient –
bygone –
ancient / bygone events –
long-standing – ; of long standing
since long ago / for a long time –
: He has been living here for a long time; he has been living here for ages –
Latest – ;
the latest fashion –
at the latest – , (-. )
: by Friday at the latest —
not long ago / recently / lately –
near – ,
: The new year draws near. – .
The hour of sunset was near. — .
soon; shortly – ,
Next week –
that'll be the day — « »
fresh from school –
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Cars... |
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Accelerate , ; Suddenly the car accelerated. — . She accelerated away from the kerb. — . Syn: quicken
battery ; ;
bonnet ( ); , ();
boot ( )
brake 1. to apply, step on a brake — to put on the brakes — to jam, slam on the brakes — to ride the brakes — ( ) to put a brake on — band brake — to release a brake — power brake — ; Syn: obstacle 2. , ,
bumper ; ; Syn: buffer
change gear
crash 1) , ( . , ; . , . .) Syn: crack , crackle 2) , ( . . ), ( . .
fuel ,
headlight , , ( ) to dim (one's) headlights —
indicator , "" turn signal = turn signal ,
oil
overtake , , ;
park , business park — caravan park, trailer park — car park — coach park — ) ( ) The renovation of car park. — . ) - , ,
petrol ; ; to draw petrol — petrol consumption — petrol station — , , petrol lighter —
seat belt Syn: shoulder-belt
reverse gear
spare tyre
steering-wheel (steering wheel) ; ;
suspension , , ; ; , ; ;
windscreen (wiper) ( ),
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Rucci (Learning_English)
The global slump -
credit crunch -
to take a beating -
a take-over -
to reduce one's salary -
a walkout -
a redundancy -
a redundancy payment - ,
to live for today -
to undergo training -
to apply for a job -
to borrow from a mortgage lender and buy property -
the ruble's devaluation -
a reduction in a range of goods -
gold and foreign exchange reserves -
gaping budget deficit - ( )
stock exchange -
to adopt measures -
to water down financial regulation -
Special Drawing Rights (SDR) - ( (); , , ; SDR , )
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - ()
to grapple with the crisis -
to jump-start growth -
The crisis is affecting us. - / ; .
I'm concerned about currency rate fluctuations. - .
He is repaying a mortgage & a consumer loan. - / .
She's made up her mind to make a full early repayment of her mortgage asap. - .
Sony has slashed its annual earnings forecast. - Sony .
Quite a few successful entrepreneurs are now facing crucial problems in their businesses. - .
: http://www.bbc.co.uk/russian/learning_english/2009/06/090629_crisis_glossary.shtml
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Rucci (Learning_English)
Nanotech - . nanotechnology - ( , )
Hi-tech - /
Hi-definition - . ( .: HD TV - high-definition television - )
Cyber - ( ; : cybercafe - -)
Emissions - , (, )
Test tube -
Test tube baby - . ( )
Bunsen burner - ( , ; )
Through trial and error -
Placebo - (, , // )
A side effect - ( .; , )
miracle drug - - ( , )
Mercurial - ; : ( )
Global warming -
Greenhouse gases - , (, )
To invent -
An inventor -
To discover - , ,
: http://www.bbc.co.uk/russian/learning_english/2009/04/090427_le_science_voc.shtml
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British elections vocabulary... |
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Absentee ballot -
[ , . .]
Agent -
[, ]
Ballot -
Ballot box -
Ballot paper -
[ , . .]
Battlebus - " "
[ , ]
Boundary Commission -
[, 8-12 , . 1997 , , .]
By-election -
[, , . 1997 17 .]
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Rucci (Learning_English)
Blazing sun, bright sun —
baking sun —
midday sun —
midnight sun — ,
the sun beats down —
the sun rises —
the sun shines —
sun bath —
sun blind — ;
sun breaker —
sun dial, sun-clock —
sun glass —
sun glasses —
sun glint —
sun louvre —
sun plant —
sun rays —
sun scald —
the land of the midnight sun — () ( )
the land of the rising sun — ( )
one's place in the sun —
see the sun —
the morning sun never lasts a day —
although the sun shine, leave not thy cloak at home —
if there were no clouds, we should not enjoy the sun — ,
in every country the sun rises in the morning —
make hay while the sun shines — ,
the sun will shine down our street, too —
there are spots on the sun —
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Bad things... |
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Rucci (Learning_English)
A bad actor — 
a bad case —
a bad egg —
bad coin —
bad debt —
bad fairy —
bad form —
bad hat, bad lot — ;
bad language —
bad man — ,
bad name —
bad luck —
go bad — ;
to take the bad with the good —
with a bad grace —
Bad scran to you! — !
It is too bad! — !
Not bad! — !
a bad beginning makes a bad ending — ,
a bad corn promise is better than a good lawsuit —
a bad workman quarrels with his tools —
bad luck comes in threes —
bad news has wings —
even a bad sheep gives a bit of wool —
from bad to worse —
nothing so bad in which there is not something of good —
things are as bad as they can be —
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Rucci (Learning_English)
— Australian Cattle Dog
— Australian Kelpie
— Alaskan Malamute
- — Basset Hound
— Beagle Harrier
— Bloodhound
— Boxer
— Greyhound, English Greyhound
— Dalmatian
— Dingo
— Dobermann
— Deutsche Dogge, Great Dane
— Irish Wolfhound
— Kyushu, Kishu
— Chinese Crested Dog
— Kuvasz
— Labrador Retriever
— Moscow Watchdog
— Mops, Pug, Carlin
— Newfoundland
— Pekingese, Peking Palasthund
— Poodle
— Rottweiler
— Saint Bernard
— Syberian Husky, Arctic Husky
— Dachshund
— Whippet
— Hovawart
- — Chow Chow
— Chihuahua
- — Shar-Pei, Chinese Shar-Pei
- — Shih Tzu, Chrysanthemum Dog
— Japanese Chin, Japanese Spaniel, Chin
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