I think it's high time to learn new words!
to mumble shamefacedly- смущенно бормотать
"Not being a natural liar,I ended up mumbling shamefacedly to Geoffrey..."
to be out of the blue- быть совершенно не в тему
syn.-to be not to the point,to be out of place
super-dooper top-notch- крутой первоклассный
"Do you remember Mark Darcy,darling?He is one of these super-dooper top-notch lawyers."
to look snooty-смотреть высокомерно
"It struck me to stand on your own looking snooty at a party"
to fork out-раскошеливаться
to be never going to be a runner-ничего не выйдет
"...there's no point writing down phone numbers and forking out for expensive lunches because it's never going to be a runner"
to rack one's brain- "рыться" в памяти
"I racked my brain frantically to think when I last read a proper book "
to have a brainwave- осенять,озарять
syn.-to dawn upon
to force upon - навязывать
to snatch away- отнимать
"...should first be forced upon one wholly against one's will,then rudely snatch away just when one is starting to get into it"
to burst into tears- расплакаться, "разразиться" слезами
"...as she was about burst into tears... "
to chuck-бросать кого-либо
"Her boyfriend had chucked her for asking him if he wanted to come on holiday with her."
to kick up- поднять шум
"I hope I can get away without Perpetua kicking up "
vulnerable-уязвимый,ранимый
"We women are only vulnerable... "
stunning-ошеломляющий, сногсшибательный
"...strolled in with a stunning blonde who was about eight times as attractive as him"
to amble-идти легким шагом,походкой
"He ambled over to us to say hi"
remorse-угрызение совести, сожаление
self-loathing-ненависть к самому себе
"Sharon and I were suddenly filled with remorse and self-loathing for not advising Jude simply to get rid of Richard"
to jump out of one's skin- подпрыгнуть до потолка
"I quickly passed RMS Execute and nearly jumped out of my skin..."
frenzy-безумие,бешенство
"Waited in a frenzy of excitement for reply."
to indulge-потакать, баловать
"He indulged me while I obsessed to him about my unattractiveness crisis..."
insanity- безумие, умопомешательство
"...in a moment of insanity I left a message on Daniel's answer-phone."
bizarre-ненормальный, причудливый,странный
"Is it just me or is Sunday a bizarre night for a first date?"
to snap-огрызаться,прикрикнуть
"...which struck me as odd as she doesn't usually snap at Dad"
to worm out-выведывать,выпытывать
"Eventually managed to worm out of Perpetua that Daniel has gone to New York"
hoity-toitily-надменно,напыщенно
"It's none of your business",I said hoity-toitily"
to shriek-вопить
"Oh my God,it's eleven o'clock",shrieked Woney"
to splosh down-брызнуть вниз
"...tears began to splosh down his cheeks"
to bump into-повстречаться,встретиться
"...tale about 'Julian' bumping into her in the Marble Arch Marks and Spencer..."
cobwebs- тонкости,хитросплетения
"...so he had to conduct a further cobwebs of lies"
nuisance-досада, неприятность
"Daniel's brain may turn out to be something of nuisance if things develop"
overbearing-властолюбивый,повелительный
"The man was really quite overbearing with me"
to fly off the handle-разозлиться,сорваться
"...to reassure him that you trust him and are not going to become needy or fly off the handle"
breakneck speed- бешеная, головокружительная скорость
"Drove at breakneck speed feeling like I was dying..."
to glower- смотреть сердито
"I stood stock still on the pavement,glowering up at him"
shepherd's pie- картофельная запеканка с мясом(британское традиционое блюдо)
"Am I going to cook shepherd's pie for them all-British Home Cooking"
to mumble shamefacedly- смущенно бормотать
"Not being a natural liar,I ended up mumbling shamefacedly to Geoffrey..."
to be out of the blue- быть совершенно не в тему
syn.-to be not to the point,to be out of place
super-dooper top-notch- крутой первоклассный
"Do you remember Mark Darcy,darling?He is one of these super-dooper top-notch lawyers."
to look snooty-смотреть высокомерно
"It struck me to stand on your own looking snooty at a party"
to fork out-раскошеливаться
to be never going to be a runner-ничего не выйдет
"...there's no point writing down phone numbers and forking out for expensive lunches because it's never going to be a runner"
to rack one's brain- "рыться" в памяти
"I racked my brain frantically to think when I last read a proper book "
to have a brainwave- осенять,озарять
syn.-to dawn upon
to force upon - навязывать
to snatch away- отнимать
"...should first be forced upon one wholly against one's will,then rudely snatch away just when one is starting to get into it"
to burst into tears- расплакаться, "разразиться" слезами
"...as she was about burst into tears... "
to chuck-бросать кого-либо
"Her boyfriend had chucked her for asking him if he wanted to come on holiday with her."
to kick up- поднять шум
"I hope I can get away without Perpetua kicking up "
vulnerable-уязвимый,ранимый
"We women are only vulnerable... "
stunning-ошеломляющий, сногсшибательный
"...strolled in with a stunning blonde who was about eight times as attractive as him"
to amble-идти легким шагом,походкой
"He ambled over to us to say hi"
remorse-угрызение совести, сожаление
self-loathing-ненависть к самому себе
"Sharon and I were suddenly filled with remorse and self-loathing for not advising Jude simply to get rid of Richard"
to jump out of one's skin- подпрыгнуть до потолка
"I quickly passed RMS Execute and nearly jumped out of my skin..."
frenzy-безумие,бешенство
"Waited in a frenzy of excitement for reply."
to indulge-потакать, баловать
"He indulged me while I obsessed to him about my unattractiveness crisis..."
insanity- безумие, умопомешательство
"...in a moment of insanity I left a message on Daniel's answer-phone."
bizarre-ненормальный, причудливый,странный
"Is it just me or is Sunday a bizarre night for a first date?"
to snap-огрызаться,прикрикнуть
"...which struck me as odd as she doesn't usually snap at Dad"
to worm out-выведывать,выпытывать
"Eventually managed to worm out of Perpetua that Daniel has gone to New York"
hoity-toitily-надменно,напыщенно
"It's none of your business",I said hoity-toitily"
to shriek-вопить
"Oh my God,it's eleven o'clock",shrieked Woney"
to splosh down-брызнуть вниз
"...tears began to splosh down his cheeks"
to bump into-повстречаться,встретиться
"...tale about 'Julian' bumping into her in the Marble Arch Marks and Spencer..."
cobwebs- тонкости,хитросплетения
"...so he had to conduct a further cobwebs of lies"
nuisance-досада, неприятность
"Daniel's brain may turn out to be something of nuisance if things develop"
overbearing-властолюбивый,повелительный
"The man was really quite overbearing with me"
to fly off the handle-разозлиться,сорваться
"...to reassure him that you trust him and are not going to become needy or fly off the handle"
breakneck speed- бешеная, головокружительная скорость
"Drove at breakneck speed feeling like I was dying..."
to glower- смотреть сердито
"I stood stock still on the pavement,glowering up at him"
shepherd's pie- картофельная запеканка с мясом(британское традиционое блюдо)
"Am I going to cook shepherd's pie for them all-British Home Cooking"
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