Vocabulary

belong vi 1. принадлежать (быть собственностью) Everything in our country belongs to the people. 2. принадлежать, быть членом (об­щества, клуба, семьи и т. п.) What sport club do you belong to?

close a 1. близкий a close friend (relative, contact, etc.) 2. присталь­ный, тщательный a close look (translation, etc.); close adv близко, рядом He sat close to the window. closely adv пристально, вниматель­но, тщательно to read (watch, examine, study, etc.) smth closely

accident n 1. несчастный случай, катастрофа, авария Не was bad­ly hurt in a railway accident. Phr. meet with (have) an accident попасть в катастрофу, потерпеть аварию 2. случай, случайность I met him quite by accident. accidentally adv случайно, нечаянно

stick (stuck) 1. vi (lit. & fig.) застревать Their car got stuck in the mud. The words stuck in her throat. 2. vt наклеивать, приклеивать You must stick a stamp on the letter before you post it. Phr. stick to the word (friends), one's principles, etc.) быть верным слову (друзьям), придерживаться принципов и т. п.

waste vt тратить (попусту, зря) to waste time (money, energy, words, etc.) on smb/smth waste n пустая трата (времени, денег и т. п.) It's (a) waste of time arguing (to argue) with him.

repair vt ремонтировать, чинить to repair a car (a watch, a road, a house, etc.); The car is under repair = The car is being repaired. The shop is closed for repairs.

wish vt 1. желать, хотеть What do you wish to have for your birth­day? 2. (по)желать to wish smb luck (a pleasant journey, a Happy New Year, etc.); wish n желание, пожелание

care n 1. внимание, осторожность You should do your work with care. Take care not to break the glass. 2. забота, попечение, ответственность The children were left in (under) our care when their parents went away on a holiday. Phr. take care of smb/smth (по)заботиться о; при­сматривать за кем-л/чем-л to take care of one's family (one's children, one's parents, one's/smb's health; the tickets, one's luggage, etc.); care vt/vi 1. проявлять интерес, не быть безразличным; быть склон­ным, хотеть (чаще употребляется в отриц. и вопр. контексте) I don't care what they say behind my back. She does not seem to care about anything. I don't much care about going there now. Would you care to see the new film? 2. любить, нравиться, увлекаться (чаще употреб. в отриц. контексте) I don't think she really cares for him. He does not care for meat.

cheer 1. vt приветствовать громкими возгласами; поощрять одоб­рительными восклицаниями The people cheered the cosmonauts as they drove along the streets. 2. vt/vi утешать(ся), ободрять(ся) The,good news cheered everybody. He cheered up when he saw us. Phr. Cheer up! He унывай! cheerful а веселый, бодрый, жизнерадостный a cheerful person (face, voice, smile, word, etc.); cheerless а безрадостный, унылый a cheerless room (place, day, etc.)

habit n привычка a good (bad, strange, old, harmful, etc.) habit; There are many things that you do from habit. Phr. be in the habit of doing smth иметь обыкновение что-л делать; get into the habit of doing smth приобрести привычку

clear vt 1. очищать, чистить; убирать, прибирать In winter the streets have to be cleared of snow. Please clear the table. 2. clear up выяснять; распутывать (дело) to clear up a matter with smb

speed n скорость, быстрота Не drove the car at a speed of one hun­dred kilometres an hour. Phr. at full speed полным ходом; на полной скорости; with lightning speed с быстротой молнии, молниенос­но; speed-limit n дозволенная скорость; speed (sped) 1. vi спешить, идти поспешно; мчаться (о машине) The car sped past. 2. speed up ускорять (работу, производство и т. п.) to speed up work (produc­tion, etc.)

worry vt/vi беспокоить(ся), волновать(ся) What is worrying you? Don't worry about such little things. Everything will be all right, don't worry.

doubt vt сомневаться (в чем-л, ком-л) We never doubted his word (honesty, knowledge, etc.); doubt n сомнение There is no doubt that he can manage the job alone. He is sure to come, there is no doubt about it. doubtless adv == without doubt He will doubtless help us with the problem.

deliver vt 1. доставлять, вручать (почту и т. п.) to deliver letters (parcels, goods, railway tickets, etc.) 2. произносить (торжественно) to deliver a speech (an invitation, etc.); to deliver a lecture (a report, etc.) прочесть лекцию (доклад и т. п.) delivery n поставка, доставка

obey vt слушаться, повиноваться, подчиняться to obey smb (smb's orders, smb's instructions, etc.); (dis)obedience n (не)послушание, (не)повиновение, (dis)obedient а (не)послушный, (не)покорный а (dis)obedient child, etc.; to be (dis)obedient to smb

sink (sank, sunk) vi (lit. & fig-.) тонуть, идти ко дну; опускаться; погружаться. Wood does not sink in water. The ship was sinking very slowly. She sank into an armchair. His voice sank to a whisper. Her heart sank.

drop 1. vi падать The temperature has dropped. 2. vt ронять, обро­нить; бросать, опускать Be careful not to drop the box. You have dropped your handkerchief. Please drop these letters in a letter-box. 3. бро­сать, прекращать to drop smoking (a habit, a subject; one's friends, etc.) Phr. drop in (at some place) заходить (куда-л)

fail 1. vt обманывать ожидания, подводить He'll never fail you. The weather failed us. 2. vi ослабевать, терять силы His health (strength, etc.) is beginning to fail. The light was failing 3. vt не исполнить, не сделать, забыть Не failed to come. Don't fail to write to us.

point vt показывать, указывать to point at (to) smth/smb; to point out smb's mistakes (faults, etc.); He pointed out that the task was very important, point n 1. главное, основное,, суть; смысл the point of a story (a speech, a joke, an argument, etc.); I missed the point of the story. His answer was not to the point. There is no point in arguing. 2. пункт, вопрос We have got some points to discuss. Phr. point of view точка зрения be on the point of doing smth собираться сделать что-л

run (ran, run) 1. vi работать (о механизме, машине) I dropped my watch and it does not run. 2. vi ходить, курсировать (о транспорте) Bus 27 does not run here. 3. vt вести, управлять, возглавлять to run a factory (a farm, a picture-gallery, etc.) Phr. run smb down сбить кого-л (машиной); run smb over задавить кого-л (машиной); run into smb/ smth столкнуться, наскочить, наехать на кого-л/что-л