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| Colour/color |
| The pens come in a wide range of colours. The yellow tomatoes have a standard tomato flavour and provide an excellent colour contrast in salads. This dress comes in a wide range of colors. | Noun U,C | the appearance that things have that results from the way in which they reflect light | Light/bright/dark/pastel /rich etc. color; (in) a wide range of colors; primary color; color scheme | | | Shade, tint, hue |
| Bright bold accessories are the quickest way to add colour to a room. In summer the gardens are a blaze of colour | Noun U | using or showing all the colours, not only black and white | A blaze/mass/riot of color; to add color; to change color | | | |
| Everyone has a right to a job, regardless of their race, sex, or colour. Many had also learnt from bitter experience that a good education was needed in the continuing battle against colour prejudice. | Noun U,C | the colour of a person’s skin, when it shows the race they belong to | | | | |
| You look a lot better today. At least you've got a bit of colour now. One of the girls giggled nervously as colour flooded her cheeks. He stared at her, the colour draining from his face . | Noun U | a red or pink colour in somebody’s face, especially when it shows that they look healthy or that they are embarrassed | | | | |
| More established resorts improve a lot on these standards, but perhaps offer less local colour and charm.( колорит) | Noun U | interesting and exciting details or qualities | Full of color; to add/give color; local color | | | |
| Bruce went to the doctor, feeling a little off colour, and was told that he had anaemia. | | | | | | |
| Trinity High School has just been inspected and come out with flying colours.(блестяще) | Idiom | with a very high score or with great success | | | | |
| Paint |
| In recent years, lead levels have fallen as regulations have curbed lead in paint, gas and other products. | Noun U | a liquid that is put on surfaces to give them a particular colour; a layer of this liquid when it has dried on a surface | Oil/acrylic paints; spray paint; coat of paint; layer of paint | | | |
| The ceiling needs painting. | Noun U | the activity of painting pictures or painting surfaces | Paint smth. (in) red/blue/etc | | | redecorate |
| The exhibition focuses on the urban pictures painted by Camille Pissarro in the last decade of his career. | Verb T,I | paint something (with something) to cover a surface or object with paint | Paint in oils/ watercolors/ acrylics; paint landscapes/ portraits/ etc | | | |
| My uncle’s letters generally painted a rosy(happy) picture of how things were. The candidate went on to paint a discouraging picture of the problems facing the state. | Verb T | to give a particular impression of somebody/something to describe something in a particular way | Paint a bleak/ discouraging/ gloomy/ grim/ rosy picture of; | | | Describe smb/smth as; characterize smb/smth as; label; portray; represent; depict |
| Tonight we're going to paint the town red. | Idiom | to go to a lot of different bars, clubs, etc. and enjoy yourself | | | | |
| Her brother is not as black as he is painted. | Idiom | not as bad as people say he/she/it is | | | | |
| Adolf Hitler worked as a house painter in Austria before becoming involved in politics. | Noun | someone whose job is to paint surfaces, such as walls and doors | | | | decorator |
| Turner was probably the greatest landscape painter that England has ever produced. | Noun | an artist who paints pictures | | | | Artist; portrait/ landscape painter |
| He's taking a class in drawing and painting.(живопись) | Noun | the activity of painting pictures or painting surfaces | Style of painting; school of painting | | | |
| Gaugin is famous for his paintings of native women on the Pacific island of Tahiti. Above the bookcase hung an oil painting of a tall ship on the high seas. | Noun | person or thing that has been represented on paper by drawing, painting, etc | | | | Picture; drawing; sketch; study |
| Relieve |
| Peppermint has long been regarded as a plant that can relieve indigestion.(расстройство желудка) Regular exercise can relieve depression and anxiety. | Verb T | to make pain or a bad feeling less severe to remove or reduce an unpleasant feeling or pain | to relieve anxiety/guilt/stress беспокойство/вина/напряжение | | | |
| Sometimes she would try out different routes to relieve the monotony of her daily journey. He attempts reading the magazine upside down, which temporarily relieves the boredom of waiting. | Verb | to make something less boring, especially by introducing something different | To relieve the boredom Иногда она испытывала разные маршруты, чтобы уменьшить монотонность ее ежедневных поездок. | Он пытался читать журнал вверх тормашками, который временно разгоняет скуку ожидания. | | |
| After the defeat General Meyer was relieved of his command. После поражения генерал Мейер был освобожден/отстранен от командования | Phrasal verb | to dismiss somebody from a job, position, etc. | | | | To lose one’s job; to fire; to sack smb/to give smb the sack; to lay off; to make smb redundant; to give smb (their) notice |
| She looked immensely relieved when she heard the news. I was relieved to see her go, for everything was simpler with just the two of us. I felt relieved that Ben would be there. | Adj. | feeling happy because something unpleasant did not happen or you are not worried about something any more | relieved (to see, hear, find, etc. something) relieved (that…) Она почувствовала сильное облегчение, когда услышала новости. | Мне стало легче когда я увидел что она идет, поскольку все было более простым только с двумя из нас. Я чувствовал облегчение от того что Бен будет там. | | |
| A white envelope lay on the mat. Holmes felt considerable relief. To her relief, someone had found the keys and handed them in. | Noun U | when something stops hurting you the good feeling that you have when something unpleasant stops or does not happen | | Белый конверт лежит на циновке. Холмс чувствовал значительное облегчение. К ее облегчению кто-то нашел ключи и вручил их. | | |
| It’s a drug commonly prescribed for pain relief. | Noun U | the act of removing or reducing pain, anxiety, etc. | relief (from/of something) | Это - лекарство, обычно прописываемое облегчению боли. | | |
| Doubt |
| Ally was confident that we would be ready on time, but I had my doubts. The incident raises doubts about the safety of nuclear power. There was still one little nagging doubt at the back of his mind. There is an element of doubt as to whether the deaths were accidental. The budget cuts will hurt, no doubt about it. | Noun U,C | a feeling of being uncertain about something or not believing something Ø doubt (about something) Ø doubt (that…) Ø doubt (as to something) | Союзник был уверен, что мы будем готовы вовремя, но у меня были сомнения. Инцидент вызывает сомнения относительно безопасности ядерной энергии. | В его подсознании все еще было одно небольшое ворчащее сомнение. Есть доля сомнения относительно того, были ли смертельные случаи случайны. Сокращения бюджета, несомненно причиняет боль. | | |
| The Navy never seriously doubted the inquiry's findings. They seriously doubted whether the letter had ever existed. | Verb | to feel uncertain about something; to feel that something is not true, will probably not happen, etc; to not trust somebody/something; to not believe somebody; | doubt something doubt (that) doubt whether /if Военно-морской флот никогда серьезно не | сомневался относительно результатов запроса Они серьезно сомневались, существовало ли письмо когда-либо. | | |
| It was doubtful whether the patient would survive the operation. It's doubtful that we'll finish this tonight. | | | | | | |
| When he heard this, Oliver felt rather doubtful about having such a friend. | | | | | | |
| Doblado accepted the doubtful honor of organizing the fund-raiser. | | | | dubious | | |
| Select |
| He had hopes of being selected for the national team. York was selected as the site for the research centre. They selected the winner from six finalists. Simon's been selected to go to the conference. | | | Selected at random | Choose, pick | | |
| The selection of a politician as ambassador was highly controversial. | | | | | | |
| The library also has a selection of foreign language videos on the third floor. It also covers a selection of other contract clauses frequently encountered in many types of commercial agreement, for example confidentiality clauses. The restaurant offers a wide selection of local dishes. | | | | range | | |
| The difficulty with natural selection which Taylor raises repeatedly is that it explains evolution by chance. | | | | | | |
| Do these cases of unfair treatment signal selective enforcement against minorities? All colleges were selective at the time. He has a very selective memory. | | | | | | Choosy, picky, fussy |
| Effort |
| After all the effort I put in, they had better be satisfied! Cleaning up polluted rivers will take considerable time and effort. Children are hard work, of course, but worth the effort. Yet making the effort can have surprising practical as well as social and intellectual benefits. | | | | | | |
| We make every effort to satisfy clients' wishes. Bedford lifted the paper again and made an effort to keep reading. Board members made no effort to hide their disgust. Tom's determined efforts to stop smoking haven't been very successful. Further efforts at negotiation have broken down. | | | | | | |
| Garner's effortless performance makes the show a pleasure to watch. She performed her dive with effortless grace. | | | | | | To come naturally, can do smth with your eyes shut; graceful, flowing |
| Art | | | | | | |
| Many people find it difficult to understand abstract art. | | | contemporary/modern art art form, | | | |
| Art critics were not impressed by the collection. Nelson was hired this school year to help infuse art into the school's curriculum. | | | an art exhibition, an art critic, an arts and crafts fair, works of art, genuine art, graphic art, folk art, applied art, art dealer, art collector, art lover | | | |
| I studied art at school. | | | Art student, art teacher, | | | |
| Italians are proud of their country's contributions to the arts. Under the new government much of the funding for the performing arts would be cut | | | Performing arts, creative, visual, plastic art, arts and crafts, patron of the arts, | | | |
| | | | Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, arts and sciences | Humanities | Sciences | |
| Television is ruining the art of conversation. She’s got the business of buying Christmas presents down to a fine art. | | | have/get something down to a fine art, quite an art | | | |
| At that time Picasso was a struggling artist, little known outside Paris. | | | Make-up artist, amateur, professional, mature, self-taught, budding, unknown artist | | | |
| Many of the artists in the show donated their fee to charity. | | | Solo, recording, rap, variety, cabaret, reggae artist | | | |
| Opinion about the artistic merit of his paintings has been mixed. That's a lovely picture - I never realized you were so artistic. | | | | | | |
| He's an artist in the kitchen. | | | | | | |
| I usually use artificial sweetener in my coffee instead of sugar. | | | | false | natural | False, fake, imitation |
| Carter was saying all the right things, but his smile was artificial, and I knew I couldn't trust him. | | | | | genuine | Advanced, sophisticated, high-tech/hi-tech, smart |
| The movie was made with state-of-the-art computer graphics. | | | | | | |
| Picture | | | | | | |
| Daisy did a lovely picture of a cat at school today. I didn't know the word in Japanese so I drew a little picture. | | | A picture of, draw/paint a/somebody's picture | | | |
| That's a great picture of you, Dad! I asked the waiter if he'd mind taking our picture. Would you like to see the wedding pictures? | | | Picture of take somebody's picture/take a picture of somebody wedding/holiday etc pictures | | | |
| Once the research is complete, we'll have a clearer picture of the outcome. To get a better picture of how the company is doing, look at sales. | | | A picture of, paint a bleak/happy/rosy etc picture, to build up a picture, overall picture, a picture emerges | | | Understand, see, get, grasp, make sense of, comprehend |
| The worldwide picture for tribal people remains grim. | | | | | | |
| He had a vivid picture in his mind. | | | | , | | |
| Head bowed and sobbing, she was the picture of misery. | | | Head bowed and sobbing, she was the picture of misery. | | | |
| It was voted the year's best picture. | | | | | | |
| I can't picture Jay as a ballet dancer. I can't picture him skiing. He's so clumsy! No-one else can possibly picture what you suffer. | | | To picture smth/smb as, To picture smb doing smth,to picture what/how | | | Imagine, can see, form a picture |
| She's been pictured as a difficult, demanding woman. | | | Be pictured as smth | | | |
