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sweeping
to sweep (gather pretty much everything on the floor)
EX: a sweeping view of the valley
including or involving many things - wide in range or amount; всеохватывающий
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to institute
EX: She is threatening to institute legal proceedings against the hospital.
to begin or create (esp. a new law, rule, system, etc.); to cause things to exist
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to provide for
EX: The budget provides for a salary increase after one year.
- to meet the needs of; allow sth to happen
- предусматривать (напр. санкции)
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stringent (demands, restrictions, diet, measures, penalties...)
very strict or severe
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incentive (N)
EX: Joining an exercise class or a sports club can provide an incentive.
sth that encourages a person to do sth or work harder (Latin - 'stimulating)
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plausible (excuse; speaker...)
EX: The latter explanation might be the more plausible of the two.
possible true, believable or realistic (Latin - 'worthy of applause')
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to mitigate (effects, loss...)
to make less severe or painful, soften
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countervailing (winds)
EX: Today's soldier has to be aware of at least two countervailing forces: the media and the government PR machine.
having an equal but opposite effect
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discord (N)
palpable D
- disagreement, разногласие (А воз и ныне там)
- ощутимый, явный
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to harrumph
EX: "Absolute nonsense" - harrumphed the Colonel.
to clear the throat in a pompous way; to comment disapprovingly (origin - imitative)
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to dismay
EX: I was dismayed to discover that he'd lied.
to cause to lose courage or resolution, upset
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a complete overhaul
EX: I got the engine overhauled.
пересмотр, капремонт
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Panglossian (form 'Candid' by Voltaire)
rose-coloured glasses
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to compel (form)
EX: (1) The new circumstances compelled a change in policy.
(2) Her work has compelled universal admiration.
- (1) to force to do
- (2) to produce a strong feeling or reaction (compelling (adj) reason, argument, evidence - убедительный, серьезный; неотразимый)
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to lower the bar
понизить планку, снизить требования
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to play hooky
прогуливать учебу
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