Stranger Than Fiction

14.04.2013

Internal Revenue Service	the division of the U.S. Department of the Treasury that collects internal revenue, including income taxes and excise taxes, and enforces revenue laws	Федеральная налоговая служба
catalyst	Chemistry A substance, usually used in small amounts relative to the reactants, that modifies and increases the rate of a reaction without being consumed in the process	катализатор
miscreant	An evildoer; a villain.	негодяй, злодей
pothole	A hole or pit, especially one in a road surface. Also called chuckhole	рытвина, выбоина
beleaguered	-having a lot of problems, experiencing difficulties, opposition or criticism -surrounded by an army	-обеспокоенный -осажденный
exasperated	greatly annoyed; out of patience	раздраженный
futility	The quality of having no useful result; uselessness	тщетность
halo	an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint	ореол, нимб
be to no avail	end in no result or success	ни к чему не привести
convo	=conversation	разговор
wibbly-wobbly	unsteady, trembling, shaking	неустойчивый, шатающийся
immitigable	That cannot be mitigated	неумолимый
innocuous	Having no adverse effect; harmless	безобидный
imminent	close in time; about to occur	надвигающийся, неизбежный
frantically	in an uncontrolled manner	неистово
incensed	angered at something unjust or wrong	возмущенный
distraught	Deeply agitated, as from emotional conflict	смятенный, смущенный
to sound like a broken record	to say the same thing over and over again	быть как заезженная пластинка
actuary	A statistician who computes insurance risks and premiums.	статистик страхового общества, актуарий
ogle	To stare at impertinently, flirtatiously, or amorously	смотреть с вожделением
the odds	the likelihood of a thing occurring rather than not occurring	вероятность
candor	Frankness or sincerity of expression; openness.	откровенность
rule out	To remove from consideration; exclude	исключать
inclement	not kind or merciful	суровый
aspire to something	To have a great ambition or ultimate goal; desire strongly	стремиться к
get hitched	get married	жениться
fastidious	giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness	прихотливый
gooey	1. sticky, soft, and often sweet 2. oversweet and sentimental	1.липкий 2.слащавый
malady	A disease, a disorder, or an ailment	недуг
fraternization	associating with others in a brotherly or friendly way; especially with an enemy	братание
edification	Intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement; enlightenment.	наставление, поучение
hermit (recluse)	A person who has withdrawn from society and lives a solitary existence; a recluse	отшельник
banged up	damaged extensively	избитый
octogenarian	A person between 80 and 90 years of age	80летний
It's a go	it is approved, we can begin	идёт!; решено!; договорились!; по рукам
shard of metal	A fragment of a brittle substance, as of glass or metal	черепок
gurney	A metal stretcher with wheeled legs, used for transporting patients	каталка

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