Torture – a severe pain or suffering – пытка, мука.

To flatter - to praise someone in order to get something that you want, especially in a way that is not sincere – льстить.

flattery - praise that is not sincere but is intended to get you something that you want - подхалимство, лесть.

Disguise - something that hides what something really is, especially by making it seem better than it is – притворство, обманчивая внешность.

To disguise - to make something look, sound, or seem like something else – притворяться.

To take the rough with the smooth - to accept the bad things that happen as well as the good things. – стойко переносить превратности судьбы.

To keep/get in (close) touch with - to continue to write or speak to someone although you do not see them often – поддерживать связь (отношения).

To take sb. down a peg or two – to show sb. that he is not as important as he thought he was. - осадить, одёрнуть кого-л., поставить кого-л. на место, сбить спесь с кого-л.

To direct – to control the production of a play or a film, be in charge of (the play, the film) - ставить пьесу, спектакль, сцену, мизансцену, фильм.

To have a shot at sth – to try, make an attempt to do sth - пытаться сделать что-л., сделать попытку.

The cast – the actors in a play or a film – актерский состав.

Exorbitant - an exorbitant price or amount of money is much more than is reasonable. – непомерный.

To take the trouble to do sth - to make an effort to do something that you should do (usually in negatives and questions) – потрудиться.

Vain – full of self-admiration, thinking too highly of one’s appearance, abilities, etc. – тщеславный.

vanity - the fact of being too proud of your abilities, or too interested in your appearance – тщеславие.

To use sth. as a pretext; on/under the pretext of – a reason given for an action in order to hide the real intention; an excuse. – приводить в качестве отговорки, использовать как предлог.

A matinee - an afternoon performance of a play, film etc. – дневной спектакль.

Sound sleep - sound sleep is one that is difficult to wake you from – крепкий сон.

A first night - the night when a play or show is publicly performed for the first time; premiere. – премьера.

Contempt - a feeling that someone or something is unimportant and deserves no respect; a lack of respect, the feeling that smb. or sth. is a poor quality. – презрение.

To turn sth. to account – to get advantage, profit. - извлечь выгоду, пользу из чего-л.

Exemplary – worthy of imitation, serving as a model. – образцовый.

19) (in)fidelity - a situation in which someone has sex with someone who is not their husband, wife, or partner – неверность, супружеская измена.

To dawn on sb. - if something dawns on you, you realize it for the first time; suddenly occur to sb. – приходить на ум, осенить.

Torture – a severe pain or suffering – пытка, мука.

To torture - to make someone feel extremely worried or upset about something – пытать.

22) to queer the pitch for sb. - to spoil what someone is doing or planning to do.

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