Mona Lisa Smile

28.04.2013

single-mindedly	having one overriding purpose or goal	упорно
hot plate	An electrically heated plate for cooking or warming food	плитка
chintz	A printed and glazed cotton fabric, usually of bright colors	ситец
elocution	The art of public speaking in which gesture, vocal production, and delivery are emphasized.	Ораторское искусство
poise	A state of balance or equilibrium; stability	уравновешенность
sacrosanct	Regarded as sacred and inviolable	Священный, неприкосновенный
syllabus	An outline or a summary of the main points of a text, lecture, or course of study	План, программа
leave a lot to be desired	to be not very good, or not as good as you would like	Быть далеким от идеала
babble	To blurt out impulsively; disclose without careful consideration	выболтать
alumna	A woman graduate or former student of a school, college, or university	Выпускница (колледжа или университета)
dream boat	an exceptionally attractive person or thing, esp. a person of the opposite sex	Физически привлекательный мужчина
mind p's and q's	to behave properly; to display good manners	Соблюдать осторожность, соблюдать приличия
impeccable	Having no flaws; perfect	безупречный
No man's land	An unclaimed or unowned piece of land	Нейтральная зона
get the (latest) scoop	To learn the latest news	Узнавать последние новости
Keep up with the Joneses	to try to own all the same things as people you know in order to seem as good as them	Быть не хуже других
Give someone the brushoff	To rebuff, snub or curtly reject someone	Посылать подальше кого-л
pitter-patter	the sound of a rapid succession of light beats or taps, as of rain or footsteps	Частое легкое постукивание, «топ-топ-топ»
gab	To talk idly or incessantly, as about trivial matters	болтать

On a lark	purely for fun	Забавы ради
subversive	Intended or serving to subvert, especially intended to overthrow or undermine an established government	Подрывной, разрушительный
butt into one's business	To stick nose into other people’s business	Совать нос в чужие дела
Magna cum laude	(Latin) With high honors. Used to express high academic distinction:	С отличием (о дипломе, окончании учебного заведения)
egg	Slang A fellow; a person	человек
elope	To run away with a lover, especially with the intention of getting married	Тайно пожениться
spur-of-the-moment	Occurring or made hastily on impulse	Импровизированный, без раздумий
pull someone’s (long) leg	to tell someone something that is not true as a way of joking with them	Вешать лапшу на уши
sure as hell	something that you say to emphasize that you are very angry or determined about something	Безусловно, точно
kike	Used as a disparaging term for a Jew	Жидовская морда

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