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21 in one's favour
(to one's benefit or advantage: The wind was in our favour.) kieno nors naudai -
22 in one's (own) interest
(bringing, or in order to bring, advantage, benefit, help etc to oneself etc: It would be in our own interest to help him, as he may be able to help us later.) savo paties labui -
23 in one's (own) interest
(bringing, or in order to bring, advantage, benefit, help etc to oneself etc: It would be in our own interest to help him, as he may be able to help us later.) savo paties labui -
24 interest
['intrəst, ]( American[) 'intərist] 1. noun1) (curiosity; attention: That newspaper story is bound to arouse interest.) susidomėjimas2) (a matter, activity etc that is of special concern to one: Gardening is one of my main interests.) pomėgis3) (money paid in return for borrowing a usually large sum of money: The (rate of) interest on this loan is eight per cent; ( also adjective) the interest rate.) palūkanos4) ((a share in the ownership of) a business firm etc: He bought an interest in the night-club.) dalis5) (a group of connected businesses which act together to their own advantage: I suspect that the scheme will be opposed by the banking interest (= all the banks acting together).) suinteresuotų asmenų/organizacijų ratas2. verb1) (to arouse the curiosity and attention of; to be of importance or concern to: Political arguments don't interest me at all.) dominti2) ((with in) to persuade to do, buy etc: Can I interest you in (buying) this dictionary?) įkalbėti•- interesting
- interestingly
- in one's own interest
- in one's interest
- in the interests of
- in the interest of
- lose interest
- take an interest -
25 make the most of (something)
(to take advantage of (an opportunity etc) to the greatest possible extent: You'll only get one chance, so you'd better make the most of it!) kiek įmanoma pasinaudotiEnglish-Lithuanian dictionary > make the most of (something)
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26 make the most of (something)
(to take advantage of (an opportunity etc) to the greatest possible extent: You'll only get one chance, so you'd better make the most of it!) kiek įmanoma pasinaudotiEnglish-Lithuanian dictionary > make the most of (something)
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27 miss
[mis] 1. verb1) (to fail to hit, catch etc: The arrow missed the target.) nepataikyti, prašauti2) (to fail to arrive in time for: He missed the 8 o'clock train.) pavėluoti į3) (to fail to take advantage of: You've missed your opportunity.) praleisti4) (to feel sad because of the absence of: You'll miss your friends when you go to live abroad.) ilgėtis5) (to notice the absence of: I didn't miss my purse till several hours after I'd dropped it.) pasigesti6) (to fail to hear or see: He missed what you said because he wasn't listening.) neužgirsti7) (to fail to go to: I'll have to miss my lesson next week, as I'm going to the dentist.) praleisti8) (to fail to meet: We missed you in the crowd.) nesutikti, prasilenkti su9) (to avoid: The thief only just missed being caught by the police.) išvengti10) ((of an engine) to misfire.) užsikirsti, neužsivesti2. noun(a failure to hit, catch etc: two hits and two misses.) nevykęs šūvis/metimas/praleidimas- missing- go missing
- miss out
- miss the boat -
28 one-sided
1) (with one person or side having a great advantage over the other: a one-sided contest.) nelygiavertis2) (representing only one aspect of a subject: a one-sided discussion.) vienašališkas -
29 opportunist
noun (a person who takes advantage of any circumstance which will help him personally: a political opportunist.) oportunistas, prisitaikėlis -
30 pawn
[po:n] 1. verb(to give (an article of value) to a pawnbroker in exchange for money (which may be repaid at a later time to get the article back): I had to pawn my watch to pay the bill.) užstatyti2. noun1) (in chess, one of the small pieces of lowest rank.) pėstininkas2) (a person who is used by another person for his own gain, advantage etc: She was a pawn in his ambitious plans.) marionetė, pastumdėlis•- pawnshop
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31 penalise
1) (to punish (someone) for doing something wrong (eg breaking a rule in a game), eg by the loss of points etc or by the giving of some advantage to an opponent: The child was penalized for her untidy handwriting.) (nu)bausti2) (to punish (some wrong action etc) in this way: Any attempt at cheating will be heavily penalized.) (nu)bausti -
32 penalize
1) (to punish (someone) for doing something wrong (eg breaking a rule in a game), eg by the loss of points etc or by the giving of some advantage to an opponent: The child was penalized for her untidy handwriting.) (nu)bausti2) (to punish (some wrong action etc) in this way: Any attempt at cheating will be heavily penalized.) (nu)bausti -
33 play off against
(to set (one person) against (another) in order to gain an advantage: He played his father off against his mother to get more pocket money.) (su)kurstyti prieš -
34 point
[point] 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) smaigalys2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) iškyšulys, ragas3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) taškas4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) punktas5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) momentas6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) taškas, laipsnis, temperatūra7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) rumbas, kryptis8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) taškas, balas9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) dalykas, klausimas, esmė10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) prasmė, tikslas11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) bruožas, ypatybė12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) kištukinis lizdas2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) (nu)taikyti, (nu)kreipti2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) (pa)rodyti, nurodyti3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) užglaistyti skiediniu•- pointed- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
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35 profit
['profit] 1. noun1) (money which is gained in business etc, eg from selling something for more than one paid for it: I made a profit of $8,000 on my house; He sold it at a huge profit.) pelnas2) (advantage; benefit: A great deal of profit can be had from travelling abroad.) nauda2. verb((with from or by) to gain profit(s) from: The business profited from its exports; He profited by his opponent's mistakes.) gauti pelno, pasinaudoti- profitably -
36 pull strings
(to use one's influence or that of others to gain an advantage.) panaudoti savo ar kitų įtaką/pažintis -
37 scratch
[skræ ] 1. verb1) (to mark or hurt by drawing a sharp point across: The cat scratched my hand; How did you scratch your leg?; I scratched myself on a rose bush.) įbrėžti, įdrėksti2) (to rub to relieve itching: You should try not to scratch insect bites.) kasyti(s)3) (to make by scratching: He scratched his name on the rock with a sharp stone.) įrėžti, išraižyti4) (to remove by scratching: She threatened to scratch his eyes out.) išlupti5) (to withdraw from a game, race etc: That horse has been scratched.) išbraukti (iš sąrašo), pašalinti2. noun1) (a mark, injury or sound made by scratching: covered in scratches; a scratch at the door.) įdrėskimas2) (a slight wound: I hurt myself, but it's only a scratch.) įdrėskimas3) (in certain races or competitions, the starting point for people with no handicap or advantage.) bendras startas•- scratchy- scratchiness
- scratch the surface
- start from scratch
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38 screw
[skru:] 1. noun1) (a type of nail that is driven into something by a firm twisting action: I need four strong screws for fixing the cupboard to the wall.) varžtas2) (an action of twisting a screw etc: He tightened it by giving it another screw.) suveržimas, prisukimas2. verb1) (to fix, or be fixed, with a screw or screws: He screwed the handle to the door; The handle screws on with these screws.) priveržti, prisukti2) (to fix or remove, or be fixed or removed, with a twisting movement: Make sure that the hook is fully screwed in; He screwed off the lid.) prisukti, įsukti, atsukti3) ((slang, vulgar) to fuck; to have sex (with).) dulkinti(s)4) ((slang) to cheat or take advantage of: They screwed you - these are not real diamonds.) apgauti, apsukti•- be/get screwed
- have a screw loose
- put the screws on
- screw up
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39 self
[self]plural - selves; noun1) (a person's own body and personality.) aš pats2) (one's own personal interests or advantage: He always thinks first of self.) savo•- selfish- selfishly
- selfishness
- selfless
- selflessly
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40 sexual abuse
noun (taking advantage of someone sexually in a cruel way.) seksualinė prievarta
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