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1 the slums
(the area(s) of a town etc where there are slums: As a social worker, she does a lot of work in the slums.) lūšnų kvartalas -
2 by the book
(strictly according to the rules: She always does things by the book.) pagal taisykles -
3 stick-in-the-mud
noun (a person who never does anything new.) seno raugo/senamadis žmogus -
4 sweep under the carpet
(to avoid facing, or dealing with (an unpleasant situation etc) by pretending it does not exist.) stengtis nematyti, apsimesti, tarsi nieko nėra -
5 end
[end] 1. noun1) (the last or farthest part of the length of something: the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); ( also adjective) We live in the end house.) galas, galinis, paskutinis2) (the finish or conclusion: the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).) pabaiga, galas3) (death: The soldiers met their end bravely.) mirtis4) (an aim: What end have you in view?) tikslas5) (a small piece left over: cigarette ends.) galiukas2. verb(to bring or come to an end: The scheme ended in disaster; How does the play end?; How should I end (off) this letter?) baigti(s)- ending- endless
- at a loose end
- end up
- in the end
- make both ends meet
- make ends meet
- no end of
- no end
- on end
- put an end to
- the end -
6 start
I 1. verb1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) išvykti, leistis į kelionę2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) pra(si)dėti3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) už(si)vesti4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) įsteigti2. noun1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.) pradžia2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.) pranašumas, persvara•- starter- starting-point
- for a start
- get off to a good
- bad start
- start off
- start out
- start up
- to start with II 1. verb(to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.) krūptelėti2. noun1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) krūptelėjimas2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) išgąstis -
7 strike
1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) mušti, trenkti, pataikyti į2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) pulti, prasiveržti3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) įžiebti4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) streikuoti5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) aptikti, užeiti6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) išgauti (garsą), išmušti7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) apstulbinti, nustebinti, patikti8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) kaldinti, kalti9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) leistis, pasileisti10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) išardyti, nuleisti2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) streikas2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) aptikimas, suradimas•- striker- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
- strike up -
8 subject
1. adjective((of countries etc) not independent, but dominated by another power: subject nations.) pavergtas2. noun1) (a person who is under the rule of a monarch or a member of a country that has a monarchy etc: We are loyal subjects of the Queen; He is a British subject.) valdinys, pilietis2) (someone or something that is talked about, written about etc: We discussed the price of food and similar subjects; What was the subject of the debate?; The teacher tried to think of a good subject for their essay; I've said all I can on that subject.) tema, dalykas3) (a branch of study or learning in school, university etc: He is taking exams in seven subjects; Mathematics is his best subject.) dalykas, disciplina4) (a thing, person or circumstance suitable for, or requiring, a particular kind of treatment, reaction etc: I don't think her behaviour is a subject for laughter.) objektas, pagrindas5) (in English, the word(s) representing the person or thing that usually does the action shown by the verb, and with which the verb agrees: The cat sat on the mat; He hit her because she broke his toy; He was hit by the ball.) veiksnys3. [səb'‹ekt] verb1) (to bring (a person, country etc) under control: They have subjected all the neighbouring states (to their rule).) pajungti, pavergti2) (to cause to suffer, or submit (to something): He was subjected to cruel treatment; These tyres are subjected to various tests before leaving the factory.) priversti pergyventi, patirti•- subjective
- subjectively
- subject matter
- change the subject
- subject to -
9 power
1) ((an) ability: A witch has magic power; A cat has the power of seeing in the dark; He no longer has the power to walk.) galia, gebėjimas2) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; ( also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) jėga, elektra3) (authority or control: political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last) valdžia4) (a right belonging to eg a person in authority: The police have the power of arrest.) įgaliojimas5) (a person with great authority or influence: He is quite a power in the town.) įtakingas asmuo6) (a strong and influential country: the Western powers.) galinga valstybė7) (the result obtained by multiplying a number by itself a given number of times: 2 × 2 × 2 or 23 is the third power of 2, or 2 to the power of 3.) laipsnis•- powered- powerful
- powerfully
- powerfulness
- powerless
- powerlessness
- power cut
- failure
- power-driven
- power point
- power station
- be in power -
10 flow
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11 shift
[ʃift] 1. verb1) (to change (the) position or direction (of): We spent the whole evening shifting furniture around; The wind shifted to the west overnight.) keisti(s)2) (to transfer: She shifted the blame on to me.) perkelti3) (to get rid of: This detergent shifts stains.) pašalinti2. noun1) (a change (of position etc): a shift of emphasis.) perkėlimas, perstatymas2) (a group of people who begin work on a job when another group stop work: The night shift does the heavy work.) pamaina3) (the period during which such a group works: an eight-hour shift; ( also adjective) shift work.) pamaina•- shiftlessness
- shifty
- shiftily
- shiftiness -
12 frequency
plural - frequencies; noun1) (the state of happening often: The frequency of her visits surprised him.) dažnumas2) ((in electricity, radio etc) the number of waves, vibrations etc per second: At what frequency does the sound occur?) dažnis3) (a set wavelength on which radio stations regularly broadcast: I regularly listen to this frequency in order to hear my favourite music.) dažnis -
13 mirror
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14 query
['kwiəri] 1. plural - queries; noun1) (a question: In answer to your query about hotel reservations I am sorry to tell you that we have no vacancies.) klausimas, pasiteiravimas2) (a question mark: You have omitted the query.) klaustukas2. verb1) (to question (a statement etc): I think the waiter has added up the bill wrongly - you should query it.) laikyti abejotinu2) (to ask: `What time does the train leave?' she queried.) (pa)klausti, pasiteirauti -
15 sleeve
[sli:v]1) (the part of a garment that covers the arm: He tore the sleeve of his jacket; a dress with long/short sleeves.) rankovė2) ((also record-sleeve) a stiff envelope for a gramophone record.) įdėklas, vokas3) (something, eg a tubular part in a piece of machinery, that covers as a sleeve of a garment does the arm.) įmova•- - sleeved- sleeveless
- have/keep something up one's sleeve
- have/keep up one's sleeve -
16 waddle
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17 arms
1) (weapons: Does the police force carry arms?) ginklai2) (a design etc which is used as the symbol of the town, family etc (see also coat of arms).) herbas -
18 plead
[pli:d]past tense, past participles - pleaded; verb1) ((of a prisoner) to answer a charge, saying whether one is guilty or not: `How does the prisoner plead?' `He pleads guilty.') atsakyti į kaltinimą, (ne)prisipažinti2) (to present a case in court: My lawyer will plead my case; My lawyer will plead for me.) atstovauti, ginti3) ((often with with) to make an urgent request: He pleaded with me not to go; He pleaded to be allowed to go.) maldauti, prašyti -
19 martial law
(the ruling of a country by the army in time of war or great national emergency, when ordinary law does not apply: The country is now under martial law.) karo padėtis -
20 brain drain
(the loss of experts to another country (usually in search of better salaries etc): As a result of the brain drain Britain does not have enough doctors.) smegenų nutekėjimas
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