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1 difficult
['difikəlt]1) (hard to do or understand; not easy: difficult sums; a difficult task; It is difficult to know what to do for the best.) sunkus2) (hard to deal with or needing to be treated etc in a special way: a difficult child.) sunkus• -
2 get etc in proportion (to)
(to (cause to) have a correct relationship (to each other or something else): In drawing a person, it is difficult to get all the parts of the body in proportion.) būti proporcingam, padaryti (ką) proporcingą -
3 get etc in proportion (to)
(to (cause to) have a correct relationship (to each other or something else): In drawing a person, it is difficult to get all the parts of the body in proportion.) būti proporcingam, padaryti (ką) proporcingą -
4 relieve
[-v]1) (to lessen or stop (pain, worry etc): The doctor gave him some drugs to relieve the pain; to relieve the hardship of the refugees.) palengvinti, sumažinti2) (to take over a job or task from: You guard the door first, and I'll relieve you in two hours.) pakeisti3) (to dismiss (a person) from his job or position: He was relieved of his post/duties.) atleisti4) (to take (something heavy, difficult etc) from someone: May I relieve you of that heavy case?; The new gardener relieved the old man of the burden of cutting the grass.) išvaduoti, atpalaiduoti5) (to come to the help of (a town etc which is under siege or attack).) išvaduoti iš apsiausties -
5 be too much for
(to overwhelm; to be too difficult etc for: Is the job too much for you?) būti pernelyg sunkiam, ne pagal jėgas -
6 elude
[i'lu:d]1) (to escape or avoid by quickness or cleverness: He eluded his pursuers.) pasprukti nuo2) (to be too difficult etc for (a person) to understand or remember: The meaning of this poem eludes me.) būti nepagaunamam, išslysti•- elusive -
7 triumphant
adjective ((glad and excited because of) having won a victory, achieved something difficult etc: He gave a triumphant shout.) triumfuojantis -
8 tough
1. adjective1) (strong; not easily broken, worn out etc: Plastic is a tough material.) tvirtas2) ((of food etc) difficult to chew.) kietas3) ((of people) strong; able to bear hardship, illness etc: She must be tough to have survived such a serious illness.) tvirtas, ištvermingas4) (rough and violent: It's a tough neighbourhood.) pavojingas5) (difficult to deal with or overcome: a tough problem; The competition was really tough.) sunkus2. noun(a rough, violent person; a bully.) mušeika, chuliganas- toughen
- tough luck
- get tough with someone
- get tough with -
9 handicap
['hændikæp] 1. noun1) (something that makes doing something more difficult: The loss of a finger would be a handicap for a pianist.) kliūtis, kliuvinys2) ((in a race, competition etc) a disadvantage of some sort (eg having to run a greater distance in a race) given to the best competitors so that others have a better chance of winning.) handikapas, pasunkinimas3) (a race, competition etc in which this happens.) handikapas4) ((a form of) physical or mental disability: children with physical handicaps.) trūkumas, negalia2. verb(to make something (more) difficult for: He wanted to be a pianist, but was handicapped by his deafness.) (su)trukdyti, apsunkinti -
10 heavy
['hevi]1) (having great weight; difficult to lift or carry: a heavy parcel.) sunkus2) (having a particular weight: I wonder how heavy our little baby is.) (kokio) svorio3) (of very great amount, force etc: heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes.) smarkus, didelis4) (doing something to a great extent: He's a heavy smoker/drinker.) didelis5) (dark and dull; looking or feeling stormy: a heavy sky/atmosphere.) niūrus, slogus, apsiniaukęs6) (difficult to read, do, understand etc: Books on philosophy are too heavy for me.) sunkus7) ((of food) hard to digest: rather heavy pastry.) sunkiai virškinamas8) (noisy and clumsy: heavy footsteps.) sunkus•- heavily- heaviness
- heavy-duty
- heavy industry
- heavyweight
- heavy going
- a heavy heart
- make heavy weather of -
11 jam
[‹æm] I noun(a thick sticky substance made of fruit etc preserved by being boiled with sugar: raspberry jam; ( also adjective) a jam sandwich.) džemas- jammyII 1. past tense, past participle - jammed; verb1) (to crowd full: The gateway was jammed with angry people.) pri(si)grūsti2) (to squeeze, press or wedge tightly or firmly: He jammed his foot in the doorway.) (į)sprausti, (į)brukti3) (to stick and (cause to) be unable to move: The door / steering-wheel has jammed.) užstrigti, užsikirsti4) ((of a radio station) to cause interference with (another radio station's broadcast) by sending out signals on a similar wavelength.) trukdyti2. noun1) (a crowding together of vehicles, people etc so that movement is difficult or impossible: traffic-jams.) grūstis2) (a difficult situation: I'm in a bit of a jam - I haven't got enough money to pay for this meal.) bėda, sunki padėtis•- jam on -
12 live
I 1. [liv] verb1) (to have life; to be alive: This poison is dangerous to everything that lives.) gyventi, būti gyvam2) (to survive: The doctors say he is very ill, but they think he will live; It was difficult to believe that she had lived through such an experience.) (iš)gyventi, patirti3) (to have one's home or dwelling (in a particular place): She lives next to the church; They went to live in Bristol / in a huge house.) gyventi4) (to pass (one's life): He lived a life of luxury; She lives in fear of being attacked.) gyventi5) ((with by) to make enough money etc to feed and house oneself: He lives by fishing.) gyventi (iš), verstis•- - lived- living 2. noun(the money etc needed to feed and house oneself and keep oneself alive: He earns his living driving a taxi; She makes a good living as an author.) pragyvenimas- live-in
- live and let live
- live down
- live in
- out
- live on
- live up to
- within living memory
- in living memory II 1. adjective1) (having life; not dead: a live mouse.) gyvas2) ((of a radio or television broadcast etc) heard or seen as the event takes place; not recorded: I watched a live performance of my favourite opera on television; Was the performance live or recorded?)3) (full of energy, and capable of becoming active: a live bomb)4) (burning: a live coal.)2. adverb((of a radio or television broadcast etc) as the event takes place: The competition will be broadcast live.)- lively- liveliness
- livestock
- live wire -
13 set
[set] 1. present participle - setting; verb1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) (pa)dėti2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) (pa)dengti3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) nustatyti4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) duoti, skirti, rodyti5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) sukelti, paskatinti pradėti6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) nusileisti7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) (su)stingti, sukietėti8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) nustatyti9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) sudėti10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) įdėti11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) sustatyti2. adjective1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) nustatytas2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) nusiteikęs3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) tyčinis, iš anksto apgalvotas4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) sustingęs5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) sustabarėjęs6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) papuoštas, nusagstytas3. noun1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) rinkinys2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) aparatas3) (a group of people: the musical set.) grupė4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) sudėjimas, sušukavimas5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) dekoracijos6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) setas•- setting- setback
- set phrase
- set-square
- setting-lotion
- set-to
- set-up
- all set
- set about
- set someone against someone
- set against someone
- set someone against
- set against
- set aside
- set back
- set down
- set in
- set off
- set something or someone on someone
- set on someone
- set something or someone on
- set on
- set out
- set to
- set up
- set up camp
- set up house
- set up shop
- set upon -
14 stiff
[stif]1) (rigid or firm, and not easily bent, folded etc: He has walked with a stiff leg since he injured his knee; stiff cardboard.) kietas, nelankstus, tvirtas2) (moving, or moved, with difficulty, pain etc: I can't turn the key - the lock is stiff; I woke up with a stiff neck; I felt stiff the day after the climb.) užstrigęs, sustingęs, nepajudinamas3) ((of a cooking mixture etc) thick, and not flowing: a stiff dough.) tirštas, kietas4) (difficult to do: a stiff examination.) sunkus5) (strong: a stiff breeze.) stiprus6) ((of a person or his manner etc) formal and unfriendly: I received a stiff note from the bank manager.) oficialus, formalus•- stiffly- stiffness
- stiffen
- stiffening
- bore
- scare stiff -
15 level
['levl] 1. noun1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) lygis, lygmuo2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) aukštas3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) gulsčiukas4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) lyguma, lygi vieta2. adjective1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) plokščias, lygus, horizontalus2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) lygus3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) lygus, vienodas3. verb1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) (ið)lyginti, niveliuoti2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) iðlyginti3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) nutaikyti4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) sugriauti, sulyginti su þeme•- level crossing
- level-headed
- do one's level best
- level off
- level out
- on a level with
- on the level -
16 paper
['peipə] 1. noun1) (the material on which these words are written, made from wood, rags etc and used for writing, printing, wrapping parcels etc: I need paper and a pen to write a letter; ( also adjective) a paper bag.) popierius2) (a single (often printed or typed) piece of this: There were papers all over his desk.) raštas, dokumentas, pranešimas3) (a newspaper: Have you read the paper?) laikraštis4) (a group of questions for a written examination: The Latin paper was very difficult.) egzaminas raštu, testas5) ((in plural) documents proving one's identity, nationality etc: The policeman demanded my papers.) dokumentai•- papery- paperback 2. adjectivepaperback novels.) aptaisytas plonu viršeliu- paper-knife
- paper sculpture
- paperweight
- paperwork -
17 block
[blok] 1. noun1) (a flat-sided mass of wood or stone etc: blocks of stone.) pjautas rąstas, luitas2) (a piece of wood used for certain purposes: a chopping-block.) trinka, rąstas3) (a connected group of houses, offices etc: a block of flats; an office block.) namų masyvas4) (a barrier: a road block.) užtvara5) ((especially American) a group of buildings bounded by four streets: a walk round the block.) kvartalas2. verb(to make (progress) difficult or impossible: The crashed cars blocked the road.) užblokuoti, užtverti- blockade3. verbThe ships blockaded the town.) blokuoti- blockage- blocked
- block capital/letter
- blockhead -
18 complication
1) (something making a situation etc more difficult: Taking the dog with us on holiday will be an added complication.) apsunkinimas2) (a development (in an illness etc) which makes things worse.) komplikacija -
19 impose
[im'pouz]1) (to place (a tax, fine, task etc) on someone or something: The government have imposed a new tax on cigarettes.) uždėti2) (to force (oneself, one's opinions etc) on a person: The headmaster liked to impose his authority on the teachers.) primesti3) ((often with on) to ask someone to do something which he should not be asked to do or which he will find difficult to do: I hope I'm not imposing (on you) by asking you to help.) apsunkinti• -
20 language
['læŋɡwi‹]1) (human speech: the development of language in children.) kalba2) (the speech of a particular nation: She is very good at (learning) languages; Russian is a difficult language.) kalba3) (the words and way of speaking, writing etc usually connected with a particular group of people etc: the language of journalists; medical language.) kalba•
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