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1 hold one's own
(to be as successful in a fight, argument etc as one's opponent: His opponents tried to prove his arguments wrong but he managed to hold his own.) nepasiduoti -
2 of one's own accord
(of one's own free will: He did it of his own accord, without being forced to.) savo noru -
3 come into one's own
(to have the opportunity of showing what one can do etc: He has at last come into his own as a pop-singer.) surasti save -
4 feather one's (own) nest
(to gain money for oneself or to make oneself rich while serving others in a position of trust: All the time he has been a member of that committee he has been feathering his own nest.) krautis turtus, prisikimšti kišenes -
5 feather one's (own) nest
(to gain money for oneself or to make oneself rich while serving others in a position of trust: All the time he has been a member of that committee he has been feathering his own nest.) krautis turtus, prisikimšti kišenes -
6 off one's own bat
(completely by oneself (without help): He wrote the letter to the newspaper off his own bat.) be niekieno pagalbos -
7 under one's own steam
(by one's own efforts, without help from others: John gave me a lift in his car, but Mary arrived under her own steam.) savo jėgomis, be niekieno pagalbos -
8 exile
1. noun1) (a person who lives outside his own country either from choice or because he is forced to do so: an exile from his native land.) tremtinys, emigrantas2) (a (usually long) stay in a foreign land (eg as a punishment): He was sent into exile.) tremtis2. verb(to send away or banish (a person) from his own country.) (iš)tremti -
9 at the expense of
1) (being paid for by; at the cost of: He equipped the expedition at his own expense; At the expense of his health he finally completed the work.) kieno nors sąskaita2) (making (a person) appear ridiculous: He told a joke at his wife's expense.) pajuokdamas ką -
10 their
[ðeə]1) (belonging to them: This is their car; Take a note of their names and addresses.) jų2) (used instead of his, his or her etc where a person of unknown sex or people of both sexes are referred to: Everyone should buy his own ticket.) savo•- theirs -
11 set up house
(to establish one's own home: He'll soon be earning enough to set up house on his own.) įsikurti -
12 volunteer
[volən'tiə] 1. verb1) (to offer oneself for a particular task, of one's own free will (often without being paid for such work): He volunteered to act as messenger; She volunteered for the dangerous job.) pasisiūlyti, pasiprašyti2) (to offer (eg an opinion, information etc): Two or three people volunteered suggestions.) pasiūlyti2. noun(a person who offers to do, or does, something (especially who joins the army) of his own free will: If we can get enough volunteers we shall not force people to join the Army.) savanoris -
13 brand
[brænd] 1. noun1) (a maker's name or trademark: a new brand; ( also adjective) a brand name.) firmos pavadinimas/ženklas2) (a variety: He has his own brand of humour.) rūšis3) (a mark on cattle etc to show who owns them, made with a hot iron.) įdeginta žymė2. verb1) (to mark cattle etc with a hot iron.) įdeginti ženklą2) (to make a permanent impression on: His name is branded on my memory.) į(si)rėžti (į atmintį)3) (to attach (permanent) disgrace to: branded for life as a thief.) pažymėti gėdos žyme• -
14 condition
[kən'diʃən] 1. noun1) (state or circumstances in which a person or thing is: The house is not in good condition; He is in no condition to leave hospital; under ideal conditions; living conditions; variable conditions.) būklė, padėtis, sąlygos2) (something that must happen or be done before some other thing happens or is done; a term or requirement in an agreement: It was a condition of his going that he should pay his own expenses; That is one of the conditions in the agreement.) sąlyga, išlyga2. verb1) (to affect or control: behaviour conditioned by circumstances.) sąlygoti, nulemti2) (to put into the required state: The footballers trained hard in order to condition themselves for the match.) palaikyti gerą būklę/formą•- conditionally
- conditioner
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15 curse
[kə:s] 1. verb1) (to wish that evil may fall upon: I curse the day that I was born!; The witch cursed him.) prakeikti2) (to use violent language; to swear: He cursed (at his own stupidity) when he dropped the hammer on his toe.) keikti(s)2. noun1) (an act of cursing, or the words used: the witch's curse.) (pra)keikimas, keiksmas2) (a thing or person which is cursed: Having to work is the curse of my life.) prakeiktis, pragaištis• -
16 develop
[di'veləp]past tense, past participle - developed; verb1) (to (cause to) grow bigger or to a more advanced state: The plan developed slowly in his mind; It has developed into a very large city.) vystyti(s), rutulioti(s), plėtoti(s), (iš)augti2) (to acquire gradually: He developed the habit of getting up early.) į(si)gyti3) (to become active, visible etc: Spots developed on her face.) atsirasti4) (to use chemicals to make (a photograph) visible: My brother develops all his own films.) ryškinti• -
17 host
I [houst] noun1) ((feminine hostess) a person who entertains someone else as his guest, usually in his own house: The host and hostess greeted their guests at the door.) šeimininkas2) (an animal or plant on which another lives as a parasite.) šeimininkasII [houst] noun(a very large number of people or things.) daugybė, begalė -
18 initiative
[-ʃətiv]1) (a first step or move that leads the way: He took the initiative in organizing a search party to look for the girl; A move to start peace talks is sometimes called a peace initiative.) iniciatyva2) (the ability to lead or make decisions for oneself: He is quite good at his job, but lacks initiative; My son actually went to the hairdresser's on his own initiative!) iniciatyva -
19 partiality
[-ʃi'æləti]1) (a liking for: He has a partiality for cheese.) silpnybė2) (the preferring of one person or side more than another: He could not help showing his partiality for/towards his own team.) šališkumas -
20 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
- in pawn
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