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1 come to grips with
(to deal with (a problem, difficulty etc).) susikibti, imtis -
2 deal with
1) (to be concerned with: This book deals with methods of teaching English.) nagrinėti, būti skirtam2) (to take action about, especially in order to solve a problem, get rid of a person, complete a piece of business etc: She deals with all the inquiries.) tvarkyti, užsiimti -
3 grapple
['ɡræpl]( with with)1) (to grasp and fight with: He grappled with the thief.) susikibti, susigrumti2) (to (try to) deal with (a problem etc): He enjoys grappling with riddles.) (imtis) spręsti -
4 wrestle
['resl]1) (to struggle physically (with someone), especially as a sport.) eiti imtynių2) (to struggle (with a problem etc): I've been wrestling with the office accounts.) galynėtis•- wrestler -
5 pick someone's brains
(to ask (a person) questions in order to get ideas, information etc from him which one can use oneself: You might be able to help me with this problem - can I come and pick your brains for a minute!) išklaus(inė)ti (ką) -
6 tackle
['tækl] 1. noun1) (an act of tackling: a rugby tackle.) (priešininko) sugriebimas, sustabdymas2) (equipment, especially for fishing: fishing tackle.) reikmenys3) (ropes, pulleys etc for lifting heavy weights: lifting tackle.) skrysčiai4) (in sailing, the ropes, rigging etc of a boat.) takelažas2. verb1) (to try to grasp or seize (someone): The policeman tackled the thief.) pulti gaudyti, bandyti nutverti2) (to deal with or try to solve (a problem); to ask (someone) about a problem: He tackled the problem; She tackled the teacher about her child's work.) imtis, bandyti spręsti, klausti3) (in football, hockey etc, to (try to) take the ball etc from (a player in the other team): He tackled his opponent.) bandyti atkovoti/perimti kamuolį iš -
7 answer
1. noun1) (something said, written or done that is caused by a question etc from another person: She refused to give an answer to his questions.) atsakymas2) (the solution to a problem: The answer to your transport difficulties is to buy a car.) išeitis2. verb1) (to make an answer to a question, problem, action etc: Answer my questions, please; Why don't you answer the letter?) atsakyti2) (to open (the door), pick up (the telephone) etc in reponse to a knock, ring etc: He answered the telephone as soon as it rang; Could you answer the door, please?) atidaryti, atsiliepti3) (to be suitable or all that is necessary (for): This will answer my requirements.) (ati)tikti4) ((often with to) to be the same as or correspond to (a description etc): The police have found a man answering (to) that description.) atitikti•- answering machine
- answer for
- answerphone -
8 pose
I 1. [pəuz] noun1) (a position or attitude of the body: a relaxed pose.) laikysena, poza2) (a false manner or way of behaving assumed in order to impress others; a pretence: His indignation was only a pose.) poza2. verb1) (to position oneself eg for a photograph to be taken: She posed in the doorway.) pozuoti2) ((with as) to pretend to be: He posed as a doctor.) apsimesti, dėtisII [pəuz] verb(to set or offer (a question or problem) for answering or solving: He posed a difficult question; This poses a problem.) pateikti, iškelti -
9 present
I ['preznt] adjective1) (being here, or at the place, occasion etc mentioned: My father was present on that occasion; Who else was present at the wedding?; Now that the whole class is present, we can begin the lesson.) esantis, dalyvaujantis2) (existing now: the present moment; the present prime minister.) dabartinis, esamas3) ((of the tense of a verb) indicating action now: In the sentence `She wants a chocolate', the verb is in the present tense.) esamasis•- the present
- at present
- for the present II [pri'zent] verb1) (to give, especially formally or ceremonially: The child presented a bunch of flowers to the Queen; He was presented with a gold watch when he retired.) įteikti, apdovanoti2) (to introduce: May I present my wife (to you)?) pristatyti3) (to arrange the production of (a play, film etc): The Elizabethan Theatre Company presents `Hamlet', by William Shakespeare.) pristatyti, rodyti4) (to offer (ideas etc) for consideration, or (a problem etc) for solving: She presents (=expresses) her ideas very clearly; The situation presents a problem.) pateikti, kelti5) (to bring (oneself); to appear: He presented himself at the dinner table half an hour late.) atsirasti, pasirodyti•- presentable
- presentation
- present arms III ['preznt] noun(a gift: a wedding present; birthday presents.) dovana -
10 some
1. pronoun, adjective1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) šiek tiek, truputis2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) šiek tiek; kai kurie3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) nors vienas, nors kas4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) kai kuris2. adjective1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) nemažai, ganėtinai2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) kažkoks3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) maždaug, apie3. adverb((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) kažkiek, šiek tiek- somebody- someday
- somehow
- someone
- something
- sometime
- sometimes
- somewhat
- somewhere
- mean something
- or something
- something like
- something tells me -
11 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 -
12 attend
[ə'tend]1) (to go to or be present at: He attended the meeting; He will attend school till he is sixteen.) dalyvauti, lankyti2) ((with to) to listen or give attention to: Attend carefully to what the teacher is saying!) klausyti, atkreipti dėmesį3) (to deal with: I'll attend to that problem tomorrow.) (iš)spręsti, pasirūpinti4) (to look after; to help or serve: Two doctors attended her all through her illness; The queen was attended by four ladies.) prižiūrėti, rūpintis•- attendant
- in attendance -
13 heart
1. noun1) (the organ which pumps blood through the body: How fast does a person's heart beat?; ( also adjective) heart disease; a heart specialist.) širdis2) (the central part: I live in the heart of the city; in the heart of the forest; the heart of a lettuce; Let's get straight to the heart of the matter/problem.) centras, šerdis3) (the part of the body where one's feelings, especially of love, conscience etc are imagined to arise: She has a kind heart; You know in your heart that you ought to go; She has no heart (= She is not kind).) širdis4) (courage and enthusiasm: The soldiers were beginning to lose heart.) ryžtas5) (a symbol supposed to represent the shape of the heart; a white dress with little pink hearts on it; heart-shaped.) širdelė6) (one of the playing-cards of the suit hearts, which have red symbols of this shape on them.) čirvas, širdis•- - hearted- hearten
- heartless
- heartlessly
- heartlessness
- hearts
- hearty
- heartily
- heartiness
- heartache
- heart attack
- heartbeat
- heartbreak
- heartbroken
- heartburn
- heart failure
- heartfelt
- heart-to-heart 2. noun(an open and sincere talk, usually in private: After our heart-to-heart I felt more cheerful.) nuoširdus, atviras pokalbis- at heart
- break someone's heart
- by heart
- from the bottom of one's heart
- have a change of heart
- have a heart!
- have at heart
- heart and soul
- lose heart
- not have the heart to
- set one's heart on / have one's heart set on
- take heart
- take to heart
- to one's heart's content
- with all one's heart -
14 practical
['præktikəl]1) (concerned with the doing of something: practical difficulties; His knowledge is practical rather than theoretical.) praktinio pobūdžio2) ((of a thing, idea etc) useful; effective: You must try to find a practical answer to the problem.) tinkamas, tikras3) ((negative unpractical) (of a person) able to do or deal with things well or efficiently: He can look after himself - he's a very practical child.) praktiškas•- practically
- practical joke -
15 smog
[smoɡ](fog mixed with smoke and fumes from factories, houses, vehicles etc: Some big cities have a problem with smog.) smogas -
16 akin
[ə'kin]((often with to) similar in nature: This problem is akin to the one we had last year.) toks pat kaip, panašus, artimas -
17 backup
1) (additional people who provide help when it is needed: The police officer requested some backup when the shooting began.) pastiprinimas, parama2) (a copy of a computer file that can be used in case the original is destroyed.) rezervinė kopija3) (( also adjective) a piece of equipment, a system etc that can be used when there is a problem with the original one: a backup plan; We have a backup generator in case the power fails.) atsarginė sistema; atsarginis -
18 catch
[kæ ] 1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) pagauti2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) suspėti į3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) užtikti, užklupti4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) užsikrėsti5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) pri(si)verti6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) trenkti7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) išgirsti8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) užsidegti2. noun1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) pagavimas2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) skląstis3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) laimikis4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) suktybė•- catching- catchy
- catch-phrase
- catch-word
- catch someone's eye
- catch on
- catch out
- catch up -
19 race
I 1. [reis] noun(a competition to find who or which is the fastest: a horse race.) lenktynės, varžybos2. verb1) (to (cause to) run in a race: I'm racing my horse on Saturday; The horse is racing against five others.) (leisti) lenktyniauti, dalyvauti varžybose2) (to have a competition with (someone) to find out who is the fastest: I'll race you to that tree.) eiti lenktynių su3) (to go etc quickly: He raced along the road on his bike.) lėkti, dumti•- racer- racecourse
- racehorse
- racetrack
- racing-car
- a race against time
- the races II [reis]1) (any one section of mankind, having a particular set of characteristics which make it different from other sections: the Negro race; the white races; ( also adjective) race relations.) rasė2) (the fact of belonging to any of these various sections: the problem of race.) rasė3) (a group of people who share the same culture, language etc; the Anglo-Saxon race.) rasė•- racial- racialism
- racialist
- the human race
- of mixed race -
20 resort
[rə'zo:t] 1. verb((with to) to begin to use, do etc as a way of solving a problem etc when other methods have failed: He couldn't persuade people to do what he wanted, so he resorted to threats of violence.) griebtis, imtis2. noun(a place visited by many people (especially for holidays): Brighton is a popular (holiday) resort.) kurortas
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