Satisfactory
friendly/constructive/ cordial/amicable
genuine/positive/tireless/ indefatigable/persistent/ meaningful
honest/frank/straightforward/ candid/open
durable/lasting/guaranteed/ genuine/permanent/assured
stable/lasting/enduring/ sustainable
huge/enormous/colossal/ vast/significant/considerable
significant/meaningful/ important/vital
crude/glaring/outrageous/ flagrant/massive
gloomy/sinister/dark/ somber/black
Concepts, measures
Settlement relations
Efforts
Exchange of views
Peace
(this is the adjective used in the expression "sustainable development")
Progress, sums issues, problems violations signs, days
absolute, utter, total, hopeless, out and out, blatant, arrant, unrelieved, dyed-in-the-wool, inveterate, hardened, hardcore, outright 8:
, |
. 9:
foreshadow/herald/augur/bode/prefigure/be a harbinger of/be an omen of/ point to
rekindle/revive/restore/renew
watershed/key/pivotal/historical/epoch-making/crucial countless/myriad/numberless/infinite
set great store by/cherish/hold dear/prize/value/embrace/espouse/ be dedicated to/be devoted to
vouch for/attest to/guarantee/back/stand behind/support abide by/observe/comply with/obey/live up to
trailblazing/pathbreaking/pioneering/innovative/breaking new ground/ charting a new course/opening a new chapter
gist/crux/linchpin/heart/core/nub/essence/point
common knowledge/open secret/hardly news/cat out of the bag
in line with/in tune with/consonant with/in keeping with/in accordance with
reportedly/allegedly/said to be/supposedly
well versed in/steeped in/familiar with/conversant with/up on
reach common ground/see eye to eye/accommodate each other/strike a deal/ bargain/reach a meeting of the minds
deftly/skillfully/nimbly/agilely/aptly/cleverly
fit into/dovetail with/tally with/mesh/agree/match with/befit
earmark/allocate/assign/budget/set aside
thumbnail sketch/overview/survey/rundown/capsule description
stamp/emblem/imprint/mark/brand/label/insignia
stress/underscore/emphasize/highlight/bring out/underline/give weight/ importance
to be borne out/corroborated by/attested to/demonstrated/proven/shown
brave/gallant/courageous/valiant/fearless/stouthearted10
foremost/paramount/key/number one/overriding/top/main/chief
|
|
straightforward/truthful/candid/honest/blunt/abrupt/brash/curt/harsh11
polar/diametrical/total/absolute (e.g. opposites)
bid/quest/drive/campaign/mass effort
crowded agenda/heavy workload
stray from/deviate from
debunk/discredit/shoot down/scotch/scratch/junk/shatter
topple/overthrow/bring down/unseat
take away from/detract from/diminish/sully/tarnish/smear/blacken
hurt/hit/strike/be detrimental to/violate/encroach on
ignite/touch off/spark/trigger/prompt/lead to/engender/spawn
breed/give birth to/give rise to/set off/launch/start/initiate/ open
play into the hands of/be grist for the mill of/fuel/fan the flames of
run short of/deplete/consume/use up/exhaust/drain
overtax/overburden/wear out/run down
go awry/be wide off the mark/miss
unmoved by/cold to/insensitive to/indifferent to
cut/sever/break off/end
strip/deprive/rob/pillage
unmask/expose/bare/reveal/bring to light
rue/regret/deplore/lament/bewail
doctor/alter/tamper with
trump up/fabricate/concoct/make up
inveigh against/bitterly attack/assault
ease/lighten/mitigate/allay
at odds/at loggerheads/pitted against/vying with/locked in struggle
run down/sell short/belittle/disparage/denigrate/cast aspersions on
juggle/play with/manipulate/pad
upbraid/criticize/reproach/reprimand/take to task/rebuke/reprove/ haul over the coals
thwart/foil/dash/bring to nought/nullify
ward off/avert/prevent/head off
fade/slip/weaken/falter
wrest from/seize/grab/take by force/capture
drop/delete/discard/eliminate/throw out/omit
foist on/thrust on/impose
contravene/run counter to/contradict/fly in the face of
wreck/undo/scuttle/torpedo/do in
willfully/on purpose/deliberately/knowingly
void/strike down/repeal/cancel/abolish
hamstring/hamper/impede/obstruct/harass/persecute
dog/plague/bedevil/beset/befall
sparse/scant/paltry/meager/scanty/limited/restricted
tricky/sensitive/delicate/ticklish
drastic/radical/severe/draconian
picayune/petty/piddling
gross/blatant/glaring/flagrant/egregious
hazy/muddy/vague/ill-defined/unclear/nebulous
awkward/clumsy/gauche/inelegant
brazen/shameless/raw/naked/unabashed/impudent
unutterable/unspeakable/beyond words
baleful/sinister/ominous
callous/heartless/ruthless/mean/vicious/brutal
stiff/ stringent/exacting/demanding
stubborn/intransigent/intractable/persistent/unyielding/unbending/chronic
to no avail/futile/hopeless/in vain/unpromising
incontrovertible/unquestionable/unimpeachable/unassailable
appalling/ loathsome/obnoxious/abominable/odious/ vile/despicable/terrible/ horrendous/inhumane/
ghastly/execrable/heinous/monstrous/repugnant/frightful/abhorrent/ revolting/ disgusting/nauseating
shocked/appalled/aghast/dismayed/alarmed/put off/horrified/frightened/ terrified
sham/bogus/rigged/fake/trumped up/fabricated/contrived/falsified/phoney/forged
onus/burden/responsibility/load
dearth/shortage/lack/scarcity
ordeal/plight/trials/travail
fulminations/ thunder/criticism/denunciation/ultimatum
uproar/hullabaloo/ruckus/brouhaha/furor/outrage/riot
hoax/ruse/ploy/maneuver/gimmick/charade
powder keg/timeM bomb/cauldron/crucible
12. , , . , , , , , , , : ...
|
|
, , , .
. , , , , , . , If a woman gets off the cart it's easier on the horse. , : "Or, as we say in English, good riddance/one less headache/one less problem/thing to think about."
. . , , , . , "I'll show you," , , . "make a mental note of it" "don't forget that."
, . , , "a pig in a poke," : ^ , , , , . , , . .
. , "only the grave will/can straighten out a hunchback." , , "The leopard cannot change his spots" "You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear." , "between the devil and the deep blue sea" "till hell freezes over" , . , silly as a goose, law of the jungle, * he drinks like a fish. , , "he drinks like a fish or as we say in Russian, like a shoemaker." "a sea dog in Russian, a sea wolf."
, . , , : "They want us to buy a cat in a bag or, as we say in English, a pig in a poke." , , , -
. , :
|
|
, , , - 13.
, : , , , 14. , , , , : "And in my country we have a proverb appropriate to this occasion." .
, , . , - , - . , , .