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Making someone feel better, happier,more optimistic // поднимающий настроение, окрыляющий, вдохновляющий
1. an occasion when someone spends a lot of money on something expensive; 2. to spend money on something that is more expensive than you usually buy // дорогая покупка; раскошелиться на что-то, шиковать, потратить уйму денег
Up to and including the presentmoment // по сей день, до сегодняшнего дня, до сих пор
To allow yourself to have too much of something enjoyable, especially foodor drink // чрезмерно увлекаться, злоупотреблять, переедать
to make someone or something lose its value or people’s respect: The medical profession has been .... by these revelations.
something which someone depends on completely: The organization has proved to be a... for thousands of needy families.
something that is very badly organized and that does not operate effectively: Government corruption has left the economy ...
if a new idea or thing gains..., it becomes accepted by or popular with more and more people: The idea of changing the structure of the school year is gaining...
to be very close to being in an unpleasant or dangerous situation: The country ... on the brink of war.
if a group or organization ... to or with another larger one, it forms a close connection with it:The Society is not ...with any political party.
causing so much damage or harm that something no longer works or is no longer effectiv: the... effects of war on the economy
a mistake, especially one that is caused by not understanding a situation correctly: A...here could cost millions of dollars.
unpleasant and embarrassing: the ... spectacle of players attacking the referee
the results of a particular event, especially when they are unexpected: The political...of the affair cost him his job.
to help an economy, industry, or government so that it can continue to exist, especially by giving money: The government introduced measures to ...the stock market.
a place where roads, lines etc crosseach other, especially where two roads meet = junction
to be in a very difficult situationI: If don't get my passport by Friday, I'll be...
a very easy thing to do, or a very easy victory SYN piece of cake: The game was a ...
a general area of knowledge, activity, or thought: an idea that belongs in the ...of science fiction
if something ..., especially something unpleasant, it begins and seems likely to continue for a long time : Further economic decline ...during the 1930s.