b) give their synonyms and antonyms;
c) suggest their Russian equivalents;
d) use the words in sentences of your own.
1. to succeed in achieving or winning something difficult
2. to roughly calculate or judge the value, number, quantity, or extent of
3. to dismiss someone or something as insignificant
4. a difference or contrast between similar things or people
5. in a way that is not directly expressed
6. a thing that blocks one's way or prevents or hinders progress
7. relating to money or currency
8. a person or thing that receives or is awarded something
9. flourishing or spreading unchecked (especially about something unwelcome)
10. in a way that does not change or vary
Ex. 5. Continue the strings of collocations, translate them. Make up a sentence with one collocation from each list.
10. expressed, _________________, ____________________, _________________ implicitly.
Unit II. US: from Democracy to Empire?
Unit II. US: from Democracy to Empire?
Ex. 6. Fill in the gaps with the words from Ex. 4 and Ex. 5.
1. The vast scale of the global fishing fleet has always been an _______________________ to
sustainable fisheries management.
2. Even though there is _______________________ u n em p l oyme n t in many parts of the world,
there are still large numbers of jobs that are going unfilled because employers are having a hard time identifying people with the right set of skills.
3. The elder Republican Senator, who everyone in the political establishment thought was far
too moderate to win the nomination, managed _______________________ t h e nomination.
4. The Swiss National Bank (SNB) conducts the country's _______________________policy as
an independent central bank.
5. _______________________ of welfare benefits and food stamps may now have to undergo
a drug test to determine their eligibility due to a new bill signed this week.
6. Prejudice that is _______________________ s t i l l has the same harmful effect as prejudice
which is consciously practiced to those who suffer because of it.
7. There is an obvious _______________________between Hamas, the true war criminal, and
the Palestinians who are suffering in Gaza.
8. You shouldn't _______________________ the US economy just yet because the resilient U.S.
economy is fully capable of finding a path to full recovery and decent growth.
9. It is difficult _______________________ the carrying capacity of the planet, since this de
