Vocabulary Exercises. I. Translate the following words and word combinations from English into Russian:

I. Translate the following words and word combinations from English into Russian:

conducive to the punishment of long-term offenders; sustain a vestige of optimism; relentlessly dispiriting surroundings; they blamed it on holiday; tides of righteous frustration; be tampered with; it’s pot luck; soft drinks; vested interest; a drip attached to her arm; to tap her on the shoulder; next of kin; to be quite advanced; jet-black hair cut in a bob; it struck me; dawning on her; fumbling in her pocket for the keys; gloomy backwater; rendered all the more tacky; went through quite an ordeal; brushed this line of argument aside; to balance the books; unless Saddam pulls his finger out; a breezy assumption of inevitability.

II. Translate the following words and word combinations from Russian into English:

неисправный кофейный автомат; работал на полную мощ­ность; покрасневшая и взволнованная; направляясь к выходу; ради бога; мы этого не потерпим; приемный покой; мешки под глазами; они завалены работой; рентген; палата; тревожное замечание; с сомнением; каталка; ординатор; недуги; положение дел; меня соединили с; кислородная маска; интен­сивная тера­пия; картотека; очки в золотой оправе; внимательно наблюдать за; выписан; опухоль; в конце концов; колебался; неосторожные клиенты; резко; козлы отпущения; он был на дежурстве; халатность; замышляющие против.

III. Arrange the following words and word combinations in pairs of synonyms. Use them in sentences of your own:

to stand for, encouraging, to waver, to surrender, care, blunt, to catch sight of, doubtful, relentless, to keep an eye on, to assume, to agitate, to head for, furious, ceaseless, conspiracy, to interfere with, dubious, frantic, appointment, to occur to, elusive, in the long run, frustration, flushed, to put up with, to discompose, to sustain, negligence, engagement, to make for, evasive, to fumble for, to suppose, to hesitate, to dawn on, to support, to render, lassitude, intrigue, annoyance, to blame, to cause, to watch, to tamper with, reddened, to notice, unwary, to grope for, to accuse, to give up, abrupt, eventually, conducive, treatment, incautious.

IV. Arrange the following words and word combinations in pairs of antonyms. Use them in sentences of your own:

doubtful, at full blast, be snowed under, negligent, abrupt, conspiracy, a distant relation, frustration, at a standstill, to quiet, certain, can’t bear, alert, conscientious, peacefully, tranquility, next of kin, furiously, be at a loose end, unwary, loyalty, to put up with, leisurely, to agitate.