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терзаться hospital bed, her dreams dwindling away. твердить/бубнить одно и то же // заводить волынку harp on темные делишки monkey business (inf) W He always harps on the fact that the young generation differs from the old one. W He's always harping on about how much money he earns. твердолобый/упертый die-hard (attr) W He seems to be involved in some monkey business or other. W There is a lot of monkey business going on in that firm; you'd better watch out who you deal with! темный лес (ничего не пони¬ мать) // китайская грамота be Greek to smb W Die-hard communists have regrouped to form the Communist Refoundation. творить чудеса work wonders II performIwork miracles W The doctors were discussing my illness, but what they were saying was Greek to me. W Soccer is, frankly, all Greek to me. теневая экономика black economy W The new medicine has worked wonders for my backache. W These days plastic surgeons can perform miracles. театр одного актера a one-man show W Black economy implies work, which is paid for in cash, and therefore not declared for tax. теплое местечко // непыль¬ ная работа jobs for the boys II a cushy jobI lifeInumber W Anything Paul is involved in tends to become a one-man show, much to everyone else's annoyance. телек // «ящик» the idiot box W When they told me the boss's nephew had got the job, I could not help saying, " I see, jobs for the boys, is it?" W You don't know of any cushy jobs in the Public Health Department, do you? терзаться (сомнениями) search one's heart W Phil has been staring at the idiot box all afternoon. темная личность a shady character W He's certainly a shady character; don't have anything to do with him. темная лошадка a dark horse II an unknown quantity W The teacher searched his heart trying to decide if he had been unfair in failing Tom. W After much heart-searching, Jean told Beth she was sorry for the unkind things she had said. терзаться/мучиться (неизве­ стностью) be on the rack (inf) W We knew how three of the four competitors would perform, but the fourth was a dark horse. W John is an unknown quantity. We don't know how he's going to act. W Well, please, don't leave me on the rack, doctor! What's wrong with me? W In the flat, Vangelis waited, still on the 237