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📘 Word: Keep your eye on the ball

📝 Meaning: phr. To stay focused on the main goal or objective.
🎭 Formality: Informal
🔊 Pronunciation: /kiːp jɔːr aɪ ɒn ðə bɔːl/
📝 Synonyms: Stay focused, stay alert, concentrate
🇷🇺 Russian: Чтобы оставаться сосредоточенным на главной цели или
🇺🇿 Uzbek: Asosiy maqsadga diqqatni qaratish yoki

💬 Example: "In a fast-paced work environment, it’s important to keep your eye on the ball and not get distracted."
📘 Word: At the forefront

📝 Meaning: phr. In a leading or prominent position.
🎭 Formality: Neutral
🔊 Pronunciation: /æt ðə ˈfɔːrfrʌnt/
📝 Synonyms: Leading, pioneering, spearheading
🇷🇺 Russian: В лидирующем или известном
🇺🇿 Uzbek: Etakchi yoki taniqli

💬 Example: "The company is at the forefront of AI research."
📘 Word: Get along

📝 Meaning: v. To have a good relationship
🎭 Formality: Informal
🔊 Pronunciation: /ɡɛt əˈlɒŋ/
📝 Synonyms: Have a good relationship, mesh
🇷🇺 Russian: Чтобы иметь хорошие отношения
🇺🇿 Uzbek: Yaxshi munosabatda bo'lish uchun

💬 Example: "Do you get along with your coworkers?"
📘 Word: make amends for

📝 Meaning: v. To compensate for a wrong
🎭 Formality: Formal
🔊 Pronunciation: /meɪk əˈmendz fər/
📝 Synonyms: atone for, rectify, compensate
🇷🇺 Russian: Чтобы компенсировать ошибку
🇺🇿 Uzbek: Xatoni qoplash uchun

💬 Example: "He tried to make amends for his mistake."
📘 Word: Swoon

📝 Meaning: v. to faint or become overwhelmed with emotion.
🎭 Formality: Informal
🔊 Pronunciation: /swuːn/
📝 Synonyms: Faint, collapse, adore
🇷🇺 Russian: потерять сознание или потерять сознание
🇺🇿 Uzbek: hushidan ketmoq yoki battar bo‘lmoq

💬 Example: "She swooned when she saw her favorite actor."
📘 Word: Kick the bucket

📝 Meaning: phr. To die.
🎭 Formality: Informal
🔊 Pronunciation: /kɪk ðə ˈbʌkɪt/
📝 Synonyms: Die, pass away, depart
🇷🇺 Russian: К
🇺🇿 Uzbek: Kimga

💬 Example: "After a long illness, he finally kicked the bucket last night."
📘 Word: By the book

📝 Meaning: phr. following rules or procedures exactly.
🎭 Formality: Formal
🔊 Pronunciation: /baɪ ðə bʊk/
📝 Synonyms: Rigid, strictly, according to rules
🇷🇺 Russian: следуя правилам или процедурам
🇺🇿 Uzbek: qoidalar yoki protseduralarga rioya qilish

💬 Example: "The new manager always does things by the book."
📘 Word: uptick

📝 Meaning: n. A small increase
🎭 Formality: Neutral
🔊 Pronunciation: /ˈʌp.tɪk/
📝 Synonyms: increase, rise, boost
🇷🇺 Russian: Небольшое увеличение
🇺🇿 Uzbek: Kichik o'sish

💬 Example: "There was an uptick in sales last month."
📘 Word: Set up

📝 Meaning: v. To arrange or establish
🎭 Formality: Neutral
🔊 Pronunciation: /sɛt ʌp/
📝 Synonyms: Arrange, establish
🇷🇺 Russian: Устроить или установить
🇺🇿 Uzbek: O'rnatish yoki tartibga solish

💬 Example: "They set up a new business in town."
📘 Word: Connoisseur

📝 Meaning: n. an expert judge in matters of taste, such as food, art, or music.
🎭 Formality: Formal
🔊 Pronunciation: /ˌkɒnəˈsɜːr/
📝 Synonyms: Expert, aficionado, specialist
🇷🇺 Russian: эксперт-судья в вопросах вкуса, таких как еда, искусство или
🇺🇿 Uzbek: ta'mga oid masalalarda, masalan, oziq-ovqat, san'at yoki

💬 Example: "He is a connoisseur of fine wines and often shares his recommendations."
📘 Word: Let sleeping dogs lie

📝 Meaning: phr. To avoid discussing or addressing a sensitive issue that could cause trouble.
🎭 Formality: Informal
🔊 Pronunciation: /lɛt ˈsliːpɪŋ dɒɡz laɪ/
📝 Synonyms: Avoid controversy, leave it alone
🇷🇺 Russian: Чтобы избежать обсуждения или решения деликатного вопроса, который может вызвать
🇺🇿 Uzbek: Muhokama qilish yoki sabab bo'lishi mumkin bo'lgan nozik muammoni hal qilishdan qochish uchun

💬 Example: "It’s better to let sleeping dogs lie and not bring up old arguments."
📘 Word: Avail oneself of

📝 Meaning: v. To take advantage of
🎭 Formality: Formal
🔊 Pronunciation: /əˈveɪl wʌnˈsɛlf əv/
📝 Synonyms: Take advantage of, utilize
🇷🇺 Russian: Чтобы воспользоваться
🇺🇿 Uzbek: Foyda olish uchun

💬 Example: "I encourage you to avail yourself of this opportunity."
📘 Word: Order of magnitude

📝 Meaning: n. the relative scale or size of something, often in powers of ten.
🎭 Formality: Formal
🔊 Pronunciation: /ˈɔːrdər əv ˈmæɡnɪtuːd/
📝 Synonyms: Scale, level, extent
🇷🇺 Russian: относительный масштаб или размер чего-либо, часто в степенях
🇺🇿 Uzbek: biror narsaning nisbiy ko'lami yoki hajmi, ko'pincha vakolatlarida

💬 Example: "The cost increased by an order of magnitude."
📘 Word: Decipher

📝 Meaning: v. To interpret or make sense of something.
🎭 Formality: Neutral
🔊 Pronunciation: /dɪˈsaɪfər/
📝 Synonyms: Interpret, decode, solve
🇷🇺 Russian: Интерпретировать или придавать смысл
🇺🇿 Uzbek: Talqin qilish yoki ma'no berish

💬 Example: "It took hours to decipher the ancient manuscript."
📘 Word: Diminish

📝 Meaning: v. To make or become less.
🎭 Formality: Neutral
🔊 Pronunciation: /dəˈmɪnɪʃ/
📝 Synonyms: Reduce, Lessen, Abate
🇷🇺 Russian: Сделать или стать
🇺🇿 Uzbek: Qilish yoki bo'lish

💬 Example: "His influence in the company is diminishing."
📘 Word: empty promise

📝 Meaning: n. A commitment unlikely to be fulfilled
🎭 Formality: Neutral
🔊 Pronunciation: /ˈemp.ti ˈprɒm.ɪs/
📝 Synonyms: hollow vow, unkept promise, lip service
🇷🇺 Russian: Обязательство, которое вряд ли будет выполнено
🇺🇿 Uzbek: Bajarish qiyin bo'lgan majburiyat

💬 Example: "His pledge to help was an empty promise."
📘 Word: pandemonium

📝 Meaning: n. wild and noisy disorder or confusion; uproar
🎭 Formality: Formal
🔊 Pronunciation: /ˌpæn.dəˈməʊ.ni.əm/
📝 Synonyms: chaos, bedlam, turmoil
🇷🇺 Russian: Состояние хаоса
🇺🇿 Uzbek: Xaos holati

💬 Example: "Pandemonium erupted in the stadium after the home team won."
📘 Word: Foregone conclusion

📝 Meaning: phr. A result that is obvious or predictable.
🎭 Formality: Formal
🔊 Pronunciation: /ˌfɔːrˌɡɒn kənˈkluːʒn/
📝 Synonyms: Predetermined, inevitable, expected
🇷🇺 Russian: Результат, который очевиден или
🇺🇿 Uzbek: Aniq bo'lgan natija yoki

💬 Example: "Her promotion was a foregone conclusion after her outstanding performance."
📘 Word: Tilt

📝 Meaning: v. To lean, incline, or have a preference.
🎭 Formality: Neutral
🔊 Pronunciation: /tɪlt/
📝 Synonyms: Lean, Incline, Sway
🇷🇺 Russian: Наклоняться, наклоняться или иметь
🇺🇿 Uzbek: Suyanmoq, egmoq yoki ega bo'lmoq

💬 Example: "The balance tilted in their favor."
📘 Word: Sovereignty

📝 Meaning: n. The authority or control over a territory or government.
🎭 Formality: Formal
🔊 Pronunciation: /ˈsɒvrɪnti/
📝 Synonyms: Independence, autonomy
🇷🇺 Russian: Власть или контроль над территорией или
🇺🇿 Uzbek: Hudud ustidan hokimiyat yoki nazorat yoki

💬 Example: "The country is fighting to maintain its sovereignty against foreign influence."