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Set-up = a set of equipment (general term)
1. the way in which things are organized or arranged:
// When I started my new job, it took me a while to get used to the set-up.
// "Nice little set-up you've got here," he said as we showed him around the house.
2. to start a company, organization, committee etc
// They want to set up their own import–export business.
3. set something ↔ up to make the arrangements that are necessary for something to happen
// I’ll set up an appointment for you.
// There was a lot of work involved in setting up the festival
Chroma key - цветовой ключ;
earphones/earbuds
Now my microphone doesn’t work
Standing microphone
In the hot time of the year
Whirlwind - вихрь, ураган, смерч
whirlwind romance - бурный роман
Is your schedule updated now?
I don’t exactly know what my plans will be
TA (teaching assistant)
GA (grading assistant)
Hard sciences
Some time ago / a while ago (not “a few time ago”)
What I’m trying to say (not “to tell”)
tell-tale signs - явные признаки;
signs etc that clearly show something has happened or exists, often something that is a secret.
A tell-tale sign is a sign that tells you something with strong certainty. For example, if an old man has yellow hair instead of white, it is a tell-tale sign that he is a strong smoker.
// They examined the child carefully, looking for telltale signs of abuse.
giveaway - 1. a thing that is given free, often for promotional purposes (отданное даром)
2. a thing that makes an inadvertent revelation. (ненамеренное разоблачение тайны)
// He’d been smoking dope; his glazed eyes were a dead giveaway.
// There are clues, though not giveaways, from the start.
cheesy = sappy, overly romantic
1. tasting like cheese or containing cheese
2. (informal) cheap and not of good quality
// a cheesy soap opera
3. (informal) not sincere
// a cheesy grin
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