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• well-to-do
  состоятельные, обеспеченные (слои общества)

  My friend's father owns a prosperous company and his family is quite well-to-do.
• what with
  из-за, в результате

  Frank couldn't visit his aunt, what with the snowstorm and the cold he had.
• word of mouth
  устная передача информации

  We heard about the new supermarket by word of mouth.
• with every (other) breath
  (постоянно) говорить, повторять что-либо

  My mother always tells me with every other breath not to come home late.
• with respect to (something)
  относительно чего-либо, что касается

  The letter was undated with respect to the time and place.
• worth its weight in gold
  очень ценный

  The advice of my father is always worth its weight in gold.
• wait tables
  подавать еду (в ресторане или кафе)

  To earn some pocket money Tina was waiting tables in the college cafeteria.
• win (someone's) heart
  добиться чьей-либо любви, расположения

  "If you want to win Leona's heart, you should be kind and caring to her."
• with relish
  с наслаждением

  I was very hungry and ate my food with relish.
• wring (someone's) hand
  долго не выпускать чью-либо руку

  I hadn't seen Tim for ages, and when we met he stood wringing my hand for a long time.
• words stick in one's throat
  с трудом говорить из-за волнения, "слова застряли в горле"

  I wanted to console Myra because of her loss, but the words stuck in my throat and I couldn't say a thing.
• water (something) down
  сглаживать, смягчать

  His story was watered down by making the details less vivid.
• wake the dead
  быть способным разбудить \ поднять мёртвых

  Last night our neighbors were making enough noise to wake the dead.
• wade into
  нападать, присоединяться к (драке)

  Paul was quick to wade into the boys with his fists flying.
• walking papers
  известить кого-либо об увольнении

  Mr. Goodchild was not satisfied with Jack's work and gave him his walking papers.
• wheel and deal
  торговаться, договариваться

  Mr. Smith made a fortune by wheeling and dealing on the stock market.
• with it
  быть предупреждённым, хорошо осведомлённым

  The drug dealer was really with it when he hastily left the town.
• walk out of (something)
  внезапно уйти, покинуть что-либо

  John didn't say he wasn't coming back; he just walked out of the room
• wear out
  износиться, изнашиваться

  Cheap clothes soon wear out.
• work over
  угрожать или избить (кого-либо)

  Last Saturday right after midnight, the hoodlums worked over Timothy in the park.
• would just as soon
  скорее предпочёл бы

  I would just as soon meet Tim in a restaurant than invite him to my house.
• work in
  втирать, проникать, просачиваться

  The mother told Silvia to put some ointment on her skin and to work it in gently with her fingers.
• with impunity
  безнаказанно

  Young Steve was sure he could do anything he wanted with impunity.
• walk all over (an opponent)
  одержать лёгкую победу

  Our basketball team walked all over the other team at the spring competition.
• wait up (for someone)
  ждать кого-либо (не ложиться спать)

  When I lived with my parents, either my mother or my father always waited up for me when I went out.
• wouldn't touch (someone or something) with a ten-foot pole
  ни за что бы не связался с кем-либо или не ввязался во что-либо

  If I knew Kimberly were so stingy, I wouldn't have touched her books with a ten-foot pole.
• What's (up) with (someone)
  Что случилось с (кем-либо)?

  "What's up with you? You seem to be upset about something."
• with ease
  с лёгкостью, непринуждённо

  Adam answered all the questions with ease.
• washed up
  конченый, загубленный, изнурённый

  Sullivan looks awfully sad. I hear his business has collapsed and he is all washed up.
• wishful thinking
  стремление видеть всё таким, как хочется, самообольщение

  "It is your wishful thinking that David cares for you; I know for sure he doesn't."
• with a vengeance
  решительно и со рвением

  I stayed away from my job for a month and then after a long break I started it again with a vengeance.
• well-off
  зажиточный

  The Browns may not be millionaires, but they are sufficiently well-off.
• way the wind blows
  понимать, как обстоят дела; знать, откуда ветер дует

  Most senators try to discover which way the wind blows in their home state before voting on bills in Congress.
• wear out one's welcome
  надоедать кому-либо визитами

  Serge has worn out his welcome, and I don't want to see him any more.
• wear thin
  изнашиваться, становиться тоньше

  I like my old jeans, but they have worn thin at the knees.