1. Hunkering down = Staying in one place = засесть, затаиться, залечь на дно
ex.: Waiting for the election results, the young political activists hunkered down in the bar.
ex.: There’s a storm coming, so everyone has bought supplies and hunkered down in their houses.
2. Resident = dweller = житель
ex.: A city-dweller = someone who lives in a city
A forest-dweller = someone who lives in a forest
2.1. To dwell = to reside (зацикливаться)
To dwell on something = to spend a great deal of time (often too much) thinking about something
ex.: Try not to dwell on negative things. = Try not to spend too much time thinking about negative things.
ex.: I’ve been dwelling on the past too much. I need to pay attention to now.
3. Attempted = sought = искать или пытаться выполнить
irregular verb: Seek sought sought
ex.: I am seeking a roommate. = I am looking for a roommate.
Seek = look for = искать = это более известное определение
Seek = try to accomplish = пытаться выполнить = менее известное
ex.: You are seeking to learn English. - ты пытаешься учить английский
ex.: Columbus sought to discover a trade route to India.
ex.: He came to New York, seeking to start a new life.
4. Evilly = diabolically = одинаково по значению, но разная коннотация
Devilishly = дьявольски, но больше в обаятельном определении
You little devil! = это милое определение ребенка, который хулиганит, например.
He had a devilish grin on his face. Иметь дьявольское ухмылку на лице
El diablo = The devil
Diabolically = evilly = wicked = cruel = реально жестоко.
5. Eliminates one by one = picks off
ex.1: The hunter picked the ducks off. = охотник перестрелял уток одну за другой
ex.2: In the horror movie, the ax murderer picked off the teenagers one by one.
6. Undamaged = intact = нетронутый
ex.: The palentologist found the dinosaur’s skeleton intact.
7. Winning by doing nothing = waiting out = переждать
ex.: The police waited the bank robbers out. Eventually they got hungry and desperate and ran out of the bank.
ex.: The child cried for his mother, but she wisely waited him out. Eventually he quieted down.
ex.: We waited out the storm.