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21make — v. & n. v. (past and past part. made) 1 tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made a table; made it out of cardboard; made him a sweater). 2 tr. (foll. by to + infin.) cause or compel (a person etc.) to do something (make… …
22make — делать to make an effort попытаться, сделать попытку, постараться to make a mistake сделать ошибку, ошибаться; заблуждаться to make a precious mess of things здорово запутать дела to make an error сделать ошибку; впасть в заблуждение make… …
23make a point of — If you make a point of doing something, you make an effort to do what you think is the right thing to do. The singer made a point of thanking the musicians and the technicians …
24effort — 1. noun /ˈɛfət,ˈɛfɚt/ a) The amount of work involved in performing an activity; exertion. b) An endeavour. Syn: struggle 2. verb …
25make a play for — do something in order to obtain , make an effort to attain …
26make a mental note — to make an effort to remember something, often something that you want to do later. I made a mental note to call my mother and tell her what he d said. (often + to do something) Last time we had dinner together I made a mental note that you didn… …
27make a point of — she made a point of letting us know she was recently divorced Syn: make an effort to, go out of one s way to, put emphasis on …
28make it your business to do something — to make an effort to do something because you think it is important She makes it her business to get to know all her staff …
29effort — effort, exertion, pains, trouble mean the active use or expenditure of physical or mental power in producing or attempting to produce a desired result. Effort may suggest either a single action or continued activity, but it usually implies… …
30Make Roads Safe — is a global road safety campaign established with the aim of securing political commitment for road traffic injury prevention around the world. The Make Roads Safe campaign recently played a leading role in arguing for and securing the first ever …