Говори и пиши как The Eсonomist

For a host of personal and political reasons, this newspaper con­tinues to regard the media tycoon as unfit for office — совокупность.

An ambitious overhaul of India's confusing hotch-potch of in­direct taxes could give business a boost — овощной суп или смесь, приготовленная на бараньем бульоне.

By now politicians were hotfooting it back, to get a grip on a situ­ation that had clearly spiralled out of control — идти быстро, спешить.

One feature of Mr Putin's ascent to the presidency was that even his closest backers had little idea how he would behave. Some, includ­ing Vladimir Gusinsky and Boris Berezovsky, were hounded out of Rus­sia — выжить.

Her post-war life was devoted to housewifery, motherhood, and preserving the memory of Anne and her family for future generations — домашнее хозяйство; домоводство.

The price of jet fuel has been hovering at its lowest point for six

years — зависание; висение.

Workers say that open-plan offices make it more difficult to con­centrate, because the hubbub of human and electronic noise is so dis­tracting — гам, гул.

Rising China, declining Europe: a tale of hubris — спесь; высоко­мерие, надменность.

This is hucksterism and haranguelogy at the same time — мелкий торговец овощей, фруктов.

What a hell lot of "guests" today are raising hue and cry to fence Putin off the accusation of terrorism — какафония, оглушительный шум.

Russia's huffing & puffing over the Balts has proved empty; pre­vious attempt by China and Taiwan to end their decades of official ac­rimony ended in a mutual huff — припадок; вспышка раздражения.

In a huffy

response, Singapore's government noted America "al­lows... hate speech under the rubric of freedom of speech" — обиженный; раздраженный.

If things go well, you may find yourself playing huffleboard on a cruise ship with some fellow geriatrics — палубный шаффлборд (вариант той же игры на палубе с палками и деревянными дисками).

Other clients used to worry that the pair were still too hugger- mugger — беспорядок, неразбериха.

A hullabaloo erupted anyway: Indiana's House of Representatives was about to approve a "right to work" bill when the Democratic minor­ity mimicked their Wisconsin colleagues and fled the state — гам, гвалт.

Hum along, Russians! — гудящий, жужжащий.

It is archaeology that has broken up the hummocky ground — кочковатый.

Organised criminals who have long trafficked drugs are diversi­fying into humdrum areas of commerce — банальный, неинтересный, скучный, однообразный.

"Gift is humbug," proclaims Gujarat's opposition leader, Shankers- inh Vaghela — oбман, жульничество; уловка; подлог.

It takes a lot to make a humdinger of a

National Enquirer expose look mundane — отличная вещь, высший класс.

Even though it is going to be a humongous bill, even though we will be in debt for years, I believe that more likely than not, I will vote for it — огромный, невероятный.

Mr Serraj and his colleagues are hunkered down at a heavily- guarded naval base while talks continue — сидеть на корточках.

Even Gerhard Schroeder, Germany's chancellor, admits that not everything is hunky-dory — первоклассный, превосходный.

The gleam of green and even the figure of Schubert's hurdy- gurdy man, playing his heartbreaking tune for someone, anyone, in the snowy waste to hear — старинный струнный музыкальный инструмент.

Obama has plainly jumped over most of the hurdles laid in front of him — барьер, препятствие.

The euro zone hurtling into uncertainty and maybe towards a nasty end — двигаться с шумом; мчаться с грохотом.

Ukrainian oligarchs want to husband what they have and to enhance its value — экономно расходовать; разумно использовать (что-л.).

Another of Mr Huang's materials is a natural bonding agent ex­tracted from discarded rice husks

— шелуха, скорлупа.

You can serve federal time for interstate transport of water hyacinths, trafficking in unlincences dentures, or misappropriating the likeness of Woodsy Owl — гиацинт (минерал, разновидность цир кона).

"We're the ones now under siege," says the owner of Che Che, a hubbly-bubbly cafe in Ramallah — кальян.

Critics struggled to grasp what he was up to, but he couldn't have cared about their "receptions, deceptions, hellos, goodbyes, huzzahs, hurrahs" — возгласы «Ура!».

The annual "hype cycle" chart from Gartner, a market research firm, tries to depict the degree to which certain technologies are exag­gerated — активная реклама, пускание пыли в глаза.

Among the most anticipated match-ups for 2013 are the talented and hyperkinetic chief curator of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo — гиперкинетический.

The hyperbole is fast becoming reality; it seems absurdly hyper­bolic — преувеличенный; гиперболический.