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Essential vocabulary vocabulary notes




1. track - 1) ;

to be on the track of smb. - 1) , -. ;

2) ;

The police were on the track of the thief. - .

to cover up one's tracks - ; The man was sure he had covered up his tracks. - , .

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a track through a forest (a field) - , ();

the beaten track - ; Andrew was not a person to follow a beaten track. - , .

to keep track of - ( -. , -.);

to lose track of - 1) (-.); 2) -. ;

You should keep track of current events. - .

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2. outline - pi (), , (); an outline map (of Africa. Europe, etc.) - (, ..);

the outline (outlines) of a building (trees, mountains) - (, );

Lanny could hardly make out the outlines of the big house in the dark. - .

2) ; ;

an outline of a composition (a lecture, a book) - (, ;

in outline - 1) ; ; 2) , ;

Bosinney showed Soames the design of the house in outline. - .

I can tell you the article in outline. - ().

to outline - , , ;

to outline a certain historical period (events, etc.) - ( ..);

to be outlined against smth. - (-.); She was outlined against the sky. - .

rough [n\f] - 1) ( ) , , , ;

rough paper - ; a rough road - () ; rough hair - ;

, ( ..); , ;

a rough sea - ;

a rough crossing - ; a rough day - ;

a rough child - , ; rough luck - , ;

; ; ( );

a rough diamond - ) ; ) ;

, ; rough reply - ; rough words - ;

he has a rough tongue - , ;

( ) , ;

eye - 1) ;

We see with our eyes. - . It was so interesting that I couldn't take (keep) my eyes off it. - , .

to keep an eye on - , ..., ..., ;

Cook asked me to keep an eye on the meat while she was away. - , .

to open a person's eyes to smth. - -. -.;

His words opened my eyes to their relations. - ( ).

to make eyes at a person - -. ; to see eye to eye with a person - -., ;

I regret I don't see eye to eye with you on that subject. - , .

the apple of one's eye - ; His daughter is the apple of his eye. - .

with an eye to - (-.), (- .); , , ;

I didn't come here for pleasure but with an eye to business. - , .

to close one's eyes to - (-.); You should close your eyes to her misbehaviour. - .

to run one's eyes over (through) - , ;

He quickly ran his eyes over the page. - .

to have an eye for - , , (-. -.), ( -. -.); -.;

to have an eye for beauty - ; 2) (); ( ); ( -. );

an electronic eye - ; to eye - , ; ( -.), I ie ( -.);

5- to wonder vt/i - 1) , , - ;

I wonder who he is (what he wants, why he is late, whether he'll come, if it is correct, how you can be so tactless as to say i hat...) - , ( , , , , - i , ...)

Who is he, I wonder? - , ?

What does he want, I wonder? - , . 2) , ; ; I wonder at your saying that. - , wonder - ; , ; Manned flights to space are the wonder of modern science. - .

Her eyes are the wonder. - - .

A wonder lasts but nine days (proverb.). - . She has worked unsparingly at this task. It is no wonder that she overstrained herself. - , . , .

refuses to help and no wonder. - , . 6. to limp vi - ;

Ashurst was limping along. - , . The man limped on. - . The wounded soldier limped off the battlefield. - , , .

a limp - , ; to walk with a limp - , , ; to have a bad limp - ; lame - 1) ;

a lame man (child, horse) - (, );

to be lame in the's right (left) foot - () ;

to go lame - ;

a lame duck - 1) , ; ;

2) . , ;

2. , , ; lame excuse - () ; lame argument - ; lame story - ;

lame explanation - () ;

His explanation sounded lame. - .

7. put - , , ;

Put more sugar in you tea. - .

Put the book in its right place, the flowers into the water, a mark against his name. - , , .

George put an advertisement in a newspaper. - () .

21. , ; ( , ..);

Jim was put in prison. - .

Put yourself in my place. - .

Put it out of your mind. - He .

Let's put the documents in order. - .

The new manager put an end to the slack discipline. - .

She knew how to put him at his ease. - , ( , / ).

22., , ;

I don't know how to put it. - , .

I wouldn't put it that way. - .

I've put it badly. -

to put in black and white - ;

I'd like to put a question to you. - .

23. ; -. ;

to put smb. to expense - -. ;

to put smb. to inconvenience - -. ;

to put smb. to a test - -. ;

With postlogues

to put aside - 1) ( );

2) , ;

to put away - , -. ( , ■.);

to put away one's things, books, a letter - , , ;

to put back - 1) , -. , ;

2) ( ) ; The clock was 5 minutes fast and he put back the hands. - 5 , .

Put the dictionary back on the shelf, please. - , , to put down - ;

to put down to - -. -., -. -.;

The flu was put down to damp weather. - .

to put in - , ( ); to put in a word for a friend - ; to put off - 1) ;

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. - , .

The meeting was put off till Monday (for two days). - ( ). 2) ( -.);

She tried to put me off with a jest. - ().

She tried to put me off with promises (excuses). - ().

to put on - 1) , , ;

2) , (., ); His modesty is all put on. - . She went on a diet, so as not to put on weight. - , .

We must put on the pace, otherwise we'll be late. - , .

to put out - 1) , ; 2) , ; , ;

Put out the candle (the fire, the lamp, the gas). - (, , ).

was very much put out by the unexpected delay. - .

to put through (to smb.) - -. ;

Put me through to the manager, please. - , , .

to put up - 1) (-.) ; 2) ( ..); , -., ;

The boy put up his hand eager to answer the teacher's question. - , .

We shall put up at an inn for the night. - / .

The landlady agreed to put us up if we didn't mind sharing the room. - , , .

to put up with - -., -.;

I can't and won't put up with all this noise. - .

23. shy - , ;

a shy person (boy, girl) - (/, - /);

a shy smile - ;

Amelia wasn't shy of showing John her affection. - ( ) .

shyness . - , ; ;

She spoke without shyness. - .

shyly adv. - , ; ;

She dropped her eyes shyly. - .

23. stretch - 1) (), (), (), (), ();

Silk socks stretch, woollen ones shrink. - , .

They stretched a wire across the road. - - i [ .

rose, stretched himself and made for the bathroom. - , .

stretched out his hand with the letter. - .

to stretch one's legs - ;

Let's go for a stroll to stretch our legs. - , .

2) ; ;

stretched himself out on the lawn. - .

stretch . - ;

at a stretch - ; ;

outstretched adj. - , , ;

His outstretched hand remained in the air. - .

10. to hold (held, held) vt/i - 1) ( ..);

was holding a book in his hands. - .

to hold on (to smth.) - ( -.);

Robinson was holding on to a branch. - .

Hold your arms out. - / .

Hold your head up. - .

to hold out one's hand - ;

Annie held out her hand with a little package in it. - .

to hold smth. back (from) - -. -.;

You should hold back this news from them for a while. - - .

(, ..);

A paper bag will hold sand, but it won't hold water. - , -

Sea water holds many salts in solution. - .

to hold off -

Hold your dog off. - .

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to hold a meeting (examination, lecture, trial etc.) - (, , ..);

The meeting will be held on Monday. - .

They are going to hold a trial there. - .

4) , , ( ..); How long will the weather hold? - () ?

to hold together - , ; , ;

Hold together and you won't be defeated. - ( ), , hold - ;

to catch (get, take, have) hold of a thing or a person - 1) , ; -. -.; 2) ; -. -.;

to keep hold of a thing or a person - -. -.;

to lose hold of a thing or a person - -.

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caught hold of the rope and climbed on board. - .





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