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Phrases and Word Combinations

to go past to suffer (no) embarrassment

(to look) right and left on the contrary

to judge one's age (to do smth) to one's satisfaction

to presume to do smth to bring to a conclusion

to regret smth to clear one's throat

to question the propriety to be knowledgeable in/about of smth smth

ESSENTIAL VOCABULARY

1. set vt/i 1) to make to be in a specified condition, as to open the cage and set the bird free; to set the papers (a village, a house) on fire; to fix or determine (a rule, time, standard), as to set a wedding day, to set a new land, speed, record; 2) to give (a piece of work) for (someone) to do, e. g. Who sets the ques­tions for the examination? The teacher sets the class various exercises. 3) to fix firmly (a part of the body, esp. regarded as showing one's intentions, feelings, etc.), e. g. He set his jaw and refused to agree to anything I said. She's set against her daugh­ter's marriage. 4) to put into action, e. g. He set the machine going with a push; to set the ball rolling; 5) to cause (a liquid,

paste, soft material, etc.) to become solid, e. g. Set the jelly by putting it in a cold place. 6) to write or provide (music) for a poem or other words to be sung, e. g. The poem was set to аn old working song tune.

to set eyes onto see, e. g. I hope I never set eyes on that fellow again.

to set someone's teeth on edgeto frighten smb

to set one's heart (mind, hopes) onto be filled with strong desire for, e. g. The boy has set his heart on becoming an engi­neer.

set a 1) determined, e. g. He is very set on going and I can't make him see that it's a bad idea. 2) given or fixed for study, e. g. The examination will have questions on the set books (texts). 3) (of part of the body, manner, state of mind, etc.) fixed in position, unmoving, e. g. She greeted her guests with a set smile. 4) ready, prepared, e. g. Are you all set? Then let's go.

set n 1) (informal) a group of people of a special type: the jet set. 2) (not pl) natural position of part of the body, e. g. From the set of her shoulders it was clear that she was tired. 3) setting of the hair, e. g. "Shampoo and set, please," she said abruptly.

2. abandonvt 1) to leave completely and for ever, desert, e. g. The sailors abandoned the sinking ship. 2) to leave (a rela­tion or friend) in a thoughtless or cruel way, e. g. He aban­doned his wife and went abroad. 3) to give up, esp. without fin­ishing, e. g. The search was abandoned when the night came though the child had not been found.

N.B. to abandonmay be used with far more negative reasons than to give up.

3. resentvt to show or feel indignation at, as to resent smb's behaviour (smb's words, an insult, smb's manner, etc.), e. g. Any­one would resent such treatment. The child resented being made fun of.

Note the pattern smb resents smth.Compare with the Russian patterns: кого-л. возмущает что-л.; что-л. возмущает кого-л.

resentfula feeling or showing resentment, as to be resentful of smb (smth), e. g. The boy was resentful of the remark.

resentmentn a feeling of indignation or annoyance; a deep sense of injury, as to (have) bear no resentment against smb (smth), e. g. His conduct aroused everybody's resentment.

4. suggestvt 1) to cause to come to the mind, e. g. The open window suggested that somebody else had got into the house.

2) to bring itself to the mind, e. g. An idea suggested itself, Harry has bad manners. Lack of proper home training suggests itself.

3) to give signs (of), e. g. Her expression suggested anger/(that) she was angry.

suggestionn a slight sign, e. g. Her face held a suggestion of anger.

5. handn 1) a performer; a practiser of a skill an old hand, good hand at smth

Ant. not much of a hand at smth, e. g. I am not much of a hand at making pastry.

2) encouragement given by clapping the hands, as to give a (good, big) hand to, get a (big, good) hand; 3) help (lend a help­ing hand to); 4) control (get/become out of hand), e. g. The meet­ing is getting out of hand — will everybody stop talking at once!

at hand(formal) near in time or place, e. g. She always keeps her dictionary at hand.

by handby a person, not a machine or organisation, e. g. These rugs are made by hand.

to eat out of someone's handto be ready to do everything someone wants, e. g. I'll soon have him eating out of my hand.

to give smb a free handto allow smb to do things in his/her own way

hand in glove (with)closely connected (with someone), esp. in smth bad, e. g. They were found to be hand in glove with enemy agents.

hat in handto beg, look for smth, e. g. He went to his em­ployer, hat in hand, for a pay-rise.

on the one/other hand(used for comparing different things or ideas), e. g. I know this job of mine isn't much, but on the other hand I don't feel tied down.

to try one's hand (at)to attempt (an activity), e. g. I tried my hand at swimming though it was the first time I'd been in the water.

to wash one's hands ofto refuse to be concerned with or re­sponsible for, e. g. He washed his hands of the entire affair.

6. clearvt/i 1) to cause to become clear, e. g. After the storm the sky cleared. He cleared his throat. 2) to (cause to) go away, e. g. Soldiers! Clear the people away from the palace gates. 3) to remove, take away, get rid of, e. g. Whose job is it to clear

snow from the road? 4) to free from blame (a person wrongly thought to have done smth wrong), e. g. The judge cleared the prisoner of any crime and set him free.

cleara 1) bright, free from anything that darkens, as clear sky, clear eyes. 2) certain, confident, e. g. She seems quite clear about her plans. 3) free from guilt or blame, untroubled, as a clear conscience, clear of guilt. 4) open, free from blocks, danger or obstructions, as a clear road, clear view, e. g. The road's clear of snow now.

the coast is clear(informed) all danger has gone, e. g. When the coast was clear the two thieves escaped.

7. conductn (formal) behaviour, e. g. I'm glad to see your conduct at school has improved.

conductvt 1) (formal) to behave (oneself), e.g. I like the way your children conduct themselves. Their behaviour is very good. 2) to direct the course of (a business, activity, etc.). 3) to lead or guide (a person, tour, etc.). 4) to stand before and direct the playing of musicians or a musical work. 5) to act as the path for (electricity, heat, etc.), e. g. Plastic and rubber won't conduct electricity. 6) to collect payments from the passengers (on a public vehicle), e. g. She's conducted on London buses for 20 years.

conductorn 1) a person who directs the playing of a group of musicians. 2) a substance that readily acts as a path for electricity, heat, etc., e. g. Wood is a poor conductor of heat. 3) (AE) a railroad employee in charge of a train and train crew.

8. composevt/i 1) to write (music, poetry, essays, etc.), e. g. It is very time-consuming to compose a good essay. 2) to make up (smth), form (smth), e. g. The chemistry teacher asked the pupils what water was composed of.

Syn. comprise, consist of, include, be made up of

3) to make (esp. oneself) calm, quiet, etc., e. g. The students couldn't stop laughing so the teacher asked them to compose themselves. 4) to make or form (smth) by putting parts together, e. g. The artist composed an interesting picture by putting the variously-coloured shapes together.

composern a person who writes music.

compositionn 1) act of putting together parts to form smth, act of composing, as a piece of music of his own composition. 2) an example of this, as a piece of music or art or a poem, e. g. I like his earlier poems but not his later compositions.

9. abrupta 1) sudden and unexpected, e. g. The train came to an abrupt stop, making many passengers fall off their seats. 2) (of behaviour, speech, character, etc.) rough and impolite, not wanting to waste time being nice, e. g. Everybody resented his abrupt answer.

abruptlyadv in an abrupt manner, e. g. "No," said Roger abruptly, "I'm staying here."

abruptnessn e. g. His abruptness was really impolite.

10. ignorevt not to take notice of, e. g. Ignore the child if he misbehaves and he will soon stop.

to ignore smthto pretend not to know or see it, e. g. She saw him coming but she ignored him. Ant. to consider, to regard

Note: The Russian for to ignoreis игнорировать, не замечать. Ignoredoes not correspond to the Russian пренебрегать, не забо­титься о чём-л., упускать из виду which is expressed by the verb to neglect,as to neglect one's duties, one's children.

ignoranta 1) lacking knowledge, not aware, as ignorant of even simplest facts, e. g. He is quite ignorant of these facts. She was ignorant of his presence. (She didn't know he was there.) 2) rude, impolite esp. because of lack of social training, e. g. He is an ignorant person — he always goes through a door in front of a girl (lady). She is an ignorant girl: she knows nothing about her country's history.




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