English-English Vocabulary (4) Flashcards
Fill the gap in the sentences below using this word:
►round
Nadiem Amiri still hasn’t found the time to do the ironing. - He ? the ironing.
Nadiem Amiri still hasn’t found the time to do the ironing. - He
still hasn’t got round to doing
the ironing.
Fill the gap in the sentences below using this word:
►hardly
Can you get some coffee when you go out? It’s nearly finished. - There’s ?. Can you get some when you go out?
Can you get some coffee when you go out? It’s nearly finished. - There’s
hardly any coffee left.
Can you get some when you go out?
LITERATURE QUOTES
Read this sentence from “The Time Machine” by H. G. Wells and fill the gap. The missing word means:
►sth becomes gradually less strong or less important
>>I hastily took a lump of camphor from my pocket, and prepared to light it as soon as the match should ?. Then I looked at Weena.<<
I hastily took a lump of camphor from my pocket, and prepared to light it as soon as the match should wane.
Then I looked at Weena.
Write down what you hear.
My enthusiasm for the project was waning.
Write down what you hear.
The group’s influence had begun to wane by this time.
What is this?

ticker
What is this?

bodacious
What is this?

(to) jack sth up
Which English verb best fits the following description:
>>(to) leave a large sum of money with a court so that sb can be let out of prison while waiting for their trial<< ?
(to) bail sb out
Which English verb best fits the following description:
>>(to) escape from a plane, using a parachute<<
(to) bale out
Which English verb best fits the following description:
>>(to) remove water that has come into a boat<<
(to) bail sth out
What do you hear?
Clarke’s family paid £500 to bail him out.
From the adjectives below, choose the one that fits best in the gap.
>>You were very disrespectful to the guests at the last party. Try to be nice and ►? this time!<<
- tactful
- offensive
- diplomatic
- subtle
- personal
- civil
- blunt
- vulgar
- respectful
- polite
You were very disrespectful to the guests at the last party. Try to be nice and
►civil
this time!
From the adjectives below, choose the one that fits best in the gap.
- tactful
- offensive
- diplomatic
- subtle
- personal
- civil
- blunt
- vulgar
- respectful
- polite
>>Mentioning her divorce wasn’t very ?. You know how sensitive she is about it.<<
Mentioning her divorce wasn’t very
tactful.
You know how sensitive she is about it.
REFERENCES IN CLASSIC LITERATURE:
Fill in the missing word by means of the dictionary definition below.
►intended to be used once for a short time and then thrown away
>>Her own wardrobe, however, was going fast, nothing ? remained of her grandmother’s, and this piece of lace must be turned to account in some way.<<
SOURCE: James Fenimore Cooper: Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief
Her own wardrobe, however, was going fast, nothing disposable
remained of her grandmother’s, and this piece of lace must be turned to account in some way.
REFERENCES IN CLASSIC LITERATURE:
Fill in the missing word by means of the dictionary definition below.
►remaining after the rest has been used, taken, or eaten
>>The impression of warmth and comfort and beauty predominated, though he was unable to analyze it; while the simplicity delighted him – expensive simplicity, he decided, and most of it ? from the time her father went broke and died.<<
SOURCE:Jack London:Burning Daylight
The impression of warmth and comfort and beauty predominated, though he was unable to analyze it; while the simplicity delighted him–expensive simplicity, he decided, and most of it
leftovers
from the time her father went broke and died.
What do you associate with this image?

coming off
[SAMPLE]
>>The label had come off, so there was no way of knowing what was on the disk.<<
What do you associate with this image?

lagging behind
[SAMPLE]
>>Annalena Bauerbock stopped to wait for Robert Habeck who was lagging behind.<<
What do you associate with this image?

losing your head/mind
(over sth)
[SAMPLE]
>>Christian Lindner looked at Robert Habeck as if he’d lost his mind.<<
What do you associate with this image?

weak link
[SAMPLE]
>>Goalkeeper Horst Söder proved to be the weakest link.<<
What do you associate with this image [in English/French/Russian]__?

- storm
- tempête
- шторм
Write down what you hear.
Hey, cut me some slack, man. I’m only a few bucks short.
Which English phrasal verb matches this description?
>>(to) allow someone to do something without criticizing them or making it more difficult<<
(to) cut/give somebody some slack
Read the sentence and fill the gap. The missing word means:
►(to) criticize or attack someone very strongly, especially in order to harm them
>>Olaf Scholz went straight for the ?, telling Christian Lindner that his speech was a complete disaster.<<
Angela Merkel went straight for the
jugular,
telling Christian Lindner that his speech was a complete disaster.











