English words S03

Question 1

Deli
Delicatessen

Answer 1

delɪ / noun
delɪkəˈtesən / noun
A shop or part of supermarket that sells special or unusual foreign food

Question 2

Enclose sth

Answer 2

ɪnˈkləʊz / verb
put sth in an envelope or packet with sth else
* Please enclose a cheque with your order.

Question 3

Don’t hesitate to do sth

Answer 3

Don’t feel worried about doing sth

Question 4

I would be grateful if you could ..

Answer 4

Used when you request sth
- I would appreciate it if you could …

Question 5

Look forward to sth

Answer 5

Think with pleasurer about sth

Question 6

I haven’t a clue (INF)

Answer 6

I don’t have any idea

Question 7

Hang on (INF)

Answer 7

Wait a moment
Hold on

Question 8

Fancy

Answer 8

Want sth:
* Fancy a quick drink, Emma?
Feel like doing sth: Feel like + (V + ing)
* Sorry, but I don’t fancy going out tonight.

Question 9

I’d better be off (INF)

Answer 9

I have to Leave now

Question 10

Loads (of sth)
(INF)

Answer 10

lot of sth
masses of sth

Question 11

reckon (INF)

Answer 11

rekən / verb
Think
* Do you reckon he’ll agree to see us?

Question 12

Commence (FML)

Answer 12

kəˈmens / verb
to begin or to start something
* Work will commence on the new building immediately.

Question 13

Turn (sb/sth) down
(INF)

Answer 13

Refuse an offer
* They offered her the job but she turned it down.

Question 14

get sth
(INF)

Answer 14

fetch sth

Question 15

idiom

Answer 15

ɪdiəm / noun
an expression in that the meaning is different from the meaning of individual words in it.
Adj: idiomatic

Question 16

keep an eye on sth
(INF)

Answer 16

Look after sth and make sure it’s safe.

Question 17

out of the blue
(INF)

Answer 17

suddenly and unexpectedly

Question 18

Vague

Answer 18

veɪɡ / adjective
Not clear
* I only had a vague idea of where the place was.

Question 19

Sort of
(INF)

Answer 19

not exactly but partly
- Are you busy ?
- Yes, sort of!

Question 20

Rarely

Answer 20

rerli / adverb
Not often,
OPP: Frequently
* This method is rarely used in modern laboratories.

Question 21

Roughly

Answer 21

rʌfli / adverb
not exactly
SYN: approximately
* There were roughly 200 people there.

Question 22

Run out

Answer 22

“phrasal verb”
Finish , come to an end
* My visa runs out next week.

Question 23

Take after sb

Answer 23

Look or behave like older member of your family
* She takes after my mother in looks but my father in character.

Question 24

Get over sth

Answer 24

Recover from illness or bad experience
* she has been very ill , but she is getting over it now.

Question 25

Give sth away

Answer 25

phrasal verb
to give something to someone without asking for any money.
* I had a bike but i give it a way.

Question 26

Put sth out

Answer 26

Make Sth stop burning
SYN: extinguish
* They put out the fire quickly.
the put it out quickly

Question 27

Go over sth

Answer 27

to search or examine and check something very carefully
* I had gone over and over what happened in my mind.

Question 28

Get through sth

Answer 28

Complete a task or activity
* We’ve got a lot of work to get through.

Question 29

Give sth out

Answer 29

to give something to each person in a group
SYN: Hands out
* Can you give the drinks out, please?

Question 30

Intend

Answer 30

ɪnˈtend / verb
plan or mean to do sth
* We intend to leave early tonight.
Intention / adj :
*It is our intention to be the number one distributor.

Question 31

Tend

Answer 31

tend/ verb
Usually do sth :
* I tend to get up late on Sundays.
tend to (sb/sth) Look after sb or sth:
* Jose is outside tending the garden.