October 2020 Flashcards
Photographers have COMBINED EFFORTS to organize an exhibition
Photographers have JOINED FORCES to organize an exhibition
Electric cars are being ADVERTISED as the automobiles of the future.
Electric cars are being BILLED as the automobiles of the future.
I COULDN’T STOP LOOKING AT him because of his brilliant speech [was…by his brilliant speech]
I was TRANSFIXED by his brilliant speech.
I’m flying from GREAT DANGER into GREAT DANGER
I’m flying from DEADLY PERIL into DEADLY PERIL
Applications managing people’s sensitive health [information CAUSED privacy concerns [rise]
Applications managing people’s sensitive health information HAVE GIVEN RISE TO privacy concerns
New vaccine is already AVAILABLE
New vaccine is already IN HAND
Would that make the world feel ETHICALLY GOOD?
Would that make the world feel VIRTUOUS?
The DISADVANTAGE of living here is that it is far from Paris :)
The DOWNSIDE of living here is that it is far from Paris :)
IF there are enough working places, I will find a good job
PROVIDED THAT there are enough working places, I will find a good job
There is no point in staying here [reason]
I have no reason to stay here
I DON’T KNOW why he continues writing these e-mails to me
I AM AT A COMPLETE LOSS AS TO/TO UNDERSTAND why he continues writing these e-mails to me
I AM NOT GOING to hurt you [intention]
I have NO INTENTION OF hurting you.
He THREW OUT his last possessions
He CAST OUT/AWAY his last possessions
They are forever PRAISING the virtues of being vegeterians .
They are forever EXTOLLING the virtues of being vegeterians .
Sales of e-books BECOME GREATER IN NUMBER than those of paperbacks
Sales of e-books OUTSTRIP those of paperbacks
There is always the HIDDEN suspicion that our hard drives will crash and will be lost
There is always the LURKING suspicion that our hard drives will crash and will be lost
I was going to say no, but then I remembered my foolish DECEPTION and said yes and he gave me an envelope.
I was going to say no, but then I remembered my foolish IMPOSTURE and said yes and he gave me an envelope.
I predicted the END OF offline education EXISTENCE
I predicted the DEMISE of offline education
Apparently, this makes the apartments more DESIRABLE.
Apparently, this makes the apartments more COVETABLE.
One of the ALLUREMENTS of the job is the company car.
One of the ENTICEMENTS of the job is the company car.
Their DELUSORY goal was to clean up corruption, but their real aim was to earn even more
Their OSTENSIBLE goal was to clean up corruption, but their real aim was to earn even more
You must GET RID OF all thoughts of revenge
You must CAST ASIDE\AWAY\OFF all thoughts of revenge
