Chapter 7 - The Letter

Question 1

Sure a.

Answer 1

​[UBN] that can be trusted or relied on a.

Ex.: It’s a sure sign of economic recovery.
Ex.2: There’s only one sure way to do it.
Ex.3: He is a sure bet for the presidential nomination (= certain to succeed).
Ex.4: I told my friends that our winning was a sure thing.

Question 2

​[UBN] that can be trusted or relied on a.

Answer 2

Sure a.

Ex.: It’s a sure sign of economic recovery.
Ex.2: There’s only one sure way to do it.
Ex.3: He is a sure bet for the presidential nomination (= certain to succeed).
Ex.4: I told my friends that our winning was a sure thing.

Question 3

(Br.) postman n.
(Am.) mailman n.
(Br. also informal postie)

Answer 3

​a man whose job is to collect and deliver letters, etc.

Question 4

a man whose job is to collect and deliver letters, etc.

Answer 4

(Br.) postman n.
(Am.) mailman n.
(Br. also informal postie)

Question 5

Clerk n. /klɜːrk/

Answer 5

an official in charge of the records of a council, court, etc. n.

Ex.: the Town Clerk
Ex.2: the Clerk of the Court

Question 6

an official in charge of the records of a council, court, etc. n.

Answer 6

Clerk n. /klɜːrk/

Ex.: the Town Clerk
Ex.2: the Clerk of the Court

Question 7

just then i.
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Answer 7

at that moment i.

Ex.: Just then, someone knocked at the front door.

Question 8

at that moment i.

Answer 8

just then i.

Ex.: Just then, someone knocked at the front door.