every sunday 2 Flashcards
felt or experienced very strongly or in an extreme way:
adj.
profound
profound effects/feelings/implications
profound truths/wisdom
to accept something to be true without question or proof
verb
assume
let’s assume that
- assume identities/a look of indifference
- assume office/control/responsibility
/The issue has assumed considerable political proportions
to not sleep at all
not sleep a wink
i didn’t sleep a wink last night with all that racket
to reach an answer or a decision by thinking carefully about the known facts:
2 verb
deduce
little can be safely deduced from these figures, deduce that,
through a process of deduction, make deductions from the available facts ( deduction of tax)
The interest I receive on my savings account is paid after the deduction of tax.
infer from sth that, by inference, draw inferences from the data
to make yourself accept something that you do not like because you cannot change it:
resign yourself to sth
i resigned myself to waking up at 5 am
to resign from, resign as - hand in resignation
resignation,
resignation, hand in/give in/send in your resignation, trigger a wave of resignations
do sth with resignation
to communicate an idea or feeling without saying it directly, to drive at sth
imply
imply that, an implied criticism
I’m not implying anything about your cooking, but could we eat out tonight?
- …., as the name implies ( as can be deduced from the name), …
- involve or necessitate sth: socialism implies equality
take or accept sth eagerly
seize
seize the chance/opportunity with both hands, seize the initiative , leap at
- seize power/control
- seize hold of
yield successful results
(=yield collocations)
bear fruit
once i applied myself and tried to be more assertive, my efforts eventually bore fruit
an attempt to yield increased profits, , yield crops, yield results, an increase/reduction in yield , yield benefits/results, yield hefty returns
in the same way as
in common with
In common with many parents, she feels torn between her family and her work.
- find common ground, have sth in common
to share something out differently from before, especially in a fairer way:
redistribute
redistribute wealth/income, redistribute resources, New legislation should ensure fair competition and equitable treatment for all the market players.an equitable distribution of wealth/resources/profits
point in time
noun and verb
stage
in final stages, at the stage where, at some stage, just a stage, go through a stage, a key stage, from an early stage, reach a critical stage, at this stage,
to stage a conference/an event/exhibition, stage a protest/demonstration
to stage a production/show, go on the stage
what sb wants to happen
noun
will
against sb’s will, impose will upon communities
make a will , in one’s will, do sth at will,
respect colloc
have great respect for, a formidable figure who commands a great deal of respect
earn/gain the respect of
show lack of respect for human life, show no respect for
convey/give my respect to, to respect sb’s privacy
in many important respects/one important respect, in most respects
with respect to
causing you to have fear or respect for something or someone because that thing or person is large, powerful, or difficult:
adjective
formidable
a formidable task/obstacle /adversary
delay doing sth
verb
hold off
hold off ing
Let’s hold off making a decision until next week.
to express a thought, feeling, or idea so that it is understood by other people:
convey
convey profound feelings
convey how/wh, convey the impression that
more noticeable or important, or larger in number, than others:
adjective
predominant
Research forms the predominant part of my job.
predominant objectives
the predominant customers/type of
the whole extent of
the length and breadth of somewhere
travel the length and breadth of Austria
do sth in a house in all parts of it
clean/search/paint/decorate sth from top to bottom
in a way that exists everywhere, or involves everyone:
universally
it is universally acknowledged as
universally recognised as
universal access/service/standards The wireless infrastructure provides universal access to the internet for all residents.
to cause something that is thin to break suddenly and quickly with a cracking sound:
you’ll SNAP that ruler if you bend it too far
snap sth off
- get angry= to snap: i snapped at her
snap shut or to snap sth shut
snap out of it, snap up
take holiday snaps
a small, noticeable part of a problem, the total size of which is really much greater:
the tip of the iceberg
impossible to doubt
indisputable skill/fact
- to just be able to manage, especially when you have financial difficulties:
- be barely able to pay for your food/clothing
keep your head above water
struggle to make ends meet
keep body and soul together
wages are barely enough to keep body and soul together.
in your imagination or memory
in your mind’s eye
to decide you are going to do something and to put a lot of effort into doing it:
set/put your mind to sth
to a level that is more than is necessary, acceptable, or reasonable:
undue
undue pressure/hardship/strain
an undue burden/delay- put undue strain on your finances
undue concern
Such a high increase will impose an undue burden on the local tax payer.
a difficulty or problem
hardship
financial/economic hardship
extreme/severe hardship
pose an undue hardship on
intolerable levels of hardship
to stop someone from worrying about something:
set/put your mind at ease
/rest
he phoned to say they’d arrived safely, so that really put my mind at ease
put misconceptions at rest
worry over sth
have sth on your mind
i have a lot on my mind at this moment
happening repeatedly, usually in an annoying or not convenient way:
continual
continual problems/interruptions/attacks/breakdowns
continually - repeatedly= they argue continually, security measures are continually updated
used when you want to make what you have just said sound less strong:
mind(you)
mind you … -remember to do sth
be undecided or unsure
torn between
be of two minds
