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… in advance. 19. All the … I got for my trouble was insults. 20. I could
… her growing irritation. 21. There is no … in getting angry about it. 22.
He has a keen … of smell. 23. I’m afraid I haven’t got a very good … of
direction. 24. The incident left me with a … of helplessness. 25. I’m using
“man” in its broadest ..., including both men and women. 26. He was
bored … by the discussion. 27. She was very … about money. 28. Don’t
be so … I wasn’t criticizing you. 29. Only a person of the greatest …
would appreciate all the subtle nuances of this painting. 30. She … her
fork into the meat. 31. The stamp wouldn’t … 32. I can’t get this door to
open – it keeps … 33. I can’t … this dull job any longer. 34. Since the
accident she has had to walk with a … 35. We gathered some … to build
a fire. 36. She was found dead in her apartment, and the police … murder.
37. I … you may be right. 38. His fitness is …, so we can’t risk including
him in the team. 39. She’s been arrested on … of spying. 40. She always
treated us with … 41. I have a … that he was involved in the theft. 42. I’m
a bit … about that package that’s been left in the corridor. 43. His strange
behaviour made the police … 44. You are not … access. 45. She won’t …
dogs in the house. 46. The party will be held in the garden, weather … 47.
Did he give you … to take that? 48. The 1960s saw the start of the ...
society. 49. That would be a … stretching of the rules. 50. Have you … a
doctor about your rash? 51. We must … with the students again. 52. We
held a hurried … on the stairs outside her room. 53. After ... with his
military advisers, the President decided to declare war. 54. We made the
decision in … with the union members. 55. She was … when they kept
telling her how clever she was. 56. He could not hide his … 57. You’re
doing in the … way. 58. You were … not to have mentioned it. 59. I hope
there’s nothing … with him. 60. The party was going well until my parents
arrived, then everything went … 61. What’s … with the car? 62. She
seems to think he can do no … 63. Which of the two drivers was in the …?
64. I don’t think I have … him by saying that. 65. The company did not …
the report’s criticisms. 66. Did she … your reasons for being late? 67. He
… her apology very graciously. 68. This standard of work is not … 69. This
might be an … level of inflation. 70. He wants to gain … for his ideas.
5. Explain the nuances between the synonyms in the given sentences
and then translate them.
A. matter, affair, business
1. Not a word had ever been spoken between them on a matter now
nearly four years old. 2. I said nothing, it was not my affair. 3. Why didn’t
he mind his own business? 4. No word was spoken that had no immediate
reference to the affairs of the office. 5. I am deeply sorry about the whole
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