quite a while ----> a long time quite aggressive // take over ----> dominate quitting time ----> leave rain ----> wet // weather rainy forecast // auditorium ----> inside raise money ----> make money raise the roof ----> extremely angry raises the internal temperature of the fruit ----> the temperature inside the fruit increases rarely ----> seldom rarely ----> unusual rave about // quite sth. ----> good reach // phone ----> call read sth. through again ----> check sth. for mistakes read the instruction carefully before using sth. ----> operate sth. correctly read too much into sth. ----> could be drawing false conclusions from sth. really hate to leave ----> be not ready to come back really know ----> mistake about really worth ----> reasonable Really? // I'm glad to hear that. // How about that! ----> interest rebroadcast ----> see him on television receptionist ----> secretary receptive ... new ... and ... adapt ... different ----> flexibility and open-mindedness redo ----> in poor shape reframe ----> at the picture framing shop refreshments ----> snack food refund sb. all but ten percent ----> get most of one's money back regret sth. // Just because ...? // Is that any reason to do? ----> reconsider one's decision relief ----> cool down remote ----> distant renew // expire ----> apply again repair ----> fix // work on reproduce and show around ----> see require ----> have to research // thesis ----> paper research assistant (R.A.) ----> work responsibility ----> take care of rest ----> sleep rest sth. for a few days ----> avoid using sth. for a while return ----> get back review ----> go over revise ----> review // rewrite rewrite ----> write over again right ----> another right after // right away // right now ----> earlier // immediately // (so) soon // without delay right now ----> not until ... later ring ----> call risk ----> danger road clogged with traffic/commuters ----> unpleasant roommate ----> share their apartment roughly every six hours ----> several times a day Roughly every six hours, the river reverses direction. ----> The river reverses its flow several times a day. rub sb. the wrong way ----> have a negative impression run ----> head run a temperature ----> have a fever run out of ----> not any more run well // grow/become attached to sth. ----> be satisfied with sth. rush hour ----> traffic jam save wear and tear ----> protect // not require very much maintenance say ----> speak to say ----> agree sb. be away ----> not see sb. Sb. be going into business for oneself. ----> Sb. plan to start one's own company. sb. be new here ----> sb. be unfamiliar with someplace sb. be the only one ----> sb. has a lot of work to do Sb. have been there a million times. ----> Sb. knows the route very well. Sb. insist on being so independent. ----> Sb. should get someone to help with sth. sb. would have attended ----> kept sb. home schedule ----> plan school work ----> study scratch the surface ----> far from enough screwdriver ----> tool seam ... come undone ----> repair second ----> another // later see sth. easily ----> Sth. be highly visible. seem a bit inexperienced ----> be not impressed send out ----> mail separate // distribute ----> sort set ----> definite set a place ----> arrange a seat set a place for sb. ----> make room for sb. set a record for attendance // be not an empty seat ----> many people go to do sth. set out for ----> go toward several ----> a variety of several years ----> how recently sew ----> make sb. a new dress shake off ----> remove some of the water shake sth. a little ----> move sth. around share the expense ----> pay for some of the good She is still in high school ----> She is younger then he is. She probably enjoy anything on campus. ----> He doesn't know what she likes to do. |