1.and of would-be purchasers
possible
2.and the buyers … follow suit
do the same
3.shopkeepers dealing in the same kind of goods… collect in the same area
come together
4.bargaining is the order of the day
the normal way of doing things
5.in each shop sit the apprentices…hammering away at copper vessels
striking
6.the live coals glowing bright and then dimming
burning
7.It is a vast, sombre cavern of a room…
a room that is like large,dark carvern
8.A trickle of oil oozes down…into a used petrol can
no longer new
Unit 2
1.because I had a lump in my throat
a tight sensation in the throat caused by feeling pity and sorrow
2.to have the same preoccupations
sad thoughts
3.to rub shoulders with
associate with
4.bobbed up and down repeatedly in little bows
moved head up and down
5.ritual formula of gratitude and respect
established rules
6.the rear—view mirror
a mirror that gives a view of the area behind the vehicle
7.this intermezzo came to an end
asking the way
8.a porcelain—faced woman
a face with a fair delicate complexion
9.there are two different schools of thought…
persons of similar opinions or behaviour
10.genetic damage from the radiation
distortion of gene
Unit 3
1.the prospects of a good catch looked bleak
the amount of fish caught
2.slipping his parka back to reveal a badly burned face…
a large windproof coat with a hood, designed to be worn in cold weather
3.upwind from the ice runway where ski plane lands
against the direction of the wind
4.considering such scenarios is not a purely speculative exercise
a sequence of events
5.with more than one Tennessee’s worth of rain forest being slashed
the size equal with
6.methane is released from landfills
a system of garbage disposal in which the waste is buried between layers of earth
7.from the burning of biomass and from a variety of other human activities
plant materials and animal waste used to as fuels
8.according to the theater in which it takes place
battle field
9.large oil spills are fundamentally regional
overflowing
10.we have reshaped a large part of the earth’s surface with concrete in our cities
concrete buildings
11.deployment by one side or the other of some ultimate weapon
extremely developed
12.and the denial of nuclear technology to rogue states
dishonest
Unit 4
1.it is like an extended living room
enlarged
2.where the child who has “made it ” is confronted, as a surprise , by her own mother and father brought face to face
3.she thinks orchids are tacky flowers
shabby
4.minutes after it comes steaming from the hog
giving off stream
5.has much to do to keep up with my quick and witty tongue
good eloquence
6.with nicer hair and a fuller figure
rounded in outline
7.black pumps to match a green suit
a low shoe that grips the foot chiefly at the toe and heel
8.she was determined to stare down any disaster in her efforts
cause to submit bu stare
9.who has mossy teech in an earnest face
resembling
10.A dress so loud that it hurts my eyes
Offensive in appearance
11.she stoops down quickly and lines up to picture after picture of me sitting there
arrange a number of people or things in a straight row
12.and I want the dasher, too
a device having blades for agitating a liquid
Unit 5
1.had surprised a large portion of the Soviet Force grounded on the airfields
attacked suddenly
2.they will be rounded up in hordes
gathered
3.Hitler was counting on enlisting
expected
4.devoid of all theme and principle
unifying idea
5.fresh from the cowing of
recently returned
6.behind all this glare
cruelty
7.we have but one aim
only
8.the hateful appetites
unpleasant experience
9.the scene will be clear for the final act
situation
10.for his hearth and home
home and its comforts
11.in every quarter of the globe
part
Unit 6
1.to exercise the Bedlington terriers
give exercise to
2.the Duchess looked pointedly at the half – burned cigar
directly and sharply
3.I imagine you did not come here to discuss decor…
ornamental furnishing and arrangement
4.he lowered the level of his incongruous falsetto voice.
unnaturally high pitched voice
5.you two was in that hit-‘n-run…
of a type in which the guilty driver does not stop to help
6.This is for real serious
7.three centuries and half of inbred arrogance behind her
arrogance bred from family member
8.then high—tailed it, they wii throw the book
leaved in a hurry punish using the book
9.she faced the grossness of the house detective squarely
in a straight forward way
10.well now, I will spell it out
make it plain
11.you drove there in your fancy Jaguar…
fine
12.They think they got their little secrets tucked away….
stored in a safe place
13.How’d you figure where he was?
consider
14.behind a pillar where the jockeys don’t see it
drivers
15.ain’t any doubt they’d match up…
be suitable and like
16.Well now, there is no call for being hasty.
need
17.Providing nobody twigs the car…
notice
18.You people are hot…
wanted
19.The Duchess of Croydon kept firm, tight rein on her racing mind.
quickly thinking
20.I figure you people are pretty well fixed…
rich
Unit 9
1.the father of Huck Finn’s idyllic cruise
creator author
2.and Tom Sawyer’s endless summer of freedom and adventure
the summer season on the novel
3.and the most lasting part of it
enduring
4.railroads began drying up the demand for steamboat pilots
ending
5.the epidemic of gold and silver fever
craze
6.The instant riches of a mining strike…
discovery of gold
7.His descriptions ring familiarly in modern world…
Sound
8.with a magnificent dash and daring
vigor and confidence
9.when she projects a new surprise, the grave world smiles as usual
organise
10.Well, that is California all over.
entirely
11.an entry that would determine his course forever
an item in the notebook
12.stranger filled C’.s frog full of shot and he couldn’t jump…
ball of lead
13.a milestone, of sorts, in a country’s development
in a way
14.they were sorely surprised
extremely
15.and took unholy verbal shots at the Holy Land
attacks
Unit 10
1.More than 100 reporters were on hand…
available
2.I arrived in Dayton as science master…
teacher
3.The modernists accepted the theory advanced by Charles Darwin..
put forward
4.the new law was aimed squarely at Darwin’s theory of evolution
directly
5.The streets sprouted with rickety stands selling hot dogs…
Stalls a hot sausage served in a long soft rail
6.the trial got under way
began
7.it is the setting of man against man
time and place
8.Bryan warmed to his work…
became ardent to words
9.Malone’s voice grew in volume….
loudness of sound
10.Resolutely he strode to the stand…
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