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Use of English
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| keep back vital information | reserve, not reveal |
| reserve (syn. set aside) | to keep something so that it can be used by a particular person or for a particular purpose |
| reveal that (yourself (as/to be something) (opp. conceal fml) | to let someone know about something that is secret or has not been known until now |
| keep off the thin ice | stay off, not approach |
| keep on working hard | continue |
| keep out of the abandoned house | not enter |
| abandoned | has been left by the people who owned or used it |
| keep up the good work | maintain |
| Britain wants to maintain its position as a world power | to make something continue in the same way or at the same standard as before |
| maintain (that) (your innocence) (syn. claim) | to strongly express your belief that something is true |
| hold on to his fortune | prevent from being taken away |
| hold up in traffic on the way here | delay |
| managed to catch up with the other runners | prevent from being taken away |
| carry on working after | continue |
| studies carried out by the government (everyday Eng) | perform, conduct |
| conduct a survey/investigation/review etc conduct an experiment/a test conduct a campaign conduct an interview | to carry out a particular activity or process, especially in order to get information or prove facts |
| get carried away | over-excited |
| tyres have worn out | become thin, weak or unsuitable for further use |
| be worn out | tired |
| work out what caused | find a solution, discover |
| work out on a regular basis | |
| move into/move out | |
| She’s bound to find out | to be very likely to do or feel a particular thing |
| it is bound to be | used to say that something should have been expected |
| different from/to | |
| generous with his money (smth) | |
| wine of inferior quality (opp.superior to) slightly inferior to her | not good, or not as good as someone or something else |
| a job of inferior status (fml) (opp. superior to) | lower in rank |
| separate from | |
| terrified of | |
| a connection with/between | |
| a decrease/increase in | |
| a lack of | |
| a reduction in | |
| arrive at building/in a city/country | |
| depart from a place | |
| differ from | |
| divide smth between/among people | give each a share of smth |
| divide smth into smth | separate into small parts |
| divide a number by another number | Maths |
| receive smth from smn | |
| divide the loot (syn. plunder) | goods taken by soldiers from a place where they have won a battle |
| the loot (uncount) (syn. spoils) infml. | goods or money that have been stolen |
| bags of loot (infml) | things that you have bought or been given in large amounts – used humorously |
| equal treatment for all, regardless of race, religion, or sex | without being affected or influenced by something |
| carry on/go on regardless (B.E.) | continue what you are doing |
| inaccuracy (fml.) The report contained several inaccuracies | a piece of information that is not completely correct |
| The baby can’t even sit up yet, let alone walk! | used after a negative statement to say that the next thing you mention is even more unlikely |
| nothing can be further from the truth (idiom) | What was just said (or implied) is completely wrong or false — the exact opposite of the truth |
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