To peck at smth, to suppress; to evoke; to jest; to blurt; to wink
- to close and open one eye as a sign to someone, for example a sign that what you have just said is a joke or a secret;
- to pull someone or something by making a short strong movement;
- to harm the reputation of a person or group by doing something bad or immoral;
- to move something quickly, for example a light switch or something else that makes a short sound, or to be moved quickly in this way;
- to eat only a small amount of a meal, without much interest;
- to stop a physical process from happening or developing;
- a hit made with someone's hand, a stick, or another object;
- to bring a particular emotion, idea, or memory into your mind;
- to fail to pay attention to something;
- to speak in a way that is not serious;
- to try to hold, move, or find something using your hands in a way that is not skilful or graceful;
- to say something suddenly and without thinking about the effect it will have, usually because you are nervous or excited.
4. Fill in the blanks with the active words from the text.
Begging; awkwardly; hesitate; shabby; regret; suspected; suppress; des-pair; decent; rejected; conceptions; evoked; attributing; knocked; appropriate; neglect; fumble; drab .
1. She had written a letter_____________ him to come back.
2. Linda felt_____ standing next to Andrea in her fashionable clothes
3. Carl seemed very kind, but she____ his motives.
4. Barcelona have a_______ chance of winning the game.
5. The court__________ the argument and found the defendant not guilty.
6. The report challenges traditional ___ of the role of women in society.
7. They smiled_________ at the camera.
8. Don't___________ to call me if you need any help.
9. We ___________ any inconvenience caused by the delay.
10. These drugs should _____________ your appetite
11. Their lives seem so __________
12. To my utter___ the car would not start.
13. The recent flood ________ memories of the great flood of 1972.
14. People are ________ qualities to me that I just don't have.
15. The manager should take ______ action if safety standards are not being met.
16. He couldn't _______ his duties as an officer.
17. Robert began to _______ with his buttons.
18. They __________him to the ground.
Find the sentences to illustrate the meanings of the phrases with
the word ‘ fault’.
a) be someone's fault
b) be someone's fault (that)
c) be someone's own fault
d) be all someone's fault
e) through no fault of your own
f) the fault lies with
g) be someone's fault for doing something
1. If you didn't get enough sleep, it's your own fault.
2. It's not my fault that we're late.
3. It's my fault -I forgot to give him the message.
4. If a child does not attend school, the fault lies with the parent.
5. It was partly the teacher's fault for not explaining things clearly enough.
6. He seems to have lost the job through no fault of his own.
7. We've missed the plane and it's all your fault!
Supply the prepositions.
1. He praised the staff _______ encouraging the artistic talents of the prisoners.
2. He grasped her firmly __________ the shoulders.
3. We arrived just as the ceremony was_ _____
4. We begged her ___________another chance.
5. Police suspected that she had some connection ______________
6. She has disgraced herself ___________behaving this way
7. Debbie just pecked __________ her food.
8. I don't regret moving __________York.
9. The festival reached a climax __________a dazzling performance of Pavarotti.
10. With each stroke _________ the whip, the horse galloped faster.
11. ______________ despair he phoned the embassy.
12. Quotes attributed __________ him have been taken out of context. .
13. She exclaimed ___________ horror when she saw me.
14. The building has been neglected ________ years.
15. Adams was a spy, and a traitor ____________ his country.
16. She fumbled ____________ her keys in her bag.
17. He fumbled ____________ in the dark looking for some matches.
18. The force was powerful enough to knock him ___________balance.