LOVE IN THE LAKES VOCABULARY
PHRASES| IDIOMS To be on call To catch (have) a cold Turn red (of a face) To pass the time of day To keep an eye open for sth A hot-bath and soft- towels sort of a man To make up smb’s mind To be heartbroken To be wide of the mark To look down on someone
To be a people person To pass the time To look smart To be on the run To shed (cast) light To carry the(a) torch for smb To give a word call-out To be in time to do sth
ANTONYMS Smart, clever, shrewd, educated ≠ unintelligent, uneducated, ignorant, stupid Remember, recall, memorise ≠ forget Expensive, costly, richly≠ cheap Honest, frank, sincere ≠ dishonest, insincere Careful vs. careless vs. carefree
CONFUSING VERBS Lie – lied – lied ≠ to tell the truth, to be honest Lie – lay – lain (Verb Intransitive) Lay – laid – laid (Verb Transitive) Rise –rose –risen Raise –raised- raises Arise – arose - arisen
SYNONYMS To be ill = to be sick Illness vs. Disease (explanation) Smart = intelligent, clever To argue = agitate, have a row, have a fight Fight = dispute, disagreement Kind= generous, helpful, caring To commence = to begin, start To utter= say Be annoyed = irritated, furious, angry, aggravated Supposition = assumption, hypothesis, belief, speculation
SYNONYMS Disappointment = failure, defeat, frustration To notice = to see, to become conscious of sth To stare To gaze To observe To scrutinize = examine To trick sb into doing sth= to deceive, to cheat, to beguile Be afraid = scared, terrified, intimidated, to arouse fear in somebody surface, layer, covering Stylish= fashionable=current=popular=modern=elegant=chic To set off = start (a journey) To pick up= collect