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