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восковая фигура; одетые в униформу служащие музея;

задержавшиеся посетители; говорить убедительно и даже уверенно; неуверенный вид; неудачник; заключить пари;

потерять рассудок; прийти к соглашению; деловое предло­жение; отвергнуть; тяжелое испытание; сделать публичное признание; быть чувствительным к атмосфере; постоянная работа; суеверный; место преступления; сильное воображе­ние; ложная тревога; поставить условие; сводчатый пото­лок; говорить шопотом; матовые колпаки; покачать голо­вой с сомнением; улика; поежиться; нафабренные усики;

дрогнувшим голосом; благодушное лицо; вызывать отвра­щение; обман зрения; необъяснимая причина; затихнуть (о шагах); шуршание одежды; зловещие фигуры; нарушать тишину; вне поля зрения; ночной сторож; подтрунивать;

расшириться (о зрачках); гримаса ужаса; смешаться с толпой; по мотивам личной безопасности; согласно своим индивидуальным наклонностям; приглушенный свет

Study the italicized words and phrases. Recall how they were used in the text. Make sentences with each.

1. He seemed willing enough to come to terms with us, but they had to be his terms. 2. She couldn't have guessed what was coming. Even if she had, it wouldn't have helped matters much. 3. He wondered why they had turned him down. It didn't look as if he weren't properly qualified for the job. 4. I wonder whether he would care to join us on the trip. 5. He said that he didn't care to answer our questions and that was final. 6. He should have thought twice before accepting the responsibility. Now he was in for long hours and sleepless nights. 7. She was quick to grasp the situation and take advantage of it. 8. The treatment seems to have work­ed wonders. He's an altogether different man now. 9. Things are not altogether as bad you've been trying to make them out. 10. It is as well that he never raised the matter. We couldn't have settled it anyway. 11. She had heard a lot about the beau­ty spot. Now she would be going to see for herself.

Paraphrase the following using words and phrases from Exercise 6.

1. Good thing he never asked about the book. I'd lost track of it a long time since. 2. He wished he had never men­tioned the subject. It meant a quarrel with his friends. 3. She was unwilling to discuss the incident. She wanted it best forgotten. 4. What we all had in mind was something totally different. 5. He had debated the matter with himself for days. It was no easy thing to reach an agreement with his own con­science. 6. She won't be satisfied until she sees it with her own eyes. 7. There was no way of learning what to expect. 8. Would you like to see my collection-of stamps and coins? 9. He even refused to consider the offer. 10. It was a chance in a million and it is only to his credit that he should have used it so well. 11. His performance at the examination was pot poor in all respects.