Give the meaning of the italicized words. Use the adjectives in sentences of your own

1. He greeted me with a friendly nod. 2. What beastly weather! 3. I could see that the child was in bodily fear of something or somebody. 4. It was a ghastly sight. 5. She had gone deadly pale. 6. Do you call that manly behaviour? 7. He was watching the playing children with a fatherly smile.

0. Explain the meaning of the italicized words, or substitute another word. ^/

1. a) She looked over the letters once more. There was nothing for her. b) He seems to have overlooked such a possi­bility. 2. a) When we talked about it later she couldn't ex­plain what had come over her or why she had cried, b) There were no more difficulties or obstacles to overcome. From now on it would be plain sailing, c) Overcome by grief, she hardly noticed what was going on about her. 3. a) There is sure to be somebody in the office to fake over in your absence, b) He had gone a long way before We overtook him. 4. a) She felt too tired to read and just turned over the pages and looked at the pictures, b) A strong gust of wind overturned the boat. 5. a) I should hate to do the work over again, b) The doctor warned him against overdoing it but he wouldn't listen.

10. Study the italicized words, discriminate between the shades of difference in their usage or in their meaning. Translate the sen­tences into Russian.

A. 1. There was a crowd before the exhibition hall long before opening time. 2. Crowds lined the streets waiting for the motorcade to pass. 3. There was an angry mob at the fac­tory gates. 4. The ship's crew was a tough crowd. 5. They've got a fine crew at the translators' pool. 6. He was one of the old bunch and they knew him only too well.

B. 1. The weather seems to be changing for the worse. 2. That she should change her mind is out of the question. 3. You'd better change your tie. It's too loud for evening wear. 4. She had had the dress slightly altered and now it was as good as new. 5. A change in the dates made him alter his arrangements for the holidays. 6. His opinions never seem to vary. 7. You should vary your diet.

C. 1. He had neglected to verify his quotations and now there was no end of complaints from the readers. 2. His new hobby was taking more and more of his time. He started neg­lecting first his clothes, then his friends and, finally, his work. 3. She wasn't going to overlook any faults this time.

4. The remark was truly in bad taste. She only hoped her brother would overlook it, 5. You shouldn't have ignored him like that. Where are your manners? 6. He had promised to do his worst. It was a threat not to be disregarded. 7. She seems to disregard everybody's wishes but her own.

Supply the missing word.

contemptible, contemptuous

1. She greeted us all with a... smile. It wasn't the best kind of welcome a person could get, 2. He cut a... figure. 3. She seemed to be... of everything. 4. I never expected him to behave in such a... manner.

12. Study the phrases with turn. Use them in sentences of your own.

1. The woman was beautiful enough to turn any man's head. 2. Success must have turned his head. 3. How could he have turned his back on an old friend? 4. He turned a deaf ear to all our requests. 5. He kept turning the matter over in his mind but there seemed to be no answer to the problem. 6. He has more than once promised to turn over a new leaf, but it's never gone any further than that. 7. She will know how to turn failure to account. 8. She turned up her nose at any suggestion of work. 9. The work was done by turns. 10. One good turn deserves another. 11. You mustn't speak, out of 'turn. 12. He was waiting for the turn of the tide. 13. She's got a peculiar turn of mind. 14. It was an ill turn to do a friend.