15. Słówka

I would like to express my deep gratitude to all the hospital staff.

1. She's trying to tempt me to go shopping with her. 2. The sunshine tempted them (to go) out.

1. Red signifies danger. 2. These lines on the road - what do they signify?

1. She encountered the manager in the hall. 2. We encountered quite a few problems at the beginning. /I expect to encounter many difficulties in the course of this job.

1. With time, memories of that painful summer would fade away. 2. The walls had been faded by the sun. 3. The light was beginning to fade when we arrived.

1. They accused the police of using excessive force. 2. The manager expects them to do an excessive amount of work.

His criminal record could be an impediment to his finding employment.

adj - He has been absent from school all week. / verb - He absented himself from the meeting.

There is growing discontent with this government.

1. You don't need to give a long speech - a few sentences will suffice. 2. Will $10 suffice (you) till Monday?

1. Sales have exceeded $1 million so far this year. 2. He exceeded the speed limit on the motorway.

verb - a ruptured pipeline.

1. the brink of the cliff. 2. The two countries are on the brink of war.

Both men were acquitted of murder.

1. The 1990s saw an influx of foreign players into British football. 2. an influx of tourists.

1. I want to get this photo enlarged. 2. an enlarged liver. 3. He enlarged the garden.

1 "You must believe me!" she pleaded. 2. He pleaded with her to come back. 3. She pleaded for mercy.

When a building starts to subside, cracks usually appear in the walls.

1. A trial must be fair and impartial. 2. an impartial judge.

verb - 1. Soft music lulled him to sleep 2. The sound of the waves lulled him to sleep. / noun - 1. a lull in the conversation/traffic. 2. There was an unexpected lull in activities in the afternoon.