(A) be just the formality(B) be not essential
(A) be on the way (B)pass by (A)
(A) be worseprefer (B) to (A)
(A) cast on sth. to (B)(B) get sth. from (A)
(A) get sth. donesomeone do for (A)
(A) is far more importantshould (A) before (B)
(A) ride with (B)(B) give (A) a ride
(A) send (B) to do sth. for (A)(A) can use (B)‘s sth. later
(A) tell (B) a day ahead of time what (A) need.(A) request materials a day in advance.
(A) will miss (B)(B) won‘t be able to go someplace
(A) wouldn‘t have gone to someplace(B) doubt (A)‘d leave for someplace
(course) be cut // double the tuitionhave financial trouble
(every) once in a while // (every) now and then // every so oftensometimes // (only) occasionally
(parking) lot(parking) place
... and ..., tooseveral
~ not ...? // Have/Will/Sure/Is ...? // What if ...? // How/What about ...?suggest // recommend // should // can // may // would like // Please ...
3 quarters of a blocknot too far
48 hourstwo days
65 buckstoo expensive
a 2-ton trunk‘s lift off my shouldersShe is relieved that
a beach personoften to the beach
a certain thing // put up withget used to
a couple ofa few // several
a craft person and an artistart and technology
a few days late // out of questionmust be in time
a few days to think abouttime to decide
a good change of paceas a diversion
a large sizenot fit
a large waistgain weight
a later planeanother flight
a little forgetfulnot remember
a little the worse for wearworn-out
a lost cause // have one‘s heart on sth.not be able to change one‘s mind
a lot of couragevery brave
a lot of time // only every spare timea large amount of time
a million thingstoo much
a million timesvery well
A six-month membership costs as much as 5 individual months.The membership fee is lower.
a small groupseveral
a specimen from the past // demisean extinct bird
a week from tomorrowin eight days
a word I saywhen I speak
acceptget
accept any more excuseslisten to any explanation
accept the chargespay for sth.
adaptbe used to
adding a new wingaddition
admirationrespect
advisorvaluable experience
affordcheap
after allpreviously
againoften
agencyhire someone
agreementcontract
Ah, nuts.Oh, no.
ahead of timein advance
air conditioningcool
All I got was a sore foot.He didn‘t buy anything.
all sorts of different thingsvarious items
all that in one sportdevelop skills useful in other activities
all those hours of practicework hard
all too oftenalways // frequently // many times // again and again // time and time again
almost everyoneonly a few people
aloneby oneself
alreadytoo
always come tonever miss
always put things off until the last minutenever do assignments early
American Indian Dance TheaterNative American dance troupe
an old colleagueused to work with
angryupset
anothernext
another delaylate again
answer the phonetake the call
anxious // bear up wellfall into some trouble
any day/minute/time (now)(very) soon // in on time
apartment complexbuilding
apply fortry for
appointment // calendarschedule
approvedappropriate
Are you kidding?Sb. is making a bad decision. // should
Are you serious?disagree with
arrivedelivery
articlemagazine
artifactstools
as a rulegenerally
as it isas a matter of fact
as rudely asso rude
asksuppose // answer
ask sb. to do sth.bring the problem to one‘s attention
at first // pretty quicklynot for long
at leastdespite
at one time // not any morenot have to
at the jazz clubgo out for some entertainment
at times // on some occasionssometimes // occasionally
avoid road clogged with traffic between the suburbs and citiesHighway commuting has become unpleasant.
awfulupset // disgust
awful // terribleharmful
awfully drowsyfeel sleepy
