sensitive adj easily hurt, as to have a sensitive skin; to be sensitive to pain (other people's suffering, blame, criticism); to be
sensitive about one's physical defects.
sensible adj reasonable, as a sensible fellow (idea, suggestion), e. g. That was very sensible of you.
5. cautious adj careful, e. g. A cautious thinker does not believe things without proof. Be cautious when crossing a busy street,
ant. careless, indiscreet.
caution n carefulness, e. g. When you cross a busy street you should use caution.
caution vf (against) to give a caution to, e. g. The teacher cautioned us against being late.
precaution n a measure to avoid risk or to bring success, e. g. They took precautions against the flood.
6. slip vt/i 1) to slide, to glide; to escape from, e. g. The tablecloth slipped off the table. The fish slipped out of his hands. 2) to lose one's balance, e. g. She slipped and would have fallen if I had not steadied her. 3) to forget, e. g. The name has slipped my
attention (my «memory, my mind). 4) to go unnoticed, quickly or quietly, e. g. He slipped out of the house unnoticed. She slipped
away for half an hour or so. Happiness slipped by me. 5) to make a careless mistake, e. g. He slips in his grammar.
6) to pull on or off quickly, e. g. He hurriedly slipped on (off) his clothes.
7) to put into, e. g. She slipped the letter into an envelope and sealed it.
slip n 1) a narrow strip of paper, e. g. May I use this slip of paper to mark a page? 2) fault, a slight mistake in speech, writing or
conduct, as a slip of the tongue; a slip of the pen; 3) a sudden slide; to give smb. the slip to avoid him or escape from him.
slippery adj so smooth (wet or polished) that it is hard to stand on, e. g. It's so slippery today, please be careful! slippers n pi.
shoes for indoor wear.
---- 7. bitter adj sharp; tasting like quinine; painful; severe, as bitter words
(complaints, disappointment); a bitter smile (remark, wind, enemy), e. g. Her lips twisted into a bitter smile. A bitter wind beat into
the face.
bitterly adv 1) with bitterness, e. g. He laughed bitterly. "How could you be so blind?" she said bitterly. 2) very, e. g. It was bitterly cold. syn. bitter ( collog.), e. g. It was bitter cold.
8. stir vt/i 1) (vt) to move around, esp. with a spoon; mix thoroughly, as to stir tea (coffee, porridge); 2) (vt) to cause to move, e. g.
The wind stirred the leaves, not to stir a finger to make no effort to help, e. g. What kind of friend is he? He wouldn't stir a finger to
help me. not to stir an eyelid to show no surprise or alarm, e. g. It's amazing how calmly Ruth took the news: she did not stir an eyelid.
3) (vt) to move, to be in motion, e. g. It was so still, not a leaf stirred. Nobody stirred in the house.
9. injure vt to hurt; to do harm or damage to, as to injure one's health (part of the body, smb.'s feelings, reputation, etc.); to injure
smth. accidentally (badly, seriously, slightly, etc.); to be injured in an accident (in a fire, in the war, etc.).
injured adj insulted, hurt, as smb.'s injured pride (feelings, look, tone, voice, etc.).
injury n harm, damage, as to receive (suffer) an injury (injuries) to the head, to the back, etc.
10. revenge vt/t to pay back evil or injury for, as to revenge an insult (an injustice), e. g. He swore to revenge the insult, to revenge oneself on (upon) a person to inflict injury on another in return for injury done to oneself, e. g. Yago revenged himself on Othello, to be
revenged to revenge oneself, e. g. She was revenged but that brought her little satisfaction.
revenge n the act of paying back evil for evil; to have/get/take (one's) revenge on (upon) smb. to revenge oneself on (upon) smb., e.
g. I'll have my revenge on you for what you did. to do smth. in revenge to injure smb. paying back evil, e. g. Andrew was aware that
the man might do much harm in revenge.
revengeful adj desiring revenge, as revengeful people.
Word Combinations and Phrases
to disguise oneself
to refuse pointblank
to be under arrest
to break down
to smile through one's tears
to make a scene
to rob smb. of smth.
to try one's tricks on smb.
to fling smth.
to be beside oneself
to cut a foolish figure
to go too far
to intercept information
to make use of smb. (or smth.)
to be taken aback
READING COMPREHENSION EXERCISES
1. a) Listen to the recording of Text Six and mark the stresses and tunes, b) Repeat the text in the intervals after the model.
2. Put twenty questions to the text.
3. Copy out from Text Six the sentences containing the word combinations and phrases given above. Translate them into Russian.
4. Paraphrase the following sentences using the word combinations and phrases given on p. 188.
1. Brown was held as a prisoner for a month. 2. On his first day in New York John's money was stolen and he had no one to turn to
for help. 3. Aren't you ashamed of throwing stones at the dog? It hasn't done you any harm, has it? 4 . 1 asked him to join us, but he
wouldn't. 5. "No use trying to cheat me. I see you through," said Nick. 6 . 1 found Bret mad with anger, he was evidently in no state to
listen to reason. 7. Nothing you say will compel me to do it. 8. You know how proud and touchy he is, he would rather keep in the
background than show himself in a ridiculous light. 9. "It was awfully mean of him to seize the letter that was not meant for him," said
Janet. 10. Taken unawares, she lost her presence of mind. 1 1 . When she was left alone, her nerve failed her and she cried bitterly.
12. We evidently can't agree on this point, but why shout in public? 1 3 . That's saying too much, so far we don't know anything for
certain. 1 4 . The way Ann is exploiting her sister's kindness is really shameful.
5. Translate the following sentences into English using the word combinations and phrases (p. 188):
1. Кривз находился под арестом уже месяц, но все еще категорически отказывался давать показания. 2. Из окна вагона
Джон видел, как она улыбнулась сквозь слезы и помахала ему рукой. 3. Говорили, что у старого Тима припрятаны денежки и
что держит он их у себя дома, недаром же он так боялся, что его дом ограбят. 4. Андрей бросил письмо на стол, но через
минуту снова взял его и стал читать. 5. Не пытайтесь одурачить меня. Из этого все равно ничего не выйдет. 6. Джейн была
вне себя, и ей стоило большого труда сдержаться. 7. Больше всего он боялся показаться смешным. 8. Ребекка прекрасно
понимала, что грозит ей, если только ей не удастся перехватить письмо. 9. Неожиданный вопрос так ошеломил Джо, что он
сразу же потерял самообладание. 10. Когда старый Джолион ушел, Джун не выдержала и дала волю слезам. 11. После того
как миссис Пейдж устроила ему сцену из-за денег, Эндрю твердо решил искать другую работу. 12. «На что вы намекаете? —
