His car became his most prized possession => (joy) His car — His car became his PRIDE AND JOY

‘Dominant (adj)

Dominance (n)

‘Nominate

A person who is nominated for a job?

Some friends nominated him as a spokesman => (forward)

Đề cử

Getaway (n)

sb MAKE their/his/her GETAWAY

They may have escaped through the back door => (getaway) They

have ESCAPED => have MADE their GETAWAY

To wander around as if dazed, (eg. because one is in love or miserable) _________ around/about

You’ve been looking miserable all day => (moon) You’ve

She is the person who always lets you down =>(on) You _______ her

Why did you behave so rudely? =>(point) What

More than Hơn => In _______ of

Ex’cess (n)

He ate well, but not to EXCESS

He had consumed an EXCESS of alcohol

His salary is IN EXCESS OF $125 a month

There are more than six hospitals in this city =>(excess) There are

Mark has a more complex personality than you may think =>(depths) Mike

S have a more COMPLEX PERSONALITY than you think => S have GREATER DEPTHS TO HER/HIM than you think

To look at him, you would think he was poor =>(judging) You would think _______ him

Assure

Assurance

S GAVE sb his/her ASSURANCE that ...

The sales man promised me the cooker would be delivered today =>(assurance) The salesman

Before the new manager took over, sales are half what they are now. =>(doubled) Sales _____ tookover

If I help you now, don’t assume I’ll help you next time =>(count)

Count on

I’m COUNTING ON you TO persuade her

She’s angry that she is constantly overlooked for promotion =>(resents) She

Re’sent (v)

Resentful (adj)

He has a feeling of RESENTMENT against the police after the way he was treated by them.

To say no thing about => _______ _____ mention ____

The brochure doesn’t say anything about its parking facilities =>(mention) The brochure ________

Brochure (n) /‘brausher/

Owe /€u/

I OWE (him) $10

Owe sth to sth

I OWE my success TO my education

I OWE everything TO my parents

He OWES his life TO the staff at the hospital

In’debted (adj)

I AM INDEBTED TO you FOR your help

Indebtness

He owes his life to that surgeon =>(indebted)