A.1. When Ted joined our company/appeared in our
company we immediately felt/sensed the strength of his
character (we felt how strong his character was
right/straight away). 2. Public schools really build character
and a very definite one - that of a leader. 3. When we started
to discuss the main character of the story, opinions were
divided. 4. The (A) decision to wait and see (to wait without
doing anything) is very characteristic of him. 5. “Anyway/At
any rate/in any case you could have done/managed without
threats,” said June. “Threats won’t work/won’t get you anywhere/
You won’t achieve anything by threats/Threats won’t
do you any good.” 6. No one except/but the leader of the
expedition was aware of what (realized what) danger
threatened them if the blizzard/the snowstorm did not die
down/did not abate/subside/cease by morning. 7. The
“Titanic”, the ocean liner/the passenger steamer sank in
1912. 8. The sun was sinking towards the horizon. It became
damp./The air became damp. 9. During a storm in the sea/at
sea their boat sank, but the fishermen managed/were able to
escape. 10. Don’t you think this actor overacts (is overacting)?
He has no sense of proportion. 11. “ (Why) you are a
sensible man/You are a sensible(reasonable) man after all.
Don’t you understand that there is no point (no sense)in
arguing about it until we clear everything up/clarify everything?”
said Ted. 12. This sentence doesn’t make
sense/makes no sense, there must be a misprint in it. 13. Jane
is very sensitive (is oversensitive) to criticism; any reprimand/
rebuke/telling off whatever it is injuresher (she
takes offence at any rebuke/telling offno matter what it is).
14. You had better listen to what Roger is saying: he is talking
sense. 15. Perseverance and (common) sense/good sense –
that’s what I like about her. 16 . Use caution/Be cautious/
Becareful/Look out/Take care, this is a very bad road,
one shouldn’t drive/it won’t do to drive along it at a high
speed.17. I have cautioned/warnedyou against being late,
and you are an hour late. 18. All precautious were taken
against the flu.
B. 1. She started and the cup slipped out of her hands.
2. This path is very slippery, we had better take the road/let’s
take the road. 3. When the party was in full swing/at its
height/At the height of the party Anne managed to slip out o f
house unnoticed. 4. He speaks German very fluently but he
slips in his grammar. 5. I wanted to phone you/call you/ring
you up yesterday evening/last night, but when I came home
it slipped (from) my memory/mind(is escaped my memory).
6. Mrs. Dowels looked about/round/around. Tom was
nowhere to be seen, he must have given her the slip again.
7. His failing (in) the exam/His failure in the exam was a bitter
disappointment to him. 8. When Dorin was (left) alone, she
gave way to her tears and cried long and bitterly with mortification/
hurt. 9. It is bitterly(awfully/ terribly) cold today.
Why not (Why don’t we) postpone/put offour trip till
tomorrow? 10. There was no wind at all/It was completely
still, not a (single) leaf stirred. 11. Stir the porridge or it will
burn. 12. No one stirred in the house yet, I opened the door
and went out. 13. Marion never stirred an eyelid(never
turned a hair) when she heard this stunning/startling/staggering
news, she must have already known it. 14. When John
had an accident (met with a road accident/got into a car
crash), his back was severely injured and he still feels off
colour/and he hasn’t got over it/he still doesn’t feel very
well. 15. I’m afraid this medicine may injurethe child/may
harm the child/may do harm to the child. 16. Try to be more
discreet/tactfulso as not to injure her. She is very sensitive
(touchy). 17. I think she burst into tears/out crying because
of injured pride. 18. She did it in revenge/She did it to
revenge herself/to take/get/have (her) revenge, after all you
hadn’t treated her very well either. 19. “I would never have
thought,” said Nora, “that she was capable of having/getl
ing/taking (her) revenge for a small injury and accidental at
that (for a small injury that had never been meant). 20. Such
revengeful(vindictive) people never forget injuries
(insults) and always hope to revenge themselves/to take/
get/have (their) revenge on the injurer/onthe person who
had hurt them/on the offender.