À.1. She is not, I think, a woman of character. 2. The
writer’s skill in creating vivid and original characters and
scenes is combined with the refinement of language and
style. 3. The characters in the writer’s book(s) are all very
much alike. 4. His conversation was characteristic of a retired
officer. 5. Look at the clouds. They threaten rain. 6. The
teacher threatened to punish the pupil unless he did his
homework properly. 7. Japp sank into a chair, looked at me
and tapped his forehead significantly (è ìíîãîçíà÷èòåëüíî
ïîñòó÷àë ñåáÿ ïî ëáó). 8. His voice had risen but now it sank
almost to a whisper. 9. At last he sank into heavy slumber.
10. You are her friend - in the best sense of the word. Surely
that gives you special priviledges. 11. The drugs had eased the
pain and she was left with a sense of great fatigue. 12. Nora
never made scenes. She was sensible enough/She had enough
sense to know that they would only irritate Roger. 13. The
truth was too obvious, and Julia had too much sense/was too
sensible to miss it. 14. I think she behaved with great sense/
common sense. 15. He never cautioned me about that until
yesterday.
Â. 1. My friend and I slipped out of the room. 2. We knew
what you intended to do and we took precautions. 3. I meant to
give the book back to you this morning, but in the heat o f
our discussion it had slipped my memory. 4. She slipped her
hand into his and gave him her old smile. 5. It must be awful
to see year after slip by and live in a place where nothing can
happen. 6. His life had been a bitter struggle against every
sort of difficulty. 7. Gorky’s death was a bitter loss to all the
people. 8. His failure at the examinations was a bitter disappointment
to him. 9. She was afraid to stir for fear she might
wake up the child. 10. Poetry, like music, stirred him profoundly.
11. He had no pity, and her tears stirred no emotion,
but he didn’t want hysterics. 12. “There!” he would say in an
injured tone. “Now the nail’s gone.” 13. Isn’t it a bit too hot
for sun-bathing? - Not for me. I like it hot. The sun can’t
injure me. 14. The doctor thought that the injury had been
inflicted (that he had been injured) by a heavy blow from
some blunt instrument. 15. She is revengeful to anyone who
has hurt her. 16. He told Kate that, in practical affairs,
revenge was a luxury he could not afford. 17. That was how
lie could take (get/have) revenge/revenge himself on those
people for their mockery. 18. Ann knew she could take
revenge/revenge herself on them, but she no longer felt
angry.