A.1. Our train is on track five, let’s hurry up/let’s walk
faster. 2. Sinking into the deep snow the hound was follow-
ing a hare’s tracks. 3. He is not the kind of man/person (He is
not one/He is not a man/person) to follow the beaten track.
4 . I have lost track of his reasoning and couldn’t understand
what he was talking about. 5. Beyond the railway/railroad
(US) tracks there was a field which stretched to the (very)
horizon. 6. Here’s the outline of my report. Will you look it
through? 7. Unfortunately I don’t have this article with me
now but if you wish I can outline it to you/tell you what it’s
about in outline. 8. The road was rough from the tracks of
countless wheels. 9. The man was wearing (a short overcoat)
made of coarse cloth/fabric/a short coarse overcoat and no
hat. 10. The woman’s hands were rough from washing
clothes and dishes/from laundering and washing up.
11. I don’t advise you to write a rough copy of the paper: you
won’t have the time to rewrite it (you won’t have the time to
write a fair copy then). 12. I’m afraid that Father and I don’t
see eye to eye on this point. 13. There’s something wrong
with her, keep an eye on her. 14. He ran his eyes
over/through the list and saw his name on it. 15. He is
a clever artist with an eye for colour. 16. The doll was so pretty
that the little girl couldn’t take her eyes offit. 17. I’ve come
here with an eyeto/with a view to getting to the bottom o f
this affair/to clearing up this matter. 18. She couldn’t thread
the needle because the eye was too small. 19. The boy caught
the teacher’s eye and stopped talking. 20. No wonder/Small
wonder/It is no wonder (that) it’s so cold: the window is
open. 21. I wonder why the doctor has given up/dropped
medical practice. 22. It’s a wonder to me how one can be so
tactless.
B.1. Why are you lame in the right foot? - I’ve slipped
and fallen. 2. Tim noticed that the girl was walking with
a slight limp. 3. She made up some lame story to excuse her
being late/her late arrival (some lame excuse for being late).
4. The old man shifted the hard straw-filled/straw-stuffed
pillow and drew/pulled/ stretchedthe blanket over himself.
5. Have you got a pen? I’m afraid I’ll forget your address
if I don’t put itdown/write it down/take it down/make
a note of it. 6. I’ve got everything ready. Put aside your work
and let’s have supper/dinner. 7. It’s time to put the winter
clothes away or they will/may/might be eaten by moths/or
moths may get to them. 8. I put all his failures to a lack of
confidence. 9. I know him well enough and I’m sure that
he’ll cope with this work/job. One should put in a word for
him or it may be given to someone else, and he is very interested
in it. 10. We can’t accept this offer without thinking
everything over properly. Let’s put offthe decision till
tomorrow. 11. The fact that the paragraph was put on the
first page shows (testifies to) the importance of this event.
12. Why do you want to put up at a hotel? Stay with us as
long as you wish, w e’ve got a lot of room. 13. “I don’t want to
put up with you laziness,” the father said. “You must do this
work today.” 14. She struck me as a clever but very shy girl.
15. “Here’s you room. If you need something don’t be shy of
callingme/don’t nesitate to call me,” the hostess said.
16. The girl got very shy when I addressed her. 17. These
woollen socks have shrunk a lot, can they be stretched
somehow? 18. Anne stretched a clothes-line between two
trees and began to hang the underwear on it. 19. Finley
spread his coat over/on the wet grass and stretched himself
(out) on it. 20. I don’t know why they have to hold a trial
here, at my place,” said Mr. White. 21. Do you think this bag
will hold the apples? 22. He held his breath and pricked his
ears. 23. This warm spell is temporary. This kind of weather
won’t hold long. 24. At that moment the boy lost hold of the
rope and fell to the ground/plopped down.