The last leaf. П when I tried to remember his name, my mind was a complete blank.

П When I tried to remember his name, my mind was a complete blank.

shake, shook, shaken move quickly

П Shake the bottle before use. shake hands (with someone) clasp and shake someone's hand

D His hands were full but I tried to shake hands with him. shake in one's boots/shoes be afraid; shake from fear

□ Stop shaking in your boots, Bob. I'm not going to fire you. shake like a leaf tremble with cold or fear

shake down make something settle by shaking

□ I shook the olives down in the jar to make room for more. shake off someone/something 1. (slang) get rid of someone

□ I want to shake off John. He's such a pest! 2. avoid getting a disease

□ I'm afraid I did not succeed in shaking off my cold. shake up 1. upset, disturb

□ The sad news has shaken her up pretty badly. 2. mix one or more substances by shaking

□ I had to shake up the can to mix the paint well.

worth 1. of the value of

D This house is worth a lot of money.

2. having possessions amounting to... П She is worth £ 1.000.000.

3. good enough for; deserving

□ It's worth making an effort to look well-dressed. worthy (of) deserving

□ His activity is worthy of praise.

bare (adj.) uncovered; empty; without

□ bare skin/bare fields barefoot (adj, adv) without shoes bareheaded (adj, adv) without a hat barely (adv) only just; hardly

□ We have barely enough money to last the weekend.

climb 1. move, esp. from a lower to a higher position, up, over, or through,

esp. by using the hands and feet.

П Do you think the child can climb that tree? 2. rise to a higher point; go higher

D The plane climbed quickly. climb (n) a journey upwards made by climbing

П After a climb of two hours, they reached the top.

complain (v) express feelings of annoyance, pain, unhappiness, etc; speak or say in an unhappy, annoyed or dissatisfied way (see also p. 227).

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О Father is complaining of a pain in his chest. complaint (n) 1. a cause or reason for complaining

□ The workers made a list of their complaints to the Board. 2. a statement expressing annoyance, pain, unhappiness, etc.

П The police received several complaints about the noise from our party.

bend (v) bent (cause to) lean away from an upright position П bend over/down/forward/back П She bent down to pick up the coin.

fancy (v) imagine

□ Only fancy! He's failed his examination. fancy oneself have too high of an opinion of oneself

□ He fancies himself (as) a good swimmer.

hang (v) hung fix or be fixed at the top so that the lower part is free.

□ Hang your coat (up) on the hook.

hang by a hair/thread (of someone's life, fate, etc) be in an uncertain position

□ John isn't failing geometry, but he's just hanging by a hair, hang on 1. continue holding; keep hold on

□ The climber had to bang on while his companions went to find a rope. 2. wait (esp. telephone conservation)

□ Hang on a minute. He's just coming.

even (adj.) 1. level; the same in height, amount

G This table isn't very even; one of its legs is too short. 2. (of a number) that can be divided exactly by two: 2, 4, 6, etc. opposite

odd (e. g. 3) even (adv.) (used for making comparisons or the surprising part of a statement

Stronger)

D It was cold yesterday, but it's even colder today. even if/though no matter whether; in spite of the fact that...

П Even if we could afford it, we wouldn't go abroad for our holidays. even so in spite of that, though that is true

Л It's raining. Even so, we must go out.

acute (adj.) [э'kj: t] 1. (of the mind or the senses) able to notice small differen­ces; sharp; working very well О Acute hearing is necessary for musicians.

2. severe; very great

О There is an acute shortage of teachers.

3. (of diseases) coming quickly to a dangerous condition, not lasting very long U They think his illness is acute rather than chronic.