SPIS TREŚCI
VERBS
1 allow / permit / admit of 9
2 affirm / claim / insist / maintain / pretend 10
3 become / get / grow / turn / go 12
4 bloom / blossom / flower / flourish / prosper 14
5 boil / cook 15
6 borrow / lend / loan 16
7 bring / take / fetch 17
8 bring up / rear / educate / breed / train 18
9 carry / bear / wear 20
10 carry out / perform / accomplish / execute 21
11 change / vary / exchange / replace 22
12 come / get / arrive / reach 24
13 cure / heal / treat 26
14 decide / resolve / determine / settle 28 15 declare / proclaim / pronounce / state 30 16 discover / detect / find out / reveal 32
17 dismiss / discharge / release 34
18 drive / ride / travel / go 36
19 earn / deserve 37
20 ease / lighten / relieve / facilitate 38 21 encourage / persuade / urge / insist 40 22 estimate / value / appreciate / judge / esteem 42 23 expect / await / anticipate / look forward to 44
24 explain / account for / justify 46
25 follow / pursue / proceed / succeed 48
26 gain / obtain / receive / achieve / be granted 50
27 get up / stand up / rise 52
28 govern / rule / reign 53
29 hold / keep 54
30 hurt / harm / injure / wound / break 56
31 keep / retain / maintain / preserve 58
32 lead / guide / conduct / supervise / run 60 33 leave / abandon / desert / quit / abolish 62
34 look for / seek / search 64
35 make / do 66
36 notice / observe / perceive / view 68
37 offend / insult / abuse 70
38 postpone / put off / delay 71
39 pursue / persecute / prosecute 72
40 put / place / lay / fix / sit 74
41 remember / recollect / recall / remind 76
42 say / tell / speak / talk 78
43 see / look / watch / gaze 80
44 shut / close / lock 82
45 stay / stop / cease / remain 84
46 strike / hit / beat 86
47 think / consider / realise 88
48 visit / attend / come / call (on) 90
49 walk / go / move / step 92
50 want / lack / miss / be missing 94
NOUNS
51 aim / goal / target / objective / destination 98 52 business / concern / transaction / bargain 100
53 cause / reason / grounds / basis 102
54 company / society / party 104
55 country / land 106
56 couple / marriage / wedding 107
57 crop / harvest / fruit(s) / yield 108
58 damage / injury / harm / ruin 110
59 entrance / entry / access / admittance / admission 112
60 fate / fortune / destiny 114
61 feeling / sensation / sense / emotion 116 62 force / power / strength / stamina / vigour 118 63 frontier / border / limit / boundary / bounds 120
64 ground / soil / earth 122
65 happiness / luck / fortune 124
66 job / work / post / position / vacancy 126
67 margin / edge / verge / brink / brim 128
68 means / remedy / solution 130
69 meat / flesh 131
70 mind / brain / head / reason 132
71 mistake / error / blunder / slip / fault / flaw 134
72 number / figure / digit 136
73 play / game / match 137
74 politics / policy 138
75 rest / remains / remainder / leftovers 139
76 subject / topic / matter / object 140
77 top / peak / summit 142
78 trade / profession / occupation / vocation 143 79 voyage / trip / travel / tour / journey 144 80 work / job / labour / task / duty / effort 146
ADJECTIVES / ADVERBS / NUMERALS / PRONOUNS
81 able / capable / apt 151
82 another / other / the other / (the) others 152
83 careful / cautious / wary / alert 154
84 continual / continuous / constant / permanent / habitual 155 85 economic / economical / profitable / frugal 156
86 every / each / any 157
87 fixed / firm / solid / steady / stable 158
88 fond / keen / eager 160
89 historical / historic 161
90 house / home 162
91 legal / lawful / legitimate / valid 164
92 old / elderly / ancient / antique 165
93 old-fashioned / out-of-date / obsolete / invalid 166
94 probable / likely / liable / prone 168
95 ripe / mature / adult 170
96 sacred / saint / holy 171
97 safe / secure / certain / sure 172
98 severe / strict / hard / tough 174
99 similar / alike / like 176
100 small / little / short 177
101 spare / free / liberal / vacant / available 178
102 strange / foreign / alien 180
103 unaware / unconscious / ignorant 181
104 whole / all / entire / total 182
105 zero / nought / nil / oh / love 184
KLUCZ 187
INDEKS HASEŁ 200
6 borrow / lend / loan
borrow: to borrow sth. from smb.; borrowed time;
lend: to lend sth. to smb.; to lend a (helping) hand; to lend an ear; a lending library;
to lend itself to (This meat lends itself to cooking.)
loan: to loan money to smb.; to loan jewellery / paintings to; to loan a house / a flat to
Complete the following sentences with verbs ‘borrow’, ‘lend’ or ‘loan’ in the correct form.
1. Ask your neighbour if he will …………..….. you his tractor.
2. These books aren’t mine. I have …………..….. them from my friends.
3. The bank …………..….. money only to companies and corporate institutions.
4. I can’t …………..….. you my pen. I’m using it.
5. There is a …………..….. library in every town in the country.
6. ‘Who’s …………..….. my hairbrush?’ ‘I have. I’ll give it back to you in a moment when I have finished doing my hair.’
7. The flat was …………..….. to me by a friend who was staying abroad for some time.
8. We expect Ralph to …………..….. a hand with the removal.
9. If I …………..….. you five pounds today, when will you give it back?
10. I’m broke and there’s nobody to ……….... cash from.
11. After long negotiations, the National Bank agreed to …………..….. us money for the investment.
12. Mr Thornton has been living on …………..….. time ever since he fell so seriously ill last year.
13. These vegetables don’t …………..….. themselves to cooking. They should be eaten raw.
14. Could you …………..….. your lawn-mower to me for an hour? I’d like to cut the grass in my garden.
15. The collection of paintings belongs to a millionaire from Spain. He’s only …………..….. it to our gallery for a month.
54 company / society / party
company: to keep smb. company; to keep company with; to be in good / bad company; to be in smb.’s company; to seek smb.’s company; to set up / establish / start a company (a firm); to manage / operate / run a company;
a limited liability / joint stock company; an insurance / shipping / manufacturing company;
society: to found / establish / set up a society; to dissolve a society; a musical / medical / historical / literary society; a civilised / advanced / open / closed / primitive society; high society; to enjoy smb.’s society (company); to be in smb.’s society (company);
party: to found / form / establish a (political) party; to break up / dissolve a party;
a communist / labour / conservative / liberal / radical / left-wing / right-wing party; the ruling / opposition party; to give / launch / throw / have / host a party (a reception); a birthday / cocktail / dinner / farewell / stag / hen / house- warming party; a noisy / all-night party; to invite guests / friends to a party;
Complete the following sentences with nouns ‘company’, ‘society’ or ‘party’.
1. We like spending our free time with the Dickinsons. We feel good in their …………..….. .
2. Since when have you belonged to the literary …………..….. ?
3. The Browns’ financial situation has improved much since they started their own manufacturing …………..….. .
4. Our neighbours are holding a house-warming …………..….. this Saturday.
We’ve been invited, too.
5. Primitive …………..….. are studied by anthropologists.
6. Will you keep me …………..….. when I go to the doctor?
7. I am not employed by anyone. I run my own private …………..….. . 8. Which political …………..….. do you support?
9. Don’t swear in the …………..….. of ladies. It’s so rude.
10. Tommy says he hopes to become a member of high …………..….. when he becomes a millionaire.
11. RSPCA stands for The Royal …………..….. for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
12. The family is the basic unit of every …………..….. .
13. Our son has changed for the worse since he started attending the new school.
He might be under the influence of bad …………..….. .
14. To enter the cocktail …………..….. you must have a formal invitation, sir.
15. The Labour …………..….. obtained 17% of votes in the last election.
16. Before the wedding, I organised a stag …………..….. and invited all my male friends to celebrate with me.
17. The recent survey revealed that the local …………..….. are highly dissatisfied with the quality of work performed by their local authorities.
18. Last year, the oil company was transformed into a joint-stock …………..….. . 19. A farewell …………..….. was launched by our hosts before our leaving for home.
20. George. I don’t want to see you in the …………..….. of these local ruffians any more. They exert a bad influence on you.
79 voyage / trip / travel / tour / journey
voyage: to go on / set out on a voyage to; to make / take a sea voyage to; a homeward / long / maiden / ocean / sea voyage; a voyage of discovery;
trip: to go on / make / set out on / take a trip to; to arrange / cancel / organize / plan / postpone / put off a trip; a business / camping / day / long / round-the-world / short trip; to be away on a trip;
travel: an air / commercial / foreign / sea travel; a travel from … to …; Travel broadens the mind;
tour: to go on / make / take a tour of; to arrange / operate / organize a tour of; to be on tour; a cycling / day’s / guided / lighting / package / sightseeing / walking / week’s tour; a tour around;
journey: to go on / make / set out on / undertake a journey; a journey from … to …;
a car / plane / train journey; a five-day / long / pleasant / round-the-world / safe / tiring journey; a journey on foot;
Complete the following sentences with nouns ‘voyage’, ‘trip’, ‘travel’, ‘tour’ or
‘journey’.
1. This summer, we’re planning to go on a …………..….. around the Mediterranean countries.
2. How about going on a day …………..….. to Hastings?
3. During his three-day train …………..….. from Paris to Moscow, the famous inventor came up with a number of original ideas.
4. Christopher Columbus set out on a …………..….. to India but discovered America.
5. Because I fell ill I had to cancel my business …………..….. to the Netherlands.
6. Everybody enjoys foreign …………..….. .
7. I suggested going camping but the others opted for a package …………..….. in Spain.
8. This morning, I have already made two shopping …………..….. to downtown.
9. While you’re in Hamburg, don’t forget to take a …………..….. up the Elbe on a steamer.
10. The place I am talking about is hundreds of kilometres away from here but it is worth a …………..….. for sure.
11. Our …………..….. from Tunis to Tripoli went smoothly. Problems began when we reached the Sahara desert.
12. We’ve sent our children on a sightseeing …………..….. around Scotland. I hope they are enjoying it.
13. This is the ship’s maiden …………..….. . How exciting!
14. It’s common knowledge that …………..….. enriches your education and broadens your horizons.
15. ‘How long did your car …………..….. from York to Coventry take?
16. Thousands of people who travel to work by train make the same …………..…..
every day – from the neighbouring cities to Tokyo.
17. After years of foreign …………..….. , the explorer finally settled down in Brazil.
18. I am dreaming of a sea …………..….. round the world.
19. Tomorrow, our class are going on a school …………..….. to Hastings.
20. It was a long and tiring …………..….. that we had but we enjoyed it a lot.
105 zero / nought / nil / oh / love
zero: number 0 is zero; the temperature is minus ten degrees below zero (–10°C);
above / below zero; the zero hour;
nought: 0.5 is nought point five; 2.03 is two point nought three; to come to nought;
nil: in football scores: The United won six nil (0-6); … of nil importance;
oh: in phone numbers: 7043020 is seven oh four three oh two oh; in room numbers:
703 is seven oh three; in bus / tram numbers: 602 is six oh two; in years: 1503 is fifteen oh three; in decimal points: 6.07 is six point oh seven;
love: in tennis: … the score is fifteen love (15-0);
Complete the following sentences with ‘zero’, ‘nought’, ‘nil’, ‘oh’ or ‘love’.
1. Neither team scored a goal. The final result was a draw 0-0: …………..….., …………..….. .
2. ‘What’s your new phone number, Vicky?’ ‘It’s 503 707 002 - five …………..…..
three seven …………..….. seven double …………..….. two.’
3. If the temperature falls below …………..….. at night, our crops may be destroyed.
4. ‘What’s 0.03 …………..….. point …………..….. three times 0.40 …………..…..
point four …………..….. ?’ ‘It’s 0.012 - …………..….. point …………..….. one two.’
5. ‘Shall we do anything about the e-mail message?’ ‘Frankly speaking, it’s a matter of …………..….. importance to me.’
6. All our plans came to …………..….. when it turned out our sponsors had backed out.
7. The commandos lay speechless hidden in the bushes waiting for the …………..….. hour to come.
8. I predict the score of Manchester United against Arsenal will be 2-0 - two …………..….. .
9. This is the key to your room, madam. It’s number 203 - two …………..….. three.
10. Our hopes of winning the match shrank to …………..….. when our team lost the fifth goal.
11. ‘Who is leading in the Wimbledon final?’ ‘It’s 30-0 - thirty …………..….. to Williams and this is the best tennis game I have ever seen.’
12. The difference isn‘t that big. Just 0.02 - …………..….. point …………..….. two.
13. How many …………..….. is one billion written with?
14. Can you play …………..….. and crosses? It’s a very simple game. I’ll teach you.
15. The situation is bad. Our business activities have brought …………..….. income this year.
16. Astronauts are trained to be able to function in …………..….. gravity.
17. With another, even greater flood wave all our efforts at building protective dams came to …………..….. .
18. Soon, temperatures will rise above …………..….. and the thick blankets of snow will melt.
19. ‘Excuse me. Do you happen to know which bus goes to the city centre?’
‘I do. Number 102 - one …………..….. two - does.’
20. As there was …………..….. interest in the modern art exhibition, it was cancelled after only two days.
