Assert v, assertion n, to make an assertion

С глаголом 'avoid' употребляется или существительное, или герун­дий. Употребление инфинитива с этим глаголом невозможно.

1. I wonder why you avoid speaking to them about your problems.

2. We mercifully avoided a great danger.

3. The speaker avoided making any assertions. He only implied that the
new invention was likely to be useful.

4. If I were you, I'd try to avoid asserting anything at the moment.

rely (on, upon) v, reliable adj

1. I rely on your word.

2. He's an honest and generous man. You can fully rely on him for advice
and support.

3. The weather can never be relied upon. It is always changing.

4. He's not to be entirely relied on, I'm afraid.

5. Their guarantee [.gseran'ti: ] is absolutely reliable.

6. This information seems unreliable. No, it can't be relied on, I'm sure.

7. My car is seven years old but it's still fairly reliable.

booby-trap n

Had I known that so many booby-traps would emerge, I would have never started the business.

stiff adj

1. A stiff collar (воротничок), a stiff brush, a stiff smile (face, manner),
a stiff battle (ожесточенная битва), stiff resistance (упорное).

2. My legs felt so stiff that I could hardly go on walking.

3. He was scared stiff.

4. His stiff manner makes him unpleasant to deal with.

proverb n, proverbial adj

1. A proverb is a short well-known statement that contains advice about
life in general.

2. His generosity has become proverbial.

consistent adj, inconsistent adj, consistency n, inconsistency n

1. Consistent arguments, actions, a consistent policy.

2. I don't see any consistency in their actions.

3. That was the beginning of friendship of lasting consistency.

4. He couldn't bear any inconsistency with his principles.

stir v, stir n

1. Let me have a teaspoon. I want to stir my tea.

2. Warm the teapot before adding one teaspoonful for each person and
" one for the pot". Bring fresh water to the boil and pour immediately.
Allow the tea to brew for five minutes, then stir and serve.

Unit one

3. Keep stirring the soup until it boils.

4. We were all stirred by his speech.

5. I couldn't help being stirred by the film.

6. The news caused quite a stir.

drift v, drift apart v

1. The verb 'drift' was borrowed by the Russian language long ago in the
meaning «дрейфовать», «дрейф».

2. The country slowly drifted into worldwide conflict.

3. Snow had drifted over all the roads, and we weren't able to drive on.

4. Some people drift apart, others drift together.

5. Their marriage went wrong; they drifted apart and then divorced.

rapid adj, rapidly adv

1. Rapid movement (growth, changes, reading), a rapid worker (thinker),
a rapid river.

2. Rapidly changing events, a rapidly developing economy.

baffle v, baffling adj

1. Everybody was baffled by her strange behaviour.

2. Even the most experienced detectives were baffled.

3. His final decision was really baffling.

4. We were all baffled by those inconsistent assertions.

rate л

1. The rate of exchange, the dollar rate, the rate of growth, the birth rate, the
death rate, the marriage rate, employment rate, unemployment rate.

2. Work is progressing at a high rate.

3. That bank gives credit at a high rate (под высокий процент).

4. At any rate (in any case), the last variant of the project is consistent.

integral adj, integral n

1. This condition is considered to be an integral part of our contract.

2. Consistency should be an integral part of any partnership.

3. Her talents are integral to the team's good performance.

legitimate adj, illegitimate adj

1. A legitimate child (законнорожденный), an illegitimate child (незакон­
норожденный).

2. A legitimate reason (уважительная причина).

3. The Mafia uses legitimate business operations as a front.
4.1 think that was a perfectly legitimate question.

5. At any rate, all our actions were consistent and absolutely legitimate.

PR (Public Relations)

1. PR stands for Public Relations. It is the work of explaining to the public
what a company or an organization does so that they will understand
and approve of it. In other words, it is the relationship between an
organization and the public.

2. They are considered to be the leading PR agency in the city.

3. My cousin has been a public relations officer in a big company since
2005.

4. Sponsoring the exhibition is very good for our PR.

alien adj

1. 'Alien' means belonging to another country or race (foreign).

2. 'Alien' may also mean very different from what you are used to
(strange).

3. That civilization has been discovered quite recently, and in many ways
still remains alien to us.

4. Mercy is alien to that person's nature, I'm afraid.

5. He couldn't get used to that alien environment for a very long time.