Travel(s), journey, voyage, trip

The general activity of moving from place to place is travel (travelling).

He came home after years of foreign travel.

I prefer travelling by air.

When he retired he wrote a book about his travels.

A journey is the time spent and the distance covered in going from one

place to another.

It was a long journey by train from Moscow to Vladivostok.

A voyage has the same meaning, but is only by sea.

The voyage from England to Australia used to take several months.

A trip is a short journey, or one on which you spend only a short time in

another place, then come back.

He often goes on business trips to France.

tour v, n, tourist n

1. 'A tour' is a journey for pleasure, during which several places of interest
are visited.

2. We went on a guided tour round the castle.

3. 'A tour' is also a planned journey from place to place as made by a
theatre company or a famous person.

e.g. The National Youth Orchestra is on tour in Europe now.

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4. 'To tour' means to visit on a tour.

e.g. We're touring round Italy for our holiday this year.

5. 'A tourist' is a person travelling for pleasure and seeing the sights.

commute v, n, commuter n

1. 'To commute' means to travel regularly a long distance between your
home and work, especially by train or car.

e.g. A lot of people in Britain now commute to work, especially to London.

2. 'A commuter' is a person who commutes to work every day.

3. In the UK the stereotype of a commuter is of a person wearing formal
business clothes, who sits and reads a newspaper on the train to the
office and does not talk to anyone else.

restless adj

1.1 spent a restless night waiting for the news. I couldn't sleep at all. 2. After listening to the lecturer for three hours the audience became restless.

urge n, v, urgent adj, urgency n

1. He felt a sudden urge to tell his boss what he thought of him.

2. They urged us to support their idea.

3. The teacher urged on her students the importance of being well-
prepared for the examination.

4. It's not urgent; it can wait until tomorrow.

5. Please, come at once. It's urgent!

6. When the rescue team found the mountaineers, they were in urgent
need of medical attention

7. There is no urgency about this matter.

attribute n, attribute [9tribju: t] v

1. Kindness is one of her best attributes.

2. What attributes (qualities) should a good manager possess?

3. The winner of the competition attributed his success to hard work of
his team.

4. This painting is attributed to Rembrandt.

objection n, object v

1. If no one has any objections, I'll declare the meeting closed.

2. The only objection to this applicant is that he doesn't have a driving
license.

3. My mother objected to every boy I brought home.

4. 'I object' is used in formal arguments.

e.g. Mr Chairman, I object! That is an unfair allegation!

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5. I object to being spoken to like that.

6.1 think I'll have a cigarette, if you don't object (= if you don't have any

objections). 7. I wanted to climb the hill and set up the camp there, but my friends

objected, saying that they were too tired.

obsess v, obsessed adj, obsessive adj, obsession n

1. He was obsessed by / with the idea of discovering a new kind of energy
source. The idea of becoming a great scientist obsessed him.

2. He has always been obsessed with making money.

3. She's obsessed about her health.

4. Stop obsessing about your weight. You look fine!

5. She is becoming obsessive about hygiene.

6. He is convinced he was treated unfairly, and it's become an ob­
session.

Don't mix up!

witness - свидетель, очевидец

evidence - свидетельское показание, улика

witness п, v

1. 'A witness' (also 'an eyewitness') is someone, who is present when
something happens, especially a crime or an accident.

2. The policemen have appealed for witnesses to call the police as soon
as possible and give evidence.

3. He was the chief witness for the prosecution and was under police
protection.

4. Did anyone witness the accident?

5. She witnessed to having seen the man enter the bank.

6. The 1980s have witnessed (have been the time of) increasing
unemployment.

contribute [k9n'tnbju: t] v, contribution n, contributor n

1. Fresh air and exercise contribute to good health.

2. Public opinion can contribute to government decisions.

3. He contributed (donated) 1000 dollars to the Red Cross.

4. All contributions, however small, will be greatly appreciated.

5. She is a well-known critic and a regular contributor (зд. автор) to our
magazine.

cause n, v

1. Ice on the road was the cause of the accident.

2. The patient's condition is giving cause for concern.

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3. She was known for her lifelong devotion to the cause of women's
rights.

4. In our opinion, the root / underlying cause of the crime problem is
poverty and unemployment.

5. Why do you always cause so much trouble? You are a real trouble­
maker.

charity n

1. He's a regular contributor to charities.

2. He never does anything out of charity.

3. The flood victims received money and clothes from several charities
(благотворительных организаций).

4. The Red Cross is an international charity.

5. " Charity begins at home" is a saying which means that you must give
help to your own family, people of your own country etc. before other
people.

inspire v, inspiration n

1. Money doesn't necessarily inspire people to work. 2.1 hope this success will inspire you to greater efforts.

3. We need a new coach - someone who can inspire the team.

4. He said that he hadn't started writing the story yet; he was waiting for
inspiration.

5. Seasons of Russian ballet in Paris gave Coco Chanel inspiration for
some of her collections.

content adj, n, v

1. She is content (pleased, satisfied) with her job at the moment.

2. Not content with having overthrown the government, the military
dictator arrested all his opponents.

3. Mr Wallace praised the garden to the heart's content of its owner.

4. There was something in the tone of her voice that contented him.

acquaint v, acquaintance n

1. The speaker acquainted them with the facts.

2. He got / became acquainted with the situation.

3. On closer acquaintance he proved to be a nice person.

4. 'An acquaintance' is a person whom one knows, especially through
work or business, but who is not a close friend.

fancy v, n, adj

1.1 don't fancy (= feel like) going out in such bad weather.

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2.1 don't fancy our chances of getting the tickets so late. (I don't think it's possible.)

3. " The Browns are getting divorced." " Fancy that! "

4. 'To fancy yourself means to behave in a way that shows you think you
are very attractive or clever (= to show off).

e.g. Look! That boy who is dancing there really fancies himself!

5. Mr Johnson took a fancy to his secretary.

6. The idea to go to India was just a passing fancy.

7. Fancy hotels, restaurants, cars etc. are expensive and fashionable.

8. 'Fancy dress' means unusual or amusing clothes worn for a special
occasion or party.

e.g. He went to the fancy-dress party dressed as a pirate.

vast adj, vastness n, vastnesses n pi

1. The vast plains (равнины) stretch for hundreds of miles.

2. The vast majority of young people have good computer skills now.

3. Having returned from his journey to Russia he said he had been
impressed by its vastness and kindness of its people.

4. His dream has always been to circumnavigate the vastnesses of
space.

intimate adj, intimately adv, intimacy n

1. They are intimate friends.

2. We are sure you will enjoy a pleasant intimate atmosphere of our res­
taurant.

3. He showed such an intimate knowledge of the subject that his examin­
ers unanimously gave him the highest mark.

4.1 used to know him intimately when we were young.

5. His claims to (an) intimacy (дружеские отношения) with (to be on
terms of intimacy) with the president of the company are exaggerated.

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