Vocabulary

= John: Her story sounds plausible.

= John believed her story.

= The teacher: I don’t have much trust in this approach to education.

= The teacher doubted the value of that approach to education.

1. John believed

Peter/Peter’s story.

Peter to be innocent.

Peter to have done nothing wrong.

(that) Peter was innocent.

2. It was John’s belief that Peter was innocent.

3. John trusted

Peter/Peter’s judgement.

Peter to do the job by himself.

4. John

had no great belief in

didn’t have much trust in

Peter/his honesty.

5. John placed/put his trust/much trust/absolute trust/blind trust / perfect trust / unquestioning trust in Peter / his judgement/promises.

1. John disbelieved

Peter/Peter’s statement.

what Peter said.

2. John distrusted/mistrusted Peter/his practices.

3. John had a (great/strong) distrust/mistrust of foreigners.

4. John doubted

Peter’s honesty/the truth of his statement.

if/whether/that they would benefit by

further study.

5. John didn’t doubt that they would succeed.

6. Did John doubt that they would succeed?

7. John had no/little doubt that they would succeed.

8. Did John have any/much doubt that they would succeed?

9. John had/felt/entertained/harboured doubts about it.

10. John had

a doubt

some doubt

(his) doubts

about/of/as to their success.

about/of/as to that being true.

about/of/as to whether they

would succeed.

about/of/as to who did it.

if/whether they would succeed.

11. John expressed

doubts

(a) doubt

a deep doubt

a reasonable doubt

a serious doubt

a slight doubt

a strong doubt

about the matter.

that they would

succeed.

12. John’s proposal/words raised (a) doubt/serious doubts in Peter’s mind.

13. John’s explanations dispelled/resolved all doubts.

14. John

was doubtful

felt doubtful

(about/of the matter).

(about/of whether they would succeed).

(about/of who did it).

(if/whether/that they would succeed).

15. John wasn’t doubtful that they would succeed.

16. Was John doubtful that they would succeed?

17. John

questioned

queried

his honesty/the truth of his statement.

if/whether they would succeed.

18. John suspected

his motives/the truth of his statement.

him of murder/robbery.

him of giving false evidence.

(that) he was the murderer.

19. John

had

entertained

harboured

a suspicion

about/of his motives.

that Peter was dishonest.

20. John’s behaviour/words aroused/caused/created / stirred (a) suspicion/their suspicions.

21. John’s

behaviour

words

confirmed Peter’s suspicion(s).

cast suspicion on Peter.

allayed/dispelled suspicion(s).

22. John was/felt suspicious about/of Peter/his intentions.

23. John was sceptical about/of their success.

24. John took Peter’s statement with a grain/pinch of salt.