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get down to work

get on well (in/at smth.)

(

)

give a pass

give up

, (

, )

go to lectures

go up to university

grammar

grammatical theory

grade (Am.)

.)

graduate [ ]

from a university

graduate [ ]

graduation dissertation

grant [ ]

grind [ ] away

(for, at)

have a lecture

have classes in smth.

have a good command

-

[ ] of smth.

;

head of department

.

hold examinations

holidays (vacation)

home-reading

homework

hostel [ ]

improve

)

instruct

(

)

junior [ ]

keep up (with smb.)

,

keep in one's head

lack (smth.)

( )

learn

, ,

learn smth. by heart

lecture

lecturer

,

library card

live in a hall of residence

major [ ] in smth.

(Am.)

(

. .)

make progress (in smth.)

( -

)

Master's degree

master

,

. .)

memorize [ ]

miss classes

(~ on a plausible

(~

[ ]excuse, for a

)

good reason)

neglect

,

oral [' r l]

paper

pass an examination

pass in smth.

part-time student

period [ ]

,

Philology

phonetics [ ]

pick up

.)

),

,

,

pick up a foreign

language

play truant ['tru: nt]

post-graduate

[ ]

student

professor

put off

read up for exams

reader

),

record book

(students' record book)

rector

scholarship

[ ]

(apply for a ~)

(get/receive/win a ~)

semester (Am.)

[ ]

senior ['si:n ]

senior lecturer

session [ ]

students' membership

card

subdean

.

specialize in smth.

students' council

students' society

study

,

)

synopsis [ ],

)

pl. -es [i:z]

take a degree

take an examination

,

take notes

,

talk

, ,

(give a ~ on smth.)

...

teach (English)

)

teacher (a history

,

teacher)

)

teacher training

teacher's certificate

teacher's training college

teaching profession

teaching staff [st f]

test period

thesis [ ], pi. -es

)

[i:z]

train

, ,

( ,

)

translation

tuition [tjir'ifan]

pay tuition fee

free (half) tuition

)

tutor ['tju:t ]

. —

v. —

;

(~ smb in Latin)

tutorial [ ]

1) ,

2)

undergraduate

[ ]

university

vice-rector

written composition

written reproduction

yearly [ ] essay

Conversational

formulas:

I have passed.

.

I have failed.

.

get smth. down pat.

,

.

Crammer/tool/mug.

.

It goes in one ear and out

,

the other.

.

He crammed the pupil

for an examination.

.

Character and Appearance

absent-minded

,

add to one's attraction

appeal to smb.

aquiline [ ]

( )

attractive

bald [ ]

;

bear no resemblance to

smb.

be characteristic of

smb.

be dressed in smth.

-

be dressed up

be in the habit of doing

-

smth.

be in one's mid/late

30, 40

thirties,

forties, etc.

.

be the perfect type of

/

smb.

be very much the same

in appearance

beauty

broad-shouldered

calm

capable

charming

close-set

(

)

clumsy

coarse [k s]

comb back

complexion

conduct [ ]

considerate

,

constitution

[ ]

,

cordial [ ]

courage [ ]

, ,

, ,

curious [ ]

1)

2)

3)

curly

, (

)

dark-skinned

,

deep-set

(

)

delicately built

determined

,

dimpled

( )

done in a knot [ ]

(

)

dreamy

dress

tastily/cleanly/smartly

/ ,

enjoy good health

envious

even-tempered

extravagant

1) ,

[ ]

2)

fair-haired

fat

,

finely-curved

firmness

1)

2) ,

,

frank

freckled [ ]

-

fussy

,

generosity

1) ,

2)

generous

1) ,

2)

gentle

1) , ,

2) ,

gesture [ ]

gloomy

1)

2) ,

go back on one's words

3) ,

,

good-looking

, ,

good looks

, ,

good mixer

handsome [ ]

have a high opinion of

oneself

have a way with smb.

,

have smth. one's own

way

( )

hazel [ ]

honesty [ ]

, ,

hooked [ ]

( )

hot-tempered

humility

, ,

hypocritical

[ ]

ignoramus

[ ]

ill-bred

ill-mannered

ill-tempered

the very image of smb.

industrious

, ,

[ ]

inquiring

[ ]

inquisitive

,

[ ]

intellect [ ]

intellectual

,

[ ]

intelligence

,

intelligent

jealous [ ]

listless

,

,

long-armed

long-legged

look like smb.

-

look one's age

look old/young for

one's age

mediocrity

[ ]

(of) medium height

mild

,

modest

narrow-minded

,

,

narrow-shouldered

naughty [ ]

,

nervous

1)

2)

3)

nosy

,

(dis)obedient

,

obstinate [ ]

,

open-handed

parted on the right/left

/

side/in the middle

/

patience

patient

pensive [ ]

,

plait [ ]

ins

plump

, ,

pointed

( )

(im)polite

pragmatic

,

precocious

(

[ ]

)

quarrelsome

, ,

[' ]

resemble smb.

reserved

, ,

responsible

,

responsive

,

mde

scrooge [ ]

self-assured

selfish

sense of humour

sensible

sensitive

1) ,

2)

serious [ ]

silky

( )

sincere [ ]

sincerity

[ ]

shoulder length

( )

shrewd [ ]

1) ,

)

2) ,

shy

skinny

slanting [ ]

slender

slim

1) , ,

2) (

)

(unsociable

solidly-built

spendthrift

,

[ ]

steep

( )

stingy [ ]

,

straight [ ]

stubborn

,

sympathetic

,

take after smb.

,

thrifty

,

thoughtful [ ]

1) ,

2) ,

timid

,

tolerance

tolerant

ugly

up-turned

( )

wavy

( )

weak-willed

well-bred

well-brought up

wicked [ ]

1) ,

2) ,

,

wise [ ]

witty

wrinkled [ ( ) ]

Conversational

Formulas:

He is always the heart

—

and soul of the company. .

She has lost her good

.

looks.

She is the picture of

— .

health.

They arc as like as two

peas.

.

They get along well

with each other.

.

get under the rain

glazed frost

greenhouse effect

ground frost

grow hot/warm/cold

/

hail

have a frost-bitten nose

haze

, ,

heat

n. —

v. — ,

heavy

( )

hoarfrost [ ]

,

humid [ ]

(

)

hurricane [ ]

Ice Age

ice drift

icicle [ ]

icing [ ]

,

Indian summer

intermittent

( )

lightning [ ]

loom

mackerel [ ]

sky

melt

meteorologist

[ ]

mist

,

moderate [ ]

moist [ ]

mount [ ]

,

nasty [ ]

,

,

overcast

patchy

pool

pour [ ]

( )

puddle [ ]

rain curtain

rainbow [ ]

rainfall

,

rainstorm

roll of thunder

rumble [ ]

shadow

shower

shred

,

slacken [ ]

,

slant

( )