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Unit 85: NERVOUS

Don’t be nervous.
I am a bit nervous, it’s too dark.
I am nervous of going near the wild animals.
I wonder why I was not a bit nervous.
I am nervous about talking of the exam.
I am nervous when I’m speaking with foreigners.
I’ll be nervous about speaking in your presence.
The foreigners are too nervous to speak Chinese.
Don’t make me so nervous.

From Collins:

1        nervous  
        If someone is nervous, they are frightened or worried about something that is happening or might happen, and show this in their behaviour.
            The party has become deeply nervous about its prospects of winning the next election.
            She described Mr Hutchinson as nervous and jumpy after his wife's disappearance.
        ADJ-GRADED: usu v-link ADJ, oft ADJ about/of n  
        = jittery  * calm  
             nervously  
            Brunhilde stood up nervously as the men came into the room.
            Nervously clutching our glasses of chilled wine, we gathered on the terrace.
        ADV-GRADED: ADV with v  
        = uneasily  
             nervousness  
            I smiled warmly so he wouldn't see my nervousness.
        N-UNCOUNT

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Unit 86: MOMENT

He’ll be here at any moment.
You don’t need to remind me every moment.
I’ll be back in a few moments.
I can’t think of it at the moment.
I have nothing to do for the moment.
You are not for a moment to be deceived by his sweet words.
I wouldn’t for a moment consider for lending him money.
The moment he spoke I recognized his voice.


From Collins:

3        moment  
        If you say that something will or may happen at any moment or any moment now, you are emphasizing that it is likely to happen very soon.
            They ran the risk of being shot at any moment.
            He'll be here to see you any moment now.
        PHR  emphasis  
        = at any minute  

  5        moment  
        If you say that you do not believe for a moment or for one moment that something is true, you are emphasizing that you do not believe that it could possibly be true.
            I don't for a moment think there'll be a divorce.
        PHR: with brd-neg, PHR with v  emphasis  
        = for a minute

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Unit 87: ENGAGE

I engaged in a conversation.
I engage in local politics, how can I go home so often?
I engaged myself in making clothes for the neighbor’s children.
I’ve been engaged in answering the letters.
I am fraid of being engaged tomorrow.
All my time is fully engaged with my business affairs.
I’ll be engaged with a client this evening.

From Collins:

1        engage   engages   engaging   engaged  
        If you engage in an activity, you do it or are actively involved with it. (FORMAL)
            I have never engaged in the drug trade.
            You can engage in croquet on the south lawn.
        VB

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Unit 88: ESSENTIAL

Water is essential to the growth of crops.
Railways are essential to the economy prosperity of the region.
A tape recorder is essential to the students of English.
Exercise, fresh air and sleep are always essential for health.
The essential purpose of vacation is to relax.
Respect is essential in friendship.
This is the essential difference between you and me.
Industry growth is essential to the national economy.


From Collins:

1        essential  
        Something that is essential is extremely important or absolutely necessary to a particular subject, situation, or activity.
            It was absolutely essential to separate crops from the areas that animals used as pasture.
            As they must also sprint over short distances, speed is essential.
            Jordan promised to trim the city budget without cutting essential services.
        ADJ-GRADED: oft it v-link ADJ to-inf  
        = crucial  

3        essential  
        The essential aspects of something are its most basic or important aspects.
            Most authorities agree that play is an essential part of a child's development.
            In this trial two essential elements must be proven: motive and opportunity.
        ADJ-GRADED  
        = fundamental

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Unit 89: OCCUR
It didn’t occur to me.
Why didn’t it occur to me?
It occurs to me to adopt a homeless child.
It suddenly occurred to me that the door was not locked.
Didn’t it occur to you to shut the window?
It occurred to me just now.
It didn’t occur to me to mention it.
Nothing occurred to me, I was too nervous.


From Collins:

3        occur   occurs   occurred  
        If a thought or idea occurs to you, you suddenly think of it or realize it.
            It did not occur to me to check my insurance policy.
            It occurred to me that I could have the book sent to me.
            The same idea had occurred to Elizabeth.
        VB: no passive, no cont

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Unit 90: REMIND

It’ll always remind me of you.
All these remind me of my old days.
You remind me of my old father.
Your stories remind me of the experience I had.
Does that remind you something?
Remind me to take my medicine.
It reminds me that I should write to my family.
Music often reminds us of the events in the past.


From Collins:

1        remind   reminds   reminding   reminded  
        If someone reminds you of a fact or event that you already know about, they say something which makes you think about it.
            So she simply welcomed him and reminded him of the last time they had met.
            I had to remind myself that being confident is not the same as being perfect!
        VB  


4        remind   reminds   reminding   reminded  
        If you say that someone or something reminds you of another person or thing, you mean that they are similar to the other person or thing and that they make you think about them.
            She reminds me of the wife of the pilot who used to work for you.
            This reminds me of Christmas parties.
        VB

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Unit 91: MANAGE

There is little money, but we can manage.
Don’t worry, I will manage somehow.
It’s more than I can manage.
Can you manage on your own?
How would you manage without a job?
Can you manage to get me the passport
I can’t manage a big dinner like this.
Can you really manage another slice of cake?


From Collins:

4        manage   manages   managing   managed  
        If you manage, you succeed in coping with a difficult situation.
            She had managed perfectly well without medication for three years.
            I am managing, but I could not possibly give up work.
            How did your mother manage when your father left?
        VB  

7        manage  
        You say `I can manage' or `I'll manage' as a way of refusing someone's offer of help and insisting on doing something by yourself.
            I know you mean well, but I can manage by myself.
            `I'll do it, Eleanor,' Angus said, quickly jumping up. But this time she only shook her head. `I'll manage,' she said firmly.

        = cope

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Unit 92: OWN WAY

She wants her own way too often, she is spoiled.
She always cries as she doesn’t get her own way.
I have my own way in every situation.
Let him go with his own way.
You can’t always have your own way.
Have your own way, only leave me alone.
He will make his way in the future.
Then you can make your way in the world.

水花儿

Hi,silight,
I admire you for your diligence.You said you do well at reading and writing,
now you are trying to improve your oral English.English level in Shanghai is
higher than any other city in China,so I think the English environment there is better.
At the same time the competition is sharp.
Communication is necessary for speaking English,You can try to talk to Seeker who
stays in the US now. He is so friendly,he introduced an American penpal for me ,I learn a lot from them.

This is my personal experience,hope it"ll helpful .
Thank you.

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silight

Thanks a lot. It is really a good way to improve English. Sometime  I will try.

silight

Unit 93: AS WELL

It’s just as well to be careful.
It’s just as well I don’t go, we may talk.
It’s just as well to telephone before you go.
Just as well, I won’t go then.
It will be just as well take an umbrella.
It will be just as well to go by train, the roads are icy.
I can ride a horse and shoot as well.
It’s a political as well as economic question.


From Collins:

  4        well  
        If you say that something that has happened is just as well, you mean that it is fortunate that it happened in the way it did.
            Blue asbestos is far less common in buildings, which is just as well because it's more dangerous than white asbestos.
            Judging from everything you've said, it was just as well she wasn't there.
        PHR: V inflects, oft it PHR that

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Unit 94: TAKE UP

What’s you taking up to study in college?
I dropped math and took up computers.
I took up writing when I was in my middle school.
What have you taken up to study lately?
He took up piano when he was five.
When did you take it up basketball?
He must take up before five.
Why didn’t she take up painting?


From Collins:

  1        take up   takes up; taking up; took up; taken up
        If you take up an activity or a subject, you become interested in it and spend time doing it, either as a hobby or as a career.
            He did not particularly want to take up a competitive sport.
            He left a job in the City to take up farming.
            Angela used to be a model and has decided to take it up again.
        PHR-V

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Unit 95: THOUGHTFUL

It’s very thoughtful of you.
It’s thoughtful of you to bring me the flowers.
He always behaves in a thoughtful way.
She is a thoughtful girl.
You are very thoughtful to others.
It is not very thoughtful of him to do this.
He is so thoughtless considering the future.
He is so thoughtless when he comes to others’ needs.


From Collins:

2        thoughtful  
        If you describe someone as thoughtful, you approve of them because they remember what other people  want, need, or feel, and try not to upset them.
            ...a thoughtful and caring man...
            Thank you. That's very thoughtful of you.
            It was a very kind and thoughtful gesture.
        ADJ-GRADED: oft ADJ of n  approval  
        = considerate  * thoughtless

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Unit 96: TOUCH

Let’s keep in touch.
How can I get in touch with you?
We have been out of touch for years.
That’s a serious matter that touches your future.
I was really touched.
I have been trying to get in touch with you the whole afternoon.
What you said didn’t touch the issue.
I haven’t touched the piano for days.


From Colllins:

  9        touch   touches   touching   touched  
        If something touches you, it affects you in some way for a short time.
            ...a guilt that in some sense touches everyone...
            Nor had the benefits of the war years touched all sectors of the population.
        VB  

21        touch  
        If you get in touch with someone, you contact them by writing to them or telephoning them. If you are, keep, or stay in touch with them, you write, phone, or visit each other regularly.
            I will get in touch with solicitors about this.
            The organisation would be in touch with him tomorrow.
            My parents were constantly in touch.
        PHR: PHR after v, v-link PHR, usu PHR with n

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Unit 97: TASTE

It has an unpleasant taste.
Have an taste and see if you like it.
I’d like a small taste of it.
I can’t taste anything, I have a cold.
I have no taste for sweet things.
I’ll furnish the room according to my own taste.
I admire your taste in the arts.
She always dresses simply, but in good taste.
Pop music is not to everyone’s taste.

From Collins:

  7        taste  
        If you have a taste of a particular way of life or activity, you have a brief experience of it.
            But having had a taste of the big time, he won't want to go back to playing in the reserves.
            This voyage was his first taste of freedom.
        N-SING: N of n  

  10        taste  
        A person's taste is their choice in the things that they like or buy, for example their clothes, possessions, or music. If you say that someone has good taste, you mean that you approve of their choices. If you say that they have poor taste, you disapprove of their choices.
            His taste in clothes is extremely good.
            Oxford's social circle was far too liberal for her taste.
            ...a large family with different tastes and preferences...
            How could so many people have such bad taste in music?
        N-UNCOUNT: also N in pl