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Vocabulary

1. educational and academic types
2. biblical and archaic language
3. newspaper style.
4. Address
5. abstract nouns of moralising
6. professionalisms
Synonyms
1. close
2. no
3. close
4. close
5. no
6. close
Slang
1. dosh=money
2. spuds=potatoes
3. Rosy Lee=tea
4. cops=police
5. tea-leave=thief, moolah=money
6. pins=legs
Assigment 1
Leave common colloquial , abandon common literary, kick common colloquial;
send packing special colloquial (specify) , expel neutral;, give the axe special
colloquial (specify):, discharge special literary (specify);
free neutral, dismiss common colloquial, liberate  release special colloquial
(specify):;
associate special literaly, comrade special colloqual , friend neutral, buddy
colloqual, china;
aerial special literary (specify), antenna common colloquial, rabbit ears special
colloquial;
lodgings special literary (specify) , accommodation common colloquial , flat
neutral, digs colloqual;
phoneyness/phoniness common colloqual, hypocrisy special literary (specify ;
conversation neutral, chat common colloqual, intercourse common literary;
disposition literaly, mood common colloqual, spirit neutral, guts special colloquial
(specify):
, shade neutral;
bad temper common colloquial, depression special literary (specify) , dumps
special colloquial (specify):, bate colloqual;
primate special literary, monkey neutral;
spring neutral , prime special literaly;
quick common colloqual, alive literally, quickie colloqual;
believe neutral, accept neutral, buy neutral;
perjurer special literary, story-teller common literaly, liar special colloquial;
wits special colloquial, comprehension neutral, understanding common colloquial,
brains common colloquial, smarts common colloquial;
inform neutral, acquaint special literally, let know common colloquial, put
(someone) in the picture special colloquial;
alluring special literally, beautiful neutral, drop-dead special colloquial;
show up special colloquial , materialize special literally, come common colloquial,
appear neutral;
physician special literaly, doc special colloquial, doctor neutral;
daddy common colloquial, father neutral, parent literaly;
intelligent common literally, clever common colloquial, smart common colloquial,
highbrow special literaly, brainy special colloquial;
welkin common literaly, sky neutral, azure common literally, empyrean special
literally;
misappropriate special literaly, defalcate special literaly, steal neutral, pocket
common collioquial, cabbage common colloquial;
eve/ even special colloquial, eventidespecial literally, twilight common literaly,
evening neutral;
eatables common literaly, eats common colloquial, nourishment special literally,
food neutral;
get common colloquial, arrest neutral, collar special colloquial;
eclipse common literaly zatmenie, darkening common colloquial;
dayspring common literary, dawn common colloquial, morning neutral;
Homo sapiens special literaly, humanity common literally, people neutral, flesh
common literally;
Start neutral, commence special literally, begin common colloquial;
Die neutral, kick the bucket special colloquial, pass away common literally,
decease cpecial literally;
be crazy about special colloquial, like neutral;
infant common literally, descendant special literally, kid common colloquial, child
neutral;
nipper common colloquial, crook special colloquial, thief neutral;
continue neutral, proceed common literally, go on common colloquial;
catty common colloquial, malicious common literally; zlobniy
mischief common colloquial, misconduct common literally, acting up common
colloquial, monkey business special colloquial;
villain common literally, culprit common colloquial, criminal neutral;
money neutral, currency special literally, needful common colloquial, dough
special colloquial, dibs special colloquial;
ведмідь neutral, клишоногий special colloquial, бурмило special colloquial,
медвідь special colloquial, вуйко special colloquial;
заповіт neutral, духівниця special colloquial, тестамент special literally, завіт
common colloquial;
аптекар neutral, рецептар special colloquial, фармацевт special literally,
провізор special literally;
клоун neutral, комедіант common literally, штукар special colloquial, паяц
special literally;
детектив neutral, нишпорка special colloquial, сищик special literally, філер
special literally, слідець special colloquial;
ґрунт special literally, земля neutral, персть special colloquial;
листування common colloquial, кореспонденція special literally, переписка
neutral;
адвокат neutral , захисник common literally, оборонець special colloquial,
речникspecial;
розум neutral, інтелект common literallu, глузд common colloquial, тяма
common colloquial, застанова special literally, клепка special colloquial;
провал neutral, прогар special colloquial, фіаско special literally.
Assigment 3
Overtime emoluments(payments) are not available for employees who are not
resident. (Formal)
Staff who dont live in can’t get paid overtime. (Informal)
He had a buddy(friend) from Brooklyn. Sort of a brainy guy who, however, was
just crazy about shooting madman stuff. Yeah, a show-offy(boaster) хвастун-
looking fella(outstanding) boy. Colloqual
3. - It will cost у a hundred bucks to buy that pitcher. It will cost уou one hundred
dollars/
- Anyways, I gonna(I’m going to do this). I was not kidding when I toleja(told
you) I'm pretty loaded(busy) t'day(that day).
4. He made out like as if he didn't (did not) even hear they gonna(were going to)
give him the axe (discharge) at the institute.
5.1 have our brochure here setting out our services. Were you thinking of interment
( funeral) or incineration (cremation) of the deceased( the dead)?
6. Haply(Can happen) some hoary-headed(gray-headed) swain may say,
Oft(often) have we seen him at the deep of dawn( beginning, sunrise) ...(Gray)
7. Tell me, thou (you) star, whose wings of light speed thee( your, you) in thy fiery
flight... 
№4
1с, 2k, 3j, 4a, 5h, 6g, 7d, 8i, 9b, 10e, 11f
№5
1c, 2a, 3b
№7
1b, 2b, 3c, 4c
№8
to wash one's dirty linen in the public=b, to keep in the pin=a, to take leave of one's
senses=b, to kick the bucket=a, to look like a thousand dollars=a, to call names=b,
to lend a helping hand=a, to flog a dead horse=b, to miss the boat=b, to pull the
wool over someone's eyes=b, leaves without figs=b, to bring home the bacon=a, a
wet night=a, to bury the tomahawk=b, the iron in one's soul=a, alive and kicking=a
№9
. a) to eat the fat of the land=изобилие; to roll in luxury, to live in a bed of roses 
b) to fish in the air=толочь воду в ступе; to seek a hare in a hen's nest, to sow the
sand
; c) to come off cheap= легко отделаться; to get off with a whole skin, to get
unscathed out of the battle 
№11
1d, 2b, 3f, 4a, 5c, 6e
Assignment 12.
Group separately phraseological units containing: a) metaphor; b) metonymy:
the weaker vessel – жінка=b; all ears - дуже уважний=a; an old hand -досвідчена
людина=b, old fox - стара лисиця, хитрун=a,; blue bonnet – шотландець=b; to
count noses - лічити голоси=b; queer fish – дивак=a; slow coach -тупуватий,
відсталий=a.

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