CHAPTER 7

FROM L.A. TO B.A.

BOOK ENTRY NOUN VERB ADJECTIVE ADVERB
91.CHARGE P.37 CHARGER CHARGE RECHARGEABL XXXXXXX
CHARGE E XX
DEFINITION: if you are in charge, you have control over someone or
something and are responsible for them
Who's in charge here?
92.INVESTIGATION INVESTIGATION INVESTIGATE INVESTIGATIV
INVESTIGATOR E
DEFINITION: to try to find out the facts about something in order to learn the
truth about it
We sent a reporter to investigate the rumor.
93.STATEMENT STATEMENT TO TAKE UNDERSTATED -LY
UNDERSTATEMEN STATEMENT OVERSTATED
T STATE
OVERSTATEMENT
DEFINITION: a formal written account of events that a person who has seen
a crime or who has been accused of a crime gives to the police
make a statement:
After several hours of questioning he agreed to make a statement.
94.ALLOWED P.38 ALLOWANCE ALLOW ALLOWABLE -LY

DEFINITION: to give someone permission to do or have something

I'm sorry, sir, but smoking is not allowed.
95.SUSPICIOUS SUSPICION SUSPECT SUSPICIOUS -LY

DEFINITION: believing that someone has probably done something wrong

Colleagues became suspicious when he started acting strangely.
96.ASLEEP SLEEP SLEEP ASLEEP LY
SLEEPY
DEFINITION: not awake
Are you asleep yet?
97.BRIEFLY P.39 BRIEF BRIEF BRIEF -LY
DEBRIEFING DEBRIEF
DEFINITION: in a way that does not take much time or give many details
Tell me briefly what your story is about.
debrief somebody (on something) to ask somebody questions officially, in
order to get information about the task that they have just completed
He was taken to a US airbase to be debriefed on the mission.
98.PROUD PRIDE PRIDE (ON) PROUD -LY

DEFINITION: pride yourself on something,to feel proud about an

achievement, skill, or special quality that you have
We pride ourselves on the quality and thoroughness of our work.
Jen prided herself on being fair and honest with all of her students.
99.FIRMLY FIRM FIRM FIRM -LY
DEFINITION: solid but not hard, definite and not likely to change, definite
and reliable
I firmly believe that we must act at once.
It is my firm belief that we must encourage debate.
100.COAT COAT COAT COATED XXXXXXX
COATING
DEFINITION: a piece of clothing with long sleeves that you wear over your
other clothes when you go outside. A short coat is also called a jacket and a
long coat is also called an overcoat
a woman wearing a fur coat
Put your coat on – we're going out.
to cover something with a layer of a substance (VERB)
The wind had coated everything with a layer of sand.
truffles coated in white chocolate
101.LOOK FWD TO

DEFINITION: look forward to something to feel happy and excited about

something that is going to happen
He had worked hard and was looking forward to his retirement.
look forward to doing something:
I'm really looking forward to working with you.
102.BOOKED BOOK BOOK BOOKED XXXXXXX
BOOKING XX
DEFINITION: to buy tickets, or to arrange to have or use something at a
particular time in the future
I'll book a table for 8 o'clock.
book a holiday/flight/tour/trip:
Our flight was booked six months ago.
book in advance:
The tours are very popular, so it's best to book in advance.
fully booked:
I'm sorry sir, that flight is fully booked already.
103.SHOWER SHOWER TAKE A XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX
SHOWER XX
SHOWER
DEFINITION: the activity of washing yourself by standing under a shower
have a shower:
I'm going to have a nice hot shower and go to bed.
a short period when it rains or snows
Tonight there's a 50% chance of showers.
104.DINNER P.40 DINNER DINE (OUT) DINNING XXXXXXX
X
DEFINITION: the main meal of the day, eaten in the evening or at midday. A
more usual word for a midday meal is lunch. An early evening meal is
sometimes called tea, and a late evening meal is sometimes called supper
If you'll cook dinner, I'll wash the dishes.
have (your) dinner:
I haven't had dinner yet.
have something for dinner:
We had chicken for dinner.
have dinner with someone (=as part of a romantic relationship):
Will you have dinner with me this evening?
go out to/for dinner (=eat in a restaurant):
Let's go out to dinner tonight.
Dine out: to eat dinner in a restaurant instead of at home
105.SIDEWALKS SIDEWALK
PAVEMENT **BrE.
DEFINITION:
the pavement by the side of a road
Walk on the sidewalk, this road is dangerous.