Words in Action
2. 1) delivered
2) released
3) permission
4) rented
5) miserable
6) exploded
7) pressed
8) motion
9) barely
10) enthusiasm
11) knelt
12) request
13) policy
14) necessities
3. 1) go wrong
2) broke down
3) on my way to
4) by himself
5) in time
6) set the stage for
7) set out for
8) make fun of
9) pleaded for
10) in disbelief
Translation
1. Straighten up! Your feet should keep time to the rhythm of the music.
2. She slipped a note into his hand. He was very unhappy after reading it, as he thought that she was making fun of him.
3. The thief pleaded for our mercy when he was caught. He said he had stolen the food because his mother was starving to death and there was barely any food left in the house.
4. They have made a request for more electricity supplies, which we should satisfy in order to release them from the pressure they are under.
5. They made the rounds with the wine bottle; each took a gulp and then they set out for the forest.
6. My TV set broke down; I have ordered a new one online and the shop is going to have it delivered to the door.
7. His words made everyone unhappy and stop eating. After a while, they resumed eating, but they all looked as if something was weighing on their minds.
8. We stared at him in disbelief, astonished that someone as gentle as he is could interrupt us so rudely.
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