transition words and phrases exercises

... the offices in Q and the government leaders work-ing in Q (Sometimes capitalized.) civil ["sIv @l] 1 adj of or about citi-zens and their government, activities, rights, and responsibili-ties ... that provide grain (Plural only for types and instances.) 2 n a food product made from grains, usually served at breakfast with milk (Plural only for types and instances.) ceremony ["sEr @ mon ... tv to remove clothing and put on different clothing 8 tv to replace a baby’s dirty diaper with a clean one 9 iv to become differ-ent 10 iv to take off one set of clothes and put on another achange

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... the sun to the setting of the sun from hand to hand from one per-son to a series of other perper-sons; from one person’s hand to another person’s hand, and so forth from pillar to post from one ... body of water] to get cold and form a layer of ice on top freeze up 1 [for something] to freeze and stop functioning 2 [for someone] to become frightened and anxious, and be unable to continue ... evidence, or stolen prop-erty frog ["frOg] n a small creature, liv-ing in water and on land, that hops and has special feet for swimming → abig frog in a small pond → have a frog in one’sthroat

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... level. grand ["grAnd] 1 adj impressive; magnificent (Adv: grandly Comp: grander; sup: grandest.) 2 n a thousand dollars (Slang No plu-ral.) → (as) busy as Grand Central Station grand total ... ruin; to become ruined; to deteriorate go to rack and ruin and go to wrack and ruin to become ruined (The words rack and wrack mean “wreckage” and are found only in this expression.) go to seed ... hammer and tongs Go to fight someone or somethinghammer and tongs. go at it tooth and nail Go to fight someone or somethinghammer and tongs. go away to leave (Often a com-mand.) go away empty-handed

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... defensive position. have one’s cake and eat it too and eat one’s cake and have it too to enjoy both having some- thing and using it up. have one’s ear to the ground and keep one’s ear to the ground ... to have common sense; to be sensible and intelli- gent. have a green thumb to have the ability to grow plants well. have a handle on something and get a handle on something to have or get control ... heart of gold to be gener- ous, sincere, and friendly. have a heart of stone to be cold, unfeeling, and unfriendly. have a hold on someone to have a strong and secure influence on someone. have

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... condition Go to in good shape. in good shape and in good con-dition physically and functionally sound and sturdy (Used for both people and things.) in hand controlled; under control. in heat [of ... ability to observe and identify things that are important (No plural.) 2 n a statement showing that one has observed and identi-fied something important insist (up)on something to demand something ... [In "tEl I dZ@ns] 1 n. the level of someone’s ability to learn and understand (No plural.) 2 n information about an enemy and the enemy’s plans (No plu-ral.) 3 n a department within a military

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... piece of land surrounded by water and smaller than a continent 2 n. something that is completely sur-rounded by something else (Figu-rative on Q.) → desert island isle ["aIl] n an island. isn’t ... member of an organiza-tion join hands [for people] to hold hands so that each person is hold-ing the hands of two other people; [for two people] to hold each other’s hands Join the club! an expression ... cleans and takes care of a building January ["dZAn ju Er I] Go to month. jar ["dZar] 1 n a container with a wide, circular top, usually made of glass or clay, and usually without handles

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... one’s hand Go to know someone or something like the palm of one’s hand. know someone or something like the palm of one’s hand and know someone or something like the back of one’s hand; know ... of the land → live off the fat of the land → on land the land of Nod sleep. (Humorous. From the fact that people some- times nod when they are falling asleep. This is a pun, because the land of ... character, personality, and behav- ior are recognized and under- stood. knuckle ["n^k @l] n. the joint between the bones of a finger or the joint between a finger and the hand. knuckle 313 05

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... landlord.) landlord ["lAnd lord] n a person or a company that manages and col-lects rent for houses, apartments, and offices landscape ["lAnd skep] 1 n the land and the things visible on ... 1landlady ["lAnd led i] n a womanwho owns and rents out space where people can live, such as houses and apartments; a woman who manages residential rental property (See also landlord.) landlord ... singular.) left-hand ["lEft hAnd] adj left; on, to, or at one’s left side (Prenomi-nal only.) left-handed ["lEft hAn dId] 1 adj. favoring the use of the left hand (Adv: handed or left-handedly.)

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... take somethinglying down lie down to recline. lie fallow 1 [for land] to remain unused 2 [for a skill and talent] to remain unused and neglected lie fallow 327 Trang 3lie in [for a woman] to lie ... teeth to lie boldly, obviously, and with no remorse lied ["laId] past tense and past par-ticiple oflieW life ["laIf] 1 n the power that causes plants and animals to exist, in general ... between the time of one’s birth and one’s death or between the time of one’s birth and the pres-ent (Plural: lives.) 3 n., irreg the activities, experiences, and habits of a person 4 n excitement;

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... misunderstand [mIs @n d# "stAnd] tv., irreg to understand someone or something incorrectly (Past tense and past participle: mis-understood.) misunderstood [mIs @n d# "stUd] past tense and ... may and could.) 3 aux a form expressing permission (See also mayand could.) mighty ["maIt i] adj powerful; strong; very great (Adv: mightily Comp: mightier; sup: mightiest.) → act high-and-mighty ... that have a fresh, strong fla-vor, and the leaves themselves (No plural.) 2 n a candy that is fla-vored with Q 3 n a building where the government makes coins and paper money 4 adj. tasting like

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... to continue to bother someone; to demand, by complaining all the time, that someone do something 2 iv to continue to be a bother and a pest by making demands nag at someone (about someone or ... the ends of fingers and toes 3 tv to attach or secure something with Q → (as) hard as nails → bite one’snails → fight someone or somethingtooth and nail → go at it tooth and nail → hit the nail ... world except the material products of human work and thought: people, animals, plants, rocks, land, water, the weather, etc (No plural.) 2 n land that has not been affected by humans (No plural.)

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... prepositions, nominals, and adjectives (Contracted to n’t.) 2 adv a negative particle that stands for a part of a sentence that is being refused, denied, or negated not a moment to spare and without a ... nothing → sweet nothings → want for nothing nothing but only; just. nothing but skin and bones and all skin and bones very thin or emaciated nothing short of something more or less the same as ... get notepaper 388 Trang 4someone’s attention, with com-mands, and to move on to the next topic 4 n the present; this time. (No plural.) now and then sometimes; occa-sionally nowhere ["no WEr]

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... on land on the soil; on the land and not at sea on location in a place, located far from a movie studio, where a movie is filmed on one’s feet 1 standing up; stand-ing on one’s feet 2 well and ... wear more than one hat → with one hand tied behind one’s back one in a hundred Go to one in a thousand. one in a million Go to one in a thousand. one in a thousand and one in a hundred; one in a ... lives in and near water, and eats fish 2 n the skin and fur of Q (No plural.) 3 adj. made from W ought to do something ["Ot ] have to do something; obliged to do something ought to happen and

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... carried 2 n a group of animals that live, hunt, and travel together 3 tv to fill a container completely 4 tv to gather, assem-ble, and arrange things and place them in a space or container → send ... ["ped] 1 past tense and past participle ofpay 2 adj hired; employed; receiving money pail ["pel] 1 n a bucket; a con-tainer without a lid and with a curved handle that connects to opposite ... liquid that is spread on a surface to give the surface color and protection and that gets hard when it dries (Plural only for types and instances.) 2 tv to cover some-thing with Q, using a brush

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... ear. play cat and mouse (with some- one ) to capture and release some- one over and over. play fast and loose (with some- one or something ) to act carelessly, thoughtlessly, and irresponsibly ... → on pins and needles → so quiet you could hear a pin drop → so still you could hear a pin drop pin someone down (on something ) and nail someone down (on something ) to demand and receive ... camp to set up or arrange a campsite. pitch in (and help) to get busy and help with something. pitch in (and help) (with some- thing ) to join in and help someone with something. pitch someone

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... or causing enjoyment and pleasure (Adv: pleasantly.) 2 adj [of someone] friendly and nice (Adv: pleas-antly.) please ["pliz] 1 adv a word used to make requests or commands more polite 2 tv ... plumber ["pl^m #] n someone who is trained to install and repair sewer pipes, water pipes, and fix-tures such as sinks, toilets, bath-tubs, and drains plumbing ["pl^m IN] 1 n the work that ... posture ["pas tS#] 1 n the way that one sits, stands, or moves; the position of the body (Plural only for types and instances.) 2 iv to sit or stand in a certain way; to strike a pose pot ["pat]

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... ["prImp] iv to dress and get ready for a social event very care-fully prince ["prIns] 1 n the son or grandson of a king or a queen 2 n the husband of a woman who inherits the throne and becomes queen ... charming and cute (Adv: preciously.) precious few and precious little very few; very little (Informal.) precious little Go to precious few. precise [prI "saIs] adj exact; care-fully and accurately ... keep it from spoiling or decaying 3 n an area of land where plants and ani-mals are protected → life preserver preserves n fruit cooked in sugar and sealed in a jar (Treated as plu-ral, but not

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... @ dZi] 1 n. the study and science of the mind and the behavior of individuals (No plural.) 2 n the way people behave, think, and feel; the way a person behaves, thinks, and feels (No plural.) ... plural.) 2 n an amount of land and any structures that have been built on it (No plural.) prophecy ["praf @ si] n the ability to foresee the future (Plural only for types and instances.) prophesy ... the table and lay one’s cards on the table to reveal everything; to be open and honest with someone put one’s foot in it Go to put one’s foot in one’smouth. put one’s foot in one’s mouth and put

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... to under-stand what is meant by written words; to get meaning from writ-ten words (Past writ-tense and past participle: read ["rEd].) 2 ["rid] tv., irreg to say written words out loud ... able to understand writing and print-ing 4 ["rid] iv., irreg to say writ-ten words aloud read between the lines to infer something (from something else); to try to understand what is meant ... only for types and instances.) → in reality realization [ri @l @ "ze S@n] n an understanding that something exists or has happened realize ["ri @ laIz] 1 tv to under-stand something;

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... and instances.) 2 adj according to a rule, law, system, or standard; suit-able according to a rule, law, sys-tem, or standard; standard rehearsal [rI "h#s @l] 1 n a prac-tice performance ... electronic device used to control audio and video equipment (Short for remote control.) remote control [rI "mot k@n "trol] n a device that is held in the hand and used to operate a machine or ... clause with that U.) 2 n a polite demand; an instance of asking for something require [rI "kwaI#] 1 tv to demand a particular qualification or skill 2 tv to demand that someone do something (The

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