quite a while ----> a long time
quite aggressive // take over ----> dominate
quitting time ----> leave
rain ----> wet // weather
rainy forecast // auditorium ----> inside
raise money ----> make money
raise the roof ----> extremely angry
raises the internal temperature of the fruit ----> the temperature inside the fruit increases
rarely ----> seldom
rarely ----> unusual
rave about // quite sth. ----> good
reach // phone ----> call
read sth. through again ----> check sth. for mistakes
read the instruction carefully before using sth. ----> operate sth. correctly
read too much into sth. ----> could be drawing false conclusions from sth.
really hate to leave ----> be not ready to come back
really know ----> mistake about
really worth ----> reasonable
Really? // I'm glad to hear that. // How about that! ----> interest
rebroadcast ----> see him on television
receptionist ----> secretary
receptive ... new ... and ... adapt ... different ----> flexibility and open-mindedness
redo ----> in poor shape
reframe ----> at the picture framing shop
refreshments ----> snack food
refund sb. all but ten percent ----> get most of one's money back
regret sth. // Just because ...? // Is that any reason to do? ----> reconsider one's decision
relief ----> cool down
remote ----> distant
renew // expire ----> apply again
repair ----> fix // work on
reproduce and show around ----> see
require ----> have to
research // thesis ----> paper
research assistant (R.A.) ----> work
responsibility ----> take care of
rest ----> sleep
rest sth. for a few days ----> avoid using sth. for a while
return ----> get back
review ----> go over
revise ----> review // rewrite
rewrite ----> write over again
right ----> another
right after // right away // right now ----> earlier // immediately // (so) soon // without delay
right now ----> not until ... later
ring ----> call
risk ----> danger
road clogged with traffic/commuters ----> unpleasant
roommate ----> share their apartment
roughly every six hours ----> several times a day
Roughly every six hours, the river reverses direction. ----> The river reverses its flow several times a day.
rub sb. the wrong way ----> have a negative impression
run ----> head
run a temperature ----> have a fever
run out of ----> not any more
run well // grow/become attached to sth. ----> be satisfied with sth.
rush hour ----> traffic jam
save wear and tear ----> protect // not require very much maintenance
say ----> speak to
say ----> agree
sb. be away ----> not see sb.
Sb. be going into business for oneself. ----> Sb. plan to start one's own company.
sb. be new here ----> sb. be unfamiliar with someplace
sb. be the only one ----> sb. has a lot of work to do
Sb. have been there a million times. ----> Sb. knows the route very well.
Sb. insist on being so independent. ----> Sb. should get someone to help with sth.
sb. would have attended ----> kept sb. home
schedule ----> plan
school work ----> study
scratch the surface ----> far from enough
screwdriver ----> tool
seam ... come undone ----> repair
second ----> another // later
see sth. easily ----> Sth. be highly visible.
seem a bit inexperienced ----> be not impressed
send out ----> mail
separate // distribute ----> sort
set ----> definite
set a place ----> arrange a seat
set a place for sb. ----> make room for sb.
set a record for attendance // be not an empty seat ----> many people go to do sth.
set out for ----> go toward
several ----> a variety of
several years ----> how recently
sew ----> make sb. a new dress
shake off ----> remove some of the water
shake sth. a little ----> move sth. around
share the expense ----> pay for some of the good
She is still in high school ----> She is younger then he is.
She probably enjoy anything on campus. ----> He doesn't know what she likes to do. |
