Appendix 1.

Vocabulary lists
UNIT 1
Vocabulary list
collocations example sentences
above average - Our Customer Service Department has low turnover
and above average compensation.

His fastball tops out in the mid-90s and his slider is

considered above average.
academic - Newman has also built a solid reputation for
excellence academic excellence over the years.

The best motivators for academic excellence are

money, recognition and team spirit.
assault (n) - He said he considers the department's actions an
assault on the First Amendment.

Anyone can fall victim to an assault, an unforeseen

calamity, or identity theft.
contradiction in - A guaranteed bonus might strike many people as
terms a contradiction in terms.

Friendly fire is a contradiction in terms, but it

happens in every war.
cover a lot of - The launch titles cover a lot of ground and genres,
ground with more to come.

As you'll see in our report, we cover a lot of ground

in 17 categories, from computing systems to wireless.

deal with/ - The delay allows more time for the agency
tackle/ address to deal with the issue of foam debris.
issue
Proponents of the initiative applauded the way
Coloradans tackled the issue. 
default (v) to - Due to learned habits and routines, new
ideas default to be similar to old ones.

We cannot allow Washington to default on its

obligations to the American people. 
didactic - You can end up being didactic and polemical no
matter what you're writing about.

Books are more than a one-way-street

between didactic author and passive reader. 
disruptive extremely, highly, It's still hard to pip the internet as a recent memory
potentially ~ of disruptive technology.
 ~ to Obviously, these kinds of events are disruptive to a
firm's business activities.
draw a blank - Ask the average person who Fred Kavli is, and they'll
probably draw a blank.

I'm open to ideas, but draw a blank when I try to

come up with any myself.
dropout - However, the effect of this might get wiped out by an
equally high dropout rate.

The goal is to have a plan ready by summer to attack

Kentucky's dropout problem. 
embrace ~ fully, genuinely, It is a choice Americans should embrace, especially in
enthusiastically, difficult economic times. 
wholeheartedly, with
enthusiasm Republicans see scientific research as something to
suspect rather than embrace.
emergence gradual, rapid, sudden ~ Much will depend on the smooth emergence of a
new government and prime minister. 
~ as, ~ from
What no one seems to have predicted is
the emergence of large-scale solar farms.
enable - The group is trying to enable robots to explore the
cluttered human world alone.

On the field, his audacious talents enable him to treat

opponents with contempt.
enrol enrol in/ on/ for a course Why don't you enrol in a course to learn history?
enrol at a college
enrol in the local school They were all told to imagine they were trying to get
enrol at the college permission to enrol in a course but the professor's
reasons for their denial were different.
equip with - They'll equip you with rope, ice picks and crampons
for your unforgettable hike.

We must also equip individuals with information on
healthcare cost and quality. 
footing find/ lose one’s footing Administration was placed on a sounder financial
on an equal footing footing, its distribution made visible and public.

The relationship within the group is on an equal

footing.
hit the books - He missed all but two games his sophomore season
because he didn't hit the books.

His dad urged him to hit the books and focus on

more practical pursuits, he said.
magnify ~ greatly, highly, hugely The media tends to magnify the booms
and magnify the busts, generally speaking.
 Children are curious and imaginative, and those traits
can magnify their fears.
on par with - The conclusions are on par with the people who think
the video game is at fault. 

That leaves the iPad on par with other Apple

products, including the iPhone 3GS.
overcome - If these obstacles can be overcome, then the biggest
obstacles/ winner will be the patient.
difficulties
This has allowed me to overcome obstacles, my
shyness, my inferiority complex.
successful - Philip was able to achieve
resolution of a successful resolution of the ongoing Flanders
problem.

Given a successful resolution of the gulf crisis,

scholars will pronounce his policy a success.  
tailored - He says he'd add a crash course, tailored to each
region, on race relations.

Those who have been out of work for six months will
be offered a personally tailored programme to find
them a job.
that poses a - That poses something of a dilemma. 
dilemma (of)
Still, the aid convoy poses a serious dilemma that
was debated at the highest levels of the Israeli
government this week.
the problem has - I think their problem has its roots in mentality.
its roots in/ is
rooted in The prime minister's problem has its roots in the
history of Greece's antagonistic relations with Turkey-
and with the Kurds.
this issue stems - He said the issue stems from thousands of dollars in
from unpaid bills from the previous owner. 

Part of the issue stems from a new accounting

method for how certain county workers are paid. 
undertake - As sheriff, I will undertake measures to make the
Office of Sheriff transparent.

I hereby undertake that I shall subject myself to a

medical test including AIDS.
unprecedented - Mr. Obama's unprecedented outreach to the global
Muslim community has gone bust.

He has been an active member of the Legion for

an unprecedented number of years.
veritable - Indeed, bathing, certainly in hot water, was
 considered a veritable health risk. 

Based on the 1938 novel by Winifred Watson, Miss

Pettigrew is a veritable treat.
with flying - However, they sailed through with flying colours, as
colours evidenced by the applause.

How many times was Ben Cousins tested, he always

passed with flying colours too.