المفردات

· be agreeable or acceptable to

This suits my needs

· bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

a cheery hello

· the profession of a teacher

he prepared for teaching while still in college

· (often used ironically) worthy of being treated in a particular way

an idea worth considering

· be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something

Passing grades account for half of the grades given in this exam

· enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance

a patient smile

· not being in a specified place

the thumb is absent

· feeling or caused to feel ill at ease or self-conscious or ashamed

felt abashed at the extravagant praise

· to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (‘further’ is used more often than ‘farther’ in this abstract sense)

further complicated by uncertainty about the future

· a single distinct event

the police investigated an incident at the bus station

· imposing in size or bulk or solidity

massive oak doors

· an open or empty space in or between things

there was a small opening between the trees

· any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism

the poison of fascism

· an expression of approval and commendation

he always appreciated praise for his work

· something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)

they listened to her proposal

· of superior grade

choice wines

· a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

drinking alcohol is a health hazard

· shape or influence; give direction to

experience often determines ability

· a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another

the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes

· the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures

he is professor of surgery at the Harvard Medical School

· an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer

you have to join the union in order to get a job

· a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chattanooga

· an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed

his incrimination was based on my testimony

· any small compartment

the cells of a honeycomb