Directions & Useful Words

opposite

Definition:
On the other side, facing something.

Context gap:
The pharmacy is just __________ the bank.

Common collocations:
• directly opposite — прямо напротив

Other contexts:
• She sat opposite me at the table.

Translation:
opposite — напротив

adjacent to / beside

Definition:
Very close to something, next to it.

Context gap:
The library is __________ the town hall.

Other contexts:
• Our hotel was beside a small lake.

Translation:

adjacent to / beside — рядом с, примыкающий к

at the far end of

Definition:
At the part that is furthest from you.

Context gap:
The toilets are __________ the corridor.

Other contexts:
• There is a small café at the far end of the street.

Translation:
at the far end of — в дальнем конце

just past

Definition:
A little further than a place.

Context gap:
Turn left __________ the post office.

Translation:
just past — сразу за, чуть дальше

on the corner of

Definition:
At the place where two streets meet.

Context gap:
The café is __________ Green Street and Main Road.

Translation:
on the corner of — на углу

in the north of / to the north of

Definition:
"In the north of" means inside the northern part of a place; "to the north of" means further north, outside it.

Context gap:
Leeds is __________ England, while Edinburgh is to the north of the English border.

Translation:
in the north of / to the north of — на севере / севернее

clockwise

Definition:
In the same direction as the hands of a clock.

Context gap:
The trains on the circle line run __________.

Common collocations:
• anticlockwise / counter-clockwise — против часовой стрелки

Translation:
clockwise — по часовой стрелке

approximate

Definition:
Close to the real number or amount but not exact.

Context gap:
The __________ cost of the trip is 500 euros.

Common collocations:
• an approximate figure / cost — приблизительная цифра / стоимость
• approximately — приблизительно

Translation:
approximate — приблизительный

chase

Definition:
To run after someone or something in order to catch them.

Context gap:
The police officer had to __________ the thief through the market.

Common collocations:
• chase after — гнаться за

Translation:
chase — преследовать, гнаться

long overdue

Definition:
Should have happened much earlier.

Context gap:
This reform of the public transport system is __________.

Common collocations:
• a long overdue change / reform — давно назревшие перемены / реформа

Translation:
long overdue — давно назревший

distribute

Definition:
To give things out among a number of people; to spread something over an area.

Context gap:
Volunteers will __________ free maps to tourists.

Common collocations:
• distribute food / leaflets — раздавать еду / листовки
• evenly distributed — равномерно распределённый

Translation:
distribute — распределять, раздавать

substantially

Definition:
By a large amount.

Context gap:
Prices have risen __________ over the last five years.

Common collocations:
• increase / fall substantially — существенно вырасти / упасть

Translation:
substantially — значительно, существенно

anxious

Definition:
Feeling worried or nervous about something.

Context gap:
She felt __________ before her first long-haul flight.

Common collocations:
• anxious about — тревожиться о
• feel anxious — чувствовать тревогу

Translation:
anxious — тревожный, обеспокоенный