[OLP'26] SenTrans Vocab [Curated]

The students regretted that they had missed the lecture.

→ The students regretted …

not having attended the lecture

It was more of an argument than a discussion.

→ It …

was not so much a discussion as an argument

I write to him almost everyday.

→ Hardly …

a day passes / goes by without my writing for him / me writing to him.

That rumor about the politician and the construction contract is absolutely false.

→ There …

is absolutely no truth in the rumor about the politician and the construction contract

They never made us to do anything we didn't want to do.

→ We …

were never made / obliged to do anything we didn't want to

That man's opinion means more to me than any other person's. (WHOSE)

That man whose opinion means more to me than any other person's.

Since the start of the rain the protesters were no longer to be seen. (MELTED)

Since the start of the rain the protesters had melted away.

My little tent looked very small against the mountains. (DWARFED)

My little tent was dwarfed by the mountains.

I'm afraid there may be something missing from your report. (OVERLOOKED)

i'm afraid you have overlooked something in your report.

You should wash your shirt right now before that stain dries. (NEED)

Your shirt needs washing right now before that stain dries.

The number of accidents has gone down steadily since the speed limit was imposed. (DECLINE)

There has been a steady decline in the number of accidents since the speed limit was imposed.

The spy gained access to the building by a secret passage. (MADE)

The spy made his way into the building by a secret passage.

These two boxers weigh exactly the same.

There is no difference in weight between these two boxers.

I'm sure the robbery has nothing to do with my son. (MIXED)

My son was not mixed up in the robbery, I assure you.

It's very important for me to know the answer. (KNOW)

I simply must know the answer

This bottle-opener is completely useless. (DEAD)

This bottle-opener is a dead loss

Since she met that boy, she's been thinking only about him. (WRAPPED)

Since she met that boy, she's been wrapped up in him.

Building societies will have to guard against their rivals. (REST)

Building societies will not be able to rest on their laurels

She was delighted with her new car. (PINK)

She was tickled pink with her new car

The term "public assistance" has now been replaced by "supplementary benefits" though the means test is the basis of both. -> The term "public assistance" …

has been substituted for "supplementary benefits", though the means test is the basis of both

The Social Security pamphlet told me all about the benefits I could claim. (ENTITLED)

The Social Security pamphlet told me about the benefits I was entitled to.

Your empty promises won't have any effect on her. (ICE)

Your empty promises will cut no ice with her.

I think that my boss is prejudiced against me. (IT)

I think that my boss has it in for me.

The tourists were unharmed after the train crash. (NONE)

The tourists were none the worse for their experience in the train crash.

She wasn't speaking seriously. (TONGUE)

She was speaking with her tongue in her cheek.

I think it is going to rain all day. (SET)

I think the rain has set up for the day.

It was a secret so I promised not to tell anyone else about it. (KEEP)

It was a secret so I promised to keep it under my hat.

I'm never going to speak to Annie again, she made me look foolish in front of all my friends. (MONKEY)

I'm never going to speak to Annie again, she made a monkey out of me.

You have to work harder if you want to pass your exams. (SOCKS)

You will have to pull your socks up if you want to pass your exams.

She will probably be elected. (STANDS)

She stands a (good) chance of being elected.

There is no need to feel superior to everyone else. (NOSE)

You shouldn't look at other people with your nose in the air.

The audience were misled by the idea that economic recovery was close at hand. (AWAY)

The audience ran away with the idea that economic recovery was close at hand.

I'm very busy with my work. (UP)

I'm up to my neck in work.

These things must be done, so make sure that they are. (SEE)

You must see to it that these things are done.

If you concentrated on your work, you might not make so many mistakes. (MIND)

If you gave your mind to your work, you might not make so many mistakes.

3. He said he had nothing to do with the accident. (BLAME)

He refused to take the blame for the accident.

15. He is different from his brother in almost all respect. (BEARS)

He bears little any resemblance to his brother.

Julia soon calmed down and explained her problem. (PULL)

Julia soon pulled herself together and explained her problem.

The new musical has delighted theatre audiences throughout the country (storm)

The new musical has taken

theatre audiences throughout the country by storm

The villagers prepared themselves to withstand the coming storm (braced)

The villagers

braced themselves for the coming storm

She told Arthur what she thought of what he had done (ticking-off)

She

gave Arthur a ticking-off on what he had done

Graham took back his words on noticing there were fresh strawberries on the menu (tune)

Graham sang

a different tune on noticing ..

I resent the way that she clearly feels herself to be superior to me (nose)

I am

resentful of the way she clearly looks down her nose at me

It was raining cats and dogs. (TORRENTS)

The rain was ______________

coming down in torrents

The Mediterranean is warm, whereas the North Sea is much colder (NOTHING)

The North Sea is ... the Mediterranean

nothing like as warm as

I am getting very upset and frustrated by Fred (bend)

Fred is driving me round the bend

It's only a matter of time before you need one. (OR)

Sooner or later you will need one.

Robert's behaviour is very unsatisfactory (lot)

Robert's behaviour ... desired

leaves a lot to be

You have eaten so much that it's logical you feel sick (stands)

You have

eaten so much that it stands to reason you feel sick

Frankly speaking, I do not think that nature and nurture are equally important (subscribe)

To put it ... significance

it bluntly, I don't subscribe to the opinion that nature and nurture are of equal

In the area, Thailand used to be much better than all other countries in football. (HEAD)

→ In the area, Thailand doesn't ...

stand head and shoulders above all other countries in football any longer

He hid the truth about the matter because he didn't want to lose his high position. (CARPET)

→ For fear that

he lose his high position, he swept the matter under the carpet

He indicated very clearly that he would do anything to obtain the contract (lengths)

He gave

every indication of going to any lengths to obtain the contract

I didn't dare to tell the truth because my father was was there. (GUTS)

→ Had it …

not been for my father's presence, I would’ve had the guts to tell the truth

After the expedition I realized that she was not an efficient researcher. (SHAKES)

→ It dawned ...

on me after the expedition that she was no good shakes as a researcher

The accused may imagine a plan of killing the witness (away)

The accused may conceive

of doing away with the witness

Can I speak to somebody about my problems?

→ Would it …

be possible for me to talk to someone about my problem?

I'm sure that Paul committed the crime (shadow)

There's ...

without a shadow of a doubt that Paul committed the crime

He did all the illustrations for the book but no one acknowledged his work (credit)

He wasn't ...

given any credit for all the illustrations for the book

My father and I often have the same opinion on politics (ground)

When it

comes to politics my father and I are on the same ground

The ending of this film makes me realize this war is pointless (home)

It is ... this war

the ending of this film that brings home to me the pointlessness of

It was not surprising that Jack got into trouble with the police (side)

It came ... law

came as no surprise that Jack was on the wrong side of the

When the clown fell off the ladder, the children found it extremely funny (died)

→ On ...

seeing the clown fall off the ladder, the children died laughing.

They declared war on the pretext of defending their territorial rights.

→ The excuse for …

the declaration of war was the defense of their territorial rights

The bank robbers escaped in a stolen car (getaway)

The bank robbers …

made a getaway in a stolen car.

Looking back we could have manage things in a more organized way (ship)

With

hindsight, we could have run a tight ship

Despite the effort we made our plan just wouldn't come off (pie)

Hard

as we tried, our plan was just pie in the sky

When it comes to his political view his comments are sometimes inappropriate (pale)

As …

regards his political view, his comments are sometimes beyond the pale.

I hate it that I always have to attract the boss's criticism when things go wrong (fire)

I object to

always having to draw the boss’ fire when things go wrong

It was bad the adults pretended to be unaware of the kids' problems. (SAND)

→ The adults shouldn't …

have buried their heads in the sand about the kids' problem

Andrew's determination to become a doctor despite his poor health should receive fervent support from his father

It's crucial that Andrew's parents

support his determination to become a doctor despite his poor health

A committed atheist, Stephen Hawking believed that the universe is only governed by the laws of physics

Stephen Hawking holds …

the belief that the universe is governed only by the laws of physics due to his commitment to atheist.

Your story is different from the facts. (TIE)

Your story …

does not tie in with the facts.

I will appreciate it if you didn't pretend to support my view (lip)

I would sooner

you hadn't paid lip service to my view

Apparently, a lot of employees will be made redundant when the 21st Century Fox is taken over (heap)

→ Apparently many an …

employee will be thrown on the scrap heap upon the takeover of 21st Century Fox

Although the beginning maybe smooth for a business, one has to think about the worst case scenario (Preoccupied)

→ …

Plain sailing through the beginning of a business may be, one has to be preoccupied with the worst-case scenario

Hardly any of the people in Britain speaks my language.

Not many of the people in Britain speaks a word of my language.

There is no doubt that Davis will win the gold medal. (CONCLUSION)

It seems to be a foregone conclusion that Davis will win the gold medal.

You couldn't do anything more stupid than to give up your job now. (HEIGHT)

It would be the height of your stupidity to give up your job now.

Trade has deteriorated and staff are being laid off. (BAD)

Trade has gone from bad to worse and staff are being laid off.

Since the advertisement, we have had more applications than we can deal with. (SWAMPED)

Since the advertisement, we have been swamped with applications.

Mary is far superior to me in terms of technical knowledge. (MATCH)

When it comes to technical knowledge, I'm no match for Mary.

Mike is never reluctant to make tough decisions as a manager. (SHRINKS)

Mike never shrinks from making tough decisions as a manager.

The Mountain Rescue Team is pessimistic about the missing climbers. (HOLD)

The Mountain Rescue Team doesn’t hold out much hope for the missing climbers.

The President's bodyguards stood behind him watching. (WATCH)

Watchfully standing behind the President were his bodyguards.

The sales director told his staff nothing about the new marketing post. (DARK)

The sales director kept his staff in the dark about the new marketing post.

He stood no chance of passing his exams.

→ It …

was inevitable that he would fail his exams.

It wasn't Jane's fault that she ended up breaking the law. (NO)

Though no fault of hers/her own, Jane ended up breaking the law.

This house is very different from the little flat we used to live in. (CRY)

This house is a far cry from the little flat we used to live in.

Hard work was what caused Jill's success. (DOWN)

Jill’s success can be put down to hard work.

When she sold the jewellery at such a low price, she was cheated. (RIDE)

When she sold the jewellery at such a low price, she was taken for a ride.

Any personal involvement on the part of the PM in this scandal would be disastrous. (CAUGHT) (If)

If the PM got caught up in this scandal, it would be a disaster.

Even if they don't like it, I'm not going away with my parents this year.

→ Whether …

they like it or not, I'm not going away with my parents this year.

Jane shut the door with her keys inside. (HAPPENED)

What happened was that Jane shut the door with her keys inside.

It's highly unlikely that the meeting will end before 7:00. (CHANCES)

The chances that the meeting will end before 7:00 are low.

He modestly understated his part in the rescue. (DOWN)

He modestly played down his part in the rescue.

We have made neither a profit nor a loss this year. (EVEN)

We have broken even this year.

We must always bear in mind that many scientific breakthroughs are due to luck. (SIGHT)

We must not lose sight of the fact that luck plays a large part in many scientific breakthroughs.

When it comes to friendship, I prefer having a few close friends to many acquaintances. (RATHER)

As far as friendship is concerned, I’d rather have a few close friends than many acquaintances.

The authorities failed to provided adequate warnings, which has caused considerable concern.

→ … adequate warnings.

Considerable concern has been caused by the failure of the authorities to provide / the authorities’ failure to provide