He was cautioned to speak as a little as possible.

65. basement: the part (rooms) of a house which is below the street level

66. lobby: a passage inside the building which leads from the entrance

67. hunch: intuitive guess or feeling, suspect, strong intuitive feeling concerning a future event or result

68. pillar: general term for tall upright usu. round post made usu. of stone cf:

column: architectural term, a pillar supporting sth.

69. concede: reluctantly accept sth. as true, it usu. suggests the strength of the opponent's argument. You admit unwillingly that your opponent is right, what he says is true. to concede a point in an argument

to concede a game, contest, argument means to end it by admitting that you can no longer win I conceded that an error had been made. \

cf: admit: It stresses reluctance to grant or concede and refers rather to facts than to their implications to admit a charge only means to admit the fact but not the view-point which the charge implies to admit his crime / one's fault / one' error

confess: say or admit, often formally (that one has done wrong, committed a crime, etc) The prisoner refused to confess (his crime).

I must confess I did not expect a speech about oyster here.

70. trim: material used for ornament

to decorate sth. with ribbons, laces, or ornaments

71. bust: to smash, break as with force

I dropped my camera on the pavement and bust it.

(of the police) raid (a house) or arrest sb Mickey was busted for drug smuggling.

(phr. v) bust up (infml.) (esp. of a married couple) quarrel and separate They busted up after 5 years of marriage. It was his drinking that busted up their marriage.

(infml.of burst)break into pieces with a scattering of contents.

cf: crack: make a sudden sharp sound as that of ice or glass bust: n.

1 sculpture of a person's head, shoulders and chest

2 (a)woman's breasts; bosom. (b) measurement round a woman's chest and back What is your bust size, madam?

72. take on a musing note:

take on: begin to have an appearance

These insects can take on the colour of their surroundings. Her eyes took on a hurt expression.

muse: to think deeply, forgetting the world around

His words sounded as if he was in deep thought.

73. poise: good judgement and self-control in one's action, combined with a quiet belief in one's abilities The diver poised on the edge of the high board. The gymnast poised on the balance beam.

She has perfect poise of mind & body, never seems embarrassed. A good hostess should have a lot of poise.

turn sb / sth round: face in a different direction

Turn round and let me look at your back. Turn your chair round to the fire.

74. get around to: find the necessary time to

I haven't been able to get around to reading your essay. I'll read it tonight. After a long delay, he got around to writing the letter.

75. twig: (Br. sl.) (sl of thieves) notice, understand the meaning of, understand

76. discreet: careful, having good judgement in conduct, prudent, This word stresses the power of control

77. may (might, could) as well: with equivalent or comparable effect, with the same result

You may just as well wait upstairs. You might as well stay with us here. You might as well talk to her in person.

78. holler: (colloq.) cry, shout, call

You could hear grandma hollering Ned from the upstairs window.

79. seemingly: according to what appears, usu. opposed to what actually is so a seemingly good luck / a seemingly nice person He is seemingly very intelligent, but in fact he isn't.

80. casual: not serious, careless

a casual manner / remark / glance / handshake

An attractive woman always get seemingly casual glances on the street.

81. eventuality: possible esp. unpleasant or surprising event, result or outcome, possibility He is ready for any eventuality.

82. trace: to find out the origins of sth., to find out how sth. first began

83. slim: poor, slight, not considerable

84. incriminating: showing or proving the involvement of a crime

85. oafish:

oaf: stupid, ungraceful person, esp. male Why did she marry that great oaf?

86. roadblock: a bar or other objects used for closing a road to stop traffic

fall victim: victim

He soon fell victim to her charms. He fell a victim to his own greed.

Our people will never fall victims to fascism.

87. hazardous: of an activity which contains risk or danger from sth. beyond control. This word contains strong implication of dependence on chance while RISKY implies voluntarily taking danger.

hazard n.,v.: danger; risk

Smoking is a serious health hazard. Wet roads are a hazard to drivers. Rock-climbers are hazarding their lives.

I don't know where he is but I could hazard a guess.

risk n., possibility of meeting danger or suffering harm, loss, etc Is there any risk of the bomb exploding?

You shouldn't underestimate the risks of the enterprise.

Persons swimming beyond this point do so at their own risk. The whole future of the company is at risk. risk one's health, fortune, neck (ie life) risk failure risky adj. (-ier, -iest)

jeopardy: n. (idm) in jeopardy: in danger of harm, loss or destruction

A fall in demand for oil tankers has put/placed thousands of jobs in the shipbuilding industry in jeopardy.

Danger, jeopardy, hazard, risk mean either the state or fact of being threatened with loss of life or property or with serious injury to one’s health or moral integrity or the cause or source of such a threat.

Danger is the general term and implies contingent evil in prospect but not necessarily inescapable.

Jeopardy implies exposure to extreme or dangerous chances. The term is much used in law in reference to persons accused or serious offenses, being tried in court, and therefore exposed to the danger of conviction and punishment. Hazard implies danger from something fortuitous or beyond one’s control, it is not so strong a term as Jeopardy. Risk, more frequently than hazard implies a voluntary taking of doubtful or adverse chances.

88. complication: complicated situation

Sth. complicated is so complex that it is exceedingly difficult to understand, explain, solve or to deal with

Sth. complex is made up of so many different interrelated parts or elements that it requires deep study of expert knowledge to deal with it. Not like complicated, it does not imply a fault or failure. Sth. intricate is hard to follow out because its parts are interwinding or interlacing.

89. terrain: a region or a stretch of land, esp. with regard to its natural features or suitability for some special purpose, as used in warfare.

90. adept: highly skilled, understanding the mysteries of some art or craft be adept in music / playing games cf:

expert: successful experience, broad knowledge of one's subject, distinguished achievement

91. betray: to reveal unknowingly or against one's will