SECTION 31

How's it going?

going

noun /ˈɡəʊɪŋ $ ˈɡoʊ-/

adjective

Couldn't be better.

better

adjective /ˈbetə $ -ər/

adverb

noun

verb

do well

well

adverb /wel/

interjection

adjective

noun

verb

job

noun /dʒɒb $ dʒɑːb/

/dʒəʊb $ dʒoʊb/

interview

noun /ˈɪntəvjuː $ -ər-/

verb

Good for you!

Good

adjective /ɡʊd/

noun

adverb

you

pronoun /jə, jʊ; strong juː/

instruction

noun /ɪnˈstrʌkʃən/

trainee

noun /ˌtreɪˈniː◂/

cannot make heads or tails of ～

cannot

modal verb /ˈkænət, -nɒt $ -nɑːt/

make

verb /meɪk/

noun

heads

noun /hed/

verb

suffix /hed/

tails

noun /teɪl/

verb

at one time

one

number /wʌn/

pronoun

determiner

adjective

noun

time

noun /taɪm/

verb

be out of question

question

noun /ˈkwestʃən/

verb

one by one

one

number /wʌn/

pronoun

determiner

adjective

noun

one

number /wʌn/

pronoun

determiner

adjective

noun

disturb

verb /dɪˈstɜːb $ -ɜːrb/

Mind your own business

Mind

noun /maɪnd/

verb

/maɪnd/

your

determiner /jə; strong jɔː $ jər strong jɔːr/

own

adjective, pronoun /əʊn $ oʊn/

verb

business

noun /ˈbɪznəs/

whisper

verb /ˈwɪspə $ -ər/

noun

persist in

persist

verb /pəˈsɪst $ pər-/

bother

verb /ˈbɒðə $ ˈbɑːðər/

noun

interjection

lose one's temper

lose

verb /luːz/

temper

noun /ˈtempə $ -ər/

verb

childish

adjective /ˈtʃaɪldɪʃ/

resist

verb /rɪˈzɪst/

temptation

noun /tempˈteɪʃən/

make a fuss (about[over])

make

verb /meɪk/

noun

fuss

noun /fʌs/

verb

about

preposition /əˈbaʊt/

adverb

adjective

over

preposition /ˈəʊvə $ ˈoʊvər/

adverb, adjective

noun

prefix /əʊvə $ oʊvər/

go one's nerves

nerves

noun /nɜːv $ nɜːrv/

verb

shout

verb /ʃaʊt/

noun

there's no point in doing

point

noun /pɔɪnt/

verb

doing

noun /ˈduːɪŋ/

talk back (to)

talk

verb /tɔːk $ tɒːk/

noun

back

adverb /bæk/

noun

verb

adjective

dictator

noun /dɪkˈteɪtə $ ˈdɪkteɪtər/

so to speak

speak

verb /spiːk/

suffix /spiːk/

polite

adjective /pəˈlaɪt/

in one's presence

presence

noun /ˈprezəns/

actually

adverb /ˈæktʃuəli, -tʃəli/

talk about ～ behind one's back

talk

verb /tɔːk $ tɒːk/

noun

about

preposition /əˈbaʊt/

adverb

adjective

behind

preposition, adverb /bɪˈhaɪnd/

noun

back

adverb /bæk/

noun

verb

adjective

despise

verb /dɪˈspaɪz/

on the contrary

contrary

noun /ˈkɒntrəri $ ˈkɑːntreri/

adjective

adjective /kənˈtreəri $ ˈkɑːntreri, kənˈtreri/

look up to

look

verb /lʊk/

noun

constant

adjective /ˈkɒnstənt $ ˈkɑːn-/

noun

insult

verb /ɪnˈsʌlt/

noun /ˈɪnsʌlt/

arouse

verb /əˈraʊz/

anger

noun /ˈæŋɡə $ -ər/

verb

be fed up (with)

fed

/fed/

noun

shuffle

verb /ˈʃʌfəl/

noun

pour

verb /pɔː $ pɔːr/

make up one's mind (to do)

make

verb /meɪk/

noun

mind

noun /maɪnd/

verb

/maɪnd/

quit

verb /kwɪt/

in reality

reality

noun /riˈæləti/

have difficulty (in) doing

have

auxiliary verb /v, əv, həv; strong hæv/

verb /hæv/

verb

noun /ˈdɪfɪkəlti/

noun /ˈduːɪŋ/

verb /meɪk/

noun

ends

noun /end/

verb

meet

verb /miːt/

noun

adjective

get by (on)

get

verb /ɡet/

female

adjective /ˈfiːmeɪl/

noun

clerk

noun /klɑːk $ klɜːrk/

verb

A might[may] well do

might

modal verb /maɪt/

noun

may

modal verb /meɪ/

noun

well

adverb /wel/

interjection

adjective

noun

verb

complain about

complain

verb /kəmˈpleɪn/

about

preposition /əˈbaʊt/

adverb

adjective

routine

noun /ruːˈtiːn/

adjective /ˌruːˈtiːn◂/

not ～ at all

not

adverb /nɒt $ nɑːt/

challenging

adjective /ˈtʃæləndʒɪŋ/

thanks to

thanks

interjection /θæŋks/

noun

fundamental

adjective /ˌfʌndəˈmentl◂/

restructuring

verb /ˌriːˈstrʌktʃə $ -ər/

surplus

noun /ˈsɜːpləs $ ˈsɜːr-/

adjective

swell

verb /swel/

noun

adjective

～-fold

fold

verb /fəʊld $ foʊld/

noun

suffix /fəʊld $ foʊld/

think of A as B

think

verb /θɪŋk/

noun

loyalty

noun /ˈlɔɪəlti/

absurd

adjective /əbˈsɜːd, -ˈzɜːd $ -ɜːrd/

noun

notion

noun /ˈnəʊʃən $ ˈnoʊ-/

commute

verb /kəˈmjuːt/

noun

all the way from

way

noun /weɪ/

adverb

distant

adjective /ˈdɪstənt/

suburb

noun /ˈsʌbɜːb $ -ɜːrb/

be sick (and tired) of

sick

adjective /sɪk/

noun

verb

tired

adjective /taɪəd $ taɪrd/