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1. A set of ideas or plans that is used as a basis for making decisions called a policy / politics. 2. If you want to pursue a career in politics / policy you should have a hide like a rhinoceros. 3.Детальніше

I feel cold because I have dressed/ wore/put on lightly.Nobody has ever seen her dressed/ put on /wore in white.How can I recognize you? - I shall be putting on wearing/ dressinga pink scarf.Детальніше

take after - resemble parents in appearance, but more in behaviour or character. look like - to be similar in appearance to someone or something He takes after / looks like his father, as absent-minded as he used to be.Детальніше

advise - verb advice - noun She advised / adviced us that we should apologize.My advise / advice is that you should leave the country.I want to advise / advice you against lending money to her.Детальніше

adapt / adopt / adept adapt make something suitable for a new use adopt legally take another’s child / accept and approve adept expert The library has been adapted / adopted /adept to be used as an office.Детальніше

an ad is an advertisement (informal) add- put a thing on the other thing, increase What a germ this ad / add you have put in the magazine.If you ad / add in some lemon juice the taste will be better.Детальніше

during+noun / gerund / a period of time (if smth develops gradually from the beginning to the end of that period) while+participle (doing/being done/done), subject+predicate for+a period of time for a while= for a short time Match each word to an appДетальніше

I have cleaned the house except for / except the bathroom. The house was quiet except / except for the noise of washing machine.He does nothing except for / except eat all day. She is not interested in anything except for / except skiing.Детальніше

1. His unfair decision affected /effected everybody’s life. 2. Nicotine adversely effects / affects the functioning of the heart and arteries. 3. The tragedy affected / effected my psyche strongly. 4.Детальніше