Part I: Words & Expressions

1. vote v.

(1) vote for sth; vote in favor of sth; vote against sth

(2) vote to do sth

(3) vote sb in/out; vote sb into/out of (power/office/government)

a) The workers voted their representative in.

(4) vote sth through; vote sth down

a) The new marriage law was finally voted through.

(5) vote sb guilty

2. vote n.

(1) call/ask for a vote

(2) put sth to the vote; have a vote on sth

If there is no objection, shall we put it to the vote?

(3) give/cast one’s vote to sb

(4) win the vote

3. owe

(1) owe sb sth; owe sth to sb

a) I owe you 20 bucks for this book.

b) We don’t owe each other anything. We’re square now.

c) Thank you for what you’ve done. I owe you one.

d) I owe you an apology for borrowing your dictionary without your permission.

e) I owe my success to my supervisor.

(2) owing to

Owing to his rich experience, his salary was very high.

4. otherwise

(1) in another way

She was persuaded otherwise.

Some people may think that social stability is more important than social progress, although some people may think otherwise.

(2) under other circumstances

(3) in other respects

This otherwise excellent student is too conceited.

5. fix v.

(1) to fasten firmly: fix sth to sth

We fixed the shelves to the wall so that they would not topple.

(2) to decide on (a time/place/date)

Have you fixed a date for y our wedding yet?

(3) to arrange

If you’d like to see the performance, I can fix it.

(4) to prepare food and drink for sb: fix sb sth

I’ll fix you a martini if you feel like one.

6. fix n.

(1) in a fix (be in an awkward and difficult situation)

With parents sick, a daughter in college and a salary of ￥800 per month, he is in a terrible financial fix.

(2) Review: drug addicts looking for a fix; a quick fix

7. claim

(1) to say sth is true without proof: claim to do/that

a) He claimed to know half a dozen foreign languages.

b) This report claims that 78% of male high school students have used illegal drugs.

(2) to demand as rightfully belonging to one: claim sth

a) Both India and Pakistan claimed Kashmir.

b) Anyway we can claim for all this from the insurance company.

(3) to cause the death of: claim…lives

a) The earthquake claimed more than 2,500 lives.

Part II Colloquial Expressions

1. be kicked around

2. be mixed up

3. not get anywhere / get nowhere

4. beat sb up

5. miss the point

6. can’t help that / it can’t be helped

7. You can say that again.

8. Come on.

9. put yourself in somebody else’s place

10. talk sth out

11. tear your heart out

12. How come…?

13. pull a trick

14. be getting at sth

15. get to the point

16. pick up

17. That’s all.

18. up to sb (to do sth)

19. gamble for support

Part III Useful Words and Phrases

1. accuse sb of

2. give testimony

3. sentence sb to death

4. set a time limit

5. pay for

6. be breeding ground for

7. alleged (allege)

8. be entitled to

9. make a point

10. identify sb/sth as

11. see to it that

12. take a chance

13. bear sb/sth out

14. be positive about/of

15. go for

16. go along with