111.22. gy. C2 (példák)

swear verb /sweər/ *(swore, sworn) 3 megesküszik vmire (biztos vmiben) [T]

I could have sworn that she said she lived in Canterbury.

certainty noun /ˈsɜː.tən.ti/ 2 biztos, holtbiztos (dolog) [C]

There are no absolute certainties in life.

conviction noun /kənˈvɪk.ʃən/ [C or U] 2 meggyőződés (vmiben); hit (vallásos)

religious/moral convictions

a deep/strong conviction

recollection noun /ˌrek.əˈlek.ʃən/ [C or U] emlék; emlékezet

He had no recollection of the incident.

Phrases and idioms:

a dim memory/recollection, etc. homályos/halvány emlék/emlékezet/stb.

I have a dim memory of meeting her at a party.

a safe bet biztos tipp

Wheeler is a safe bet for a place on the team.

beyond dispute vitán felüli, vitathatatlan

Her skill is beyond dispute.

He is beyond dispute the finest actor in Hollywood today.

beyond/without a/the shadow of a doubt kétség sem férhet hozzá (teljesen biztos)

He stole the money, without a shadow of a doubt.

have (got) to do/be sth kell (hogy ...) (bizonyosság, meggyőződés kifejezése)

Interest rates have to come down at some point.

There's (=there has) got to be a better way of doing this.

spring to mind eszébe jut

He asked if I knew any good places to go, but nothing sprang to mind.

I just used the first excuse which sprang to mind.