30.7. gy. TOP 3000 (példák)

very adjective /ˈver.i/ [always before noun] pont, éppen (az a vmi) (főnév hangsúlyozása)

This is the very book I've been looking for all month.

You're the very person we need for the job.

The letter was sent on Monday from Manchester and arrived in London the very same/next day.

actually adverb /ˈæk.tʃu.ə.li/ 1 igazán, igazából, valóban, valójában (a valóság/igazság hangsúlyozása)

I don't actually like seafood.

So what actually happened?

even adverb /ˈIː.vən/ 1 még ... is (meglepő dolog hangsúlyozása)

Everyone danced - even Mick.

It's a very difficult job - it might even take a year to finish it.

purely adverb /ˈpjʊə.li/ csupán, pusztán

She married him purely for his money.

right adverb /raɪt/ 2 nos, rendben (mondat elején figyelem felkeltése/megértés kifejezése)

Right, whose turn is it to tidy up?

Right, so Helen's coming tomorrow and Trevor on Thursday.

simply adverb /ˈsɪm.pli/ 2 egyszerűen, csupán

A lot of people miss out on this opportunity simply because they don't know about it.

so adverb /səʊ/ 2 úgy (van) (visszautalás vmire, pl. rövid válaszban)

"I hope they stay together." "I hope so too."

"Do you think he's upset?" "I don't think so."

James is coming tonight, or so he said.

though adverb /ðəʊ/ azonban (ált. mondat végén, az megelőző közlés kiegészítéseként)

Okay, I'll come to the party. I'm not staying late though.

so conjunction /səʊ/ 2 tehát, nos hát (a mondat elején, a mondatot az előzményekkel összekötve)

So, there I was standing at the edge of the road with only my underwear on ...

So, just to finish what I was saying earlier...

So, who do you think is going to win the election?

So, here we are again - just you and me.

So that's what he does when I'm not around!

So we leave on the Thursday and get back the next Tuesday, is that right?

well exclamation /wel/ nos, hát (kis szünet v. ellentmondás/kétely kifejezése)

You'll go, won't you? - Well, I'm not sure.

Well, what shall we do now?

Who was that? - Well, I'm afraid I can't remember her name.

Well, after that we went camping in the mountains.