22.3.1. gy. C2 (példák)

close verb /kləʊz/ 4 véget ér, befejez vmit (pl. értekezletet)

She closed the meeting with a short speech.

commence verb /kəˈmens/ [I or T] (formal) elkezd; elkezdődik

Building work will commence in the autumn.

Shall we let the meeting commence?

initiate verb /ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪt/ [T] kezd, elkezd vmit, kezdeményez vmit (pert, reformot, vitát, stb.)

They have decided to initiate legal proceedings against the newspaper.

Who initiated the violence?

sustain verb /səˈsteɪn/ [T] 1 fenntart (folytat) (érdeklődést, kapcsolatot, növekedést, stb.)

The team may not be able to sustain this level of performance.

conclusion noun /kənˈkluː.ʒən/ 2 befejezés (a vége vminek) [C]

the dramatic conclusion of the film

The case should finally be brought to a conclusion this week.

away adverb /əˈweɪ/ 6 megállás/megszakítás nélkül (ige után használva)

Chris was hammering away in the garden all day.

Phrasal verbs:

get through sth /get/ 2 elvégez vmit; elfogyaszt vmit

We got through a whole jar of coffee last week.

keep at sth /kiːp/ tovább dolgozik vmin, tovább csinál vmit

Learning a language is hard but you've just got to keep at it.

keep (sth) up /kiːp/ folytat vmit

People are having difficulties keeping up the repayments on their loans.

kick (sth) off /kɪk/ kezd (vmit) (pl. megbeszélést, tevékenységet, stb.)

Shall we kick off the session with a presentation from Lisa?