85.5. gy. C1 (példák)

exaggerate verb /ɪgˈzædʒ.ə.reɪt/ [I or T] túloz, eltúloz (többnek, jobbnak, stb. mond/mutat)

Don't exaggerate - it didn't cost that much!

exaggeration noun /ɪgˌzædʒ.ərˈeɪ.ʃən/ [C or U] túlzás

a slight/gross exaggeration of the facts

worse noun /wɜːs/ [U] rosszabb (dolog)

By the third month of the expedition they had endured many hardships, but worse was to follow.

"What about the bride's dress - wasn't it appalling?" "I don't know, I've seen worse."

utmost adjective /ˈʌt.məʊst/ [always before noun] (formal) (a lehető) legnagyobb (fontosság/komolyság hangsúlyozása)

a matter of the utmost importance

The situation needs to be handled with the utmost care.

for preposition /fɔːr/ 15 vmihez képest, vmit figyelembe véve (melléknév után)

She's quite tall for her age.

versus preposition /ˈvɜː.səs/ 2 szemben (két dolog/elképzelés összehasonlításakor)

private education versus state education

Phrases and idioms:

better/faster/happier, etc. than ever jobb/gyorsabb/boldogabb/stb. mint valaha

She is running faster than ever.

for the most part többnyire

I enjoyed it for the most part.

how far mennyiben, milyen mértékig

How far do politicians represent the views of ordinary people?

the best/cheapest/worst, etc. possible lehető legjobb/legolcsóbb/legrosszabb/stb.

We need to complete the work in the shortest possible time.