116.12. gy. C2 (példák)

alone adjective, adverb /əˈləʊn/ 2 egyedül, csak (az egyetlen dolog/személy hangsúlyozása) [always after noun]

Last year alone the company made a million dollars.

You alone know how you feel.

perfect adjective /ˈpɜː.fɪkt/ 3 tökéletes, teljes (hangsúlyozás) [always before noun]

His suggestion makes perfect sense.

utter adjective /ˈʌt.ər/ [always before noun] teljes (hangsúlyozás) (képtelenség, semmibevevés, rémület, zűrzavar, stb.)

She dismissed the article as utter nonsense.

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.

ultimately adverb /ˈʌl.tɪ.mət.li/ 2 alapjában véve (a leglényegesebb dolog hangsúlyozása)

Ultimately, he'll have to decide.

Phrases and idioms:

be nothing if not sth semmi, ha nem ...; ha nem ..., akkor semmi (tulajdonság hangsúlyozása)

You've got to admit - he's nothing if not persistent.

The trip was nothing if not varied.

I dare say alighanem also: I daresay

I dare say she'll change her mind.

I take it (that) ezek szerint ...

I take it you're not coming with us.

if you ask me véleményem szerint

If you ask me, he doesn't really care about his friends.

the merest a legkisebb (hangsúlyozás)

She's upset by the merest hint of criticism.