astonished astonishing astonishingly astonishment There is more astonishing news be astonished at /by/to do/that was astonished at/to hear the loud sound /We were astonished that he appeared at the To my astonishment, the dog jumped at me suddenly 4. bare: adj. 1)not covered by clothing Her bare shoulders were burned by the sun 2)empty; without its usual contents or covering The trees are bare in winter The room is bare of furniture 5 distinct: adj. 1)different in kind His work is quite distinct from mine 2)definite; easily seen, heard, felt or understood There is a distinct smell of perfume in the room draw/make a distinction between 6. elaborate: ad We made elaborate preparations for the party v. describe or explain sth in detail Would you elaborate on the subject? 7. comprise: vt. 1)consist of Our class comprises 50 students 2)(be)comprised of; (be)made up of This house is comprised of three bedrooms, a kitchen, a bathroom and a living-room 8. venture: n. a project which is new and often risky, because one cannot be sure that it will succeed a joint venture I wish you good luck in your new business venture v risk doing sth He ventured out into the storm in a thick coat 9. plunge: v. go, jump, dive, fall suddenly into sth (into) They plunged into water to save the child The country plunged into war. /The room was plunged into darkness 10. gratitude: n. thanks to sb. for sth express one s gratitude/ appreciation/thanks to sb for=My gratitude goes to sb =thank/appreciate sb for sth Wed like to express our gratitude to David for all his help and ad vice My gratitude also goes to Mr Mike Moore who has given his support and assistance in the past 15 years istribution: n. 1)the process or act of marketing and supplying goods to various people or places We have a good product, but our distribution is bad 2)giving to each of several people(to/among): the distribution of prizes to the winners the distribution of food parcels to the refugeesastonished astonishing astonishingly astonishment There is more astonishing news. be astonished at /by/to do/that I was astonished at/to hear the loud sound./We were astonished that he appeared at the party. To my astonishment, the dog jumped at me suddenly. 4. bare: adj. 1) not covered by clothing Her bare shoulders were burned by the sun. 2) empty; without its usual contents or covering The trees are bare in winter./The room is bare of furniture. 5. distinct: adj. 1) different in kind His work is quite distinct from mine. 2) definite; easily seen, heard, felt or understood There is a distinct smell of perfume in the room. draw/make a distinction between 6. elaborate: adj. complicated We made elaborate preparations for the party. v. describe or explain sth. in detail Would you elaborate on the subject? 7. comprise: vt. 1) consist of Our class comprises 50 students. 2) (be) comprised of; (be) made up of This house is comprised of three bedrooms, a kitchen, a bathroom and a living-room. 8. venture: n. a project which is new and often risky, because one cannot be sure that it will succeed a joint venture I wish you good luck in your new business venture. v. risk doing sth. He ventured out into the storm in a thick coat. 9. plunge: v. go, jump, dive, fall suddenly into sth. (into) They plunged into water to save the child. The country plunged into war. / The room was plunged into darkness. 10. gratitude: n. thanks to sb. for sth. express one’s gratitude/ appreciation/thanks to sb for =My gratitude goes to sb.=thank/appreciate sb. for sth. We’d like to express our gratitude to David for all his help and advice. My gratitude also goes to Mr. Mike Moore who has given his support and assistance in the past 15 years. 11. distribution: n. 1) the process or act of marketing and supplying goods to various people or places We have a good product, but our distribution is bad. 2) giving to each of several people (to/among): the distribution of prizes to the winners the distribution of food parcels to the refugees