【正文】 gradually // methodically // in a logical way // one step at a time look for a room to rent look for a real estate agency look into check // inspect look on with share look over dominated look up to respect // admire look well in excellent health lost track of time didn39。s luck not make too many requests not sit still nervous not up to the task can39。t have any more run out of steam tried // exhausted run the mittee head the mittee rusty lose some skills save the explanation no need to explain one39。t ring a bell with sb sb. doesn39。s too bad sorry the addition to the building the new part of the building the sooner // the better as soon as possible the student was absent the student was not in class the very beginning the first part There goes cancel thousands of times many times tiny small too good to be true surprised trade in a used one trade in for get another one trip stumble turn down refuse // quiet turn the paper in submit type error under below under the weather a little sick up to sb. decide // decision upside down not correctly positioned vacuum cleaner dirty very rare difficult to find view scenery visit see warm cool warm up exercise was released from the hospital left the hospital way method wear... inside out put ... on the wrong way weekly every week // each week went out of business closed down what a shame it is too bad that What39。s sth. later (A) tell (B) a day ahead of time what (A) need. (A) request materials a day in advance. (A) will miss (B) (B) won39。s lift off my shoulders She is relieved that a beach person often to the beach a certain thing // put up with get used to a couple of a few // several a craft person and an artist art and technology a few days late // out of question must be in time a few days to think about time to decide a good change of pace as a diversion a large size not fit a large waist gain weight a later plane another flight a little fetful not remember a little the worse for wear wornout a lost cause // have one39。s attention at first // pretty quickly not for long at least despite at one time // not any more not have to at the jazz club go out for some entertainment at times // on some occasions sometimes // occasionally avoid road clogged with traffic between the suburbs and cities Highway muting has bee unpleasant. awful upset // disgust awful // terrible harmful awfully drowsy feel sleepy back return back up tie up band try out want to play in the band bargain purchase be a little rusty not do sth. very much be a while wait be about to // busy no time be about to lift the pan will soon be allowed be astonished be surprised be at attend be booked up reserve be bored have nothing better to do be certainly/definitely news be surprised be done with // be through with be finished with be due Friday be paid by the end of the week be excited // can hardly wait look forward to (doing) sth. be exhausted stay at home and rest be fed eat be increasing controlled by banks be more dependent on loans from banks be ineligible/unfit/unsuitable for can39。s mind be a foolish idea // make a bad decision be out of shape/steam // crawl be/get/dog tired // tired/worn out // run down be over change be over at one // after that in the afternoon be pretty happy with seem to like be pretty rusty lose some of one39。t easy difficult be tested on it read the page carefully be the obvious choice would get the job be through in next no time be nearly finished be through it in two days be a fast reader be tied up in // have one39。s calendar schedule call it a day not need to do sth. today call off cancel can do it with one39。t afford a lot select an inexpensive gift can39。t make any sense out of sth. find sth. confusing can39。t stick around have to go can39。s face be anxious to see one39。s school work spend one39。s lawn keep others from walking on one39。s example Do you have a car? Someplace be far away. Do you have any idea ...? Do you know ...? doctors and dentists // orthopedist medicine don39。t make sb. feel bad don39。s too soon to go back there. drop in on sb. // drop by sb. // stop by sb. pay sb. a visit drop sb. off get out of the car drop these letters mail the letters drowsy feeling sleepy // make sb. feel sleepy drug pharmacy dry spell not much rain due date deadline due date // hand in finish due to because of during throughout each week weekly early sooner early before the end easier ... than ... difficult // hard eat meat have meat eat up too much my time not join either // neither // both // so // also // too agree eliminate insects pest control emergency loan borrow money end up wind up enough not any more entire new escape into the atmosphere suspend in the air essay article Even if ... prefer (A) to (B) not like to (B) every now and then every so often // (every) once in a while // occasionally // sometimes every so often only occasionally every twenty minutes at timed intervals every week all the time everybody speak ~ the only language spoken is ~ everyone very popular everything in the refrigerator a variety of ingredients exact change right coins exactly properly exactly // on the dot at the same moment exactly round // precise spheres perfectly round exams study exchange it for a larger size It doesn39。s help fill in for sb. take the place of sb. // take over for sb. // take over (one39。clock afternoon four weeks one month free f