Arakin 4 kurs new 001 176. indd

to square (balance) accounts with smb
(
fig
.) to remove moral 
grievances between people by giving or taking punishment: 
Let us 
square accounts. David said he was going to square accounts with the 
man who had given false testimony against him.
3) a report, description, narrative: 
By all accounts the trip has been 
a success.
He doesn’t believe newspaper accounts of the new develop-
ments there
. 4) consideration
to take smth into account, to take no account of smth:
Please 
take into account the fact that he has very little money. Take no account 
of such slanderous gossip, we know it’s not true.
5) reason, cause
on account of
because of: 
On account of his age he wasn’t allowed 
into the pub.
on no account, not on any account
in no case, for no reason: 
Don’t 
on any account leave the baby alone in the house.
accountant 
n
Syn.
book-keeper
3. 
preserve
vt
1) to keep from spoiling, from decay, from risk of go-
ing bad (by boiling, pickling, making into jam, etc.) as to preserve fruit, 
eggs, milk, vegetables:
 It’s easy to preserve vegetables in vinegar.
to preserve monuments
to keep from harm: 
The ancient monument 
was preserved by the local people.
2) to keep up, 
as
to preserve peace, to preserve one’s eyesight, to 
preserve the memory of another, to preserve one’s looks, strength, 
composure, to preserve appearances, silence, to preserve old customs, 

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a well-preserved old man, 
Don’t read in poor light if you want to pre-
serve your good eyesight. The leader’s main aim was to preserve 
peace.
4. 
erratic
a
irregular in behaviour or opinion (of a person or his 
behaviour); likely to do unusual or unexpected things: 
She’s so er-
ratic I never know how she’s going to react to my suggestions.
error
n
smth done wrong, a mistake, as spelling errors; an error of 
judgement: 
Not to commit an error of judgement he looked for more 
evidence.