By Rachel Mitchell Text Copyright 2018 by Rachel Mitchell

Turn into = become [Verb] (be transformed into).
The caterpillar turned into a butterfly.
When she changed to a different school, she turned into a model student.
Turn to [Verb] (to go in a new direction to improve a situation). He turned to teach after working for a company for many years. To save his regime, Kim turned to the nuclear option.
Take special note of [Expression] (to pay a special attention to something).
He took special note of practice in the courts of Florence. I took special note of their names.
To tell off [Expression] (to speak or criticize someone angrily because he/she has done something wrong).
She was told off for being careless.
He was told off for being late.
(To) turn out [Verb] (to be discovered to be something).
He thought he would get a pay rise, but it turned out to be a false alarm.
The photos he took with his digital camera look good, but when tried to enlarge them, they turned out pretty blurry.
To keep abreast of [Expression] (to have the most recent and important information about something).
We must renovate our social life to keep abreast of the times.
It is difficult to keep abreast of the international situation these days.
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Unspecified [Adjective] (not mentioned or stated exactly or clearly).
I heard a noise at an unspecified point in the night. At some unspecified time in the past, I went to Italy.
Understandable [Adjective] (to be easy to understand or comprehend (seems normal and reasonable in a particular situation)).
His anger is understandable, given what happened.
Being nervous before an operation is really understandable.
Ultimately [Adverb] (at the end).
He ultimately decided to go to college.
She ultimately participated in the test to get the certificate. Unfamiliar [Adjective] (not familiar, unknown or not recognized). We are unfamiliar with the customs of this country.
The landscape is unfamiliar to me.
Unglamorous [Adjective] (not attractive or exciting).
Their work is hard and unglamorous, and most people would find it boring. He worked an unglamorous job in a catering company in Western Sydney.