English Vocabulary in Use: Advanced Book with Answers and Enhanced eBook Vocabulary Reference and Practice 3rd Edition

interfere in things that don’t concern her. 
[involve herself; negative and critical]
The phone’s been ringing 
continually. It’s driving me crazy. 
[very frequently; often negative]
Stir the mixture 
continuously until it boils. 
[without stopping; from a recipe]
There’s a new 
series on TV about space exploration. 
[set of related programmes]
I don’t want to miss this week’s episode of 
Oliver Twist
. It’s a 
serial – if I miss one, I’ll lose track of the 
story. 
[set of programmes where the story continues over different episodes]
We sat 
in the shade of a big oak tree. 
[out of the sun; pleasant connotation]
The evening sun cast long 
shadows. 
[dark areas or shapes]
They lived 
in the shadow of a chemical factory. 
[in a place dominated by; negative connotation]
She 
complimented me on my performance at the concert. 
[praised, expressed admiration for]
I took a course in programming to 
complement my other IT skills. 
[make them seem better, more 
complete or more attractive in combination]
Words of different form but from the same area of meaning
The cake mixture should be 
moist but not sticky. 
[slightly wet; from a recipe]
The climate in the north is 
damp and rather cold. 
[slightly wet in an unpleasant way]
The 
theme of the festival was ‘1,000 years of culture’. 
[the main idea that everything followed]
The 
topic of conversation soon changed to the news. 
[what the people talked about]
The 
security officer noticed a broken window. 
[concerned with protection of property, etc.]
The 
safety officer told him that he must wear a helmet. 
[concerned with prevention of accidents, etc.]
We took a smaller road in order to