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Section 2
VOCABULARY FOCUS
 2.1. Essential Vocabulary
amazing see amaze
amaze, v. t. & i.
to surprise very much; to astonish greatly ‘дивувати, вражати ’.
e. g. ... he was amazed by the younger people's want of proper pride. (Forster)
Syn. surprise, astonish, amaze.

 Watch Out! (1) Her unexpected arrival at such a time of night surprised (astonished) us. (2) The divorce of the couple that had lived happily for 20 years astonished all who knew them. (3) The discovery that the humble French tutor proved to be the notorious robber Dubrovsky amazed everybody. Surprise and astonish mean 'to strike with wonder', especially at something unexpected; astonish being the stronger of the two. Amaze is still stronger, for it denotes 'to overpower with astonishment'.

amazement, n.
great surprise or wonder ‘подив, дивування’.
e. g. Lord Henry elevated his eyebrows, and looked at him in amazement. (0. Wilde)
amazing, a.
causing amazement (as, an amazing view, an amazing picture) ‘дивовижний,гідний подиву’.
e. g. Busy as a bee as usual, I suppose. You're simply amazing. (Maugham)
amazed, a.
struck with wonder (as, an amazed look) ‘здивований, вражений’.
e. g. "Well, the expedition where that occurs can scarcely be called a successful one," said Fielding with an amazed stare. (Forster)
cross, v. t. & i.
1. (Lit. and fig.) to pass, especially from one side (end) to the other (as, to cross the street, the room; to cross the mind) ‘перетинати; переходити; переїжджати; переправлятися’.
е. g.1) I crossed the road and came to the beach. (Maugham) 2) Perhaps he had better move on and avoid the place, and even as the thought crossed his mind his fingers touched the wood of the door. (G. Greene)