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ant. careless, indiscreet.

caution n carefulness, e. g. When you cross a busy street you should use caution.

caution vf (against) to give a caution to, e. g. The teacher cautioned us against being late.

precaution n a measure to avoid risk or to bring success, e. g. They took precautions against the flood.

6. slip vt/i 1) to slide, to glide; to escape from, e. g. The tablecloth slipped off the table. The fish slipped out of his hands. 2) to lose one's balance, e. g. She slipped and would have fallen if I had not steadied her. 3) to forget, e. g. The name has slipped my

attention (my «memory, my mind). 4) to go unnoticed, quickly or quietly, e. g. He slipped out of the house unnoticed. She slipped

away for half an hour or so. Happiness slipped by me. 5) to make a careless mistake, e. g. He slips in his grammar.

6) to pull on or off quickly, e. g. He hurriedly slipped on (off) his clothes.

7) to put into, e. g. She slipped the letter into an envelope and sealed it.

slip n 1) a narrow strip of paper, e. g. May I use this slip of paper to mark a page? 2) fault, a slight mistake in speech, writing or

conduct, as a slip of the tongue; a slip of the pen; 3) a sudden slide; to give smb. the slip to avoid him or escape from him.

slippery adj so smooth (wet or polished) that it is hard to stand on, e. g. It's so slippery today, please be careful! slippers n pi.

shoes for indoor wear.

---- 7. bitter adj sharp; tasting like quinine; painful; severe, as bitter words

(complaints, disappointment); a bitter smile (remark, wind, enemy), e. g. Her lips twisted into a bitter smile. A bitter wind beat into

the face.

bitterly adv 1) with bitterness, e. g. He laughed bitterly. "How could you be so blind?" she said bitterly. 2) very, e. g. It was bitterly cold. syn. bitter ( collog.), e. g. It was bitter cold.

8. stir vt/i 1) (vt) to move around, esp. with a spoon; mix thoroughly, as to stir tea (coffee, porridge); 2) (vt) to cause to move, e. g.

The wind stirred the leaves, not to stir a finger to make no effort to help, e. g. What kind of friend is he? He wouldn't stir a finger to

help me. not to stir an eyelid to show no surprise or alarm, e. g. It's amazing how calmly Ruth took the news: she did not stir an eyelid.

3) (vt) to move, to be in motion, e. g. It was so still, not a leaf stirred. Nobody stirred in the house.

9. injure vt to hurt; to do harm or damage to, as to injure one's health (part of the body, smb.'s feelings, reputation, etc.); to injure

smth. accidentally (badly, seriously, slightly, etc.); to be injured in an accident (in a fire, in the war, etc.).

injured adj insulted, hurt, as smb.'s injured pride (feelings, look, tone, voice, etc.).

injury n harm, damage, as to receive (suffer) an injury (injuries) to the head, to the back, etc.

10. revenge vt/t to pay back evil or injury for, as to revenge an insult (an injustice), e. g. He swore to revenge the insult, to revenge oneself on (upon) a person to inflict injury on another in return for injury done to oneself, e. g. Yago revenged himself on Othello, to be