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conjure something up to make something appear as a picture in your mind. Synonym evoke.
E.g.
That smell always conjures up memories of holidays in France.
He strained to conjure up her face and voice, but they had vanished.
Dieting always seems to conjure up images of endless salads.
The movie conjures up the excitement of being a teenager in 1960s London. Sp. La película evoca la emoción de ser adolescente en el Londres de 1960.
lodge:
1. to provide someone with a place to stay for a short time. Accommodate.
E.g.
a building used to lodge prisoners of war
lodge somebody in/at something
The refugees were lodged in old army barracks.
2. to pay to live in a room in somebody’s house.
E.g.
lodge at/with etc
John lodged with a family in Bristol when he first started work.
The backpackers lodged at the hostel for the night. Los mochileros se alojaron en el albergue por la noche.
a far cry from something a very different experience from something. synonym remote
E.g. All this luxury was a far cry from the poverty of his childhood.
course of action: /ˌkɔːs əv ˈækʃn/ a way of acting in or dealing with a particular situation. A way of proceeding.
E.g.
They have not yet decided on a particular course of action.
The course of action chosen by her doctor was successful. Sp. El procedimiento adoptado por el doctor dio buenos resultados.
look back: to think about something in the past. synonym reflect
E.g.
to look back on your childhood
They look back at the 1970s as the good old days.
When I look back on those days I realize I was desperately unhappy.
residential care a system in which people who are old or ill live together in a special house and are looked after by professionals.
E.g. a residential care facility.
prohibitively adverb /prəˈhɪbətɪvli/ at such a high price that people are prevented from buying something or doing something. synonym exorbitantly /ɪɡˈzɔːbɪtəntli/
E.g.
Car insurance can be prohibitively expensive for young drivers
turn out: (used with an adverb or adjective, or in questions with how) to happen in a particular way; to develop or end in a particular way.
E.g.
Despite our worries everything turned out well.
You never know how your children will turn out.
+ adj. If the day turns out wet, we may have to change our plans.
The forecast is good, but it is too soon to say how it will turn out. Sp. El pronóstico es bueno, pero aún es muy temprano para saber cómo terminará todo.
