VOCABULARY. 1. (to) take (goods, letters, etc.) to people’s houses or places of work

deliver, v

1. (to) take (goods, letters, etc.) to people’s houses or places of work

e.g. Letters are delivered every day.

2. send or aim (a blow, kick, etc.) to the intended place

e.g. She delivered a hard kick to his knee.

3. speak or read aloud to people listening

e.g. deliver a lecture/ speech

4. help in the birth of

ðdeliver the baby (=help in giving birth)

e.g. The doctor delivered the woman (of twins).

5. (from) set free; rescue

e.g. They prayed to God to deliver them from danger.

6. (on) fulfill (a promise or hope) or produce (sth promised or hoped for)

e.g. Do you think the government will deliver on their election promises/ deliver the promised tax cuts?

deliverance, n (fml)

(from) the act of saving from harm or danger, or the state of being saved

e.g. deliverance from slavery

delivery, n

1. (to) the act of taking or giving sth to sb, or the things taken or given

e.g. a delivery van; The next delivery is at two o’clock.

2. the birth of a child

e.g. The mother had an easy delivery.

3. the manner or style of speaking in public: a good/ fast/ slow delivery

deliveryman, n

one who delivers goods to people who have bought or ordered them, usu locally

disillusionment, n

disillusion, v

free from an illusion (= a wrong idea); tell or show the (esp. unpleasant) truth to

e.g. I have to disillusion you, but you just wanted your money.

disillusioned, a

(at/ about/ with) feeling bitter and unhappy as a result of having learned the unpleasant truth about sb/ sth, esp. that one formerly admired or respected

e.g. disillusioned with the present government/ at the government’s handling of the economy

exhilarate, v

make (sb) cheerful and excited

e.g. This sea air is most exhilarating.

exhilaration, n

exhilaratingly, adv

gaze, v

look steadily, esp. for a long time and often without being conscious of what one is doing

e.g. She sat gazing at the fire.

Usage:

Cf.: gaze, stare and gape. Gaze is used when one looks steadily at sth, often with admiration or pleasure (e.g. gaze at the beautiful scenery). Stare is used when one keeps their eyes open and fixed on sth in wonder, fear, anger, or deep thought (e.g. He stared at me trying to remember who I was.). Gape means “look hard in surprise, esp. with the mouth open” (e.g. They gaped at me when I told them about the gold I’d found.).

gaze, n

a steady fixed look

e.g. He turned away, feeling too ashamed to meet her gaze.