Chapters 22-23

I. Word combinations and word expressions for intensive study:

to pit smb. out of one's mind to love smb. to distraction to do smb. good to see much of smb. to make a clean breast of smth. to get hold of smb. right away to be hard on smb. to put an end to smth. to distract one's mind to feel abhorrence for on the strength of nineteen to the dozen to take a long breath to get over smth. sense of duty to play opposite to smb. to fly in a temper to pull oneself together to have patience with smb.     to persuade smb. to the contrary to put up a notice to take hold of oneself to give release to one's feelings to cramp one's style to be in the way well over seventy to make up for smth. to atone for smth. to regain one's serenity a bygone age heart-rending sensation to pay a call to be in a flutter to smb's liking to reason with smb. to grow sharp with smb. to be taken aback to be at one's beck and call to believe in one's good fortune to run the risk of to have a fitting to send by return of post.