Analyzing texts – Vocabulary – A – M
A |
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according |
according to |
to acknowledge / to admit |
to address sb. |
after that, afterwards |
age |
to agree on / about sth. |
ambiguous |
to amount to |
to appeal to |
to arouse the reader's interest |
as far as I'm concerned / as for me / for my part |
to attach importance to |
audience |
the author asserts |
the author pursues the goal of / the aim of doing sth. |
the author wants to persuade the reader to ... |
the author's assumption |
the author's intention |
to awaken interest of |
B |
basic cause |
to be against sth. |
to be appropriate for / to go together well with |
to be aware of |
to be frank with / to be honest / (quite) frankly |
to be in harmony |
to be mistaken |
to be right |
to behave |
behaviour / conduct |
believable |
between human beings |
C |
change of tense |
choice of words |
to claim that / to pretend to do sth. |
column |
comic, comical |
comment |
to comment on |
to comment on the situation |
to comprise |
comparison |
complex |
to concern |
as far as ... is/are concerned |
concise |
... concludes with |
confronted with |
to connect with |
to contradict |
to contradict the statement (about) |
to contrast two things |
to convince the reader |
consequence |
as a consequence of this |
contrast |
to correspond with |
(front) cover |
D |
deals with |
detail |
detailed examination / close analysis / careful study of |
to develop in several stages |
difference |
to disagree with the ideas of |
disproportion |
to disprove |
disputable |
distinction |
to distinguish between |
divides into |
to draw a comparison / to make a comparison (between) |
to draw parallels |
to draw the conclusion |
to draw/ to direct the reader's attention to |
E |
editor |
to have an effect |
elaborate |
emotional reaction |
... ends with |
to enumerate reasons |
error / mistake |
essential |
to establish a relationship |
to evoke |
to exaggerate |
to explain the standpoint |
to express |
to express sth / to voice sth. |
to express vehement criticism of |
F |
fate |
feelings / emotion(s) |
a feeling of |
finally / lastly |
first / first of all / in the first place |
flashback |
from a remote standpoint |
from the point of view of |
G |
to give |
to give / to express / to utter / to voice |
to give one's opinion about |
I |
idea |
to idealize |
identical |
to illustrate |
to imagine sth. |
imagination |
impressed by |
improbable |
in course of |
to influence |
to intended for |
in public |
indifference |
indifferently to / in an indifferent way |
inexplicable |
inferior |
irony |
J |
to judge somebody |
to justify |
L |
lack of |
to lead to |
length of the lines |
M |
to make a comment on / about to give his/her opinion |
to make it clear |
to make no sense |
to make objections |
to make sb. understand |
to make the reader understand / to realize that |
to make up a story |
manner of speaking |
meaningless |
melodious |
to mention |
mistrust |
Ulrike Schroedter contributed to the list. Thanks to Guilia and Lea