The document discusses various English words and phrases related to rising, giving, and conditional agreements. It provides examples of how to use words like rise, raise, arise, stave off, onerous, eavesdrop, overhear, and in all fairness. It also asks questions about context clues and motivations in some examples.

1. Rise / Raise / Arise
The sun rises
You raise your hand
Your boss raises your salary
To arise = to occur
Should any difficulty arise, do not hesitate
to contact me
I believe that the programme will hone our
negotiating skills as well as our flexibility to
accept different points of view
Sheila would have been disappointed if
nobody had come
I will only agree on condition that this is
kept confidential
Should I find out, you will be the first to
know!

2. It won’t take long, assuming we have
everything we need
Assuming we have everything we need, it
won’t take long!
I stave off hunger that way
To stave off / fend off = apartar, rechazar
It sounds pretty onerous but actually it
isn’t so bad
Sprouted oats
I take some nuts which I’ve weighed
beforehand
I have a steady energy level today, before I
would have dips in the afternoon…
It isn’t as dreadful (espantoso) as I’d
expected
My parents gave me a bike for Christmas
I was given a bike for Christmas
To give / a gift / to be gifted (to be
talented)

3. A tenuous link = a weak link (ténue)
To eavesdrop = to listen in on a
conversation etc.
To overhear = to accidentally hear
something
Oh I think we’d be prepared to offer, say…
(digamos) €250…
Why does Oscar mention he has been
doing some freelance work?
Why does Oscar mention that he got the
information straight from the horse’s
mouth?
Why doesn’t she offer more than €350?
Why does she want the article by 13:00?
Why does Oscar want to remain
anonymous?
Why does Oscar want his name off the
article
In all fairness…