Unbeknownst to Mr. Nash, the Royal Swedish Academy intended to grant Mr. Nash a Nobel …(L9)

1. Unbeknownst to Mr. Nash, the Royal Swedish Academy intended to grant Mr. Nash a Nobel …(L9) unbeknownst: without the knowledge of someone Unbeknownst to us, rumors are flying.

2. There were repeated commitments to psychiatric hospitals. (L30) … Mr. Nash was committed to McLean Hospital … (L166) commit: 1. to do sth. illegal or wrong 2. to promise or give loyalty, time or money to a particular principle, person or plan of action The government must commit itself to improving health care. 2. to send someone officially to prison or hospital He's been committed to prison for fraud.

3. dimension But in Mr. Nash’s case, the tragedy has the added dimensions of his early genius – and of the network of family and friends who valued that genius, wrapping themselves protectively around Mr. Nash and providing him with a safe haven when he was ill. (line 54)

4. noun 1 [C often plural] a measurement of something in a particular direction, especially its height, length or width Please specify the dimensions of the hall. This is a building of vast dimensions.

5. 2 [C] a part or feature or way of considering something: His personality has several dimensions. These weapons add a new dimension to modern warfare. There is a spiritual dimension to her poetry.

6. John Nash’s West Virginia roots are often invoked by people who knew him …, to explain his lack of worldliness. (L71) invoke: to use a law or rule in order to achieve something The president invoked this law to force the strikers to return to work.

7. elude Characteristically, Mr. Nash picked a problem for his thesis that had eluded von Neumann.(L119) Verb (formal) 1. not achieve If something that you want eludes you, you do not succeed in achieving it: The gold medal continues to elude her. 2. Not be caught They eluded the police by fleeing.

8. 3. Not remember If a piece of information eludes you, you cannot remember it: I know who you refer to but her name eludes me.

9. scribble There he became the Phantom of Fine Hall, a mute figure who scribbled strange equations on blackboards in the mathematics building … (line 34) scribble (v.) to write or draw something quickly or carelessly: The baby's just scribbled all over my new book! I'll just scribble Dad a note/scribble a note to Dad to say we're doing some shopping.

10. scribble (n.) I hope you can read my scribble!

11. wind up (informal) If he carries on like this he's going to wind up in prison. He'll wind up bankrupt if he's not careful. I wound up having to start the course from the beginning again.

12. wind up (sth.) We started to wind up the interview. You need to wind up now, we've only got five minutes.

13. The months at McLean did little to arrest the disease. (L 180) arrest: to stop or interrupt the development of something The treatment has so far done little to arrest the spread of the cancer. A cut in interest rates failed to arrest the decline in prices.

14. The country is sinking/plunging into a(n) _____ of violence and lawlessness. • Waves of corporate downsizing have ________ employee morale. 3. I can't wear wool - it makes me ________. 4. There's fierce ______ for the job/to get the job. 5. Eventually the fuss will ____ ______ and everything will return to normal. 6. When the post fell _____, Dennis was appointed to fill it. 7. His company was _____ _______ as the most successful small business in the region.

15. 1. At the time I still wrongly believed that the project might be a success. (labor, delusion) 2. My original statement has been completely changed by the media. 3. Wearing ripped jeans was quite popular a few years ago. 4. His wife's been taken to hospital for depression. 5. Fighting around the capital has become more fierce in the last few hours.