The Genitive Case
Paraphrase the following set-phrases.
1. He was at his wit's end what to say.
2. There at last we could talk to our hearts' content.
3. For Goodness' sake, try to keep out of harm's way.
4. Don't try to go into any debate with him: he always has all the arguments at his fingers' ends.
5. The lion was now (within) a stone's throw from us.
2. Double-entry is the most accurate (превосходная) method of book-keeping
3. Before the last (предельная) war less than half (сравнительная) the beef consumed in the UK was produced at home
1. В простейшем отчёте расходы делятся на "переменные" и "постоянные".
2. Двойная запись является наиболее точным методом бухгалтерского учета.
3. Перед последней войны менее половины говядины, потребляемой в Великобритании, производилось внутри страны.