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at present
At this time; now.
At present the house is empty, but next week a family will move in.
It took a long time to get started, but at present the road is half finished.
at random
With no order, plan, or purpose; in a mixed-up, or thoughtless way.
He opened the letters at random.
His clothes were scattered about the room at random.
at sea
On an ocean voyage; on a journey by ship.
They had first met at sea.
Out on the ocean; away from land.
By the second day the ship was well out at sea.
Charles had visited a ship in dock, but he had never been on a ship at sea.
Not knowing what to do; bewildered; confused; lost.
The job was new to him, and for a few days he was at sea.
When his friends talked about chemistry, Don was at sea, because he did not study chemistry.
at sight
on sight
The first time the person or thing is seen; as soon as the person or thing is seen.
First graders learn to read many words on sight.
Mary had seen many pictures of Grandfather, so she knew him on sight.
On demand, on asking the first time.
The money order was payable at sight.
at sixes and sevens
Not in order; in confusion; in a mess.
В состоянии растерянности, беспорядка, кутерьмы.
After the captain of the team broke his leg, the other players were at sixes and sevens.
He apologised because his wife was away and the house was at sixes and sevens.
Our teacher had just moved to a new classroom, and she was still at sixes and sevens.
She can't be a good secretary – she's always at sixes and sevens.
Она не может быть хорошим секретарем – она всегда рассеянна.
at stake
Depending, like a bet, on the outcome of something uncertain; in a position to be lost or gained.
The farmers were more anxious for rain than the people in the city because they had more at stake.
The team played hard because the championship of the state was at stake.
at swords' points
Ready to start fighting; very much opposed to each; other hostile; quarreling.
The dog's barking kept the Browns at swords' points with their neighbors for months.
The mayor and the reporter were always at swords' points.
at that
As it is; at that point; without more talk or waiting.
Ted was not quite satisfied with his haircut but let it go at that.
In addition; also.
Bill's seat mate on the plane was a girl and a pretty one at that.
After all; in spite of all; anyway.
The book was hard to understand, but at that Jack enjoyed it.