out of control：不受控制 take control of：控制、管理

under control：受控制、在控制之中

control：vt. 控制、掌握

e.g. A wise man will control himself.

It's difficult to control the present situation.

6、make way for：给......让路 / 位

e.g. We made way for the line of children when they came.

The car was out of control and every one on the road had to make way for it.

It's polite to make way for the disabled on the road.

way的短语：

by the way：顺便问一下

e.g. By the way, who will give us the talk?

by way of：取道、途经

e.g. They flew to New York by way of Tokyo.

in any way：不管怎样、好歹

e.g. In any way, this is a room and we can spend the night inside.

in a way：在某种程度上

e.g. She, in a way, is a teacher of foreign language.

in no way：绝不

In no way will I give in to him.

in one's own way：以自己的方式

He solved the problem in his own way.

in the/one's way：妨碍某人；

e.g. Don't stand in the / my way.

lead the way：带路

e.g. With a boy leading the way, we had no difficulty in finding the village.

lose one's way：迷路

e.g. Once in a strange place, it's easy to lose your way.

make one's way：前进、行走

e.g. They made their way through the crowd of people.

No way：别想、没门

e.g. - Tom, you wash the clothes this time.

- No way, it's Kate's turn.

on one's way ...：在途中

e.g. On his way to school, he found a wallet and turned it in.

7、previous：adj. (时间、顺序)前的、先的（作前置定语）

on the previous day：前一天； on the previous page：在前一页

a previous appointment：前约

adj. 过早的、过激的

e.g. Your question is rather previous. I haven't prepared for it.

previous to：在......之前

e.g. You should test an article previous to buying it.

Previous to coming here, he worked in Shanghai.

8、maintain：vt. 维持、保持（= keep）