presumably/prɪˈzjuː.mə.bli/
used to say what you think is the likely situation:They can presumably afford to buy a bigger apartment.Presumably he just forgot to send the letter.
time consuming...
x
to get your bike fixed
to get....fixed
bargain
something on sale at a lower price than its true value:This coat was half-price - a real bargain.The airline regularly offers last-minute bookings at bargain prices.
to be stuck in a traffic jam
x
they were caught in the rain
x
sticky tape
x
stick to facts!
x
resent /rɪˈzent
to feel angry because you have been forced to accept someone or something that you do not like:She bitterly resented her father's new wife.[ + -ing verb ] He resents having to explain his work to other people. I resented Tom winning the prize to resent smb for smth =for Tom`s winning
to get thrilled about smth
extremely happy about something:[ + that ] I was thrilled that so many people turned up to the party.
to be the size of ..../to be twice the size of...
x
belated
coming later than expected:a belated apologyThey did make a belated attempt to reduce the noise.Belated birthday greetings!
the food scarcity/the food is becoming scarce
x
an unprecendente/dʌnˈpres.ɪ.den.tɪd/ event or problem
never having happened or existed in the past:This century has witnessed environmental destruction on an unprecedented scale.
to become more widespread
x
curtail(ed)/kəˈteɪl
to stop something before it is finished, or to reduce or limit something:to curtail your holiday/spendingWith all the snow, our daily walks have been severely curtailed.
to brush up on my English
to improve your knowledge of something already learned but partly forgotten:You’d better brush up on your French before going to Paris.
to be of great significance
x
to feel respected/satisfied
x
seemingly though
1.appearing to be something, especially when this is not true:He remains confident and seemingly untroubled by his recent problems.2.according to the facts that you know:The factory closure is seemingly inevitable.Seemingly, she's gone to live with another man.
compel/kəmˈpel
to force someone to do something:[ + to infinitive ] As a schoolboy he was compelled to wear shorts even in winter.formal The new circumstances compelled a change in policy.
hostage/ˈhɒs.tɪdʒ
someone who is taken as a prisoner by an enemy in order to force the other people involved to do what the enemy wants:She was taken/held hostage by the gunmen.
a tube of toothpaste(paint/glue)
x
1.to take the blame
2.to put the blame for smth on smb/smth
3.to be blame for smth
1.x 2.Health officials put the blame for the disease on (= say that the reason for the disease is) poor housing conditions. 3.to be the reason for something that happens:The hot weather is partly to blame for the water shortage.
immense poverty
x
living being/human being
x
to inspect thoroughly
x
oblivionəˈblɪv.i.ən
These toys will be around for a year or two, then fade/slide/sink into oblivion.
alike
similar to each other:The children all look very alike.
well off/much better off--------------badly-off/hard up
rich:Her family was very well off. having very little money: We're a bit hard up at the moment so we're not thinking about holidays.
narrow sth down
to make a number or list of things smaller, by removing the things that are least important, necessary, or suitable:We narrowed the list of candidates down from ten to three.
illiterate/literate
unable to read and write:A surprising percentage of the population is illiterate.
parcel
wrapped in paper, especially so that it can be sent by post:a food parcelThe parcel was wrapped in plain brown paper.
screwdriver/pliers/wrench(AE)=spanner(BE)
x
as agreed on
x
a storm in a teacup
a situation where people get very angry or worried about something that is not importantI think it's all a storm in a teacup - there's probably no danger to public health at all.
pass the buck
to pass the blame (to someone else); to give the responsibility (to someone else).Don't try to pass the buck! It's your fault, and everybody knows it.
pull somebody's leg
to tell someone something that is not true as a way of joking with them.Is he really angry with me or do you think he's just pulling my leg?
refrain from smth
to avoid doing or stop yourself from doing something:We refrained from talking until we knew that it was safe.The sign on the wall said "Please refrain from smoking."
increasingly globalised world
x
to put smth ( a plan /a theory/their suggestions/ aproposal) forward
to state an idea or opinion, or to suggest a plan or person, for other people to consider:The proposals that you have put forward deserve serious consideration.I wasn't convinced by any of the arguments that he put forward.
to make an attempt AT answering the question=try
to make an attempt ON smb´s life=try to kill
x
to put out a fire/cigarette/light
x
capital punishment
the death penalty
to revise (properly)
to look at or consider again an idea, piece of writing, etc. in order to correct or improve it:His helpfulness today has made me revise my original opinion/impression of him.His publishers made him revise his manuscript three times.
take sb aback
to surprise or shock someone so much that they do not know how to behave for a short time:I was a little taken aback at the directness of the question.The news really took us aback.
easier than it used to be
x
to crumble
1.to break, or cause something to break, into small pieces:She nervously crumbled the bread between her fingers.The cliffs on which the houses are built are starting to crumble.2.[ I ] to become weaker in strength or influence:Support for the government is crumbling.
