English Vocabulary (Fach) / ielts (Lektion)
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IELTS
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- support emotionally and materially x
- well-liked and kind-hearted x
- financial difficulty x
- afford medical treatment x
- to lean on smd/sth to depend on somebody/something for help and support
- to be kind of stressed out x
- decent and reasonable (people) x
- to lack common sense and social etiquettes x
- to have your (fair) share of sth We certainly have our share of problems at the moment.She's had her fair share of tragedies in her life.
- to make a confession(law) x
- to confess + a fault/a debt/a sin/ a crime/a liking o admit that you have done something wrong or something that you feel guilty or bad about:[ + that ] She confessed to her husband that she had sold her wedding ring.He confessed to sleeping/having slept through most of the movie.He has confessed to the murder.[ + (that) ] I have to confess (that) when I first met Reece I didn't think he was very bright.It was all very confusing, I must confess.
- to see the sights of a town x
- to see no prospect of( reconciliation) Is there any prospect of the weather improving? [ + that ] There's not much prospect that this war will be over soon.
- devise+a plan/a solution/ a way /a scheme to invent a plan, system, object, etc., usually using your intelligence or imagination:He's good at devising language games that you can play with students in class.
- ripe/unripe fruit x
- herbs a type of plant whose leaves are used in cooking to give flavour to particular dishes or in making medicine
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- to be in decline to gradually become less, worse, or lower:His interest in the project declined after his wife died.The party's popularity has declined in the opinion polls.
- a waste of time x
- if you ask me (informal)... x
- to raid / a police raid x
- to commit an offence /a crime offender=first-time offenders sex offenders young offenders an illegal act; a crime: a criminal/drink-driving offenceDriving without a licence is an offence.He committed several serious offences.
- BC(before the birth of Christ) AD(anno Domini=after the birth of Christ) x
- BC(before the birth of Christ) AD(anno Domini=after the birth of Christ) the Middle Ages x
- green spaces x
- to speak up a little x
- at the top of the page/ at the botto of the page x
- at dawn/ at dusk x
- sunrise/sunset x
- a natural disaster x
- on the share of lake x
- If it was up to me I´d(would)... x
- impeccable/ɪmˈpek.ə.bəl/ perfect, with no problems or bad parts:impeccable taste/manners/credentialsHis English is impeccable.
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- look up to smb/look down to smb look down to smb=despise smb (despiser)
- embezzle/ɪmˈbez.əl/ embezzlement/embezzler to secretly take money that is in your care or that belongs to an organization or business you work for:She embezzled thousands of dollars from the charity.
- fabricated (story) to invent or produce something false in order to deceive someone: He was late, so he fabricated an excuse to avoid trouble.He claims that the police fabricated evidence against him.
- to come in handy to be useful:This money will come in handy when we go on vacation
- the elderly /the poor x
- advance paying/booking x
- a chest of drawer x
- an item of clothing x
- fashionable/old-fashioned x
- to waste money on luxury items x
- to set up a bookshop-to close down... x
- didnt work properly x
- puzzlement a state of confusion because you do not understand something
- commonplace(adj) happening often or often seen or experienced and so not considered to be special:Electric cars are increasingly commonplace.
- by no means not at all:It is by no means certain that we'll finish the project by June.
- importunate/ɪmˈpɔː.tjə.nət/ repeatedly asking for something, in a forceful and annoying way:an importunate beggar/crowd
- to broaden (my)experience/ones mind(horizons)/horayzins broad -minded x
- frankly used when giving an honest and direct opinion, often one that might upset someone:Quite frankly, I think this whole situation is ridiculous.That's a frankly absurd suggestion.
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