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A long stick a crosspiece at the top, used as a support under the armpit.
Crutch
A pair of crutches.
He uses drugs as a psychological crutch.
Walks with difficulty, typically because of a damaged or stiff leg or foot
Limp
He limped heavily as he moved.
One man Lima by on crutches.
Bandage consisting of a firm covering that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
Plaster cast
With a plaster on his ankle
The complete loss or absence of hope
Despair /di’spë/
The voice full of despair
A confused fight or scuffle
Melee /’melei/
Several people were heart in the melee
- Occurring or done at once; instant
2. Nearest in time, relationship, or rank
Immediate /i’mi:diet/
The authorities took no immediate action.
There are no changes in the immediate future.
The action of saying something to persuade, encourage, or remind someone to do or say something
Prompting
After some prompting, the defendant gave the police his name.
Harass, persecute, or pursue relentlessly
Hound
She was hounded by the Italian press
Not yielding in strength, severity, or determination
Unrelenting /unri’lenting/
The heat was unrelenting.
In the unrelenting pursuit of their dreams.
The act of chasing
Pursuit
the pursuit of happiness
In the pursuit of…
Expressing or feeling sincere regret and remorse; remorseful = regretful
Repentant /ri’pentent/
He is truly repentant for his incredible stupidity.
Spanish officials, who have not sounded particularly repentant about actions at the border.
- Materials used for surfacing roads or other outdoor areas.
- A runway at an airport
Tarmac (short for tarmacadam) /tär’mâk/
If not in air, at least not on tarmac
Adj. 1. Cut of or left behind. Left without thee and to move from somewhere.
2. Left aground on a shore (of a boat)
Stranded
Passengers of hundreds of flights to be stranded on airplanes.
He left me stranded by the side of the road.
Spend time doing nothing
Idle /aid(e)l/
Passengers sat idled on tarmacs.
Four men were idling outside the shop.
- To grieve or protest loudly and bitterly.
2. To make a prolonged, high-pitched sound suggestive of a cry.
Wail /weil/ Tina ran off wailing. Wailing babies. The wind wailed through the trees. A wail of misery went up when new parking restriction were announced.
- Very unhappy, ill, etc
2. Very poor in quality or ability
Wretched
I don’t know what’s wrong with her, but she looks wretched.
How did we get in this wretched state of affairs?
Wretched ventilation
- Highly excited with strong emotions or frustration
2. Characterized by rapid and disordered or nervous activity.
Frantic /fræntik/
Frantic with worry.
Made a frantic last minute search for the lost key.
- Seriously affected by an undesirable condition or unpleasant feeling.
(Of a person’s look or face) showing great distress.
Stricken /’strik(e)n/
The pilot landed the stricken aircraft.
She looked at Anne’s stricken face, contorted with worry.
- Push a sharp or pointed object into or through
2. Be fixed in a particular position or unable to move or be moved.
Stick [stuck, stuck]
He stuck his fork into the sausage.
I’m doing the crossword and I’ve got stuck.
- Cause (someone or something) to change course or turn from one direction to another.
- Distract (someone) from something.
Diverted by storm.
Traffic was diverted around the scene of the accident.
My attention was diverted by an argument between motorists.
Make or become worse
Worsen (worsened)
As conditions on the planed worsened.
- Extremely evil or cruel
2. Extremely bad
Atrocious (e-trō’shes)
An atrocious crime
Atrocious behavior
(Of a person or their efforts) persisting tirelessly
Indefatigable /,indi’fatigeb(e)l/
He worked indefatigably when once began.
The most basic level of an activity or organization. The essential foundation. Local or person-to-person. The common or ordinary people.
Grass-roots
Through grass-roots organizing.
Grass-roots marketing: the idea is to saturate the community with talk about your business.
Continuing for an extended period or without interruption
Sustained /se’steind/
Several years of sustained economic growth
Contemptuous ridicule or mockery
Высмеивание
Derision /di’rig(e)n/
My stories were greeted with derision and disbelief.
Noun
1. A continuous area or expanse of land or water
Stretch
I got up and had a stretch.
Long stretches of time.
During this stretch of cancelations and extremely bad weather.
- Make regular short, sharp sounds, typically one for every second of time.
- (Of time) pass
Tick
I could hear the clock ticking.
The minutes were ticking away.
Evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of.
See the value of a tax, fine, etc.
The committee must assess the relative importance of the issues.
The department announced the largest fine yet assessed.
- (Of something bad or undesirable) very great; intense.
2. (Of punishment of a person) strict or harsh
Severe /si'vie/ A severe shortage of technicians. The damage is not too severe. During severe thunderstorms. Certainly, there should be stricter laws and more severe punishments.
- Disappear suddenly and completely.
2. Become zero (math)
Vanish
Moira vanished without trace.
Disturbance or problems which interrupt an event, activity, or proses.
Disruption
The scheme was planned to minimize disruption.
The massive numbers of cancellations and disruptions.
Adj. made up or consisting of several parts or elements.
Compound
A compound noun.
We have compound factors at work this winter.
- The chances or like hood of something happening or being the case
- The balance of advantage;superiority in strength
The odds
The odds that he is no longer alive.
With heavy odds against them.
Done without delay; immediate
Prompt
The odds of prompt sanctions.
She would have die but for the prompt actions of two ambulancemen.
