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Question 1

paralysed

Answer 1

unable to move part or all of your body or feel it

Question 2

crippled

Answer 2

to damage something badly so that it no longer works or is no longer effective
SYN disable

Question 5

power cut

Answer 5

a period of time when there is no electricity supply
SYN power failure
power outageAmE

Question 6

blackout

Answer 6

a period of darkness caused by a failure of the electricity supply
SYN power cut

Question 8

stranded

Answer 8

a person or vehicle that is stranded is unable to move from the place where they are
SYN stuck

Question 9

jammed

Answer 9

full of people or things

SYN packed

Question 10

marooned

Answer 10

to be left in a place where there are no other people and where you cannot escape➔ stranded

Question 11

trapped

Answer 11

in a bad situation
be / feel trapped
to be in a bad situation from which you cannot escape

Question 13

chaos

Answer 13

a situation in which everything is happening in a confused way and nothing is organized or arranged in order

Question 15

halt

Answer 15

a stop or pause

Question 16

standstill

Answer 16

a situation in which there is no movement or activity at all

Question 17

supply

Answer 17

a system that is used to supply gas etc

Question 18

plunged

Answer 18

to move, fall, or be thrown suddenly forwards or downwards

Question 19

deep

Answer 19

going far down from the top or from the surface

OPP shallow

Question 19

restore

Answer 19

repair to repair an old building, piece of furniture, or painting etc so that it is in its original condition

Question 20

rush hour

Answer 20

the time of day when the roads, buses, trains etc are most full, because people are travelling to or from work

Question 20

catastrophe

Answer 20

a terrible event in which there is a lot of destruction, suffering, or death
SYN disaster

Question 21

evacuated

Answer 21

to send people away from a dangerous place to a safe place

Question 21

disabled

Answer 21

to deliberately make a machine or piece of equipment impossible to use

Question 22

switched

Answer 22

to change from doing or using one thing to doing or using another

Question 22

handicapped

Answer 22

people who are handicapped. Some people think that this expression is offensive.
➔ disabled

Question 23

remain

Answer 23

to stay in the same place without moving away

SYN stay

Question 23

caught

Answer 23

to be in a situation that you cannot easily get out of or in which you do not have something you need

Question 24

disorder

Answer 24

a situation in which things or people are very untidy or disorganized
OPP order

Question 25

powerless

Answer 25

unable to stop or control something because you do not have the power, strength, or legal right to do so➔ powerful

Question 26

cure

Answer 26

a medicine or medical treatment that makes an illness go away:
cure for

Question 27

cancer

Answer 27

a very serious disease in which cells in one part of the body start to grow in a way that is not normal
➔ tumor

Question 28

realise

Answer 28

understand

to know and understand something, or suddenly begin to understand it

Question 29

accused

Answer 29

to say that you believe someone is guilty of a crime or of doing something bad

Question 30

burgled

Answer 30

to go into a building and steal things

SYN burglarizeAmE

Question 31

jailed

Answer 31

to put someone in jail

SYN imprison:

Question 32

self defence

Answer 32

something you do to protect yourself or your property

Question 33

priceless

Answer 33

extremely valuable