43. Flashcards
making you smile or laugh
adjective
funny
A funny story
not difficult
easy
a bad young man
punk
very strange
adjective
weird
I had a really weird dream last night
to talk with someone in a friendly and informal way
verb
chat
I wanted to chat to you about the party on Saturday
a sexual relationship that is short and not serious
Noun
fling
she had a fling with someone last summer
attractive
adjective
cute
A cute baby
If people -, they stop having a relationship or stop working together.
break up
he’s just broken up with his girlfriend
going through or stopping at a place on the way to another place
preposition
via
The train to Utrecht goes via Amsterdam
close to the front part of something
in front of
he parked the car in front of the house
easy to understand or see
adjective
obvious
an obvious choice
to prepare text, film, etc by deciding what to include and making mistakes correct
Verb
edit
to keep someone or something safe from something dangerous or bad
verb
protect
it’s important to protect your skin from the harmful effects of the sun
to learn something so that you remember it exactly
verb
memorize
i’ve memorized all my friends’ birthdays
to make someone stop giving their attention to something
Verb
distract
stop distracting me - I’m trying to finish my essay
to walk slowly about a place without any purpose
verb
wander
they wandered aimlessly around the town
to be going to do something very soon
be about to do sth
I stopped her just as she was about to leave
a special set of clothes that are worn by people who do a particular job or people who go to a particular school
noun
uniform
A school uniform
a tool for putting a special ink mark on something, or the mark made by it
Noun
stamp
A stamp in a passport
a bad use of something useful, such as time or money, when there is a limited amount of it
Noun
waste
meetings are a waste of time
the power and ability to be very active without becoming tired
Noun
energy
I didn’t even have the energy to get out of bed
to remove something, especially from a computer’s memory
Verb
delete
all names have been deleted from the report
the way in which two people or things are not the same
Noun
difference
what’s the difference between an ape and a monkey?
someone who secretly tries to discover information about a person, country, etc
Noun
spy
extremely surprised
adjective
dumbfounded
to stop someone or something that is moving through the air by getting hold of it
verb
catch
try to catch the ball
she fell backwards, but he caught her in his arms
to discover someone doing something wrong
informal
catch sb red-handed
he was caught red-handed trying to steal a car
a place where people take things that they do not want
Noun
dump
we took our old mattress to the dump
an arrangement with a bank to keep your money there and to let you take it out when you need to
Noun
account
I paid the money into my account
in the place of someone or something else
adverb
instead
if you don’t want pizza, we can have pasta instead
Why don’t you help instead of just complaining?
