58. Flashcards
to increase in amount over a period of time, or to make something increase over a period of time
accumulate
The chemicals accumulate in your body
used when something is not certain
possibly
someone, possibly Tom, had left the window open
very bad, of low quality, or unpleasant
awful
an awful place
brave
courageous
a talk between two or more people, usually an informal one
conversation
A telephone conversation
where someone or something was before
back
when do you go back to college ?
to go or come back to a place where you were before
return
I want to return from my holiday till May
a situation in which you can choose between two or more things
choice
if I had a choice, I would give up work
a child or young person
kid
to love someone or something very much and take care of them
cherish
to have to pay money back to someone
owe
you still owe me money
to start to do something
go ahead
we have permission to go ahead with the project
able to learn and understand things quickly and easily
clever
A clever student
working hard with care and effort
diligent
A diligent student
an official visit to a building or organization to check that everything is correct and legal
inspection
the process of keeping things clean, especially to prevent disease
hygiene
personal hygiene
to get something that someone has given or sent to you
receive
he receives letters from fans
the buying and selling of goods or services
business
we do a lot of business with China
money that you have to pay to the government from what you earn or when you buy things
tax
do you have to pay tax on that?
short for we shall or we will
we’ll
to feel sorry about a situation, especially something that you wish you had not done
regret
if you don’t tell her the truth, you’ll regret it later
not far away
nearby
A nearby town
A nearby village
to give someone permission for something
allow
smoking is not allowed in the restaurant
a reduction in price
discount
They offer a 10% discount on rail travel for students
to strongly dislike someone or something
can’t abide sb/sth
I can’t abide rudeness
very silly
ridiculous
i’ve never heard anything so ridiculous
to choose something after thinking about several possibilities
decide
she’s decided to take the job
how often something happens, or how many people something happens to
rate
The birth rate
usual and like the most common type
average
an average person
extremely good
fabulous
They’ve got a fabulous house
to shine brightly and suddenly, or to make something shine in this way
flash
The doctor flashed a light into my eyes
something that shows that something is happening
sign
flowers are the first sign of spring
attractive in an exciting and special way
glamorous
A glamorous woman
to speak or write back to someone who has asked you a question or spoken to you
answer
I asked when she was leaving, but she didn’t answer
making little or no noise
quiet
can you be quiet, please?
to make someone feel unhappy because someone or something was not as good as they had expected
disappoint
we don’t want to disappoint the fans
firm and stiff, and not easy to press or bend
hard
A hard surface
to have a particular meaning
mean
The red light means stop
a little or a lot but not completely
quite
he’s quite attractive, but not what I’d call gorgeous
able to do something well
competent
A competent swimmer
to say that something is wrong or that you are annoyed about something
complain
lots of people have complained about the noise
