9A Flashcards
unusual and strange, sometimes in an unpleasant way
peculiar
a place for worship that is holy because of a connection with a holy person or object
shrine
to have been as a child protected from harmful, unpleasant, or frightening experiences
sheltered upbringing
not having the things that are necessary for a pleasant life, such as enough money, food, or good living conditions
deprived (background)
to escape by running away, especially because of danger or fear
flee
a sudden illegal, often violent, taking of government power, especially by part of an army
coup
to fight in the front in military
active service
from nothing
from scratch
divorced/ single-parent family
broken home
(about a group of people) to be close, to support each other
close-knit
having or showing a special advantage
privileged
an amount of money given by a school, college, university, or other organization to pay for the studies of a person with great ability but little money
scholarship
a child whose parents are dead
orphan
primitive
rough around the edges
to learn to understand and accept something
come to terms with something
to be forgetful
to have a memory like a sieve/ goldfish
avoid someone/ sth
give sth/ someone a wide berth
to get on very well and become friends very quickly
get on like a house on fire
to attract no support, attention, or interest
to go/ sink like a lead balloon
sth was well received
sth went down well
very different, as different as possible
as different as night and day
used to say that you do not want to think about something because it is too worrying
dread to think
I’m looking forward to + ing opposite
I’m dreading + ing
to remove something from somewhere
take sth out
to cause a substance, especially blood, to come out of a body
draw
to compete in order to win something
contend
something that two people or groups cannot agree about
bone of contention
1-to say that something is certainly true
2-to do something to show that you have power
assert
until and including this time
as yet
Inversion -> preposition with 2nd part
no sooner -> than
not only -> but also
inversion comes in 2nd part of the sentence
only when
only after
get along extremely well
get on/ along famously
he has hard time doing sth
it’s hard FOR him
to be sheltered from the real world
to live in a bubble
to manage to understand something
get your head round/around sth
to attract no support, attention, or interest
go down like a lead balloon
to cause harm or suffering
take a toll
the point where a new, different, or dangerous situation is about to begin
brink
1-to encourage the development or growth of ideas or feelings
2-to take care of a child, usually for a limited time, without being the child’s legal parent
foster
to prevent something or someone from doing something or going somewhere, or to not allow something
bar
to stop being involved in an activity
pull out of
to increase something such as a price
up
to publicly praise or show approval for a person or an achievement
hail
1-an amount of money that you have to pay to travel along some main roads, to cross bridges, etc., or to make telephone calls over long distances
2-the total number of bad things or amount of damage that happens as a result of something
toll
to fight or argue or (about two opinions) to be very different from each other
clash
to criticize someone or something severely
blast
1-to make a new path or way by marking it so that others can follow
2-a large, strong fire
blaze
1-to pull something heavy slowly and with difficulty
2-to take something or someone somewhere, especially by force
3-a usually large amount of something that has been stolen or is illegal
haul
to come from or to have been born in a particular place
hail from somewhere
