A Flashcards
Appealed by (FDT,EB)
Feel drawn to do sth, enchanted by
-enraptured
Apart from sth
Aside from sth(we’re all well)
Appear (suddenly)/Become real
Materialize (out of nowhere)
1.Suddenly a lorry appeared on the horizont-it seemed to materialize out of nowhere
2. Gréti’s dream to be an actress never materialized.
Avoid, escape your responsiblites
(Reminder: kitör)
Wriggle out of your responsibilities
“My sister promised she’s help my mother with the mopping, but now she is trying to wriggle out of it.
As if
As though
Antisocial person
recluse(riklúsz) Reminder:csigusz
She is a
Astound
The news of him passing away astounded everyone in the neighbours.
to bowl someone over .to astound but also please someone e.g. with your appearance
I was bowl over by Liza’s beauty, she looked stunning.
As time goes by
(same rule applies to the second part)
As time passes
e.g
As time passes the power of newspapers seems to be on the rise ..
Abridged version
Potted version
e.g. Why don’t people who have watched a football match live on the small screen question the wisdom of rushing out the next day to read a potted version of it in four or five columns.
Ambiguous
Equivocal
Agree
Wholeheartedly agree
in accordance with
in line with
(it is similar/same)
A few minutes
A matter of time/minutes
e.g. It was a matter of minutes before the ambulance arrived
About to do something
(be) on the point of doing something
Affected (e.g.by war )
afflicted
e.g. Third countries are likely to be afflicted by wars as there are a lot of raw material in their areas.
