cpe Flashcards
to sckyrocket
to rise extremely quickly to a very high level
other ways of saying “i like” “
i relish + ing i have a soft spot for i am fond of + ing i have a taste for i am hooked on it …. is a field which interests me i’m into…
move away from something
to stop doing sth or not like it anymore
“people are moving away from just running”
other ways of sating confident
self assured self confident assertive bold cocky brash
expressions that mean try
give sth a try
give sth a test run
attempt to (he attempted to escape through a window)
endeavor to
other ways of saying rich
walthy well off prosperous loaded affluent
other ways of saying stop sb
keep sb from doing sth
prevent sb from doing sth
restrain sb from doing sth
dissuade sb from doing sth
other ways of saying surprised
transfixed gobsmacked flabbergasted carried away with sth (phrase) knocked sb down with a feather (phrase) dumbfounded perplexed
try to make sb do sth when they are unwilling to do it
prod sb into doing sth make sb do sth dispose sb to do sth put sb to do sth lead sb to do sth persuade sb to do sth talk sb into doing sth
other ways of saying work out a problem
tackle with struggle with grapple with deal with cope with
other ways of saying to include sth
encompass
embody
involve
embrace
other ways of saying enough
ample
sufficient
adequate
abundant
other ways of saying increase
mushroom supplement enlarge stimulate augment
other ways of saying important
paramount vital utmost vital essential crucial chief invaluable priceless core (the most important part in sth)
other ways of saying full of sth
littered with crowded with crawling with crammed with packed with
groundbreaking
sth that is a new discovery
to draw the line at sth
to put a limit to sth
“to draw the line at the amount of time we use the computer”
shudder
to shake
