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
synonyms of polite
courteous well mannered respectful well behaved ladylike gentlemanly
stiffen
to become firm
his body stiffened with fear
boor (N)
boorish (ADJ)
Unruly
disobedient
a person who is rude
prickly (ADJ)
unfriendly and easily ofended
jabber
to speak in a difficult way to understand
very quickly
insulate sb from
protect sb from
step up to the plate
to take action when sth needs to be done
“john needs to step up the plate and start doing his share work”
be nothing of
used to emphasize a situation, behavior, quality
“its nothing of a miracle that nobody was hurt in the accident”
stick to sth
not change sth
stick to a plan
stick to an agreement
lie in store
planned or likely to happen (que lo estaba esperando)
“little did he know what lay in store for
him just around the corner”
synonyms of beautiful
marvelous gorgeous stunning breathtaking nice-looking alluring seductive captivating appealing irresistible enthralling dazzling glamorous eye-catching ravishing enchanting enticing
beguile sb into sth
to trick somebody by being nice to them
“he was beguiled by her beauty”
synonyms of enjoyable
entertaining enthusing amusing hilarious pleasurable delightful thrilling engaging
synonyms of difficult
complicated hard tough arduous problematic grueling bothersome troublesome
at a premium
in demand
synonym of meet my expectations
exceed someones expectations
live up to my expectations
to start having a new quality of life, better life, new beginning
a new lease of life
turn over a new leaf in your life
synonyms of happy
delighted thrilled elated overjoyed content blissful to be over the moon to be on cloud nine to be on seventh heaven
synonyms of sad
miserable blue gloomy down upset wistful
how do we say when somebody is about to cry??
tearful
weepy
close to tears
synonyms of big
large huge enormous hefty massive substantial resounding (+NOUN)
synonyms of nervous
tense anxious on edge edgy apprehensive overwhelmed uneasy
synonyms of angry
ruffled aggrieved irate furious cross seething heated to go berserk (to become very angry) to rant and rave ( same as above) in a huss (to do sth angrily)
synonyms of interesting
engaging gripping eyecathing riveting absorbing appealing a page turner (NOUN) “a page-turner book”
synonyms of intelligent
knowledgeable smart clever bright sharp quick witted to have a razor sharp mind (expression) to be quick on the uptake (expression) logical intuitive prudent level headed a whizz kid (NOUN) a prodigy (NOUN)
synonyms of perfect
flawless impecable immaculate ideal picture perfect inch perfect
be billed as sth
“cars are being billed as the automobiles of the future”
to describe something in a particular way, in order to make it sound interesting
do sth with caution
to do sth carefully
