Danger and Risk Flashcards

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Agony

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Agony is very great pain.

I was screaming in agony.

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Assessment

To assess

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Judgment that you make about something.

His initial assessment of the injury.

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Blow

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The wind blows something, it makes it move.

I was getting blown off my feet.

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A rock and a hard place

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Difficult decisions.

We’re caught between a rock and a hard place.

On the one hand…
On then here…

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Recklessness

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To be reckless.

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Reams of paperwork

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Reams of paperwork involved setting up a school trip.

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Raising awareness

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I am raising awareness and giving you options.

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A nanny state

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A government that wants to control everything.

To impose a nanny state.

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Stick to our policy.

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Stick to our rules.

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Local people on the ground.

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Locally people.

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Gravel

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Little stones.

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I am into…

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I am into rock climbing.

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I am for people having fun and taking risks.

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I am in favor of that.

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A bureaucratic nightmare

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Too much bureaucracy.

Too much red tape.

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Peril

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This is at your peril.

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Fraught with danger

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Internet dating is fraught with danger.