Day 21 Flashcards
Self-indulgent
allowing yourself to have or do anything that you enjoy:
- I know it’s self-indulgent of me, but I’ll have another chocolate.
Seldom
almost never:
- Now that we have a baby, we seldom get the chance to go to the cinema.
- formal Seldom do we receive any apology when mistakes are made.
Nod off
to begin sleeping, especially not intentionally:
- After our busy day, we both sat and nodded off in front of the TV.
Fallout
the unpleasant results or effects of an action or event:
- The political fallout of the revelations has been immense.
Stiff
firm or hard:
- stiff cardboard
- a stiff collar
- His clothes were stiff with dried mud.
- This hair spray has made my hair stiff.
- Mix the powder and water into a stiff paste.
Make up your mind
to decide:
- I haven’t made up my mind where to go yet.
To imperil
to put something or someone at risk or in danger of being harmed or destroyed:
- A police raid would imperil the lives of the hostages.
To resolve
to solve or end a problem or difficulty:
- Have you resolved the problem of transport yet?
- The couple resolved their differences and made an effort to get along.
Witness
a person who sees an event happening, especially a crime or an accident:
- Police are appealing for witnesses to the accident to come forward.
- According to (eye) witnesses, the robbery was carried out by two teenage boys.
Endure
to suffer something difficult, unpleasant, or painful:
- We had to endure a nine-hour delay at the airport.
- She’s already had to endure three painful operations on her leg
Endeavour
to try to do something:
- Engineers are endeavouring to locate the source of the problem.
Humble
not proud or not believing that you are important:
- He’s very humble about his success.
- formal Please accept our humble apologies for the error.
- In my humble opinion (= I want to emphasize that I think that) we should never have bought the car in the first place.
To immerse
to become completely involved in something:
- She got some books out of the library and immersed herself in Jewish history and culture.
To curtail
to stop something before it is finished, or to reduce or limit something:
- to curtail your holiday/spending
- With all the snow, our daily walks have been severely curtailed.
Restrain
to control the actions or behaviour of someone by force, especially in order to stop them from doing something, or to limit the growth or force of something:
- When he started fighting, it took four police officers to restrain him.
- She was so angry that she could hardly restrain herself.
- You should try to restrain your ambitions and be more realistic.
- Growth in car ownership could be restrained by increasing taxes.
