Day 27 Flashcards
Knock off
to stop working, usually at the end of the day:
- I don’t knock off until six.
- What time do you knock off work?
Ultimately
finally, after a series of things have happened:
- Everything will ultimately depend on what is said at the meeting with the directors next week.
- Ultimately, of course, he’d like to have his own business but that won’t be for some time.
C2
used to emphasize the most important fact in a situation:
- Ultimately, he’ll have to decide.
Beforehand
earlier (than a particular time):
- I knew she was coming that afternoon because she had phoned beforehand to say so.
Pertinent
relating directly to the subject being considered:
- a pertinent question/remark
- Chapter One is pertinent to the post-war period.
Remonstrance
a complaint to someone or about something:
- He didn’t attempt any further remonstrance.
- Leila paid no real attention to my remonstrances.
Unobtrusive
not noticeable; seeming to fit in well with the things around:
- Make-up this season is unobtrusive and natural-looking.
Amass
to get a large amount of something, especially money or information, by collecting it over a long period:
- She has amassed a huge fortune from her novels.
- Some of his colleagues envy the enormous wealth that he has amassed.
Labour
practical work, especially when it involves hard physical effort:
- The car parts themselves are not expensive, it’s the labour that costs the money.
- manual labour (= hard work using the hands)
C1 [ U ]
workers, especially people who do practical work with their hands:
- skilled/unskilled labour
To fetch
to go to another place to get something or someone and bring it, him, or her back:
- [ + two objects ] Could you fetch me my glasses/fetch my glasses for me from the other room, please?
- I have to fetch my mother from the station.
Stroll
to walk in a slow relaxed way, especially for pleasure:
- We could stroll along the beach after dinner.
- An elderly couple strolled hand in hand in the park.
Haze
• Like everything is covered in a haze
Surveillance
Tread
to put your foot on something or to press something down with your foot:
- I kept treading on his toes when we were dancing.
- Yuck! Look what I’ve just trodden in!
- A load of food had been trodden into the carpet.
- Before the days of automation, they used to tread grapes to make wine.
literary
to walk:
- He trod heavily and reluctantly up the stairs.
- I sometimes see him flash past in his sports car as I tread my weary way (= walk in a tired way) to work.
Daunt
to make someone feel slightly frightened or worried about their ability to achieve something:
- She was not at all daunted by the size of the problem.
Come out of the blue
• The storms that come out of the blue are the hardest to deal with
