J - 1 Flashcards
to be common among a group of people or area at a particular time
to prevail / This attitude still prevails among the middle classes.
(of a liquid) to move through a substance by going through very small spaces within it
to percolate /ˈpɜː.kəl.eɪt/ / Sea water percolates down through the rocks.
to make coffee using a machine in which hot water passes through crushed coffee beans into a container below
to percolate /ˈpɜː.kəl.eɪt/ /
to spread slowly (INFORMATION)
to percolate / The news has begun to percolate through the staff.
That’s correct
That’s be fair to say
to collect parts or pieces of something to use for another purpose
to cull /kʌl/ / She went to strange lands to cull recipes for her book.
to persuade someone that something false is the truth (in a negative way)
to deceive / The company deceived customers by selling old computers as new ones.
to keep the truth hidden from someone for your own advantage
to deceive / The sound of the door closing deceived me into thinking they had gone out
Do not worry about this (informal)
Don’t you worry about this
the people who will exist in the future
posterity / Every attempt is being made to ensure that these works of art are preserved for posterity.
to keep something as it is, especially in order to prevent it from decaying or being damaged or destroyed:
to preserve / We want to preserve the character of the town while improving the facilities.
to continue to be informed about something (phrasal verb)
keep up with something / He’s never made an effort to keep up with current events.
to do whatever is necessary to stay level or equal with someone or something (phrasal verb)
keep up (with someone/something) /
He started to walk faster and the children had to run to keep up.
Wages are failing to keep up with inflation.
to spend a lot of time in a place or with someone (phrasal verb)
hang out /
They spent the whole day hanging out by the pool.
to wait for a short time (phrasal verb)
hang on /
Sally’s on the other phone - would you like to hang on?
Hang on a minute - I’ll be with you in a moment!
shit is gonna happen (rude)
shit is about to get real
It is a figure of speech that means being ill-prepared to deal with a certain situation.
To bring a knife to a gunfight
to change direction after hitting something, or to cause something to do this
to deflect /
The crowd cheered as the goalkeeper deflected the shot.
a small change that improves something
refinement /
These refinements have increased the machine’s accuracy by 25 percent.
the process of making a substance pure
refinement /
The refinement of raw opium yields other drugs, such as morphine.
to supply or produce something positive such as a profit, an amount of food or information
to yield /
The investigation yielded some unexpected results.
not the right time
The timing is everything. And now it’s not the right time.
the fact of showing that you are very sorry for something bad you have done in the past, and wish that you had not done it:
repentance /rɪˈpen.təns/ /
Her passionate repentance for her sins is real.
(I broke the coffee machine because of that)
It was getting a little chummy around here.
to hide this beauty
It should be a crime to hide this beauty from the world.
Probability - 90%, but let’s try
Nine out of ten it’s a …
I’m ready to roll those dice
it’s urgent
This is getting slowly urgent
a crime in which valuable things are taken illegally and often violently from a place or person
heist /haɪst/ /
a $2 million jewellery heist
great mental suffering and unhappiness, or great physical pain
torment /ˈtɔːr.ment/ /
Waiting for the result of the medical tests was sheer torment.
to endure torment
having only a short distance from the top to the bottom
shallow (adjective) /
The stream was fairly shallow so we were able to walk across it.
to give a quick short look
to glance /ɡlæns/ /
She glanced round the room to see who was there.
(of a fact, event, etc.) to show something or prove that something is true
to testify /
These monuments testify to the prosperity of the country and the richness of its culture.
As his story testifies, social mobility is not a myth.
(of a person) to speak seriously about something, especially in a law court, or to give or provide proof
to testify /
He testified that he had seen the man leaving the building around the time of the murder.
something that might possibly happen in the future, usually causing problems or making further arrangements necessary
Contingency /kənˈtɪn.dʒən.si/ /
Have you made any contingency plans?
You must be able to deal with all possible contingencies.
to mix or combine, or be mixed or combined
To mingle /
The excitement of starting a new job is always mingled with a certain apprehension.
The two flavours mingle well.
worry about the future, or a fear that something unpleasant is going to happen
apprehension /
One or two people have expressed apprehension about the changes.
Despite her apprehensions, she accepted the offer.
