Journalese

Question 1

› to add fuel to a large fire and move the fuel around with a stick so that it burns well and produces a lot of heat

› to encourage bad ideas or feelings in a lot of people:He’s been accused of stoking up racial hatred in the region.

Answer 1

stoke (stoke up)

Once the fire had been stoked up, the room began to get warm.

Rumours of an emergency meeting of the finance ministers stoked the atmosphere of crisis.

Question 2

making another person look silly

Answer 2

at sb’s expense / at the expense of sb

Would you stop making jokes at my expense?

Question 3

a style or a temporary mood

Answer 3

vein

The opening scene is very violent, and the rest of the film continues in (a) similar vein.

After laughing over the photo, they began to talk in (a) more serious vein about the damaging effect it could have on his career.

Question 4

showing very strong love for someone

Answer 4

adoring

I refuse to play the part of the adoring wife.
She gazed at her baby adoringly.

Question 5

a situation when the maximum number of people possible are watching an event such as a sports game or pop concert

Answer 5

capacity crowd

Question 6

a violent attack

Answer 6

onslaught against / on sth ; from sb (sth)

sudden | verbal | renewed

Question 7

> drink liquid with the tongue (of an animal)

> to relish or delight in

> to believe or accept eagerly and uncritically (sometimes also means greedily)

Answer 7

lap up

Question 8

Noun: vehement accusation or denunciation, esp of a bitterly abusive or sarcastic kind

Adj: characterized by or using abusive language, bitter sarcasm, etc

Answer 8

in’vective

Question 9

to make something more beautiful or interesting by adding something to it

Answer 9

embellish

Question 10

someone or something that is seen as being the cause of trouble on a particular occasion

Answer 10

(the) villain of the piece

When the minister was forced to resign, the press was generally seen as the villain of the piece.

Question 11

of the same kind, alike

Answer 11

of a piece (with sth)

Question 12

to attack or criticize someone suddenly and unexpectedly (phrasal)

Answer 12

turn on sb

Question 13

› the most important part of something, providing support for everything else

Answer 13

(THE) mainstay (of sth)

Cattle farming is the mainstay of the country’s economy.T

he white blouse will be the mainstay of your wardrobe this summer.

Question 14

a person from Manchester

Answer 14

Mancunian

/mæŋˈkjuː.ni.ən/

Question 15

Accept a particular duty or responsibility after the previous incumbent resigns.

Answer 15

take up (or pick up) THE baton

‘it was left to the capital’s campuses to take up the baton’

Question 16

to try hard to persuade someone to do something

Answer 16

to press

The committee pressed him to reveal more information.

He’s pressing me for an answer.

Can I press you further on (= persuade you to say more about) this issue?

Question 17

providing the right conditions for something good to happen or exist; способствующий

Answer 17

conducive

Such a noisy environment was not conducive to a good night’s sleep.

This is a more conducive atmosphere for studying.

Question 18

1. An exclamation or oath, especially one that is profane, vulgar, or obscene.
2. a. A word or phrase that does not contribute any meaning but is added only to fill out a sentence or a metrical line.
   b. Linguistics A word or other grammatical element that has no meaning but is needed to fill a syntactic position, such as the words it and there in the sentences It’s raining and There are many books on the table.
3. used when an offensive word has been removed from a report of what someone has said; «нецензурно»

Answer 18

expletive
/ɪkˈspliː.tɪv/

She dropped the book on her foot and let out a row/string of expletives.

3. expletive deleted

Question 19

A public mention or listing of the name of a person or thing, especially in acknowledgement or for publicity purposes.

Answer 19

namecheck

While we’re in the Philly area, it keeps occurring to me that he seems to get a lot of namechecks yet I’ve never investigated his music.

Oh - and if you hear anything you think I might like, I would love if you gave me a heads up, either through the gift of mp3 or simply a namecheck.

Question 20

important people (x and x)

Answer 20

THE great and THE good

The move toward a more democratic state will not be universally welcomed by the great and the good.

Question 21

A remark or statement, especially one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful

Answer 21

platitude
/ˈplætɪtjuːd/

she began uttering liberal platitudes

McDonnell’s yet-to-be-delivered statement opens with self-serving platitudes and praise for the committee.

Question 22

› a way of saying something

› the ability to express yourself well

Answer 22

turn of phrase

‘Significant other’ meaning ‘partner’ - now that’s an interesting turn of phrase.

She has a nice turn of phrase, which should serve her well in journalism.