New Flashcards
verb (to break something) / as noun - an occasion when police arrest people who are thought to have broken the law:
Oh no! I {…} his MP3 player.
If something {…} someone or something, it is too much, or almost too much, for them to manage: After finishing my photography courses I realized that I was {…} with lots of information.
overwhelm
possible. It is {…} that we will come to Rome next month.
The management structure of the company has been changing since last month, it’s {…} to continue.
likely
extremely angry: I was late and he was {…} with me. He’s {…} about/at the way he’s been treated.
furious with/at/about
not far away: If there’s a café {…}, we could stop for a snack.
nearby
full of activity, or very busy and fast: a {…} schedule. The area has become a haven for people tired of the {…} pace of city life.
hectic
in an honest and direct way: She spoke very {…} about her experiences.
frankly
Something that is empowering makes you more confident and makes you feel that you are in control of your life: For me, learning to drive was an {…} experience.
empowering
the fact that someone can be believed or trusted: His arrest for lewd behaviour seriously damaged his {…} as a religious leader.
credibility
to tell someone that you will kill or hurt them or cause problems if they do not do what you want: They {…} to kill him unless he did as they asked.
threaten
to refuse to continue working because of
to go on strike