Phrases That I Dont Know How To Say It Flashcards
Witness / Eyewitness/ Watcher/Observer/Viewer
a person who sees an event, typically a crime or accident, take place.
“police are appealing for witnesses to the accident”
Leaderboard
a scoreboard showing the names and current scores of the leading competitors, especially in a golf tournament.
Insight / understaning
the capacity to gain an accurate and deep intuitive understanding of a person or thing.
“this paper is alive with sympathetic insight into Shakespeare”
Countdown
an act of counting numerals in reverse order to zero, especially to time the last seconds before the launching of a rocket or missile.
Riddle/puzzle/conundrum
a question or statement intentionally phrased so as to require ingenuity in ascertaining its answer or meaning, typically presented as a game.
“they started asking riddles and telling jokes”
Ignite /catch fire/set on fire/
catch fire or cause to catch fire.
“furniture can give off lethal fumes when it ignites”
Sooner/at any moment
in or after a short time.
“everyone will soon know the truth”
Mas temprano
Accurate (aqiure)
(of information, measurements, statistics, etc.) correct in all details; exact.
“accurate information about the illness is essential”