Society Flashcards
someone who can’t pay their debts
bankrupt, go bankrupt, be declared bankrupt
to do things that are morally wrong in order to get money or power
corrupt, morally corrupt
to reduce it or to reduce the amount of it that you use
cut back on smth
- they’ve done a lot to cut back the bureaucracy
- the bank is cutting back on staff
- I’ve managed to cut back my coffee consumption
being in a very difficult situation and want or need something very badly
1) be desperate for something 2) be desperate to do something
- the hungrier people are, the more desperate they are
- he’s desperate to get a job
- the people desperately need food
- people are heading for the cities in desperation
examine all the facts that they can find about it in order to decide exactly what happened
an investigation into something
the process of investigation
1) an investigation is underway
2) an ongoing investigation
pure or total,
including everything that is possible or necessary
thorough
- a thorough understanding of the business
- a thorough investigation
verbs wich follow with investigation
conduct
launch
carry out
you don’t have enough money to pay for the things that you regularly have to pay for
make ends meet
the speed at which it happens // speed or rate
pace
the pace of something | (at) a slow/gentle/ leisurely pace | a brisk/fast pace
speed temp
a brisk pace
less business activity in a country
recession
- an economic recession
- the economy could sink into recession again
not enough of smth
shortage
- there are a lot of water shortages
- a desperate shortage of medical supplies
word, which describes people, who are not strict enough and if they allow things to happen that they do not want
be soft on smth/someone
work of teaching people
tuition
- they put up tuition fees for students again
- he gave us some extra tuition
weaken smth or make it less effective
= destroy, disrupt (пример с самооценкой)
undermine
- criticising her will seriously undermine her confidence
- their policies are undermining national unity
attack someone violently
assault
physically/brutally assault someone | verbally assault someone
- she was savagely assaulted
- he was accused of assaulting a student
successfully record smth
capture
- it was all captured on film
to do everything that is involved in that particular task or piece of work
to carry out a task or a piece of work
- we need to carry out more research
- the police will carry out an investigation
- they carried out a survey
demand smth
claim / claimant
a statement that someone makes which they say is true, but which some people believe is not true
claim
- her claim is entirely false
- the judge dismissed his claim
a court orders a person or organisation to give you money because they have made you suffer in some way
- win damages
- award someone damages
- claim damages
- the court awarded her substantial damages
- she’s claiming damages for the injuries she suffered
someone who leaves school, college, or university before they finish their course of studies (noun + verb), OUT!
dropout (noun)
- dropouts often complain that their classes were too boring
- a pair of college dropouts who couldn’t find work
- school dropout rates were rising
it seems to be more than is necessary or reasonable
excessive
- do something to excess
- an excess of something
an excess of chemicals in the water | he drinks, but not to excess | cycling is a good way to lose excess weight
