U20 - U26 Flashcards
laze around
relax and do very little
retain
retention (n); retentive (adj)
keep
soak sth up
absorb or take sth into your senses, body, or mind
spine-tingling
very frightening or exciting in a way that you will enjoy
on the edge of your seat
very excited or interested in sth
scare sb out of their wits
frighten sb very much
nail-biting | grippling
making you very excited or worried
adaptation
a book or play that has been made into a film, TV programme, etc.
unanimously
in a way that is agreed by everyone
acclaimed
publicly talked or written about it an admiring way
bored to tears | bored to death | bored stiff | bored out of your mind
extremeply bored
atrocious | dire
atrocious acts of brutality
atrocity (n)
very bad and unpleasant
sentimental
He’s not the sort of man who gets sentimental about old friendships.
sentiment (n), sentimentalist (n, person)
making people experience feelings of sadness, sympathy, etc. in a deliberate and obvious way
cliche
cliched (adj)
a phrase or idea that has been used so often it no longer has much meaing and is not interesting
shallow | superficial
superficiality = shallowness (adj)
not showing serious thoughts
feeble
feebleness (n)
very weak
feeble-minded
weak and unable to make decisions
wooden
not showing enough natural expression, emotion, or movement
get through (to sth)
reach the next stage in a competition
a (good/bad) run
a period of performing well or badly
give sth away
lose a game, point, or competition through a bad mistake
prune sth (back)
remove some of a plant’s stems or branches to improve future growth
put your feet up
sit down and relax
shop till you drop
spend a long time shopping because you don’t want to stop
have an eye for sth
have a natural ablity to see or find sth
spee
spending/shopping spree
a short period of tie doing 1 activity, often in an uncontrolled way
crippling
crippling debts/disease
very serious
lay sth on
A bus has been laid on to take guests to the airport.
provide sth for sb
pop round/over/in
go somewhere quickly or for a fairly short time
cliquey
clique (n)
forming a small group and not letting others join in