Unit 11 Flashcards
to telephone someone
call (someone) up
death
demise
causing death
fatal
to be able to obtain something
get your hands on
an opinion or conclusion that you have formed too quickly, without knowing enough about the situation
hasty judgement
to tell somebody a date or time by which something must be done
impose a deadline
An … place is not pleasant or easy to live in because it is too hot, cold, etc.
inhospitable
extremely brave and showing no fear of dangerous situations
intrepid
to make someone wait for you
keep someone waiting
to tell someone that you are very sorry about something that has happened to them, especially when someone important to them has died
offer condolences
in a place where few people go
off the beaten track
If you do something …., you do it suddenly, without planning it.
on the spur of the moment
willing to experience something
open to
something that is easy and without problems
plain sailing
to leave someone waiting on the telephone before they can speak to someone
put someone on hold
an area of completely wild land that is far away from where people live
remote wilderness
a walk that people pay you to do in order to raise money for charity
sponsored walk
the lowest amount of money that you can buy a particular thing for
starting price
to stay somewhere for a period of time
stick around
causing little or no damage to the environment and therefore able to continue for a long time
sustainable
a sudden, large amount of something
torrent
to accept the unpleasant parts of a situation as well as the pleasant parts
take the rough with the smooth
a journey to a place that nobody knows about
voyage into the unknown
inside the range of distance where you can hear something or someone
within earshot
