Unit 7 Journeys Flashcards
Backpack
To travel on holiday carrying your equipment and clothes in a backpack
Yob
A rude, noisy and sometimes aggressive and violent boy or young man
Bland
Not having a strong or interesting taste
Wander
To walk slowly around to a place, often without any particular sense of purpose or direction
Borne
Past participle of the verb to bear
Walk (all) over sb
To treat sb badly, without considering them or their needs
Bust
Broken
Upshot
The final result of series of events
Unreasonable
Not fair; expecting too much
Trudge
To walk slowly or with heavy steps, because you are tired or carrying sth heavy
Trek
To spend time walking, especially in mountains and for enjoyment and interest
Traipse
To walk somewhere slowly when you are tired and unwilling
Tiptoe
To walk using the front partsof your feet only, so that other people cannot hear you
Surcharge
An extra amount of money that you must pay in addition to the ususal price
Stumble
To hit your foot against sth while you are walking or running and almost fall
Strut
To walk proudly with your head up and chest out to show that you think you are important
Stroll
To walk somewhere in a slow relaxed way
Stride
To walk with long steps in a particular direction
Stop over (at/in)
To stay somewhere for a short time during a long journey
Check into
To arrive at a hotel or private hospital to begin your stay there
Chill out
To relax and stop feeling angry or nervous about sth
Classic
Accepted as one of the best or most important of its kind
Classical
- Widely accepted and used for a long time; traditional in style or idea
- Connected with or influenced by the culture of ancient Greece and Rome
Commute
To travel regularly by bus, train, car, etc. between your place of work and your home
Conform (to/with sth)
To obey a rule, law, atc.
Creep
To move slowly, quietly and carefully, because you do not want to be seen or heard
Detrimental
Harmful
Exceedingly
Extremely; very much
Excessively
To a degree or level that is greater than what seems reasonable or appropriate
Excursion
A short journey made for pleasure, especially one that has been organised for a group of people
Expedition
An organised journey with a particular purpose, especially to find out about a place that is nor well known
Imply
To suggest that sth is true or that you feel or think sth, without saying so directly
Infer
To reach an opinion or decide that sth is true on the basis of information that is available
Irrational
Not based on, or not using, clear logical thought
Kip
To sleep
Limp
To walk slowly or with difficulty because one leg is injured
Loo
A toilet
March
To walk with stiffregular steps like a soldier
Lug
To carry or drag sth heavy with a lot of effort
Mate
A friend
Mutual
Used to describe feelings that two or more people have for each other equally, or actions that affect two or more people equally
Outing
A trip that you go on for pleasure or education, usually with a group of people and lasting for no more than one day
Outweigh
To be greater or more important than sth
Pilgrimage
A journey to a holy place for religious reasons
Plod
To walk slowly with heavy steps, especially because you are tired
Plumbing
The system of pipes, etc. that supply water to a building
Pose
To create a threat, problem, etc. that has to be dealt with
Put sb up
To let sb stay at your home
Run into sb
To meet sb by chance
Run sb/sth down
To criticise sb/sth in an unkind way
Run sth by sb
To show sb sth or tell sb about an idea in order to see their reaction to it
Saunter
To walk in a slow relaxed way
See sb off
To go to a station, an airport, etc. to say goodbye to sb who is starting a journey
Sneak
To move very quietly, trying to avoid being seen or heard
Stagger
To walk with weak unsteady steps, as if you are about to fall
Stop by
To make a short visit somewhere
Break
A short holliday
Journey
An act of travelling from one place to another
Tour
A journey made for pleasure in which several different places are visited
Trip
A journey to a place and back for pleasure or for a particular purpose
Voyage
A long journey excpecially by sea or space
Travels
Time spent travelling
Desquieting
Causing anxiety and dissatisfaction
Consequence
The effect sth will have in the future
Articulated
Expressed or explained your thoughts clearly in words
Omnipresent
Everywhere
Grim
Unpleasant
Implacable
Imposible to make less angry
