Voc : Travel & Movement Flashcards

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A ______ of traffic

A

Flow

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The period of a person’s or thing’s greatest success, popularity or vigor

A

The heyday

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To be saturated and stopped (traffic)

Phrase

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To be brought to a standstill

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Someone who travels by getting free rides in passing vehicles

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A hitchhiker

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Slide on slippery ground (vehicles)

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To skid

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A quick visit (other way to say)

A

A flying visit

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Large mass of snow, leaves or other material piled up or carried along by the wind

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A drift (snowdrift)

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To be left without the means to move from sonewhere

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To be stranded

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Descend from a train, bus or other form of transportation

A

To alight

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To _______ up the traffic

stop because of a tradfic jam or accident

A

Hold

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Keep and store up money for a future use

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To save up

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To ____ a deadline (chose a date)

A

Set

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To be severe in the way you deal with someone or something

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To take a hard line on sb

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To lose _______ of your argument

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Track

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