Wordskills unit 29

Question 1

The number of people who attend an event.

Answer 1

Turnout / turn out v.

Question 2

A crowd … consists of many different types of people

Answer 2

From all walks of life/ (your walk of life is your background, job, etc.)

Question 3

Work together to achieve sth

Answer 3

Join/combine forces

Question 4

(With adverbial phrase) move or get to a particular place

Answer 4

Make your way

Question 5

Officially ask sb or an organization to do sth

Answer 5

Call on sb to do sth

Question 6

Stop sth happening

Answer 6

Bring/put an end to sth

Question 7

Cover the windows or door of a building with wooden boards to protect it or stop sb entering

Answer 7

Board sth up

Question 8

Happen; take place.

Answer 8

Go ahead / go-ahead N.

Question 9

As it actually happened (used especially when things did not happen as expected)

Answer 9

In the event

Question 10

Take place and be completed in a particular way

Answer 10

Pass off. SYN go off

Question 11

Make a group of people leave a place or stop doing sth

Answer 11

Break sth up

Question 12

Support and defend sb/sth

Answer 12

Stand up for sb/sth

Question 13

Admit that you are wrong or have lost an argument

Answer 13

Back down (on sth)

Question 14

Continue doing sth in a determined way

Answer 14

Press ahead (with sth)

Question 15

Create a situation which makes it easier for sth to happen

Answer 15

Pave the way (for sth)

Question 16

A protest in which people sit down and refuse to leave a place until their demands are listened to.

Answer 16

Sit-in / sit in V

Question 17

Stop people from getting into an area by surrounding it with the police or by putting a barrier round it

Answer 17

Cordon sth off

Question 18

(Often passive) 1. Surround sb with a fence. 2. Restrict sb’s freedom.

Answer 18

Fence sb in. SYN hem sb in

Question 19

Stop a machine, business, etc. from operating.

Answer 19

Shut sth down/ shutdown N

Question 20

If you …, you succeed in communicating with other people.

Answer 20

Get your message across (to sb)

Question 21

Tell a lot of people about sth

Answer 21

Spread the word / put the word out about sth

Question 22

Keep it secret

Answer 22

Keep sth to yourself