Wordskills unit 33

Question 1

move forcefully and rapidly through sth

Answer 1

rip through sth

Question 2

become very strong and difficult to remove or stop

Answer 2

take (a) hold

Question 3

completely destroy
(often passively used: floods, tornado’s)

Answer 3

sweep sth away

Question 4

cause a lot of damage, destruction or confusion

Answer 4

wreak havoc (on sth)

Question 5

become involved in sth undesirable

Answer 5

be/get caught up in (sth)

Question 6

gradually accept a difficult or unpleasant situation

Answer 6

come to terms with

Question 7

experiencing sth unpleasant that cannot be stopped

Answer 7

in the grip of sth

Question 8

collapse and fall (of roof, wall etc)

Answer 8

cave in (on sb/sth)

Question 9

be killed.

Answer 9

lose your life / loss of life

Question 10

destroy or get rid of sth/sb completely (often passive)

Answer 10

wipe sth/sb out

Question 11

move towards a place

Answer 11

head for sth / make for sth

Question 12

happen in a way that sb was not expecting and was not prepared for

Answer 12

catch sb unawares

Question 13

slowly stop completely

Answer 13

come to a standstill/halt / grind to a standstill/halt

Question 14

pull another car using a rope or chain

Answer 14

tow sb/sth away

Question 15

if your supply of sth is …. or you are … on sth, you only have a little left

Answer 15

run low

Question 16

in danger of sth unpleasant or harmful happening

Answer 16

at risk / put lives at risk

Question 17

be unable te leave a place because of heavy snow

Answer 17

be snowed in

Question 18

be unable te leave a place or receive visitors or services from outside

Answer 18

be cut off

Question 19

refuse to allow sb to enter a place

Answer 19

turn sb away

Question 20

for the period of time when you can predict what is going to happen, based on present circumstances

Answer 20

for the foreseeable future

Question 21

happening very quickly and in large amounts or numbers

Answer 21

thick and fast