SAFETY AND DANGER

Question 1

ARACHNOPHOBIA

Answer 1

A very strong fear of spiders

Example: My sister has arachnophobia

Question 2

AGORAPHOBIA

Answer 2

Fear of going outside and being in public places or of being in a situation from which it might be difficult to escape or in which help might not be available

Example: Suffering from agoraphobia, she’s afraid to even step outside her home

Question 3

ACROPHOBIA

Answer 3

Fear of heights

Example: Acrophobia sufferers can experience a panic attack in a high place and become too agitated to get themselves down safely

Question 4

TECHNOPHOBE

TECHNOPHOBIA

Answer 4

Someone who dislikes new technology, especially computers, and is not able to use it with confidence

Example: Even technophobes will find this new software simple to use

Question 5

CLAUSTROPHOBIA

Answer 5

Fear of being in closed spaces

Example: He suffers from claustrophobia so he never travels on underground trains

Question 6

GRAVE DANGER

Answer 6

(gran peligro)

Example: She is in grave danger

She find herself in situations that put her in grave danger

Question 7

IMMINENT DANGER

Answer 7

Coming or likely to happen very soon

Example: For a man in imminent danger of losing his job, he appeared quite unruffled

He is in imminent danger of being kicked out of school

Question 8

FRAUGHT WITH DANGER

Answer 8

Full of unpleasant things such as problems or dangers

Example: The negotiations have been fraught with difficulties/problems right from the start

Our trip to the savanna was fraught with danger since the word go

Question 9

RISK-AVERSE

Answer 9

Unwilling to take risks or wanting to avoid risks as much as possible

Example: He feels modern attitudes to children’s play are too restrictive and risk-averse

The inversors are risk-averse, they don’t want to mess up their money

Question 10

CALCULATED RISK

Answer 10

A risk that you consider worth taking because the result, if it is successful, will be so good

Example: The director took a calculated risk in giving the film’s main role to an unknown actor

Investing in the company was a calculated risk, luckily it lift-off

Question 11

INHERENT RISK//DANGER

Answer 11

Existing as a natural or basic part of something

Example: There are dangers/risks inherent in almost every sport

Parachutting has inherent risks but nothing ever happens

Question 12

EXUDE

Answer 12

If you exude love, confidence, pain, etc., you show that you have a lot of that feeling

Example: She just exudes confidence

She excuded fear when we were doing bunjee jumping

Question 13

FLUSHED

Answer 13

Red in the face

Example: flushed with anger/embarrassment

Flushed with anger/embarrassment

Flushed cheeks

Question 14

DRENCHED

Answer 14

To make someone or something extremely wet

Example: A sudden thunderstorm had drenched us to the skin

The athletes were drenched in/with sweat

Question 15

UNTHINKING

Answer 15

Not based on serious thought or an examination of the information

Example: What annoys me about these people is their unthinking hostility to anything foreign or unfamiliar

Neither adults nor children participate in culture in the mechanistic, unthinking way implied in social learning models of development

Question 16

PEEK

Answer 16

To look quickly at sth. or sb. from behind sth. else, especially to something you are not supposed to see

Example: He took a quick peek at the movie from behind the couch

He tried to take a peek into my answers

Question 17

PEEP

Answer 17

To look at sth. quickly and secretly, specially through a hole or opening

Example: He took a peep at her through the key hole

*To look at something because it´s compelling or atrcactive

He couldn’t avoid taking a peep at the painting

Question 18

GLIMPSE

Answer 18

A quick look at someone or something that does not alow you to see them clearly

Example: He only caught a glimpse of her

Being so high in the sky, I only caught a glimpse of the citizens

Question 19

GLARE

Answer 19

To look angrily at someone for a long time

Example: What did you do to Jhonn? He has been glaring at you for like an hour

I don’t know what I did to him, but he had been glaring at me since the morning

Question 20

GAZE

Answer 20

To look at someone or something for a long time, usually giving it all your atention

Example: He has benn gazing at that work of art sonce we got here

I wish someone would gaze at me the way he gazes at her

Question 21

GLANCE

Answer 21

A quick look

Example: He thow a glace at me, do you think he likes me?

He cast a glance at his ex, may be he still misses her

Question 22

MENACING

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Making you think that someone is going to do something bad (amenazador)

Example: A menacing look/gesture

He gave him a menacing look, may be because he stole his girlfriend

Question 23

SURREPTITIOUS

Answer 23

Done secretly, without anyone seeing or knowing

Example: She seemed to be listening to what I was saying, but I couldn’t help noticing her surreptitious glances at the clock

They had a surreptitious affair, it all ended when her boyfriend found out

Question 24

FLEETING

Answer 24

Short or quick

Example: A fleeting glimpse

This is just a fleeting visit, what could go wrong?

Question 25

UNFLINCHING

Answer 25

Not showing fear or hesitation in the face of danger or difficulty Example: He has shown unflinching determination throughout the campaign He gave an unflinching gaze at his oponent before the fight started

Question 26

FURTIVE

Answer 26

(of people) Behaving secretly and often dishonestly, or (of actions) done secretly and often dishonestly Example: I saw him cast a furtive glance at the woman at the table to his right There was something furtive about his behaviour and I immediately felt suspicious

Question 27

STEELY

Answer 27

(of a person’s behavior or character) hard and strong as steel Example: Only their steely determination to survive kept them going He has this steely determination which enables him to accomplish anything he wants

Question 28

SNEAKY

Answer 28

Used to describe something you do, eat, or drink especially when you do it without telling anyone or when you should not really do it Example: She snuck out for a sneaky cigarette There's always the temptation to take a sneaky peek at the presents under the Christmas tree

Question 29

INTENT

Answer 29

Giving all your attention to something Example: An intent stare She had an intent look on her face

Question 30

MEAKE HEAVY WEATHER OF STH.

Answer 30

To treat (something) in a way that makes it seem more important or difficult than it really is Example: She's making such heavy weather of that report she's writing An actor who makes heavy weather of what should be a simple scene

Question 31

RIDE THE STORM

Answer 31

To manage not to be destroyed, harmed, or permanently affected by the difficult situation you experience Example: It was a difficult time but they managed to ride out the storm

Question 32

TAKE STH./SB. BY THE STORM

Answer 32

To quickly become very successful or popular in (a particular place) or among (a particular group) Example: The writer has taken the literary world by storm. The new fashion has taken London by storm.

Question 33

KEEP A WEATHER EYE ON SB./STH.

Answer 33

To watch a particular situation closely to see what happens Examaple: They are well accustomed to keeping a weather eye on currency movements Your weight can be a strong indicator of your general health, so it's important to keep a weather eye on it

Question 34

A STORM OF PROTEST

Answer 34

A lot of protest on one particular subject of a very big one Example: They never realised that they had stage a storm of a protest like that BLM was a storm of a protest

Question 35

A STORM IN A TEACUP

Answer 35

A lot of unnecessary anger and worry about a matter that is not important Example: The whole controversy turned out to be a storm in a teacup This matter is a storm in a teacup; it is an argument about nothing

Question 36

SOOTHE

Answer 36

To make someone feel calm or less worried Example: The presence of familiar other soothes us and counteracts our fighting insctincs To soothe a crying baby

Question 37

COUNTERACT

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To reduce or remove the effect of something unwanted by producing an opposite effect Example: Drinking a lot of water counteracts the dehydrating effects of hot weather This is a drug used to counteract fatigue

Question 38

POIGNANT

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Causing or having a very sharp feeling of sadness Example: It is especially poignant that he died on the day before the wedding The photograph awakens poignant memories of happier days

Question 39

ORDERLY

Answer 39

Well arranged or organized Example: She put the letters in three orderly piles People were among strangers but were nonetheless orderly and cooperative

Question 40

UNDERMINE

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To make someone less confident, less powerful, or less likely to succeed, or to make something weaker, often gradually Example: Criticism just undermines their confidence The president has accused two cabinet members of working secretly to undermine his position/him

Question 41

DRASTICALLY IMPROVED

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Thas has improved a lot and unexpectedly Example: The economic situation has drastically improved over the past ten years There has been a drastic improved in the security system

Question 42

VITALLY IMPORTANT

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Extremely important Example: Doing check ups once a month is vitally important This news are vitally important, they could change her whole career

Question 43

GRAVELY MISTAKEN

Answer 43

very wrong Example: He was gravely mistaken in asking her out He thought I had done it but he was gravely mistaken

Question 44

WILDLY INACCURATE

Answer 44

extremelly inaccurate or uncontrollably inaccurate Example: His comments on the subject were wildly inaccurate His speech mentioning all that was wildly inaccurate

Question 45

WHOLLY PREFERABLE

Answer 45

completely preferable Example: Buying that computer was wholly preferable than the other one That date to go on holiday is wholly preferable

Question 46

WHOLLY OPPOSED TO

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completely opposed to Example: He was wholly opposed to the demolition of the park He was wholly opposed to abortion at first, but after investigating, he changed his perspective

Question 47

WHOLLY UNFOUNDED

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completely unfounded Example: His opinions are wholly unfounded His speach was wholly unfounded

Question 48

WHOLLY MISTAKEN

Answer 48

completely mistaken Example: Her assumptions were wholy mistaken Her conclusions were wholly mistaken

Question 49

WHOLLY JUSTIFIED

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completely justified Example: His actions were wholly justified She said that the way she acted was wholly justified

Question 50

VEHEMENTLY OPPOSED TO

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intensely opposed to Example: He was vehemently opposed to capital punishment The government was vehemently opposed to the legalisation of abortion

Question 51

DEEPLY UNPOPULAR

Answer 51

not popular al all Example: he was deeply unpopuar in high school His ideas are deeply unpopular

Question 52

DEEPLY OPPOSED TO

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completely opposed to Example: he was deeply opposed to her actions She was deeply opposed to the Trump administration

Question 53

DEEPLY OFFENSIVE

Answer 53

extremely offenive Example: her actions were deepy offensive Her words were deeply offensive