unit 1 headway upper intermediate Flashcards

Question

hordes of people

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/hɔːd $ hɔːrd/ noun [countable] a large crowd moving in a noisy uncontrolled way horde of There were hordes of people inside the station

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/nəʊˈtɔːriəs, nə- $ noʊ-, nə-/ ●○○ adjective famous or well known for something bad SYN infamous a notorious computer hacker notorious cases of human rights abuses notorious for a judge notorious for his cruelty and corruption /slʌm/ ●○○ noun 1 [countable] a house or an area of a city that is in very bad condition, where very poor people live a slum area slum housing the slums of London

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sleeping on the streets to sleep outside with nothing to protect you from the weather, especially because you have no home to live in the number of people sleeping rough on the street → rough

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look After himself to look after yourself without needing help from other people The kids had to fend for themselves while their parents were away.

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to defend yourself against someone who is attacking you SYN fight somebody ↔ off Tabitha threw up an arm to fend her attacker off. 2 to defend yourself from something such as difficult questions, competition, or a situation you do not want to deal with She uses her secretary to fend off unwanted phone calls. The company managed to fend off the hostile takeover bid.

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/ˈbeɡə $ -ər/ ●○○ noun [countable] 1 someone who lives by asking people for food and money the beggars on the streets

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used to say that, when you have no money or no power to choose, you have to accept whatever you are given

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become accustomed

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ɪˈlɪtərət/ adjective 1 someone who is illiterate has not learned to read or write 2 badly written, in an uneducated way It was an illiterate letter, full of mistakes. 3 → economically/politically/scientifically etc illiterate

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ˈvɪvɪd/ ●●○ adjective 1 vivid memories, dreams, descriptions etc are so clear that they seem real OPP vague /veɪɡ/ I’ve got vivid memories of that summer. He had a vivid picture of her in his mind. 2 → vivid imagination 3 vivid colours or patterns are very bright his vivid blue eyes

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an strategy1 (also hit upon something) to have an idea or discover something suddenly or unexpectedly SYN come up with Then we hit on the idea of asking viewers to donate money over the Net. 2 American English informal to talk to someone in a way that shows you are sexually attracted to them Dave has hit on most of the women in the department. → hit→ See Verb table Examples from the Corpus hit on the idea of

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to think of an idea, answer etc Is that the best excuse you can come up with? We’ve been asked to come up with some new ideas. 2 informal to produce an amount of money We wanted to buy the house but we couldn’t come up with the cash. How am I supposed to come up with $10,000?

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not exact, not containing many details, or not in a final form SYN approximate

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/ˈʃæbi/ ●○○ adjective 1 shabby clothes, places, or objects are untidy and in bad condition because they have been used for a long time Hugh’s jacket was old and shabby. a shabby little restaurant 2 wearing clothes that are old and worn a shabby tramp 3 old-fashioned unfair and unkind a shabby trick

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to be very lucky, o do something that makes you a lot of money Jackie eventually struck gold with her third novel.

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if your feelings or wishes get the better of you, they make you behave in a way you would not normally behave My curiosity finally got the better of me and I opened the letter. I think her nerves got the better of her. b) to defeat someone or deal successfully with a problem

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understanding ɡrɑːspɪŋ $ ˈɡræs-/ adjective too eager to get money and unwilling to give any of it away or spend it Hanson was a hard, grasping man

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ˈventʃə $ -ər/ ●○○ noun [countable] a new business activity that involves taking risks business/commercial venture joint venture (=when two companies do something together)

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//faʊl//a crime if the police think someone’s death was caused by foul play, they think that person was murdered The police said they had no reason to suspect foul play. Detectives have not ruled out foul play. 2 an action that is dishonest, unfair, or illegal, especially one that happens during a sports game

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to give someone something or allow them to have something that they have asked for

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adjective [only before noun] including many famous performers a star-studded cast

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on driving

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to get on a plane, bus, train etc, especially after suddenly deciding to do so So we hopped a bus to Phoenix that night.

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something or someone that is boring Don’t be such a drag! Come to the party. b) something that is annoying and continues for a long time It’s a real drag having to travel so far to work every day.

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he act of breathing in smoke from your cigarette Frank took a drag on his cigarette

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a sweet food made from a mixture of cream, eggs, and fruit or chocolate, which is eaten when it is cold

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sed to ask someone why or how something happened How come you’ve ended up here? ‘Last I heard, she was teaching in Mexico.’ ‘How come?’

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to make someone so worried or nervous that they cannot relax Studying for exams always stresses me out.

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a drop-in place is a place offering a service or support where you can go without having to make arrangements first a drop-in advice centre

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to have the strength, energy etc to do something I just didn’t feel up to going.

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spoken to arrange for something to happen, although it takes a lot of effort to do this We managed to swing it so that they will travel together.

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to be very busy, with a large number of things to do in a short time I can’t help you now – I’ve got rather a lot on.

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/ˈhaʊspraʊd/ adjective British English spending a lot of time on keeping your house clean and tidy

unit 1 headway upper intermediate Flashcards

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