Friday, 11 December 2015

New vocab week 11/12/2015

New vocab and expressions

To cram into somewhere
Depict = To show
e.g. picture A depicts fireman resting after having entered a burning building
To put out a fire = to extinguish a fire
To put somebody out = to make somebody do a favour for you
To have repercussions for somebody/something = to have severe consequences for something
I inferred from the picture that…
Precisely that’s why…
She’s a seasoned professional
To check up on somebody = to make sure somebody is behaving properly
To go through something = to check something

To put a brave face on something/To put on a brave face = To pretend you are happy when you are not
To be my idea of doing something
To steer clear of something = To avoid something
To team up with somebody = To get together with somebody to do a job
To long for / To yearn for = To desire something greatly
To be caught up in something = To be preoccupied by something/To become so involved with something that you lose track of reality
To put somebody on a pedestal = To admire someone greatly
To enable someone to do something
To be entitled to something = To have the right to do something

To be empowered = To be given the ability to do something

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