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- 3. A … of luck, work
- 4. angry or sulky behaviour, especially because you cannot do or have what you want
- 6. A … of applause
- 8. to recognize the difference between two people or things, differentiate
- 10. to talk in a way that shows you are too proud of something that you have or can do
- 11. ble to get what you want in a clever way, especially by tricking or cheating somebody, crafty
- 14. a reduction in something;
- 17. the act of changing a written record or information so that it is no longer true
- 18. having a normal healthy mind; not mentally ill
- 21. to laugh in a silly way because you are embarrassed or nervous or you think that something is funny
- 22. having a hole or empty space inside
- 27. without mistakes or faults, perfect
- 28. A … of glass
- 29. to take or show somebody where they should go; The secretary … me into his office.
- 30. (of clothes) fitting loosely, a … T-shirt
- 31. rich and successful
- 33. the top edge of a cup, bowl, glass, etc.; the flat edge around the bottom of a hat that sticks out
- 34. producing a large amount of money; making a large profit; a … business/contract/market
- 36. A … of drinks
- 37. a sum of money that must be paid as punishment for breaking a law or rule; also means good as an adjective
- 38. a weak unsteady way of walking, as if you are about to fall
- 42. to say officially in court that somebody is to receive a particular punishment
- 44. wanting more money, power, food, etc. than you really need
- 45. (disapproving) acting or done in a secret or dishonest way, often intending to trick people, cunning
- 49. (of a dog, wolf, etc.) to make a long, loud call; the sound of wolves … in the night
- 52. A … of sand, rice, truth
- 53. an illegal act, crime
- 54. a thing bought for less than the usual price; to discuss prices, conditions, etc. with somebody in order to reach an agreement that is acceptable, negotiate
- 55. acting or done quickly and without thinking carefully about the results, rash, impulsive
- 57. A … of chocolate
- 59. the time when Jesus Christ returned to life again after his death; the time when all dead people will become alive again, when the world ends; a new beginning for something which is old or which had disappeared or become weak
- 61. necessary or essential in order for something to succeed or exist
- 63. belonging to a period of history that is thousands of years in the past
- 68. tending to show favour towards or against one group of people or one opinion for personal reasons; making unfair judgements
- 70. to help or encourage somebody to do something wrong
- 71. A … of dry weather
- 73. made from dark cloth with thin white vertical lines printed on it
- 74. a sound like the one that is made when a heavy object hits something else
- 76. needing great effort and energy, arduous
- 78. o make short sharp sounds like something that is burning in a fire; A log fire … in the hearth.
- 79. serious and often showing that you do not approve of somebody/something; expecting somebody to obey you, strict
- 80. (of the air or climate) warm and slightly wet
- 82. not perfect; not working or made correctly, defective
- 83. a mistake in something that means that it is not correct or does not work correctly, defect, fault
- 86. not happening at regular times; not following any plan or regular pattern; that you cannot rely on, unpredictable
- 89. the highest point of something, especially the top of a mountain
- 90. not clear; without a clear outline or shape
- 91. to officially charge somebody with a crime in court
- 93. a disadvantage or problem that makes something a less attractive idea, disadvantage, snag
- 94. hesitating before doing something because you do not want to do it or because you are not sure that it is the right thing to do
- 96. (often used in newspapers) to get rid of something that is no longer wanted, clothes, hair…
- 98. feeling that somebody has done something wrong, illegal or dishonest, without having any proof
- 99. the crime of entering a building illegally and stealing things from it, housebreaking
- 105. … jail sentence / parole; a punishment given to a criminal in court that means that they will only go to prison if they commit another crime within a particular period of time
- 106. willing to listen to, think about or accept different ideas
- 107. the act of putting somebody in a prison or another place from which they cannot escape; the state of being there
- 109. morally bad, evil; … witch
- 112. An … of God, mercy
- 113. the belief that after somebody’s death their soul lives again in a new body
- 115. to make a serious, angry or worried expression by bringing your eyebrows closer together so that lines appear on your forehead
- 116. to leave a person or place very quickly, especially because you are afraid of possible danger, escape
- 117. a section of a police force that deals with a particular type of crime, the drugs/fraud/bomb …
- 118. A … of emergency
- 119. the crime of stealing money or goods from a bank, shop, person, etc., especially using violence or threats
- 120. (of clothes) made to fit well or closely
- 121. the act of deliberately making somebody believe something that is not true (= of deceiving them)
- 123. the loss of a person’s money, power, social position, etc.; the thing that causes this
- 125. the fact of stopping work because you have reached a particular age; the time when you do this
- 126. to take a quick deep breath with your mouth open, especially because you are surprised or in pain
- 127. A … of dust
- 131. in a way that shows you want something very much
- 132. to walk or travel around an area without any definite aim or direction, wander
- 133. a type of strong cotton cloth that is usually blue and is used for making clothes, especially jeans
- 134. a difficulty or problem that delays or prevents something, or makes a situation worse
Down
- 1. they tell the police or someone in authority about something bad that that person has done / slang
- 2. used to describe a person, a custom or an idea that seems old-fashioned and does not belong to the present
- 3. to give a loud high shout, for example when you are excited, frightened or in pain, scream
- 4. A … of fog
- 5. not important or serious; not worth considering
- 7. prefix (in nouns, adjectives and adverbs) not what somebody claims it is; false or pretended
- 9. not supporting one person or group more than another, neutral, unbiased
- 12. a loud noise that continues for some time after it has been produced because of the surfaces around it, echo; he effects of something that happens, especially unpleasant ones that spread among a large number of people
- 13. A … of wind
- 15. a man who has never been married
- 16. the fact of seeming to see or hear somebody/something that is not really there, especially because of illness or drugs
- 18. to make a short high sound that is not very loud; The mouse ran away, … with fear.
- 19. a life that some people believe exists after death
- 20. in which there is a lot of sudden change, trouble, argument and sometimes violence
- 23. done without hurrying
- 24. to ask somebody for something in a very strong and serious way; to state in court that you are guilty or not guilty of a crime
- 25. a person who does not have expert knowledge of a particular subject
- 26. too willing to believe or accept what other people tell you and therefore easily tricked, naive
- 32. A … of salt
- 35. the crime of cheating somebody in order to get money or goods illegally; a person who pretends to have qualities, abilities, etc. that they do not really have in order to cheat other people
- 38. the quality of being connected with religion or the human spirit
- 39. Undergo a prison sentence, idiomatic
- 40. the crime of attacking somebody physically
- 41. a smell, especially one that is unpleasant
- 43. an event that causes great damage to people’s lives, property, etc., disaster
- 46. A … of fresh air
- 47. to become or to make something become paler or less bright;
- 48. (British English) (North American English overalls, bib overalls) a piece of clothing that consists of trousers with an extra piece of cloth covering the chest, held up by long narrow pieces of cloth over the shoulders
- 50. (of furniture and buildings) old and in very bad condition
- 51. (of clothes) wider at the bottom edge than at the top
- 56. formal or literary) to cry, usually because you are sad
- 58. hard but easily broken; … bones/nails
- 60. a short surprise attack on an enemy by soldiers, ships or aircraft
- 62. (British English) (North American English line) a line of people, cars, etc. waiting for something or to do something
- 64. (at somebody) to close one eye and open it again quickly, especially as a private signal to somebody, or to show something is a joke
- 65. a shelf above a fireplace
- 66. to try to prevent something or to prevent somebody from doing something, especially by making it difficult to do or by showing that you do not approve of it
- 67. to make a very loud, deep sound; We heard a lion/thunder …
- 69. to change your appearance so that people cannot recognize you
- 72. willing to understand and respect other people’s behaviour, opinions, etc., especially when they are different from your own; believing people should be able to choose how they behave
- 75. paying careful attention to every detail, fastidious, thorough
- 77. the result or effect of an action or event
- 81. the crime of killing somebody illegally but not deliberately
- 84. to make a long deep sound because you are annoyed, upset or in pain, or with pleasure, moan
- 85. that cannot be changed back to what it was before
- 87. (especially of a lot of people or animals) making a loud noise
- 88. slow, calm and relaxed
- 92. to store something in a safe or secret place
- 95. (of a bell or a clock) to ring; to show the time by making a ringing sound
- 97. done on purpose rather than by accident, intentional, planned
- 100. according to what seems or is stated to be real or true, when this is perhaps not the case, apparently
- 101. to say or do something that makes somebody less frightened or worried, put/set somebody’s mind at ease/rest
- 102. dishonest behaviour that is intended to make somebody believe something that is not true; an example of this behaviour
- 103. a person, especially a child, who depends on another person for a home, food, money, etc.
- 104. a container in the shape of a pig, with a narrow opening in the top for putting coins in, used by children to save money, money box
- 105. (of buildings, clothes, objects, etc.) in poor condition because they have been used a lot
- 108. having pleats, a … skirt
- 110. to secretly plan with other people to do something illegal or harmful
- 111. to cut something into two pieces; to cut something off something
- 114. to say that you will cause trouble, hurt somebody, etc. if you do not get what you want
- 122. the legal right or duty to take care of or keep somebody/something; the act of taking care of something/somebody
- 124. to make a place untidy, causing damage, because you are looking for something, turn upside down
- 128. to make the sound that a door sometimes makes when you open it or that a wooden floor sometimes makes when you step on it; She heard a floorboard … upstairs.
- 129. A … of garlic
- 130. A … of anger, despair