scholarship | an amount of money that is given by a school, an organization, etc., to a student to help pay for th |
crush | the person for whom you have a strong feeling of romantic love not expressed and not lasting a long |
choir | a group of people who sing together; |
contraception | things that are done to prevent a woman from becoming pregnant; |
adversary | an enemy or opponent; |
standing ovation | when the people in an audience stand up to clap at the end of a performance or speech because they l |
wheelchair | a chair on wheels which people who are unable to walk use for moving around; |
dead-end job | a job in which there is no chance of being promoted to a better, more important job; |
janitor | a person who cleans a building and makes minor repairs; |
nervous breakdown | a sudden failure of mental health that makes someone unable to live normally; |
fund-raiser | an event that collects money, for example for a political organization or a charity; |
comfort zone | a place, situation, or level where someone feels confident and comfortable; |
rehealsal | an event at which a person or group practices an activity (such as singing, dancing, or acting) in o |
vacancy | a job or position that is available to be taken; |
the competition | the person or people you are trying to be better than; |
cripple | (offensive) a person who cannot move or walk normally because of a permanent injury or other physica |
mindset | a person's way of thinking and their opinions; |
win-win | a result that is good for everyone who is involved in a situation; |
doomed | certain to fail, suffer, die, etc.; |
rewarding | giving you a good feeling that you have done something valuable, important, etc.; |
bloodshot | when your eyes are ______________, they are red or pink on the white parts; |
devoted to | having strong love or loyalty for something or someone; |
abrasive | rude and unfriendly; |
chivalrous | behaving in an honorable or polite way especially toward women; |
mesmorising | having someone's attention completely so that they cannot think of anything else; |
offensive | causing someone to feel hurt, angry, or upset; |
flattered | feeling pleased and proud because someone has said good things about you or has made you feel import |
anonymous | made or done by someone whose name is not known or not made public; |
drab | boring, especially in appearance; having little colour and excitement; |
bossy | always telling other people what to do; |
allergic to | having an allergy; |
knocked-up | (informal, slang) pregnant; |
superior to | better than other people; |
ridiculous | extremely silly or unreasonable; |
sober | not drunk or affected by alcohol; |
rash | done or made quickly and without thought about what will happen as a result; |
soiled | dirty; |
conceited | too proud of yourself and your actions and abilities; |
to go for sth | to accept or agree to (something, such as a plan or suggestion); |
to tickle | to touch someone lightly with your fingers, making them slightly uncomfortable and often making them |
to accuse sb of | to say that someone is guilty of a fault or crime; |
to shun sth | to avoid someone or something; |
to screw up | (informal) to make a mistake in something; |
to slack off | to work more slowly and with less effort than usual, or to go more slowly; |
to win sb over | to persuade someone to support you or agree with you, often when they were opposed to you before; |
to try out | to compete for a position in a sports team or a part in a play; |
to reciprocate | to have a feeling for someone who has the same feeling for you; |
talk sb into | to persuade someone to do something; |
provide for | to give someone the things they need such as money, food or clothes; |
let sb off | to not punish someone who has committed a crime or done something wrong, or to not punish them sever |
charge sb with | to publicly accuse someone of doing something bad; |
justify | to give or to be a good reason for something; |
to dismiss sb | to officially make someone leave a job; |
to laid off | to stop employing someone, usually because there is no work for them to do; |
to generate | to cause something to exist; |
to accomplish | to succeed in doing something; |
to break down | to separate something into smaller parts so that it is easier to do or understand; |
excell in | to be extremely good at something; |
walk sb through | to slowly and carefully explain something to someone or show someone how to do something; |
to rehealse | to practise a play, a piece of music, etc. in order to prepare it for public performance; |
to misjudge sb | to have an unfair opinion about someone; |
to unload on | to tell someone about your problems, the things that worry you, etc; |
to splurge | to spend more money than usual on something for yourself; |
get by | to be able to live or to do what is needed by using what you have even though you do not have much; |
to run over | if a vehicle or its driver _______________ someone or something, the vehicle hits and drives over th |
to stutter | to speak or say something, especially the first part of a word, with difficulty, for example pausing |
to worship | to love, respect and admire someone or something very much, often without noticing their bad qualiti |
to be out to get sb | to force someone to leave a place or organization; |
to launder | to wash, dry and iron clothes, sheets etc; |
to storm out of | to leave a place in a way that shows that you are angry; |
to fetch | to go to another place to get something or someone and bring them back; |
inhance | to improve something; |
to set a good example | to behave in a way that other people should copy; |
to be the cock of the walk | a man who is described as _________________ is very proud and successful or acts in a very proud way |
to change sb's mind | to form a new opinion or make a new decision about something which is different from your old one; |
to be an item | if two people are said _______________________, they are having a romantic relationship; |
on a wagon | if you are ________________, you have decided not to drink any alcohol for a period of time; |
out of the line | not right or appropriate; |
to be going places | to behave or work in a way that shows you will soon become successful; |
is hanging by a thread | if a serious situation _______________, it means that even a slight change can decide what will happ |
to put in a good word for sb | to say positive things about someone; |
on the fence about | unable to decide about something; |
living hand-to mouth | to have just enough money to live on and nothing extra; |
to saw the seed of sth | to do something that will cause something to happen in the future; {CHECK THE PAST FORMS!) |
in its headway | during the most successful or popular period of someone or something; |
have a lot on my plate | to have a large amount of important work to deal with; |
hands are tied | if someone’s _______________________, they are not free to behave in the way that they would like; |
to be alike | to be similar to each other; |
to bite off more than you can chew | to try to do something which is too difficult for you; |
to get back on sb's feet | to start experiencing an improved situation after a time of trouble or difficulty or to help a perso |
set your mind to | to decide you are going to do something and to put a lot of effort into doing it; |
to make ends meet | to pay for the things that you need to live when you have little money; |
get sth straight | to make something clear, not complicated; |
to be in owe of | to feel great respect for someone, sometimes mixed with fear or surprise; |
out to get sb | if someone is ________________ someone, they are trying to harm them; |
from the top of my head | from the knowledge you have in your memory; |
give your notice | to tell your employer that you intend to leave your job after a particular period of time; |
to land a hand | to help someone; |
to lay eyes on | to see someone or something for the first time; (CHECK PAST FORMS) |
to be in spotlight | to receive a lot of public attention; |