PRESUME | to think that sth is true though you are not certain |
ACCUSTOMED TO | used to sth |
CUT CORNERS | take shortcuts |
INFATUATION | a strong feeling of love for sb or interest in sth, unreasonable / obsession |
ACCOMPLISH | to succeed in doing sth / achieve |
ALL ALONG | for the entire time / always |
VILE | evil or immortal |
GO BONKERS | go nuts / lose one's marbles |
SHIFT | a group of workers or period of working time |
PICK UP THE PIECES | to restore one's life to a normal state |
TAKE ON SB | to compete agains sb or start a fight with sb esp. bigger , better than you |
LEVERAGE | influence that you can use to make people do what you want |
PULL ONESELF TOGETHER | to become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused |
MEDICAL CONDITION | an illness or health problem that affects you permanently |
ABUSE | to trat sb in a violent and cruel way, often sexually |
FIGURE OUT | think about a situation or problem until you find the answer/ work out |
DIZZY | feeling unable to stand steadily |
EXCEED | to go beyond what you are allowed to / be more than a particular number or amount |
GO TO GREAT LENGTHS | to make a major effort |
DRAG SB INTO STH | to make sb involved in a situation when they do not want to |
DETEST | to hate sth or sb very much |
HOLD IT AGAINST SB | to bear a grudge |
SETTLE A SCORE | to do sth to harm or hurt sb who has harmed you in the past |
FOR STARTERS | used to emphasise the first of a series |
PARTICULARY | more than usual or more than others ( especially) |
OVERWHELMED | surprised so much that they do not know how to react |
MERELY | only / just |
PLOT | to make a secret plan to harm a person or organization ( conspire ) |
SHOCKER | a film, news story or action that shocks you |
AFFAIR | issue |
KNUCKLES | part of a finger at a joint where the bone is near the surface, where the finger joins the hand |
INSERT | to place or fit sth into another thing |
OTHERWISE | in circumstances different from those present or considered ; or else |
UNBEARABLE | not able to be endured or tolerated |
WAGES | a fixed regular payment, paid on weekly or daily basis, made by employes to employee |
PIECE OF TURD | a lump or excrement |
BE ON SB's PAYROLL | tio work for sb / be employed by sb |
DONE SB IN | to kill sb |
CREDIT | recognition and appreciation |
DELUDED | deceived, fooled, taken in |
UTTER | to articulate, mention |
LONGING | strong desire, craving for sth |
GET EVEN WITH SB | settle the score , get square |
MISPLACED | missing, lost |
ON MY ACCOUNT | because of me |
PATHETIC | pitiful, sorry, in bad shape |
SURGEON | a medical pracctitioner qualified to practice surgery |
WACKO | eccentric, madman, lunatic |
APPARENTLY | evidently, clearly, seemingly |
RETRIEVE | to get back, recover |
RELEVANT | important, related to |
SHORT - TERM | very soon |
MAKE IT UP TO SB | to do sth good for sb you have upset, in order to become friends with them again |
INJURY | harm or damage |
SAVAGELY | brutally, viciously |
SUBTLE | delicate and refined |
VANITY | excessive pride in or admiration of one's own appearance or achievements |
SPARE NO EXPENSE | to not consider the cost of sth |
CORPSE DISPOSAL | removal of dead body |
OUTCOME | a final product or end result |
UNSATISFACTORY | inadequate, disappointing |
GENUINE | aithentic, real |
APRON | a protective or decorative garment worn over the front of one's clothes and tied at the back |
THOROUGHLY | completly, carefully |
ANASTHETETIC | a substance that makes sb insensitive to pain |
BE NOWHERE NEAR | not anything like, far from |
ENDURE | to bear without resistance or with patience ; tolerate |
FIGURE OUT | to make up one's mind, find a solution |
BLACKMAIL | to extort money or favours from sb by making a threat |
IF NEED BE | provided it is necessary |
HAND OVER | to deliver, return, give back |
TECH - SAW | knowing a lot about modern technologies esp. computers |