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32 Cards in this Set
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(Just) for the hell of it spoken |
for no serious reason, or only for fun:They shot people just for the hell of it |
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Essay n3v1 noun |
2. a short piece of writing on a particular subject, written in order to be published The book contains a number of interesting essays on women in society Verb.to try to do sth |
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Grocer grouse^r n1 |
a person who owns, manages or works in a shop/store selling food and other things used in the home Groser's shop. |
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Lous laus n2/v1 verb Louse sth up |
to make something worse rather than better, or to spoil something SYN mess up That idiot loused up my chance of promotion. N1.a small insect that lives on the hair or skin of people or animals |
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Idle adj5/v3 |
not working or producing anything OPP busy 2not serious, or not done with any definite intention 3lazy to spend time doing nothing important (of an engine) to run slowly while the vehicle is not moving |
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Get down to do sth |
to start doing something that is difficult or needs a lot of time or energy It’s time we got down to work |
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Get down pha verb 4 |
get somebody down to make someone feel unhappy and tired His lack of social life was beginning to get him down |
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Run n1/adj1 |
a strong alcoholic drink made from the juice of sugar cane ] a glass of rum strange |
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Hospitality haspi'taele^ti n2 |
1friendly behaviour towards visitors:Thanks for your hospitality over the past few weeks 2services such as food and drink that an organization provides for guests at a special event |
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Chic shik adj1 |
very fashionable and expensive, and showing good judgement of what is attractive and good style |
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Cabaret kaebe^'rei |
entertainment, usually with music, songs, and dancing, performed in a restaurant or club while the customers eat and drink a restaurant or club where this is performed: |
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Make a pass at sb |
to try to kiss or touch another person with the intention of starting a sexual relationship with them |
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Admiral aedme^re^l n1 Fleet |
a high rank in the British or US navy, or someone with this rank a group of ships, or all the ships in a navy:the US seventh fleet Fleet 2a group of vehicles that are controlled by one company |
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Epaulette epe^'le^t n1 |
a small piece of cloth attached to the shoulder of a coat or shirt, especially on a military uniform Epaule french shoulder |
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Cockerel ka:ke^re^l n |
a young male chicken |
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Beard bird noun bie |
hair that grows around a man’s chin and cheeks → moustache Chin the front part of your face below your mouth:He rubbed his chin thoughtfully |
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Come over Come over sb feeling |
come over somebody if a strong feeling comes over you, you suddenly experience ’m sorry about that – I don’t know what came over me (=I do not know why I behaved in that way)
)if someone comes over, they visit you at your house
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Delicate delikit someone adj6 |
a part of the body that is delicate is attractive and graceful Her wrists and ankles were slim and delicate a taste, smell, or colour that is delicate is pleasant and not strong |
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Get sth going |
Start something, get something into full swing. For example, Once |
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Stinking adj3/adv stinkin emphasize Stinking rich adv 1 |
stinking rich extremely rich – used especially when you think this is unfair
used to emphasize what you are saying when you are angry I hate this stinking boring job
having a very strong unpleasant smellSYN smelly:stinking garbage cans
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Not Give a damn/**** |
used to say that you do not care at all about something:I don’t give a damn what you think |
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Make fun of sb/sth |
to laugh at sb/sth or make other people laugh at them, usually in an unkind way It's cruel to make fun of people who stammer. |
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Mermaid n1 |
(in stories) a creature with a woman's head and body, and a fish's tail instead of legs |
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Continuation n3 ke^ntinju'eishe^n n3 |
something that continues or follows something else that has happened before, without a stop or change he present economic policy is a continuation of the earlier one ] the continuation of something is the fact that it continues to exist or happen |
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Splendiferous splen'dife^re^s |
extremely good or pleasant Splendiferous food . |
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Voil n1 voil |
a very light almost transparent cloth made of cotton, wool, or silk |
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Incorrigible in'karid3e^bl adj1 |
having bad habits which cannot be changed or improved Her husband is an incorrigible flirt
a person who flirts with a lot of people
to behave towards sb as if you find them sexually attractive, without seriously wanting to have a relationship with them |
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Compliment n5 Compliments |
Compliments. praise or good wishes This soup is delicious; my compliments to the chef. a remark that shows you admire someone or something All the guests paid her extravagant compliments an action that shows you admire someone |
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Drenched drentst adj |
covered with a lot of a liquid Come on in – you’re drenched drenched in/with light literary something thatis drenched with light has a lot of light shiningon it |
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Soveregin n2/adj2 coin noun |
an old British gold coin worth one pound a king or queen (of a country or state) free to govern itself; completely independent having complete power or the greatest power in the country |
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Cheer tsir n3/v2 v |
to make someone feel more hopeful when they are worried By late afternoon there came news that cheered them all |
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Dreadful adj3 dredfl |
very bad or unpleasant. What dreadful weather What a dreadful thing to say! used to emphasize how bad sth is He's a dreadful snob |
