Samara Unit 8

Front 1

To abandon

Back 1

Verb.

To stop doing an activity before you have finished it.

Hint 1

The match was abandoned at half time because of poor weather.

Front 2

To adore

Back 2

Verb.

To like something or someone very much.

Hint 2

I adore horses.

Front 3

A step ahead.

Back 3

Phrase.

Slightly better prepared or more successful than someone else.

Hint 3

The filmmaker manages to keep a step ahead of his critics by constantly trying new ideas.

Front 4

Aware

Back 4

Adjective.

Having knowledge of something.

Hint 4

She needed to make people aware of danger.

Front 5

Brutal

Back 5

Adjective.

Cruel and not considering someone's feelings.

Hint 5

Her criticism was brutal.

Front 6

To Cause

Back 6

Verb.

To make something happen.

Hint 6

He actions caused us a lot of problems.

Front 7

Chance of a lifetime

Back 7

Phrase.

A great opportunity that you will only have one in your life.

Hint 7

This competition is the chance of a lifetime for me.

Front 8

Compulsory

Back 8

Adjective.

If something is C, you must do it because of a rule or law.

Hint 8

Swimming was compulsory at my school.

Front 9

Contestant

Back 9

Noun.

Someone who competes in a contest.

Hint 9

In tonight's quiz, or contestants have come from all over the country.

Front 10

To disturb

Back 10

Verb.

To interrupt someone in a way that they don't want.

Hint 10

Their loud music disturbed our peace.

Front 11

To fulfill

Back 11

Verb.

To do something that is expected, hoped for or promised, or to make it happen.

Hint 11

I know it will fulfill my dreams one day.

Front 12

Gain experience

Back 12

Phrase.

To get knowledge or skill from doing something.

Hint 12

I took a summer job to gain some experience.

Front 13

Geek

Back 13

Noun.

A person, especially a man, who is boring and not fashionable.

Hint 13

He's such a geek.

Front 14

Get your first taste of

Back 14

Phrase.

To experience something for the first time.

Hint 14

She got her first taste of success in that show.

Front 15

Hooked

Back 15

Adjective.

Enjoying something so much that you are unable to stop having, watching, doing, etc. it.

Hint 15

I'm hooked on spy movies.

Front 16

Intense

Back 16

Adjective.

Extreme and forceful or (of a feeling) very strong.

Hint 16

Intense cold/heated/hatred

Front 17

Intimidated

Back 17

Adjective.

Frightening or nervous because a person or a situation makes you lose your confidence.

Hint 17

I was intimidated by all those clever people.

Front 18

Invaluable

Back 18

Adjective.

Extremely useful.

Hint 18

Her help was invaluable.

Front 19

To launch

Back 19

Verb.

To make something begin.

Hint 19

To launch a career.

Front 20

Media

Back 20

Noun.

The internet, newspapers, magazines, television, etc considered as a group.

Hint 20

The media are covering the speech tonight.

Front 21

Nerve-wracking

Back 21

Adjective.

Causing a lot of worry.

Hint 21

I find giving talks absolutely nerve-wracking.

Front 22

Photogenic

Back 22

Adjective.

Having a face that looks attractive in photographs.

Hint 22

She's very photogenic.

Front 23

Privacy

Back 23

Noun.

Someone's right to keep their personal matters and relationship secret.

Hint 23

The new law is designed to protect people's privacy.

Front 24

To pursue

Back 24

Verb.

If you P a plan, activity or situation, you try to do it or achieve it, usually over a long period of time.

Hint 24

He decided to pursue a career in television.

Front 25

Realise an ambition

Back 25

Phrase.

To do something that you had hoped to do.

Hint 25

He realised his ambition of becoming a doctor.

Front 26

To release

Back 26

Verb.

If a film is R, it is shown in public for the first time.

Hint 26

His new movie is due to be released next month.

Front 27

A scandal

Back 27

Noun.

(An action or event that causes) a public feeling of shock and strong moral disapproval.

Front 28

A sensation

Back 28

Noun.

Someone or something that causes great interest and excitement.

Hint 28

The book was a sensation.

Front 29

Someone's... days are behind them

Back 29

Phrase.

Used to say that someone no longer does a particular activity.

Hint 29

My traveling days are behind now.

Front 30

To strip away

Back 30

Phrasal verb.

To remove or peel something from someone or something.

Hint 30

She striped away his mask of confidence.

Front 31

Stuck in traffic

Back 31

Phrase.

Unable to drive at the normal speed because there are too many vehicles on the road.

Hint 31

I'm sorry I'm late- I was stuck in traffic.

Front 32

A tabloid

Back 32

Noun.

A type of popular newspaper with small pages which has many pictures and short simple reports.

Hint 32

I read all the gossip in the tabloids.

Front 33

To turn down

Back 33

Phrasal verb.

To refuse to accept something you are offered.

Hint 33

She turned down the job.

Front 34

Voluntary

Back 34

Adjective.

Done, made or given willingly, without being forced or paid.

Hint 34

The extra homework is voluntary.