English EF
My own voc. for my time in london
My own voc. for my time in london
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Cartes-fiches
accurately predicting what will happen in the future
deity
a violent windy storm
profetic
a divine status
fringed
a member of a christian protestand denomination
methodist
ornamentally ordered with threads
tempest
a man or boy who plays a lot of sport
jock
the giving or taking of money to persuade someone to help you, or to do you a favour
bribery
to be able to move very quickly
to be swift
to control and use the force for strength of something to produce power or to achieve something
harness
without any opposition or argument
uncontested
that has never happended, been done or been known before
unprecedented
of great importance because other things depend on it
pivotal
to break a law or rule
infringement
drunk
inebriated
to be afraid of height
vertigo
a word or words said to an actor in a play, to remind them what to say next
prompt
determind not to change your mind or to be persuaded about something
adament
an angry argument or disagreement between people often about a personal matter
quarrel
too important to be without
indispensable
a job that you do for somebody thath involves going somewhere to take a message, buy somehting, deliver goods, etc.
errands (pl.)
small with a neat appearance and nice clothes
dapper
able to do things and make decisions without help form ayone else
autonomous
planning to achieve, to intent
to aim for
thw ability to contonue trying to do something, although it is very difficult
determination
to appear by coming out of something or out form behind something
emerge
tired
jaded
desperate
to scrounge
having no pity or compassion
rutheless
to perform on the street
to busk
deeply rooted
entrenched
a strong feeling of sympathy and sadness for the suffering or bad luck of others and a wish to help them
compassion
tight/tense
taut
toughness, ability to recover quickly
resilience
deeply dislike/despise
reptilian
never ending
ceaselessly grinding
shabby/poor conditioned
tatty
hurry
hustle
requirement
pre-requisite
to be nothing better than the average
mediocrity
(of a phrase or idea) having been overused; unoriginal and trite
hackneyed
