Unit 4
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Flashcards
I think this new fridge is ___ ___ our old one; it keeps everything cool and never breaks down.
better in quality or greater than sb / sth else
superior to
The country is expensive in ___ ___ the rest of Europe.
compared with
relation to
start their journey to
set sail for
___ flowers made from plastic sometimes look exactly like natural ones.
created by people or machine; not happening naturally
Artificial
These days texting seems to be young people’s favourite ___ of communication.
a way of achieving or doing sth
means
a vehicle that travels in space, carrying people
spaceship
When the company I worked for closed down, I ___ many problems.
have to deal with sth difficult or unpleasant
faced
The time we spent together is now a ___ memory.
far away in space or time
distant
something that the family is responsible for
family affair
I ___ business with our partners in China.
organize and / or do a particular activity
conduct
a person whose job involves travelling and working in a spacecraft
astronaut
There is always something on the news about a war in a ___ country.
a long distance away
faraway
Venus is one of the hottest planets in our ___ ___.
the system of the sun and the planets around it
solar system
You've been absent six times ___ ___ our records.
as stated or reported by sb / sth
according to
How are we going to ___ (phrasal) this problem?
take appropriate action in a particular situation etc.
deal with
After a year in such a small office, ___ appeared among the staff who worked there.
a situation in which people do not trust, or feel unfriendly towards, each other also: feeling of anxiety and stress that makes it impossible to relax
tension
Many parts in southern Italy were ___ by the Ancient Greeks.
make a place where no one has lived before your permanent home
settled
Some ___ villages in the mountains are difficult to reach in the winter.
far away, distant
remote
He’s a very ___ person with few friends.
(of a person) not very friendly or interested in other people
remote
The first part of the plan has been safely ___.
succeed in doing or completing sth
accomplished
flight into space also: important job that a person or group of people is given to do
mission
a brother or sister
sibling
The ___ of labour was unfair.
the process or result of dividing sth or sharing it out
division
The price will include the ___ and materials.
work, especially physical work
labour
Many Indians were killed as a result of the ___ of the Americans by the Europeans.
taking control of a country that is not your own, especially using force, and sending people from your own country to live there
colonization
The car is quite small, ___ if you have children.
more with one person, thing, etc. than with others
especially
any vehicle that travels in space
spacecraft
person, esp. a woman, who is trained to help women give birth to babies
midwife
There were over 2,000 people ___ ___ the ferry.
on or in a ship, an aircraft or a train
on board
Apart from some ___ problems, everything else worked out very well.
happening at the beginning, first
initial
I can’t come out tonight. I have to ___ (phrasal) of my younger brother.
care for sb / sth / yourself
take care
I was ___ when I realized I had left my handbag on the train.
extremely shocked, disgusted or frightened
horrified
Many consider it an event that changed the ___ of history.
the way sth develops or should develop
course
It’s difficult to ___ this level of economic growth for long.
keep, maintain, make sth continue at the same level
sustain
Come on, can’t you walk any faster? At this ___, it will take us hours to get home!
measurement of the speed at which sth happens
rate
husband or wife
spouse
My eyes slowly grew ___ ___ the dark.
familiar with sth and accepting it as normal or usual
accustomed to
It’s our responsibility to teach our children proper social ___.
beliefs about what is right and wrong and what is important in life
values
She had to get used to the ___ of a different society.
standards or principles of good behavior
morals
The Titanic sank on its first ___ to New York.
long journey, esp. by sea or in space
voyage
