KEY WORDS IN THE MEDIA
JO 15 En1-2 English Assessment Year
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gym
(noun)
a room or building equipped for physical excercise
league
(noun)
a group of teams playing a sport who take part in competitions between each other
tackle
(verb)
(especially in football or hockey) to try to take the ball from a player in the other team
the ball is in your court
(idiom)
(tennis) it's your decision or responsibility to do something now
get into the full swing
(idiom)
(tennis) to be comfortable doing something after some time
get a second wind
(idiom)
(sailing) have a burst of energy after tiring
hit below the belt
(idiom)
(martial arts) do or say something that is very unfair or cruel
keep one's head above water
(idiom)
(swimming) try not to fail behind in work or other duties
long shot
(idiom)
(hunting) a very dificult thing to accomplish
on target
(idiom)
(darts) doing the right thing to succeed
skate on thin ice
(idiom)
(skating) do something risky, take a chance
take the bull by the horns
(idioms)
(bull fighting) accept the challenge and try your hardest
take the wind out of one's sails
(idiom)
(sailing) make someone feel deflated
throw the towel
(idom)
(boxing) give up
win hands down
(idiom)
(gambling) easy victory
mugger
(noun)
a mugger is a person who attacks someone in order to steal their money
robber
(noun)
someone who takes money or property illegally, often using threats or violence
pickpocket
(noun)
someone who steals money and other items from people's pockets and bags, especially in crowded places
hit-and-run
(adjevtice before noun)
describes a road accident in which the driver who caused the accident drives away without helping the other people involved and without telling the police
smash-and-grab
(adjecitve before noun)
a smash-and-grab crime involves breaking the window of a building or car in order to steal things quickly
joyriding
(noun)
the crime of stealing a car and driving it for pleasure, usually in a dangerous way
burglary
(noun)
the crime of illegally entering a building and stealing things
trafficking
(noun)
the business of buying and selling things such as drugs or weapons illegally
trafficking
(noun)
the business of buying and selling things such as drugs or weapons illegally
fraud
(noun)
the crime of obtaining money from someone by tricking them
exortion
(noun)
a crime which someone gets money or information from someone else by using froce of threats
arson
(noun)
the illegal use of fire to destroy a house, building, or porperty
assault
(noun)
to attack someone violently
piracy
(noun)
1) the crime of stealing things from ships while they are sailing
2) the practice of illegally copying a computer program, music, a film, etc. and selling it
GBH
abbreviation for GRIEVOUS BODY HARM / a crime which one person does serious physical injury to another
ASBO
Anti-social behaviour order:
an official order that a person must behave in a particular way, for example that they must not go to a particular place, must not speak to particular people, etc. or they can go to prison
manslaughter
(noun)
the crime of causing someone's death illegally but without intending to
arrest
(verb)
if the police arrest someone, they take that person to a police station because they believe he or she has committed a crime
(commit) a crime
(noun)
an illegal activity or action
(stand) trial
(noun)
examining a case in a court of law and deciding whether someone is guilty or innocent. When a case comes to trial it is brought to a court and the person who has been accused of crime stands trial
bail
(noun)
money that is given to a court when someone is allowed to stay out of prison until their trial
charge
(verb)
(noun)
to accuse someone officially of committing a crime
judge
(noun)
someone whose job is to make decisions in a court of law
plead guilty
(verbal phrase)
someone who is guilty of something has done it and admits the fact in court
plead innocent
(verbal phrase)
someone claims that they have not done anything wrong
