Adjectives
producing or causing dirt and untidiness
messy
used to tell someone to start speaking or to speak more quickly
spit it out!
What is the adjective form of 'success'?
Successful
to succeed in a particular activity
- - - - / - -
to make it
use weakness in a sentence
e.g. (1) The battery-life is aweakness of the product. (2) I have a weakness for dark chocolate.
not drunk or affected by alcohol
sober
to meet someone unexpectedly
to bump into someone
Make a sentence using the simple past of the verb 'blackmail'.
He blackmailed her and threatened to show her colleagues the photos.
to remove something that you do not want any longer
to get rid of something
Whats the difference between 'bold' and 'bald'?
bold = brave
bald = hairless
available to use because it is extra
spare
to find something by chance
to come across sth
Make a present perfect sentence using the verb 'manage to'.
Have / has + past participle
I have managed to finish all my tasks before the deadline.
if many members of a family have a quality, ability, disease, etc.
to run in the family
What is 'cutlery'?
knives, forks, and spoons used for eating or serving food
lacking in depth of knowledge, thought, or feeling
shallow
to start to suffer from an illness, especially one that is not serious
to come down with sth
Make a 2nd conditional sentence using the verb 'retire'.
If + past simple, would + infinitive
e.g. If I was able to retire in the next 5 years, I would be so happy!
To take satisfaction in, be proud of, or highly
value something one owns, has done
To take pride (in sth)
e.g. A portrait of his grandfather takes pride of place in the entrance hall.
What does 'to be prone to something' mean?
likely to suffer from an illness or show a particular negative characteristic
e.g. (1) I've always been prone to headache, (2) She's prone to exaggerate, that's for sure
strange or mysterious; difficult or impossible to explain
uncanny
to fail to happen
to fall through
Make a 3rd conditional sentence using the verb 'achieve'
If + past perfect, would + present perfect
e.g. If I hadn't achieved my goal of becoming a nurse, I would have been very unhappy.
to have no effect or to fail completely
to come to nothing
What does 'binge' mean? Use it in a sentence.
when an activity is done in an extreme way, especially eating, drinking, or spending money
e.g. (1) I tend to binge on ice cream when I’m lonely, (2) He admits to having an occasional ice-cream binge