Idioms
a subject which causes disagreement and arguments between people
bone of contention
a phrase that combines two words that seem to be the oppositу of each other
the person in a trial who is accused of committing a crime
defendant
to refuse to admit that a problem exists or refuse to deal with it
bury your head in the sand
to make sb feel that they do not belong in a particular group
alienate
the practice of representing objects, qualities, etc.
as humans, in art and literature; an object, quality,
etc. that is represented in this way
personification
a statement that a
person makes to admit that they are guilty of a
crime; the act of making such a statement
confession
to be or do sth different from what is normal or natural
go against the grain
to be closely connected such that one thing
causes the other
go hand in hand
asked only to make a statement or to produce an
effect rather than to get an answer
rhetorical question
to state formally that
sb is not guilty or responsible for sth
absolve
to be relaxed and not worry about what you should do
go with the flow
to allow sb/sth to tell you what to do
bow down to
causing feelings or impressions
associated with a particular place
creating mood and atmosphere
to risk harming or destroying sth/sb
jeopardize
to encourage sb to do sth or to encourage them to try harder to achieve sth
spur into action
to resist or oppose the general direction in which a situation is changing or developing
buck the trend
giving signs of things that will happen in the future
foreshadowing events
a written statement accusing sb of a crime
indictment
to pretend not to notice sth bad that is
happening, so you do not have to do anything about it
turn a blind eye to sth