Society
What's the difference between 'intense' and 'intensive'?
Intense = strength
Intensive = strength + compression in time
A two-word noun for a situation where we pay way too much for sth, we get tricked, the quality isn't worth the money:
a rip-off
to be good __ sth
AT
to escalate
rapidly, quickly
A phrase (borrowed from French) that means a social mistake that results in an embarrassing situation:
a faux pas
A modern-day adjective to describe sth legal, safe, genuine (like an offer, situation or a product):
to have a monopoly __ sth
ON
A phrase that means we think someone is worse than us, we are better, we don't see them as equal:
to look down on someone
A sign that sth is wrong, sth seems suspicious or potentially a trick/unsafe:
a red flag
to pay attention __ sth
TO
niche
market, interest, activity
A informal way to say that a job doesn't pay a lot of money:
it pays peanuts
To publicly and accurately prove that sth is wrong, to demonstrate that sth was a lie or a myth:
to debunk sth
to discourage someone __ doing sth
FROM
underlying
theme, issue, problem
A phrase we say to describe sth legal but people disapprove of it:
sth is frowned upon
A way of describing someone as being able to understand and navigate some field (legal, medical, emotional, etc.):
to be legally/medically/emotionally literate
to be vulnerable __ sth (a risk)
TO
root
cause, to take root, sth is deeply rooted