concentrate /ˈkɑːnsntreɪt/
(verb) to give all your attention to something and not think about anything else
Example: We should concentrate our efforts on the last quarter of the year
(verb) to give all your attention to something and not think about anything else
Example: We should concentrate our efforts on the last quarter of the year
judge /dʒʌdʒ/
(noun) a person in a court who has the authority to decide how criminals should be punished or to make legal decisions
Example: The restaurant review harshly judged the quality of the service
(noun) a person in a court who has the authority to decide how criminals should be punished or to make legal decisions
Example: The restaurant review harshly judged the quality of the service
emerge /ɪˈmɜːrdʒ/
(verb) to move out of or away from something and become possible to see
Example: Several possible candidates have emerged.
(verb) to move out of or away from something and become possible to see
Example: Several possible candidates have emerged.
superficial /ˌsuːpərˈfɪʃl/
(adjective) not studying or looking at something carefully or completely; seeing only what is obvious
Example: a superficial friendship
(adjective) not studying or looking at something carefully or completely; seeing only what is obvious
Example: a superficial friendship
victim /ˈvɪktɪm/
(noun) a person who has been attacked, injured or killed as the result of a crime, a disease, an accident, etc.
Example: He was a victim of the accident yesterday.
(noun) a person who has been attacked, injured or killed as the result of a crime, a disease, an accident, etc.
Example: He was a victim of the accident yesterday.
marvel /ˈmɑːrvl/
(noun) a wonderful and surprising person or thing
Example: It's a marvel to me how they've managed to build the road so quickly.
(noun) a wonderful and surprising person or thing
Example: It's a marvel to me how they've managed to build the road so quickly.
break into /breɪk ˈɪntə/
(phrasal verb) to enter a building by force; to open a car, etc. by force
Example: A burglar tried to break into houses to steal things.
(phrasal verb) to enter a building by force; to open a car, etc. by force
Example: A burglar tried to break into houses to steal things.
sitting duck /ˌsɪtɪŋ ˈdʌk/
(noun) a person or thing that has no protection against attack
Example: Sleeping passengers on late-night subway trains are sitting ducks for thieves.
(noun) a person or thing that has no protection against attack
Example: Sleeping passengers on late-night subway trains are sitting ducks for thieves.
notoriety /ˌnəʊtəˈraɪəti/
(noun) the state of being famous for being bad in some way
Example: She achieved notoriety for her affair with the senator.
(noun) the state of being famous for being bad in some way
Example: She achieved notoriety for her affair with the senator.
lull into /lʌl ˈɪntuː/
(phrasal verb) to make somebody feel confident and relaxed, especially so that they do not expect it when somebody does something bad or dishonest
Example: The motion of the car almost lulled her into sleep.
(phrasal verb) to make somebody feel confident and relaxed, especially so that they do not expect it when somebody does something bad or dishonest
Example: The motion of the car almost lulled her into sleep.
lax /læks/
(adjective) not strict, severe or careful enough about work, rules or standards of behaviour
Example: a lax attitude to health and safety regulations
(adjective) not strict, severe or careful enough about work, rules or standards of behaviour
Example: a lax attitude to health and safety regulations
nomination /ˌnɑːmɪˈneɪʃn/
(noun) the act of suggesting or choosing somebody as a candidate in an election, or for a job or an award; the fact of being suggested for this
Example: Membership of the club is by nomination only.
(noun) the act of suggesting or choosing somebody as a candidate in an election, or for a job or an award; the fact of being suggested for this
Example: Membership of the club is by nomination only.
evoke /ɪˈvəʊk/
(verb) to bring a feeling, a memory or an image into your mind
Example: That smell always evokes memories of my father.
(verb) to bring a feeling, a memory or an image into your mind
Example: That smell always evokes memories of my father.
primitive /ˈprɪmətɪv/
(adjective) belonging to a very simple society with no industry, etc.
Example: primitive tribes
(adjective) belonging to a very simple society with no industry, etc.
Example: primitive tribes
drumbeat /ˈdrʌmbiːt/
(noun) the sound that a beat on a drum makes
Example: He thought he heard drumbeats, and the fanfare of a trumpet, and voices.
(noun) the sound that a beat on a drum makes
Example: He thought he heard drumbeats, and the fanfare of a trumpet, and voices.
fire signal /faɪr ˈsɪɡ.nəl/
(noun)
Example: A fire signal is a fire that can be seen from a distance.
(noun)
Example: A fire signal is a fire that can be seen from a distance.
buffalo horn /ˈbʌf.ə.ləʊ hɔːrn/
(noun)
Example: Buffalo horn was used for communicating.
(noun)
Example: Buffalo horn was used for communicating.
overload /ˌəʊvərˈləʊd/
(verb) to put too great a load on something
Example: The computer is overloading.
(verb) to put too great a load on something
Example: The computer is overloading.
hacker /ˈhækər/
(noun) a person who uses computers to get access to data in somebody else's computer or phone system without permission
Example: Russian hackers are said to have interfered American election.
(noun) a person who uses computers to get access to data in somebody else's computer or phone system without permission
Example: Russian hackers are said to have interfered American election.
cope with /kəʊp wɪð/
(v phr.)
Example: Sometimes, I can't cope with the stress of work.
(v phr.)
Example: Sometimes, I can't cope with the stress of work.