He had a reputation for FREELOADING OFF friends and acquaintances. The restaurant is full of corporate executives and FREELOADING food critics.
use money or other things provided by other people, and give nothing in return
An ATROCIOUS film/piece of acting The weather has been ATROCIOUS all week. Conditions in the prison were ATROCIOUS/ An ATROCIOUS crime=> ATROCIOUSLY
Of very bad quality/ Violent and shocking
His PLATOON was ambushed. A PLATOON commander/ The captain was in the lead vehicle of the PLATOON. First there is a PLATOON of motorcycle outriders who will clear the streets ahead.
A small group f bout 10 o 12 soldiers, w a lieutenant in charge f it/ A group f vehicles, esp military vehicles
POMEGRANATE
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Research shows that 58% of students have an OVERDRAFT. I paid off my OVERDRAFT as soon as I got my pay cheque. We have an OVERDRAFT facility of £500 with our bank.The bank offers OVERDRAFT facilities.
An amount of money that a customer with a bank account is temporarily allowed to owe to the bank, or the agreement that allows this
This theory needs to be backed up with solid EMPIRICAL data/evidence. EMPIRICAL studies show that some forms of alternative medicine are extremely effective=> She proved EMPIRICALLY that the treatment works. New theories can be EMPIRICALLY
Based on what is experienced o seen rather than on theory
TRUST Chris TO leave the tickets at home!
Used to say that it is typical of someone to do something stupid (TRUST SB TO DO STH) (IFML)
Their relationship is based on TRUST and understanding. We were obviously wrong to put our TRUST in her/ He works for a charitable TRUST. Housing TRUSTS help to provide houses for people who are not well off.
the belief that u can trust SB o ST/ An org that controls property &/o money fo another person
TAKE STH ON TRUST
believe that something is true although you have no proof
A cream SATIN dress/ We used white SATIN for the woodwork rather than gloss.
A type of cloth, sometimes made of silk, that is smooth & shiny on one side but not on the other/ A type of paint that is slightly shiny when it dries
The party's electoral message may be obscured by the GLITZ and glamour of its presentation. The extraordinary thing about Cannes is that despite the surface GLITZ, most people get up early and work/ The GLITZ and glamour of Hollywood
the quality f being exciting & attractive, but often in a way that has no real worth/ The showy quality f ST=> GLITZY
ESCAPE ARTIST
a person who entertains people by escaping from chains, boxes, etc.
The soybean market failed to BREAK ABOVE its seasonal high of $6.61. (BREAK ABOVE/BELOW)
produce levels or figures that are slightly higher or lower than something
