She GOT THROUGH her exams without too much trouble/ I can GET THROUGH a lot more work when I'm on my own.
Succeed in an exam o competition/ Finish ST
ALL AT ONCE there was a loud crashing sound.
suddenly and unexpectedly
Guests write their names in the (hotel) REGISTER. Is your name on the REGISTER of voters?/ If a child is absent, the teacher notes it down in the (CLASS) REGISTER
A book o record containin a list f names/ A book used to record if a child is present at school
Next time you have the REGISTER open, could you give me some change? I think these items have been rung up wrongly on the REGISTER. (CASH REGISTER)
the drawer in a cash register (= a machine which records sales in a shop, and in which money is kept) or the cash register itself
OCD/ An OCD (An offensive word that is used t describe SB who worries a lot bout small details & has a strong dislike f anything tht is nt perfect, o describe the behavior f SB like this)
abbreviation for obsessive-compulsive disorder
The author uses disease as A METAPHOR FOR the corruption in society. In the film, the city is A METAPHOR FOR confusion and loneliness.
a symbol that represents a particular thing
It wouldn't be COST-EFFECTIVE to buy an expensive new computer when all you want to do is store your photos=> We need to determine the COST-EFFECTIVENESS of these emerging technologies.(COST-EFFICIENCY)
If an activity is cost-effective, it is good value for the amount of money paid
He is a writer who has often been criticized by the press but never before with such VITRIOL=> He does not deserve the VITRIOLIC criticism he has received.
Violent hate and anger expressed through severe criticism
A SPLITTING headache, An ear-SPLITTING noise=> SPLITTING HEADACHE
Very strong, severe, or painful=> A very severe pain that you feel in your head
His conviction was QUASHED in March 1986 after his counsel argued that the police evidence was all lies/ The revolt was swiftly QUASHED by government troops.
Say officially tht ST, esp an earlier official decision, is no longer t b accepted/ Forcefully stop ST that you do not want to happen
The word is no longer in CURRENT use=>He was swept out to sea by the strong CURRENT. Swim against/with the CURRENT/ There is a growing CURRENT of support for environmental issues among voters.
F the present time=>A movement f water, air, o electricity in a particular direction/ A particular opinion or feeling that a group of people have
CURRENT EVENTS (US)
political news about events happening now
