Advanced Expert Unit 4B | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

in complete agreement or showing complete agreement

unanimous

to believe something good about someone, rather than something bad, when you have the possibility of doing either

to give somebody the benefit of the doubt

to delay making a decision

to sit on the fence

to do some of the things that someone wants you to do, in order to show that you want to reach an agreement or improve your relationship with them

to meet somebody halfway

to refuse to change your plans or ideas, especially when someone is trying to persuade you to do so

to dig one's heels in

deserving respect because of age, high position, or religious or historical importance

venerable

to die or suffer badly from an illness/ to accept defeat

to succumb

helping poor people, especially by giving them money

philanthropic

caused by or relating to a parasite

parasitic

to get faster or stronger

to gather momentum

going from one house or building in an area to another

door-to-door

extremely wet

drenched

to laugh quietly

to chuckle

pleasing and easy to remember

catchy

an elected member of a local government

councillor

to move around, usually purposelessly

to roam around

to disapprove of

to be totally against

not to be certain about something, especially about how good or true it is

to have doubts about

to make somebody think differently

to change one's mind about

to reach an agreement with someone

to come to a compromise

to give one's opinion on

to have one's say on

to draw public attention to

to generate publicity to

to affect

to have influence on

to persuade someone by using influence, arguments, or threats

to put pressure on

to admit that you were wrong or that you have been defeated

to back down

to support or approve of something

to be in favour of

to sign a document signed by a large number of people demanding or asking for some action from the government or another authority

to sign petitions

to refuse to work for a period of time as a protest for more money, better conditions, etc.

to go on a strike

to go as a group into a public building and refuse to leave or to allow normal activities to continue there until a situation that you are complaining about is changed

to sit-in

to go on a demonstration (= a political march)

to go a demo

the use of crafts to make social commentary

craftivism

a member of an unofficial military group that is trying to change the government by making sudden, unexpected attacks on the official army forces

guerrilla

special words or expressions used in relation to a particular subject or activity

terminology

to become involved in an activity that a lot of others are already involved in because it is successful

to jump on the bandwagon

the basic systems and services, such as transport and power supplies, that a country or organization uses in order to work effectively

infrastructure

to make people obey a law, or to make a particular situation happen or be accepted

to enforce

to give someone official authority or the freedom to do something/ to encourage and support the ability to do something

to empower

cheaper than usual

discounted

a row of frames where bicycles can be left

cycle rack

decorated with stitches that cross each other to form an X

cross-stitched

to throw something carelessly

to chuck

to make money from a situation, especially in a way that is not fair or honest

to cash in