to do something wrong and not be punished for it
GET
AWAY WITH
saying
things that are the opposite of what you mean, in order to make an unkind joke
or to show that you are annoyed
SARCASTIC (A) - SACARSM (N)
to succeed in leaving a place
GET
AWAY (FROM…)
•extremely
unhappy, for example because you feel lonely, cold, or badly treated.
•very
small in amount, or very bad in quality.
MISERABLE (A) - MISERY (N)
to
receive money, property etc. from someone after they have died
TO INHERIT (V) - HEIR / INHERITOR (N) - INHERITANCE (N)
if
you feel …………………. about a time in the past, you feel happy when you remember
it, and in some ways, you wish that things had not changed.
NOSTALGIC (A) - NOSTALGIA (N)
to tolerate, to accept somebody/something that is annoying, unpleasant, etc. without complaining
TO
PUT UP WITH
to
die – use this when you want to avoid saying the word ‘die’
TO PASS AWAY (PHR.V)
feeling that you want to thank
someone because of something kind that they have done, or showing this feeling
(UN)GRATEFUL (A) - (IN)GRATITUDE (N) - INGRATE (N)
a child who has only recently learnt to walk.
A TODDLER
to live, work, etc. in an easy and natural way with someone or something
TO
FIT IN WITH SB/STH
to make someone feel annoyed or impatient, especially by doing something many times or for a long period of time
TO IRRITATE (V) - IRRITATION (N) - IRRITANT (N) - IRRITABLE (A)
the time, usually between the ages of 12 and 18, when a young person is developing into an adult
ADOLESCENCE
(N) - ADOLESCENT (N/A)
to
start living a quiet and calm life in one place, especially when you get
married
TO SETTLE DOWN (PHR.V)
to fail to keep a promise; to change your mind about something
TO GO BACK ON STH
to respect and admire somebody
TO
LOOK UP TO SB
having a strong belief in perfect standards and trying to achieve them, even when this is not realistic
IDEALISTIC (A) - IDEAL (N/A) - IDEALIZATION (N) - IDEALIST (N) - IDEALIZE (V)
saying that you admire someone or something. given free to people.
CALM (V/N/A) - CALMNESS (N)
to communicate with someone by talking in person or on the phone or by exchanging messages, and learn or discuss what has been happening in their life:
TO CATCH UP WITH SB
•saying
that you admire someone or something. •given
free to people.
COMPLIMENTARY (A) - COMPLIMENT (N) - TO COMPLIMENT SB ON STH (V)
unhappy because you feel that you have been treated unfairly
BITTER (A) - BITTERNESS (N)
unpleasantly
proud and behaving as if you are more important than, or know more than, other
people.
ARROGANT (A) - ARROGANCE (N) - ARROGATE (TO YOURSELF) STH (V)
To
stop working, usually because you have reached a certain age
TO RETIRE (V) - RETIREE / PENSIONER (N) - RETIREMENT (N) - RETIRED (A)
a baby or very young child
AN INFANT
Get on with sb / Be on good terms with sb
feeling or showing a lot of
interest and excitement about something.
(UN)ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT... (N) - (WITH) ENTHUSIASM (FOR...) (N) - ENTHUSIAST (N) - ENTHUSE ABOUT (V)
to
return to a place
TO GO BACK
to use up or finish a supply of something
TO
RUN OUT OF STH
a
person who is 100 years old or more
CENTENARIAN
TO MAKE UP STH
•very
determined to succeed or get what you want.
•
•behaving
in an angry threatening way, as if you want to fight or attack someone.
AGGRESSIVE (A) - AGGRESSION (N) - AGGRESSOR (N) - AGGRESSIVENESS (N)
very important and needing to be dealt with immediately
URGENT (A) - URGENCY (N)
to search for information in a book
TO
LOOK UP STH
caring and feeling sorry about someone’s problems
SYMPATHETIC TO... (A) - SYMPATHY FOR... (N) - SYMPATHIZE WITH... (V) - SYMPATHIZER (N)
OPTIMISTIC ≠ PESSIMISTIC (A) - OPTIMISM - PESSIMISM (N) - OPTIMIST - PESSIMIST (N)
to
stop having a relationship with somebody
TO SPLIT UP (PHR.V)
suggesting
that you think someone has done something bad
ACCUSING / ACCUSATORY (A) - ACCUSATION (N) - ACCUSER (N) - THE ACCUSED - TO ACCUSE SB OF STH (V)