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SpeakOutB2, Vocabulary (Unit 3,4 ab 5)

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  • for ages
    for a very long time
  • spell out
    to explain something clearly and in detail
  • come across
    f someone comes across in a particular way, they seem to have particular qualities
  • carry on
    to continue doing something
  • act
    a person or group that performs a short piece in a show, or the piece that they perform
  • get across
    to succeed in communicating an idea or piece of information to someone
  • start out
    to begin your life or profession, or an important period of time in your career
  • line-up
    a group of people, especially performers, who have agreed to be involved in an event
  • have a lie-in
    to remain in bed in the morning for longer than usual
  • nap
    a short sleep, especially during the day
  • run-down
    someone who is run-down is tired and not healthy
  • up to that point
    before an event or period in time
  • mess up
    to spoil or ruin something, especially something important or something that has been carefully planned
  • move on
    to start talking about a new subject in a discussion, book etc
  • expand your horizons
    increase the range of your knowledge, understanding, or experience
  • bring up
    to mention a subject or start to talk about it
  • speak up
    to ask someone to speak louder
  • cut down on
    eat, drink, or use less of something, especially in order to improve your health
  • putt smb off
    to make it difficult for someone to pay attention to what they are doing by talking, making a noise, moving etc
  • end up
    to be in a particular situation, state, or place after a series of events, especially when you did not plan it
  • heavy sleeper
    someone who does not wake easily
  • retrain
    to learn or to teach someone the skills that are needed to do a different job
  • fall back on
    to use something or depend on someone’s help when dealing with a difficult situation, especially after other methods have fail
  • allergy
    medical conditions in which you become ill or your skin becomes red and painful because you have eaten or touched a particular substance
  • attend
    to go to an event such as a meeting or a class
  • live up to something
    if something or someone lives up to a particular standard or promise, they do as well as they were expected to, do what they promised etc
  • put up with
    to accept an unpleasant situation or person without complaining
  • vaccine
    a substance which contains a weak form of the bacteria or virus that causes a disease and is used to protect people from that disease
  • point out
    to tell someone something that they did not already know or had not thought about
  • in no time
    very soon or very quickly
  • set up
    to start a company, organization, committee etc
  • come up with
    to think of an idea, answer etc
  • venue
    a place where an organized meeting, concert etc takes place
  • reinvent
    to make changes to an idea, method, system etc in order to improve it or make it more modern
  • switch careers
    to change from doing or using one thing to doing or using another
  • entrepreneur
    someone who starts a new business or arranges business deals, often in a way that involves financial risks
  • advance
    to progress or move forward
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