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hold up

steal from sb by threatening violence, usually with a weapon

difference between (-ing)

What’s the difference between tennis and badminton?

invent (v)

Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1989

victim (n)

We could hardly understand the victim in court because he was crying and in such distress.

carry out

do work, research, experiments, etc.

beat up

hit or kick sb many times to hurt them

look into

investigate

win (v/n) WF

winner (n), winnings (n), winning (adj

guilty (adj)

The thief was guilty because his fingerprints matched the ones found at the crime scene.

appliance (n)

The most useful appliance in our house is the washing machine

ban (sb) from (-ing)

The player was banned from participating in the match after cheating.

accused (n

The accused said she was home alone all evening, but of course it was impossible to be sure.

anxious (adj) WF

anxiety (n), anxiousness (n), anxiously (adv

get away with

manage to do sth bad without being punished

benefit from (-ing)

I really benefited from doing more exercise

swim (v/n) WF

swimming (n), swimmer (n), swimmingly (adj

argue (v) WF

argument (n), argumentative (adj), arguable (adj), arguably (adv

burgle (v) WF

burglary (n), burglar (n)

vandal (n) WF

vandalise (v), vandalism (n)

participate in (-ing)

More than 100 people participated in the fun run.

remote control (n)

This programme is boring … You’ve got the remote control, can you change channel?

judge (n)

The judge delivered the final sentence after the accused was found guilty by the jury.

trial (n)

The trial lasted for four months and then, because of a problem, they had to stop and start again.

engine (n)

The steam engine was invented by James Watt in the 18th century and was very important in the industrial revolution.

come up with

think of an idea or a plan

verdict (n)

We have no idea what the verdict will be – it’s impossible to predict what might happen.

generate (v)

This radio doesn’t use batteries, you generate electricity by moving this handle in a circle.

evidence (n)

There was very little evidence against him, so the police released him.

justice (n)

In some parts of the world it’s very hard to get justice, particularly if you are in a minority group.

fail (v) WF

failure (n)

grow (v) WF

growing (adj), grown (adj), growth (n

anxious about (-ing)

Are you anxious about tomorrow’s exam?

understand (v) WF

misunderstand (v), understandable (adj), (mis)understanding (n)

prevent (sb) from (-ing)

We were prevented from going on the trip because of bad weather.

insist on (-ing)

She insisted on including pictures in her project.

cheat at

Athletes who cheat at their sport by using banned substances should be banned.

fine (n)

You’ll get a fine if they catch you on the train without a ticket.

compete (v) WF

competitive (adj), competition (n), competitor (n), competitively (adv)

long (adj) WF

length (n), lengthen (v), elongate (v)

imprisonment (n)

He got life imprisonment for the robbery and his wife got two years for not telling the police what she knew.

consist of

The Reading paper consists of five tasks.

shock (v/n WF

shocking (adj), shockingly (adv

figure out

calculate, solve a problem, understand a situation

manufacture (v)

Germany manufactures over 5 million cars every year.

plug in

connect to a machine, the electricity supply, etc.

adjust to (-ing

It took me a few months to adjust to my new school

satisfy (v) WF

dissatisfy (v), (un)satisfying (adj), (un)satisfactory (adj), (dis) satisfaction (n)

prevent (v) WF

preventable (adj), preventive (adj), prevention (n

develop (v) WF

development (n), developer (n), developing (adj), (un)developed (adj)