Solutions UP 2 Vocabulary

intensely irritated and frustrated (e)

to clean an animal, often by brushing its fur (g)

an attempt to make someone do something for you by giving the person money, presents, or something else that they want (b)

very interested, usually in the strange, mysterious, or unexplained (i)

to take into one's possession or control by force (c)

a sudden increase in the number of crimes (c w)

to decide officially in a law court that someone is guilty of a crime (c)

to give something out to several people, or to spread or supply something (d)

so shocked that one is temporarily unable to react; astonished (s)

the crime of intentionally starting a fire in order to damage or destroy something, especially a building (a)

a legal official who accuses someone of committing a crime, especially in a law court (p)

a new activity, usually in business, that involves risk or uncertainty (v)

the act of making a person go somewhere with you, especially using threats or violence (a)

idiom: tense, nervous, or irritable; to be on e_______

to use a tool to collect fallen leaves (r)

idiom: to try dealing with a difficult situation in a determined way; to t______a problem

to prevent someone from doing something or to make someone less enthusiastic about doing something by making it difficult for that person to do it or by threatening bad results if they do it (d)

to clean something using chemicals that kill bacteria and other very small living things that cause disease (d)

worried or frightened by something (a)

the number of crimes that are committed during a period of time in a particular place (c r)

cruel treatment of a person by someone who lives with them, that could include violence or other types of cruel behaviour (d a)

the crime of illegally entering a building and stealing things (b)

to use water to clean the soap or dirt from something (r)

a sudden increase in the number of crimes (c w)

idiom: to be very disappointed; as sick as a p_________