Lawyer: a person whose profession is to represent clients in a court of law or to advise or act for them in other legal matters.
Policeman: a member of a police force or body.
Judge:a public officer with the authority to hear and decide cases in a court of law.
Attorney: a lawyer
Politicians: one who is skilled in politics or in maneuvering or directing people
Criminals: of the nature of or involving crime
Murder: the unlawful killing of a person, esp. when done deliberately
Steal: to take (the property of another) without permission or right, esp. secretly or by force
Robber: to take something by unlawful force
steal fromThief:one who steals
Burglar: one who commits burglary
Notice: information, warning, or announcement of something coming or about to happen
Handcuffs: a metal ring that can be locked around a prisoner's wrist, usually one of a pair connected by a chain or bar
Saturday, December 5, 2015
DISASTERS
Spread: to (cause to) be distributed over an area of space or time
Roof: the outside, upper covering of a building
Drown: to (cause to) die from being put under water
Lead to: to go before or with to show the way;
Shocked: a sudden disturbance of the mind or the feelings, due to something unpleasant and unexpected
Fighting: an angry argument or disagreement
Smoke: the visible vapor and gases given off by a burning substance.
Be unable to: lacking the necessary power, ability, competence, time, etc., to accomplish some act:
Break out: to begin or arise suddenly
First aid kit: to provide support (for) or relief (to)
Malting rod: a building in which malt is made or stored
Lighting: a brilliant flash in the sky, caused by an electric spark in the atmosphere, occurring within one thundercloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the ground.
Ash cloud: the gray or black powdery matter that remains after burning
Drifting: a driving movement, as of a current of water
Stranded: to drive or run onto a shore.
VOCABULARY HALLOWEEN
Evil: morally wrong or bad
Darkness: having very little or no ligh
Zombies: the body of a dead person that is magically filled with what seems to be life and set to perform tasks as a mute slave without free will
Full moon: the moon when the whole of its disk is showing
Cementery: a burial ground for dead people
Back cats:
Ghost: the disembodied soul of a dead person, imagined as nearly transparent and wandering among the living to haunt them.
Witches: a person who is believed to practice magic, esp. black magic.
Bats: a flying nocturnal mammal,often the size of a mouse.
Wolf/ wolves: a meat-eating animal resembling and related to the dog.
Haunted house: house inhabited or frequented by ghosts
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
DIE, DYE AND DAI
Dye is a chemical substance used to colour cloth. Cloth is dipped into a solution of dye by the dyer.
"Died in the wool" : we mean they are a person who holds fast to their opinions, beliefs or habits.
If you died, you would be dead or deceased. Stop being alive.
"The die is cast" = "Crossed the Rubicon": means that you have embarked on a course of action that can´t be changed.
Dai is a Welsh name, the Welsh form of David.
A dai is a cube with 1 to 6 dots on each side, too.
"Died in the wool" : we mean they are a person who holds fast to their opinions, beliefs or habits.
If you died, you would be dead or deceased. Stop being alive.
"The die is cast" = "Crossed the Rubicon": means that you have embarked on a course of action that can´t be changed.
Dai is a Welsh name, the Welsh form of David.
A dai is a cube with 1 to 6 dots on each side, too.
DIFFERENT MEANINGS OF THE WORD "BOW"
Bow:
- Arc (archery)
- The part of our lips (Cupid´s bow)
- The bow-tie
- The thing that we use to play the violin
- The part of a ship: fore
Sunday, October 4, 2015
GLOSSARY
- Stumble: to strike the foot against something, as in running, so as to trip or fall
- Landmarks: a feature in the landscape or an object in an area that is easily noticed or that serves as a guide, as to ships at sea or to travelers on a road
- Gliffs: a high, steep rock face; precipice
- Wrist: the part of the end of the arm where it joins the hand
- Wheat: the grain of a cereal grass used in the form of flour.
- Knight: a mounted soldier serving under a lord or king and having an honorable rank.
- Knot: a tying tightly together of the two ends of a cord, rope, or the like into a knob
- Stir: a tying tightly together of the two ends of a cord, rope, or the like into a knob
- Drop: to (cause to) fall in globules such as water
- Twins: either of two offspring born at one birth
- Luggage: suitcases, trunks, etc
- Accommodation: lodging
- Mobile home: a large house trailer, designed for year-round living in one place
- Trip: a traveling from one place to another
- Flights: a trip by or in an airplane, esp. a scheduled trip on an airline
- Duty- free: free of customs duty
- Rascal: a dishonest person
- Turf: a layer of matted earth formed by grass and plant roots.
- Sprained ankle/ I twisted my ankle: is an expression
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
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