to start to behave better

to start to behave better

mend your ways  

 turn over a new leaf  

clean up your act   

 straighten up    

 a reformed character 

  go straight  

cherry tomato

cherry tomato 

a type of very small tomato

carousel

carousel 

 a machine with wooden horses on it that turns around and around, which people can ride on for fun  

‌ the moving belt that you collect your bags from  

 at  an airport

outrider

outrider 

a guard or police officer who rides on a motorcycle or horse beside or in front of a vehicle in which an important person is travelling 

not confident

 not confident about talking to people

  shy       

    timid   

  coy        

  diffident    

   bashful      

black ice

black ice  

an area of ice that is very difficult to seeDriving conditions are dangerous, with black ice in many areas 

cleft lip

cleft lip 

A split in someone's upper lip, that they are born with  

red hot

red hot 

used to describe an object or surface that is very hot 

white hot 

    used to describe metal that is extremely hot 

frighten

to make someone feel frightened 

frighten   

• scare  

• terrify  

• give somebody a fright  

• alarm  

• startle  

• make somebody jump  

• give somebody the creeps  

• make your hair stand on end  

•  send shivers down your spine  

• make your blood run cold

scandal

scandal = an event in which someone, especially someone important, behaves in a bad way that shocks people

 cause a scandal 

 be involved in a scandal 

 be (at) the centre of a scandal  

big/major scandal  

financial/political scandal  

corruption/sex/drugs etc scandal  

a scandal breaks =a scandal becomes known

good-for-nothing

good-for-nothing   

a good-for-nothing person is lazy and useless  

:Example

an idle good-for-nothing drunk

rumour

things that people say, which may or may not be true

rumour   

• speculation  

• gossip  

• scandal  

• reports 

 • talk  

• hearsay  

• hear something on/through the grapevine 

 • be rumoured/rumored to be

what people say about something

according to  

 • rumour has it  

• they say/people say  

• apparently

there is talk of 

 • supposedly

meal ticket

meal ticket==luncheon,voucher 

A type of ticket which people are given by their employer and which they can use instead of money for buying meals in some restaurants

misty- eyed

misty- eyed 

if your eyes are misty, they are full of tears, especially because you are remembering a time in the past

someone who works hard

someone who works hard

hardworking  

• workaholic  

• industrious  

• dedicated  

• committed  

• studious  

• swot

someone who likes something very much

someone who likes something very much

fan   

• lover  

• enthusiast  

• freak  

• junkie/addict  

• devotee

junkie=junky

junkie=junky  

 someone who takes dangerous drugs and is dependent on them
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a TV/sports etc junkie 

  someone who likes something so much that they seem to dependent on it __ used humorously    

:Example 

a technology junkie 

Character and personality

Character  and  personality

You won’t find him in the corner at the party.                         Outgoing

That’s her doing the can_  can  on the table.                              Extrovert

She has no problems.                                                                 Carefree

He never frowns.                                                                      Light hearted

She tells no lies.                                                                        Truthful

He has few secrets.                                                                    Open

He’ll tell you if he doesn’t like your make up .                          candid

She’ll tell you if she doesn’t like your after- shave.                    Frank

He’s the person to ask for that five pounds you are owed.                    Easygoing

He knows what he wants and he usually gets it.                         Strong willed

She never gives up without a fight .                                                              determined

He knows he’s good .                                                                     self assured

She knows she’s as good.                                                            Selfconfiden                                                      

She likes to be the boss ,the one on top .                                       Dominant

He wants to be even bigger ,even better – the best.                      Ambitious 

And expects high standards of performance from others .          demanding 

Catching a Cold

Catching a Cold Vocabulary  

cure (n,v  

 something that makes you well after being sick 

 literally (adv)- really, actually, exactly   

virus (n)- very, very small --- that causes sickness 

 to get rid of (v)- to stop, to throw away

 congestion (n)- stopped up when your nose is congested you can't breathe)   

miserable (adj)- very terrible feeling 

fever (n)- heat in your head and body 

 remedy- (n) cure, something that makes you well 

 liquid (n)- wet and runny like water milk 

to get over (v)- to finish  

Many people catch a cold in the springtime and/ or fall. It makes us wonder... if scientists can send a man to the moon, why can't they find a cure for the common cold. The answer is easy. There are literally hundreds of kinds cold viruses out there. You never know which one you will get, so there isn't a cure for each one. When a virus attacks your body, your body works hard to get rid of it. Blood rushes to your nose and brings congestion with it. You feel terrible because you can't breathe well, but your body is actually "eating" the virus. Your temperature rises and you get a fever, but the heat of your body is killing the virus. You also have a runny nose to stop the virus from getting to your cells. You may feel miserable, but actually your wonderful body is doing everything it can to kill the cold. Different people have different remedies for colds. In the United States and some other countries, for example, people might eat chicken soup to feel better. Some people take hot baths and drink warm liquids. Other people take medicines to stop the fever, congestion, and runny nose. There is one interesting thing to note- some scientists say taking medicines when you have a cold is actually bad for you. The virus stays in you longer because your body doesn't have a way to fight it and kill it. Bodies can do an amazing job on their own. There is a joke, however, on taking medicine when you have a cold. It goes like this: If takes about 1 week to get over a cold if you don't take medicine, but only 7 days to get over a cold if you take medicine.

Some root words + ~cide

Root word + -cide  

homicide-  killing a person  

suicide-  killing one's self  

infanticide-  killing babies  

genocide-  killing large groups of  

(people (like a race of people 

insecticide-  killing insects  

pesticide-  also means killing insects  

herbicide-  killing plants