Studied by 5 peoplerehearse
to practise a play
memorise
to learn something so that you will remember it exactly
recite
to say a piece of writing aloud from memory
by heart
to learn something in such a way that you can say it from memory
run-of-the-mill
ordinary and not special or exciting in any way
perspective
the way you think about something
horrendous
extremely unpleasant or bad
frantically
done in a hurried way and in a state of excitement or confusion
hurtle
to move very fast
swerve
to change direction
soothing
making you feel calm or in less pain
reckless
doing something dangerous and not caring about what might happen
turn up
to arrive or appear somewhere
stand out
to be very easy to see or notice
pull up
If a vehicle pulls up
take up
to start doing a particular job or activity
break down
when a vehicle or machine stops working for a period of time
step in
to become involved in a difficult situation or argument in order to help find a solution
take on
to accept a particular job or responsibility
turn out
to happen in a particular way or to have a particular result
just sb's luck
something that you say when something bad happens to you
bring sb luck
causes someone to be lucky
be in luck
to be able to have or do what you want
bad luck
said to express sympathy with someone when something bad has happened to them
Better luck next time
said to tell someone that you hope they will succeed when they try again
As luck would have it
by chance
beginner's luck
unexpected success experienced by a person who is just starting a particular activity
push sb's luck
to try too hard to get a particular result and risk losing what you have achieved
serendipity
the fact of finding interesting or valuable things by chance
frustrating
making you feel frustrated
eradicate
to destroy or completely get rid of something such as a social problem or a disease
anaesthesia
a state in which someone does not feel pain
numerous
many
sip
to drink
After all...
used to add information that shows that what you have just said is true
now and again
sometimes but not often
that is
used to correct something you have said or give more information about something
What have you got to lose?
used to say that you cannot make things worse
assuming
accepting as true without question or proof
We'll sort something out
to deal successfully with a problem or a situation
all over
completely
all over again
If you do something all over again
fall over
If someone falls over
overall
in general rather than in particular
just over
a little more than
go over
to study or explain something again
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