engels 6de unit 3

rehearse

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