3k lhp part 11

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proper

improprieties

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people

people-intensive

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capital

capital-intensive

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world

unworldly: having little awareness of the practicalities of life

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pose

transpose: to change something from one position to another, or to exchange the positions of two thing

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canon

canonical: related to or following a canon, which is a standard, rule, or primary source that is accepted as authoritative

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compose

compositional: relating to the production of a creative work such as a poem or piece of music

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tone

tone-deaf

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play

playability

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music

musicianship

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impose

superimposed: put on top of sth else

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steer

steerable

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pose

juxtapose

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maneuver

maneuverability

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type

typographical (error): relating to the style, appearance, or production of printed matter

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stamp

restamp: to give something or someone a particular quality again

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snap

snap-happy: Likes to take a lot of photographs

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camera

camera-ready

camera-shy

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absent

absent-mindedly

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ear

ear-splitting: extremely loud

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tune

tunefully

tunelessly

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plane

Hydroplaning, also known as aquaplaning, is when a vehicle starts sliding uncontrollably due to the tires encountering more water than the treads can displace

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drink

drive-drinking

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mist

demist

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shift

down-shift: slow down; slacken off

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drive

driverless

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ride

joyrider

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jump

jump-start: To start or improve something more quickly by giving it extra help

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poise

counterpoise(n,v): a factor or force that balances or neutralizes another

equipoise: equilibrium

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trade

trade-off: situational decision that involves diminishing or losing on quality

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CLERICAL

(anti-)clericalism: policy or attitude that gives more power or authority to the clergy or the religious hierarchy

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sodomy: anal or oral copulation with a member of the same or opposite sexcopulation with an animal

(anti-)sodomy

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speculate

(anti-)speculative: based on a guess and not on information

done or sent in the hope of getting a job with a company although no job has been advertised

bought or done in order to make a profit in the future

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ease

easement: nonpossessory right to use and/or enter onto the real property of another without possessing it

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bind

(non-)binding: (especially of an agreement) that cannot be legally avoided or stopped

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literature

alliteration: the use of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words that are close together, as in sing a song of sixpence

alliterative

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cut

cardboard cutout: a life-size replica of a person or thing

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fiction

metafictional

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world

subworlds

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lyric

unlyrical: not lyrical (= expressing personal thoughts and feelings in a beautiful way)

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camera

camerawork

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office

box-office

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box

boxfresh: Clothing that is new and not used

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cinema

cinematography

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screen

prescreening: examination to discover if there is anything wrong with someone or something, before they can be accepted for treatment, a job, a loa

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spool

unspool: If something that is wrapped tightly around itself unspools, or someone unspools it, it becomes or is made straight

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pension

pensionable: able to receive lương hưu

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prepare

ill-prepared

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patch

crosspatch: a person who is easily annoyed

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time

old-timer: informal term used to refer to an old man or someone who has been or worked in a place for a long time

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firm

infirmity: illness

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lip

lip-reading

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ballot

down-ballot: candidates or political contests that are relatively low-profile and local compared to those listed higher on the ballot

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PLEBEIAN

plebiscite: direct vote by the people of a country or a region on an issue that is very important

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vote

vote-getter

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whistle

whistle-stop: Visiting many different places in a very short time, as in a whistle-stop tour

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major

Majority greater than a specified number such as two-thirds or three-fifths

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fly

fly-on-the-wall: hear sth secretly

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air

free-to-air: (air as in a channel on the television)

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news

newsflash: short news report

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cast

simulcast: Simultaneous broadcast

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buckle

unbuckle (a fastening device)

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legitimate

delegitimise

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figure

transfiguration: a complete change of form or appearance into a more beautiful or spiritual state

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youth

youthwake: a significant cultural, political, or social change arising from the actions or influence of young people

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face

about-face(about-turn)

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view

purviewl: The limit or scope of someone's responsibility

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stone

a millstone around his neck: to be a responsibility that is difficult to bear and causes you trouble

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assort

ill-assorted

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eligible

ineligibility

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seem

unseemly: (of behaviour or actions) not proper or appropriate

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eye

eyesores

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god

godforsaken: lacking any merit or attraction

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monster

monstrosity

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reptile

reptilian: of a person) deeply disliked and despised; repulsive

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fashion

full-fashioned: escribe clothes such as stockings and knitwear that are shaped and seamed to fit closely to the body

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fitting

ill-fitting

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measure

made-to-measure

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norm

normcore: a style of dressing that involves the deliberate choice of unremarkable or unfashionable casual clothes

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peg

off-the-peg: ready-made

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pin

pinstriped: pattern of narrow, usually pale, parallel lines on cloth or clothing

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wear

ready-to-wear

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see

see-through

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flea

fleabag: A person who looks poor and does not take care of their appearance