Engels Unit 5

live on something

to have a particular amount of money to buy food and other necessary things

go on something

to be spent in a particular way

stock up on something

to buy a lot of something in order to keep it for when you need to use it later

splash out on something

to spend a lot of money on something

get into debt

to get into a situation where you owe money to one or more people or organisations

cut back on something

to reduce the amount, size, cost, etc. of something

take out

to get (money) from your bank account

pay back

to give (someone) the money that you owe them

set aside

to keep (something), especially money, time or a particular area for a special purpose

break into

to enter a building or car by using force, in order to steal something

catch

to find (a criminal or enemy) and stop them from escaping

charge somebody with something

to state officially that someone may be guilty of a crime (charge)

plead guilty/not guilty

to state in a court of law whether or not you are guilty of a crime

find guilty/not guilty

the act of stating by a court of law that someone is guilty or not guilty

evade arrest

to escape from the police who are trying to catch you

go on trial

to start to be judged in a court of law

leave the scene of the crime

to depart from the place where a crime happened

research

to get all the necessary facts and information for something

plan

to think carefully about something you want to do and decide how and when you will do it

sentence someone to something

if a judge sentences someone who is guilty of a crime to something, they give them a punishment

appeal (n)

a formal request to a court or to someone in authority asking for a decision to be changed

appeal (v)

to make a formal request to a court or someone in authority asking for a decision to be changed

arrest (n)

when the police take someone away and guard them because they may have done something illegal

arrest (v)

if the police arrest someone, the person is taken to a police station because the police think they have done something illegal

charge (n)

an official statement by the police that someone may be guilty of a crime

charge (v)

to state officially that someone may be guilty of a crime ©

convict (n)

someone who has been proved to be guilty of a crime and sent to prison

convict (v)

to prove or officially announce that someone is guilty of a crime after a trial in a law court

fine (n)

money that you have to pay as a punishment

fine (v)

to make someone pay money as a punishment

judge (n)

the official in control of a court, who decides how criminals should be punished

judge (v)

to decide whether someone is guilty of a crime in court

permit (n)

an official written statement giving you the right to do something

permit (v)

to allow something to happen or someone to do something, especially by an official decision, rule or law

release (n)

when someone is officially allowed to go free, after being kept somewhere

release (v)

to let someone go free, after having kept them somewhere

sentence (n)

a punishment that a judge gives to someone who is guilty of a crime

sentence (v)

if a judge sentences someone who is guilty of a crime, they give them a punishment

suspect (n)

someone who is thought to be guilty of a crime

suspect (v)

to think that someone is probably guilty of a crime

witness (n)

someone who sees a crime or an accident and can describe what happened

witness (v)

to see something happen, especially a crime or accident

donation

something, especially money, that you give to a person or an organisation in order to help them

inflation

a continuing increase in prices, or the rate at which prices increase

budget

the money that is available to an organisation or person, or a plan of how it will be spent

investment

something you buy, such as shares, bonds or property, in order to make a profit

interest

money paid to you by a bank or financial institution when you keep money in an account there

savings

all the money that you have saved, especially in a bank

recession

a difficult time when there is less trade, business activity, etc. in a country than usual

income

the money that you earn from your work or that you receive from investments, the government, etc.

bargain

something you buy cheaply or for less than its usual price

pension

an amount of money paid regularly by the government or a company to someone who does not work any more, for example because they have reached the age when people stop working or because they are ill

availability

the state of being able to be used, bought or found

banking

the business of a bank

citizenship

the legal right of belonging to a particular country

demonstrator

someone who takes part in a demonstration

director

someone who controls or manages a company or a department of a company

employment

the condition of having a paid job, or the number of people who have jobs

funding

money that is provided by an organisation or government for a particular purpose

inflation

a continuing increase in prices, or the rate at which prices increase

investment

the use of money to get a profit or to make a business activity successful, or the money that is used

investor

someone who gives money to a company, business or bank in order to get a profit

management

the activity of controlling and organising the work that a company or organisation does; the people who are in charge of a company or organisation

partnership

the state of being a partner in business

regulation

control over something, especially by rules

sponsorship

financial support for an activity or event

stability

the condition of being steady and not changing

taxation

the system of charging taxes

leave a message

to write or say a piece of information that a person will receive later

leave something lying around

if something is left lying around, it has been left somewhere in an untidy way, rather than being in its proper place

leave something at home

to not take something with you when you leave the place you live

leave somewhere in a mess

if a place is left in a mess, things there are dirty or not neatly arranged

leave someone alone

to stop annoying or interrupting someone

leave something to someone

to let someone else decide something or be responsible for something

leave a mark

to make a mark on something in a way that spoils its appearance or damages it

leave something on

to let something remain in a particular state, position or condition