English VOCA in use block 1

above-board

honest and legal

all credit to

used to show that you think a person deserves a lot of praise for domething that they have done

assign blame

to blame someone else instead of yourself

authentic

done or made in the traditional or orginal way

bail out

to do something to help someone out of trouble, especially financial problems

be eonomical with the truth

used humorously to day that someone is not telling the truth

be upfront about sth

to be honest about something

betray

to be disloyal to someone who trusts you, so that they are harmed or upset

bluff (verb)

to pretent that you know about something in order to get what you want

bluff (noun)

an attempt to make someone believe that you know about something when you do not

candid discussion

honest conversation

cheat

to trick or deceive someone so that they do not get or keep something they have a right to have

circulate

if info, facts, ideas circulate, they become known by many people

compelling evidence

strong proof

creative with the truth

bending the facts so that they are suitable for someone

deceive

to make someone believe something that isn’t true

delusion

a false believe about yourself or the situation you’re in

disciple

someone who belives in the ideas of a great teacher or leader, esspecially a religious one

disguise

to change someone appearance so that people can’t reconize them

dream

a series of thoughts, images and feelings that you experience when you’re asleep

exploit

to treat someone unfairly by asking them to do things for you, but giving them very little in return - used to show disapproval

fake

to make something real, in order to diseive people

fallacy

a false idea or believe, especially one that a lot of people believe is true

falsehood

a statement that is untrue

fantasy

an idea or believe that is based only on imagination, not on real facts

fib

a small unimportant lie

figment of your imagination

something that you image is real, but doesn’t exist

forge

to illegally copy something, especially something pritned or written, to make people think that it’s real

frame

when you get someone into the frame, it means that the person will be visible on the picture

fraud

someone or something that is not what they claimed to be

freeboot

to steal online media and upload them on your website

garner

to take or collect something especially info or support

get an ear bashing

to be criticised in an angry way for a long time because you have odne something wrong

get into character

to get used to the character you’re playing

convincing performance

to be persuasive inyour performance

give sb the impression

make someone think about something in a particular way

go to great lengths

to try very hard or to do whatever is necessary to achieve something that is important to you

hallucination

something that you imagion you can see or hear but which is not really there or the experience of this

hoax

a false warning about something dangerous

hybrid

something that consists of or comes from a mixture of two or more other things

illusion

something that seems to be different from the way it really is

image

someone or something looking exactly like someone or something else

imagination

the ability to form pictures or ideas in your mind

immerse yourself

to become completely involved in an activity

impersonate

to pretend to be someone else by copying their appearance, voice and behaviour, especially in order to deceive people

it is worth noting

used to bring someone’s attention to something

jumping-off point

a place to start from, especially at the beginning of a journey

creative juices flowing

to continue being creative

know sb through and through

to know someone very well

make out

to be able to see or hear something

make-believe

when you imagine or pretend that something is real or true

mannerism

a way of speaking or moving that is typical of a particular person

mock

not real, but intended to be very similar to a real situation, substance, etc.

mythical

existing only in an ancient story

ordeal

a terrible or painful experience that continues for a period of time

part

if something or someone plays a part in something else, they are involved in it

part an parcel (of)

a necessary feature of something

persona

the way you behave when you are with other people or in a particular situation, which gives people a particular idea about your character

photoshop

to brush up a photograph or image

plausibly

in a way that seems reasonable or probable

play a prank

to do something to someone as a joke or trick

portray

to describe or represent something or someone

prankster

someone who plays tricks on people to make them look silly

prime example

a very typical example of something

put a strain on

to burden or overload someone or something

put on a brave front

to pretend that you are happy when you are really very upset

put sth into perpective

to see something from the distance so that you are not personally involved

realism

the ability to accept and deal with difficult situations in a practical way, based on what is possible rather than what you would like to happen

reality

what actually happens or is true, not what is imagined or thought

reluctance

when someone is unwilling to do something, or when they do something slowly to show that they are not very willing

riveting

something that is riveting is so interesting or exciting that you cannot stop watching it or listening to it

role

the way in which someone or something is involved in an activity or situation, and how much influence they have on it

scam

to deceive someone in order to get money from them

scammer

someone who deceives other people in order to get money from them

show up

to arrive, especially at the place where someone is waiting for you

splintered

broken in a way that a small sharp piece is separated from the rest of the object

stitch together

to put different things or parts of something together to make one larger thing

stricken

very badly affected by trouble, illness, unhappiness, etc.

take in

to understand and remember new facts and information

take on

to agree to do some work or to be responsible for something

take sb for sb

to see someone as or believe someone to be something else

tangible

clear enough or definite enough to be easily seen or noticed

tell a whopper

to tell a gross or blatant lie

the façade slips

the truth reveals itself

the semblance of

a situation, condition, etc. that is close to or similar to a particular one, usually a good one

throw in

if you throw in a remark, you say it suddenly without thinking carefully

unsettling

making you feel nervous or worried

wired into

if an ability, approach or an activity is wired into the brain, it is a basic one and cannot be changed

word association

an activity where you need to exchange words that are associated with each other

yield

to produce a result, answer or piece of information

accommodate

to accept someone’s opinions and try to do what they want, especially when their opinions or needs are different from yours

age-old

having existed for a very long time

alive and kicking

still very active

at your fingertops

knowledge or information that is ready and available to use very easily

atrocity

an extremely cruel and violent action

avid

doing something as much as possible

beef (about)

to complain

boycott

to refuse to take part in something as a way of protesting

build on

to base something on an idea or thing

cliff-hanger

a situation in a story, film or competition that makes you feel very excited or nervous because you do not know what will happen or have to wait a long time to see how it will end