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bio·pic noun
BrE /ˈbaɪəʊpɪk/ ; NAmE /ˈbaɪoʊpɪk/
a film/movie
about the life of a particular person a political biopic about President
Kennedy
afresh adverb
BrE /əˈfreʃ/ ; NAmE /əˈfreʃ/
(formal)
again, especially from the beginning or with new ideas
It was a chance to start afresh.
fas·cin·at·ing adjective
BrE /ˈfæsɪneɪtɪŋ/ ; NAmE /ˈfæsɪneɪtɪŋ/
rag noun
BrE /ræɡ/ ; NAmE /ræɡ/
1 [countable, uncountable] a piece of old, often torn,
cloth used especially for cleaning things I wiped the window with a damp rag.
Use a piece of
old rag.
SEE ALSO glad rags
2 [countable] (informal, usually disapproving) a
newspaper that you believe to be of low quality the local rag
3 [countable] a piece of ragtime music
4 (British English) [uncountable, countable] an event
or a series of events organized by students each year to raise money for
charity rag week
riches noun
BrE /ˈrɪtʃɪz/ ; NAmE /ˈrɪtʃɪz/
[plural]
large amounts of money and valuable or beautiful
possessions a career that brought him fame and riches
material riches
She was a famous model whose looks were her
riches.
all the riches of the world’s oceans
Idioms
an embarrassment of ˈriches
so many good things that it is difficult to choose
just one Stratford has an embarrassment of riches, really, what with three
theatres and lovely countryside, too.
(from) ˌrags to ˈriches
from being extremely poor to being very rich a rags-to-riches story
Hers was a classic tale of rags to riches.
hardship noun
BrE /ˈhɑːdʃɪp/ ; NAmE /ˈhɑːrdʃɪp/
[uncountable,
countable]
a situation
that is difficult and unpleasant because you do not have enough money, food,
clothes, etc economic/financial, etc. hardship
People suffered many hardships during that
long winter.
The two men endured great hardship during
their trek across Antarctica.
It was no hardship to walk home on such
a lovely evening.
Goog-looking -> gorgeous-looking
It doesn’t hurt
sin·cere adjective
BrE /sɪnˈsɪə(r)/ ; NAmE /sɪnˈsɪr/
re·late verb
BrE /rɪˈleɪt/ ; NAmE /rɪˈleɪt/
+ VERB FORMS
1 show or make
a connection between two or more things
SYNONYM connect
relate something I found it difficult
to relate the two ideas in my mind.
relate A to B In the future, pay
increases will be related to productivity.
2 (formal)
to give a spoken or written report of something; to tell a story relate
something She relates her childhood experiences in the first chapters.
relate something to somebody He related
the facts of the case to journalists.
relate how, what, etc… She related how
he had run away from home as a boy.
relate that… The story relates that an
angel appeared and told him to sing.
+ WORD ORIGIN
+ EXTRA EXAMPLES
Phrasal Verbs
reˈlate to something/somebody
1 to be
connected with something/somebody; to refer to something/somebody We shall
discuss the problem as it relates to our specific case.
The second paragraph relates to the situation
in Scotland.
2 to be able to understand and have sympathy
with somebody/something
SYNONYM empathize
Many adults can't relate to
children.
Our product needs an image that
people can relate to.
Oppressed -> struggle
stand·ard noun
BrE /ˈstændəd/ ; NAmE /ˈstændərd/
level of quality
1 [countable,
uncountable] standard (of something) a level of quality, especially one
that people think is acceptable a fall in academic standards
We aim to maintain high standards of customer care.
The standard of this year's applications is
very low.
He failed to reach the required standard, and did not
qualify for the race.
Her work is not up to standard (= of a
good enough standard).
Who sets the standard for water
quality?
A number of Britain's beaches fail to meet
European standards on cleanliness.
In the shanty towns there are very poor living
standards.
keep verb
BrE /kiːp/ ; NAmE /kiːp/
ˌkeep ˈup
(with somebody/something)
to move, make progress or increase at the same rate as
somebody/something
Slow down—I can't keep up!
I can't keep up with all the
changes.
Wages are not keeping up with
inflation.
ˌkeep ˈup
with somebody
to continue to be in contact with somebody How many
of your old school friends do you keep up with?
ˌkeep ˈup
with something
1 to learn
about or be aware of the news, current events, etc She likes to keep up with
the latest fashions.
2 to continue
to pay or do something regularly If you do not keep up with the payments you
could lose your home.
It didn’t live up to the standard
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Melbourne
BrE /ˈmelbən/ ; NAmE /ˈmelbərn/
Ethnic, first-generation, long-standing, extended, deep-rooted,
close-knit, social, rich.
ˌnuclear ˈfamily noun
BrE ; NAmE
(specialist)
a family that
consists of father, mother and children, when it is thought of as a unit in
society Not everybody nowadays lives in the conventional nuclear family.
COMPARE extended family
home·sick adjective
BrE /ˈhəʊmsɪk/ ; NAmE /ˈhoʊmsɪk/
sad because you
are away from home and you miss your family and friends I felt homesick for
Scotland.
She felt homesick for her country.
She was beginning to get a bit homesick.
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