non·con·form·ist
adjective
BrE /ˌnɒnkənˈfɔːmɪst/ ; NAmE /ˌnɑːnkənˈfɔːrmɪst/
1 (also Nonconformist) (in
England and Wales) belonging to a Protestant Church that does not follow the
beliefs and practices of the Church of England a Nonconformist minister
2 not following normal ways
of thinking or behaving his nonconformist attitude
Craic
Galway Girl
Metro
Heart
Peter Kay
Ed Sheeran
Sia
Carpool kareoke
James Corden
Gavin and Stacey
p.115
achieve /əˈtʃiːv/
afresh
/əˈfreʃ/ adverb
If you do something afresh,
you do it again in a different way.
Juan tore up the letter he
was writing and started afresh.
rags /rægz/ noun [ plural ]
1 clothes that are old and torn
an old man dressed in rags
2 go from rags to riches
to start your life very poor and then later in life
become very rich
riches /ˈrɪtʃɪz/ noun [ plural ] literary
a lot of money or valuable objects
racial /ˈreɪʃ ə l/ adjective
issue 1 /ˈɪʃuː/ noun
Word partners for issue (noun)
a contentious / important / key /
major / thorny issue • address / discuss / raiseresolve
an issue • the issue of sth
1 PROBLEM [ C ] an important subject or problem
that people are discussing
the issues of race and social
class
political issues
Chris has raised a very
important issue .
2 NEWSPAPER OR MAGAZINE [ C ] the newspaper,
magazine, etc that is produced on a particular day
Have you seen the latest issue
of Computer World?
3 at issue
most important in what is being discussed
The point at issue is what is
best for the child.
Good-looking -> gorgeous-looking
solace
/ˈsɒləs/
noun [ U , no plural ] formal
comfort when you are feeling sad
Music was a great solace to me.
relate
/rɪˈleɪt/
verb
1 CONNECT [ I , T ] to be connected, or to find
or show the connection between two or more things
How do the two proposals relate?
2 TELL [ T ] formal to tell a story or describe
a series of events
relate to sb/sth phrasal verb
to be connected to, or to be about someone or
something
Please provide all information
relating to the claim.
relate to sb phrasal verb
to understand how someone feels
Most teenagers find it hard to
relate to their parents.
It doesn’t hurt
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migrant /ˈmaɪgr ə nt/ noun [ C ]
[ SOCIETY ] someone who goes to live in a different place in order
to find work
migrant
labour/workers
heritage /ˈherɪtɪdʒ/ noun [ U ]
[ SOCIETY ] the buildings, paintings, customs, etc which are
important in a culture or society because they have existed for a long time
our
architectural/cultural heritage
ethnic, 1st generation, long-standing,
extended (nuclear), deep-rooted, close-knit, social, rich.
long-standing /ˌlɒŋˈstændɪŋ/ adjective
having existed for a long time
a long-standing relationship
close-knit /ˌkləʊsˈnɪt/ adjective
A close-knit group of people is one in which everyone
helps and supports each other.
a
close-knit community
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