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RUBBER PRACTICE MAT
/ˈkɒŋkriːt//juːθ//ˌʌndəˈprɪvəlɪdʒd/
PRACTICIONERS
SPRAIN [transitive]
to damage a joint
in your body by suddenly twisting it [= twist]:
I fell down the
steps and sprained my ankle.
COOL approval
informal very
attractive, fashionable, interesting etc in a way that people admire - used in
order to show approval:
She's pretty cool.
You look cool in
denim.
Cool bike!
'I'm thinking of
studying abroad.' 'Really?
Cool.'
SPREAD past
tense and past participle spread
1
affect more people/places
[intransitive and
transitive] if something spreads or is spread, it becomes larger or moves so
that it affects more people or a larger area
spread through
Fire quickly spread
through the building.
spread over
He watched the dark
stain spread over the gray carpet.
The disease spread
rapidly amongst the poor.
spread (from
something) to something
The cancer had
spread to her liver.
Revolution quickly
spread from France to Italy.
the risk of AIDS
being spread through contaminated blood
CATCH ON phrasal
verb
1 to become popular and fashionable:
[The idea of
glasses being a fashion item has been slow to catch on.
2 to begin to understand or realize something
catch on to
It was a long time
before the police caught on to what he was really doing.
MOVE: movement
[usually singular]
when someone moves for a short time in a particular direction:
Good gymnasts
rehearse their moves mentally before a competition.
He made no move to
come any nearer.
Martin made a move
towards the door.
watch/follow somebody's
every move
His green eyes
followed Cissy's every move.
One false move
(=move in the wrong direction) and I'll shoot.
Tai chi
Skate court
Elbow pad
wristband
Nordic walking
gathering /ˈgæðərɪŋ/
noun [ C ]
Word partners for gathering
at a gathering • a
gathering of [teachers/world leaders, etc] • a family gathering
a party or a
meeting when many people get together as a group
a
family gathering
Word of mouth /
mouth to mouth
five-a-side [only
before noun] British English
five-a-side
football is played with five players on each side, usually indoors
Rollerblades
/ˈrəʊləbleɪdz/ noun [ plural ] trademark
[ SPORT ] ( also
in-line skates ) boots with a single line of wheels on the bottom, used for
moving across the ground
a teenager on
Rollerblades
See picture sports
1
rollerblading noun
[ U ]
Lots of people go
rollerblading in Central Park.
promenade
/ˌprɒməˈnɑːd/ noun [ C ]
a wide path by the
sea
voucher /ˈvaʊtʃə r
/ noun [ C ]
[ FINANCE ] a piece
of paper that can be used instead of money to pay for goods or services
a
discount voucher
stamina /ˈstæmɪnə/ noun
[ U ]
Word partners for stamina
have stamina •
build up / improve / increase stamina • mental / physical stamina • stamina for
sth • a test of stamina
[ HEALTH ] the
physical or mental energy that allows you to do something for a long time
Marathon runners need a lot of stamina.
endurance
/ɪnˈdjʊər ə ns/ noun [ U ]
the ability to keep
doing something difficult, unpleasant, or painful for a long time
a race to test
athletes' endurance
allure /əˈljʊə r / noun
[ U ]
an attractive or
exciting quality
the allure of the
city
alluring adjective
attractive or
exciting
an alluring image
dis‧card
1 [transitive] to
get rid of something [= throw away]:
Discard any old
cleaning materials.
discarded
paper
tele rubbish
quail /kweɪl/ noun
[ C ] plural quail , quails
[ FOOD ] a small
bird which is shot for food
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composed
/kəmˈpəʊzd/ adjective
calm and in control
of your emotions
hanker /ˈhæŋkə r / verb
hanker after/for
sth phrasal verb
To want something
very much, especially over a long period of time
I might buy him
that CD player he's been hankering after.
trivial /ˈtrɪviəl/ adjective
small and not
important
a
trivial matter/offence
fuss 2 /fʌs/ verb
[ I ]
to worry too much
or get too excited, especially about unimportant things
Please don't fuss,
Mum. Everything's under control.
fuss over sb/sth phrasal
verb
to give someone or
something too much attention because you want to show that you like them
I hate the way my
grandparents fuss over me.
lose/ /save face
to do something so
that people stop respecting you/still respect you
He seemed more
interested in saving face than telling the truth.
ˌ face ˈ value noun
take sth at face
value
to accept the way
that something first appears without thinking about what it really means
You can't just take
everything you read in the papers at face value.
keep a straight
face
to manage to stop
yourself from smiling or laughing
I can never play
jokes on people because I can't kee p
a straight face.
face the music
to accept
punishment or criticism for something bad that you have done
on the face of it
used when you are
describing how a situation seems on the surface
On the face of it,
it seems like a bargain, but I bet there are hidden costs.
moisturizer ( also UK moisturiser
) /ˈmɔɪstʃəraɪzə r / noun [ C , U ]
a substance which
you put on your skin to make HAIR/SKIN having pale skin or a light colour of haira boy with fair hair
and blue eyesit less dry
moisturize ( also UK moisturise )
/ˈmɔɪstʃ ə raɪz/ verb [ T ]
to put moisturizer
on your skin
HAIR/SKIN having
pale skin or a light colour of hair
a boy with fair
hair and blue eyes
Blemish /ˈblemɪʃ/ noun
[ C ]
A mark which spoils
the appearance of someone or something
naive /naɪˈiːv/ adjective
If someone is
naive, they believe things too easily and do not have enough experience of the
world.
I was much younger
then, and very naive.
naively adverb
I naively believed
that we would be treated as equals.
naivety
/naɪˈiːvəti/ noun [ U ]
the
quality of being naive
