S2 - Vocab
S2 - Vocab
S2 - Vocab
watchdog - one who serves as a guardian or protector against waste, loss, or illegal practices.
blatant - unpleasantly loud and noisy
ubiquitous – omnipresent
permissive age/society
formative period of childhood
possessive parents
be foiled - to prevent from being successful; thwart (e.g. the scam was foiled)
to bid - to issue a command to; direct.
to oust - to eject from a position or place; force out (e.g. the old civil servants were ousted by
president Kaczyński)
a haul - everything collected or acquired by a single effort (used in illegal context e.g. a gem haul)
to swoop a haul - to seize or snatch it (e.g. the police swooped the gem haul)
1
partitions between rooms rigid boundaries
to huddle together
appalling twitch
misjudgment sly
posture conceited
expression call sign
Rudzka – Unit 6
Dieting
2
sedentary life - characterized by or requiring much sitting
morbid society
Art Yarrington
stress
fidgeting
3
doodle squirm
twiddle jerk
teeth grinder to ward off
clench fists to discharge energy
pencil sucker
chorea - any of various disorders of the nervous system marked by involuntary, jerky movements
delivering a baby
drug hoarding
a skinfull of mud
4
nuts potty draft bonkers
nutty touched crackers
Rudzka Unit 4
censorship
media violence
5
contrasted vocabulary [perversion]
Rabbies
flu
food poisoning
6
food stuffs [fodder] carry out medical checks
issue a warning undergo medical treatment
put life at risk to cause miscarriages
a deli – delicatessen
pate - a small pastry filled with meat or fish.
Cancer
implants
sunbathing
fast food
7
bulimia
alongside of engage in…
binge and purge destructive effect
laxatives recognize symptoms
excessive consumption cautiously guarded secret
cardiac arrest primary sign of…
appalling damage set up a special diet
smokin’
a fine to claim lives
to outlaw to kick a habit
to discard to abstain form
to patch a chain smoker
to replace withdrawnment symptoms
to crave for stomach discomfort
to pres for legislation to overcome dependence
to argue one’s right a preventable effect
alleviate pain to step up a campaign
excruciating pain loose a leg to cancer
a tumor fail to deal with adequately
gnawing pain reluctance to prescribe
provide relief a fundamental argument
to be oblivious pose a threat
to apprehend endure in a humane way
a pang
alternative medicine
osteopathy – a theory that disturbances in the musculoskeletal system affect other bodily parts
OTTO – Crime
mafia
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refuse to give evidence make a fortune overnight
to bring huge profits
drug traffic
a dragnet - A system of coordinated procedures for apprehending criminal suspects or other wanted
persons
drug–peddling - unlicensed dealing in illegal drugs
an upsurge - a rapid or abrupt rise
a ring - an exclusive group of people acting privately or illegally to advance their own interests (e.g. a
drug ring)
drunk driving
joyriding
hacking
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to snoop block unauthorized access
perpetrators wreak havoc
malicious have a field day
sensitive material demand money for revealing
foreign intelligence to crack a system
to take effect be concerned with security
consumer terrorism
arson
to tip off - supply with secret or private information; also, warn or alert
mugging
10
abduction
to hunt go cold
to trail rule out a possibility
to question reach one’s doorstep
to vanish unaccountable for…
credentials take a keen interest in
anxious examine in connection with
bogus confirm fears
to gag small denomination notes
without a trace speed up payment
rape
escapes
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knotted sheets notice disappearance
negligence trigger a row over…
circulate photographs order an investigation
harelip live off the land
to evade set up road blocks
to comb abduct at knife point
tracker-dogs request police protection
fugitive give up without a fight
a criminal on the run take extra precautions
genetics
barrister cross-examine
to re-offend apply for bail
to acquit diminished responsibility
complicity in crime interfere with witnesses
circumstantial evidence recant sworn statements
orchestrated evidence maintain innocence
scorn
capital punishment
clemency appeal
civil lawsuit
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reach a settlement
financial crimes
OTTO – Violence
Terrorist attacks
kidnappings
hijacks
13
phony to escape scrutiny
circulate sth. set on fire
handle a matter to develop sophisticated methods
terrorism
coup d’etat
assassinations
ethnic unrest
riots
14
Retaliate tear-gas grenades
According to unofficial reports water cannons
crub inflation issue an order
take to the streets act accordingly
set offices ablaze appeals went unheeded
mayhem dusk-to-dawn curfew
allegations carry out searches
pillage to put on alert
war zone get out of stagnation
to forestall trouble
prison riots
random violence
lay siege to go berserk
a stag night extensive damage
publican disrupt train services
to induce public order
notorious guarantee safety of
thug prevent looting
taunt take possession of
shooting rampages
domestic violence
punch detain
pinch grievous
jury stepson
bruise remorse
persecution to vent sth.
15
hit with a broom history of alcohol abuse
marks of violence cause bodily harm
cause suffering regret bitterly
loose one’s temper visible injuries
diminished responsibility drop charges
at long last to hush up
treat in an appalling way behind locked doors
humiliation disclose helplessness
to stand in for press charges
abuse for fear of
make aware require hospitalization
batter dispel a myth
awkward questions exercise a position of authority
plight turn to an institution
molestation walkout on a partner
to testify break the vicious circle
to spare life of fear and shame
attract due attention
hemorrhage - excessive discharge of blood from the blood vessels; profuse bleeding
Heineman – Health
diseases
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appendicitis – zapalenie wyrostka asthma
robaczkowego angina
polio tonsillitis – zapalenie migdałków
hernia – przepuklina laryngitis – zapalenie gardła/krtani
constipation – zaparcie cholera
measles – odra bronchitis
chickenpox – ospa wietrzna cirrhosis – marskość wątroby
German measles – różyczka hepatitis – zapalenie wątroby/zółtaczka
smallpox – odra anaemia
pleurisy – zapalenie opłucnej leukemia - białaczka
glandular fever – mononukleoza blood clot – zakrzep
scarlet fever – szkarlatyna typhoid – tyfus/dur brzuszny
whooping cough dysentery - czerwonka
influenza diarrhea
leprosy salmonella
malaria mumps - świnka
diphtheria – dyfteryt rheumatism
catarrh arthritis – artretyzm
sinusitis – zapalenie zatok migraine
sclerosis athlete’s foot
dull ache shooting pain
muscular dystrophy to sprain sth.
schizophrenia lotion
maniac depression to itch
neurosis powder
a stye – jęczmień cough mixture
conjunctivitis – zapalenie spojówek reduce the swelling
blood transfusion a sling
spasm a course of tablets
fracture a course of antibiotics
chipped bone stretchers
a gland – gruczoł anesthetic
impetigo – liszajec amputation
to set bones a frostbite - odmrożenie
a skin graft – przeszczep skóry hiccups
a burn hangover
a nosebleed to faint
Heineman – crime
mercy killing
to trespass
to forge
solitary confinement
community service
impose a fine
corporal punishment
suspended sentence
compensation
to endorse a license
to dismiss a case
to acquit
case not proven
a summons
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Thomas – Censorship
Newspaper columns
music
painiting
writing
a line
a cue
the prompter
the director high leap
box-office success to be loose limbed
a stunning set prolonged pirouette
to be supple –
occupations
Misztal – crime
criminal law to be caught in possession of
civil law to come into force
felony to place restraints on
misdemeanor penal servitude
forced entry eviction
to scatter sth. legislature
to enquire a juror
to take into custody a ward of court