Headway 7-8

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cradle
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hold gently in the arms
gamble
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take risk
dust
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small particles of sand or dirt
wound
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injuries caused by guns, knifes
malnutrition
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lack of food
ransack
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people have run through it, breaking everything and stealing things
huddle
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sitting close together often because of they are poor, hungry
hungover
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suffering from an excess of alcohol drunk the day before
broke
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having no money
weep
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rather formal word meaning to cry
follow his bent
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follow what he was naturally good at
keep the pot boiling
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make enough money to live
traipse
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walk slowly and unwillingly, when you're tired
catnap
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short sleep during the day
sneak
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to go into secretly without being seen
brunt
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the main part of sth unpleasant
nostalgic
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viewing past in a sentimental way
forge
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to make an illegal copy of sth
sissy
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weak, effeminate
overnight sensation
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became successful immediately
fits of rage
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episodes of violent anger
oversee nut and bolt
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supervise every detail of the project
irrepressible drive
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a determination that couldn't be stopped
tireless
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working very hard at sth and not stopping
dissude
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to perssude someone not to do something
stern
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seious and serve
commodities
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sth that is useful or necessary basic product
useless person
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waste of space
small problem
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hiccup
very happy
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over the moon
develop successfully
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make great strides
nasty
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very bad
put down
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suppress
pick up
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improve
take in
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deceive
make up for
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compensate for
rule out
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exclude
put up with
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tolerate
set up
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establish
put on
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pretend
keep an eye on someone
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look after someone or sth while someone else isn't there
pull someone's leg
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tease someone
a pain in the neck
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an irritating person or sth one's doesn't like doing
put one's foot in it
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do or say sth tactless or embarassing
get sth off one's chest
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confess sth
play it by ear
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improvise according to the situation
put a brave face on it
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show courage by minimizing a problem
put one's finger on it
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preciesly identify sth especially a problem
be on the tip of one's tongue
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sth you can almost, but not quite remember
give someone the cold shoulder
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deliberately ignore or be unfriendly to someone
be in floods of tears
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cry a lot
be the root of
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be the fundamental cause of
have a few hiccups
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have a few small problems
scar your for life
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cause you permanent psychological damage
point the finger at
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put the blame on
go around into circles
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make no progress
pull your socks up
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make a big effort to improve
break someone's heart
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hurt someone very deeply
be overshadowed by
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appear inferior in comparison
not have the foggiest idea
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not know at all
rock
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move gently from side to side
downmarket
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cheap and low quality
overwhelming
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very strong in effect or large in amount
uphill
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towards the top of a hill
overgrown
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covered with plants that have become too big
downright
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extremaly dangerous
upbeat
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positive and expecting a situation to be good
underhand
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secret and not honest
lunar
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relating to the moon
innocence
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not quilty of a crime
trim
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to reduce something
harmonious
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friendly and peaceful
dismiss
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to give someone official permission ro leave
incessantly
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without stopping
overshadow
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make to seem less important
sign
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let out a long breath that express sadness, relief
shift
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change in sth
root
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basic course
clutch
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hold onto tightly
in a flash
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suddenly
torment
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to make somebody suffer or worry a lot
fierce
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violent and angry
stormy
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with a lof of argument
astouned
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very surprised
benevolent
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kind, helpful, generous
burden
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omebody difficult to deal with
veer
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suddenly change direction
take you breath away
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to leave you stunned and unable to speak
glowing with pride
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visibly very very proud
spark my interest
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awaken my interest
dawn on
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realized
blazing rows
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very angry rows with lots of shouting
blossom
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develop successfully
habe not the foggiest idea
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really do not know
reach a crossroad
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reach a point in life when an important choice has to be made
follow in his father's footstep
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do what his father do
rambling speach
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long-winded and poorly planned speach
geat striders
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very significant and rapid progress
must dash
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must go
tied up
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very busy
sleepy
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where not much happens
keep our heads above water
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just about cope
snowed under
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have an awful lot of work to do
time flies
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time goes so fast

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