Unit 2

/ˈrævɪdʒ/

(v) to damage something badly

(n) the cruel killing of large numbers of people at one time, especially in a war / the killing of animals for their meat.

/ˈklæmər/

(v) (formal) to demand something loudly / (of many people) to shout loudly, especially in a confused way

/ɪnˈmeʃt/

(formal) to involve somebody/something in a bad situation that it is not easy to escape from

/ɪnˈdɪdʒənəs/

(adj) native / belonging to a particular place rather than coming to it from somewhere else

/dredʒ/

(phr. v) (usually disapproving) to mention something that has been forgotten, especially something unpleasant or embarrassinge

/ˈtrɪbjəteri/

a stream or river that flows into a larger river

/kənˈseʃən/

(n) something that you allow or do, or allow somebody to have, in order to end an argument or to make a situation less difficult

/rɪˈsɜːrdʒənt/

(adj) becoming stronger or more popular again

/ˌkɑːlənəˈzeɪʃən/

(n) The act of sending a group of settlers to (a place) to establish political control over it.

(phr. v) to use all of something so that there is none left

(n) an important development that may lead to an agreement or achievement.

/dɪsˈrʌpʃən/

(n) a situation in which it is difficult for something to continue in the normal way /// (n) a situation in which it is difficult for something to continue in the normal way

/ˌʌnˈtæpt/

(adj) available but not yet used

(n) the act of using energy, food or materials; the amount used. /// the act of buying and using products

(v) to make a rough low sound, like the sound a frog makes.

/skriːtʃ/

(v) to make a loud high unpleasant sound /// to say something using this sound.

/tʃɜːrp/

(n/v) a short high sound made by small birds and some insects.

(n/v) to make a very loud, deep sound.

(n/v) to make a short high sound that is not very loud.

(v) (of birds or monkeys) to make a series of short high sounds / (of teeth) to knock together continuously because you are cold or frightened / to talk quickly and continuously, especially about things that are not important

/hʌm/

to sing a tune with your lips closed /// to make a low continuous sound

/haʊl/

(of a dog, wolf, etc.) to make a long, loud cry / to make a loud cry when you are in pain, angry, amused

/bɑːrk/

a short loud sound made by a gun or a voice

/ˈbeləʊ $ -loʊ/

(n/v) a shout in a loud deep voice, especially when you are angry

/dɪˈpliːʃən/

(n) the reduction of something by a large amount so that there is not enough left.

(phr. v) to try harder to prevent an illegal activity and deal more severely with those who are caught doing it

(phr. v) (informal) to give advice, a punishment

(phr. v) to make something fall down by cutting it at the base

(phr. v) to destroy or remove somebody/something completely

/əˈɡeɪnst $ əˈɡenst/

(phr. v) to be faced with or opposed by somebody/something

(phr. v) to become extinct

(phr. v) to become popular or successful again

/ˈdeɪnti/

(adj) (of people and things) small and delicate in a way that people find attractive.

/ˈɡrʌmpi/

(adj) bad-tempered

/ˈlævɪʃ/

(adj) large in amount, or impressive, and usually costing a lot of money

/ˈwɪstfəl/

(adj) thinking sadly about something that you would like to have, especially something in the past that you can no longer have

/dɪˈtɜːrənt/

(n) making somebody less likely to do something

(n) small problems that a company, product, system, etc. has at the beginning

(adj) not complicated

twiːk/

(v) to make slight changes to a machine, system, etc. to improve it /// to pull or twist something suddenly

(adj) behaving in a secret and sometimes dishonest or unpleasant way

to move slowly and quietly towards an animal or a person, in order to kill, catch or harm it or them

(adj) giving the best possible profit or benefits in comparison with the money that is spent

(v) to walk or travel around an area without any definite aim or direction.

(expression) without planning

(expression) to help smb relax.

(phrasal verb) to make yourself free of somebody/something that is annoying you or that you do not want; to throw something away

(phrasal verb) to think about a situation calmly, as if you are not involved in it yourself.

(phrasal verb) (of a noise) to gradually get quieter.