Vocabulary file
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 371.
Unit 7 History
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| admirer to bring about change to put pressure on precise distinct particular by force to receive publicity to announce election come up with the idea of rims tricky business in the reverse order needless to say to master the art at the height of the boom tight fitting entrants hitch to pace to show up vintage spokes handlebar crossbar frame saddle stand brake block | plaster cast dreadful hustle and bustle heavy eyes to capture imagination advanced civilization empire research suggests era of history to learn from the past to ensure a happier future bloody revolution civil war armed conflict under the reign of to improve the standard of life uprising monarchy ruler warfare fight bravely for freedom equality brotherhood |
| fight(n,v) to compose music to elect reign (n,v) campaign (n,v) to conquer rule (n,v) to claim to assassinate on account of political, historical, public figures to approve the declaration brutal fighting to grant independence to sign a peace treaty to come to mind accurate to give sb. credit for a reliable source of information messy lengthy affair presumably to contain a grain of truth large-scale commerce indigenous people objective information biased point of view subjective to take smth. with a pinch of salt deception The pen is mightier than the sword. navy armed forces air force ally military actions surrender to invade to defend attack retreat defeat a private to take over military coup unsettled childhood a great deal bright academically stunt odd jobs to promote cross-country to defy death defying feat to establish a record understandably to earn respect for wreckage the most likely explanation to find a cure to become immune to compulsory vaccination to eradicate to enrich to deafen to terrorise to enclose to sympathise to memorise to enrage to put blame on archaological remains tempted to say prehistoric period excavation to come to light at face value to baffle unlikely circumstances electricity failed to howl to drop dead to circulate (about stories) magical powers curse to put forward an explanation/ theory mould to remain mystery to hold a competition belongings to get behind with rent half asleep half awake | a colonel a general a major an admiral nuclear disarmament truce pacifist suffrage to die for the cause get out of control to make history to earn the right to vote strikers peaceful, anti-nuclear demonstration be under control be in/ out of control of lose control of take control of have control over classical studies/ music/ literature/ art classic example/ case historical events/ novels historic day/ moment be in power old/ modern times all the time of all time at times to move with the times pure, sheer, good, bad luck little, slight, fifty-fifty, good chance pure, sheer, unfortunate accident to trace back to, go back to be steeped in history to change the course of history throughout history war memorial to beat up to blow up to go off to carry out orders refugees to back out miniature massive superb hideous fabulous microscopic thrilled downhearted overjoyed moody desperate elated scared stiff to groan to mumble to peer as quick as a flash as fresh as a daisy as pleased as punch as right as rain to run like the wind as white as a sheet to cry like a baby to have a memory like a sieve to find an excuse restaurant speciality casserole to commit suicide divine subsequently to fight the cause of nonviolence in the hands of mankind religious tolerance to gain independence from local election to bother to vote riot to go to extremes voting age to cast one's vote bald to think highly of to put emphasis on put sb. on trial troops harsh winter spooky sound likely |
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