Card 301
Question
lose your nerve
Answer
to suddenly become frightened and be unable to do something
UG ETV1 VOC - Cambridge Advanced English Word List
Cambridge Advanced English Word List - 330 Word set Front: Word - Back: Definition
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Card 302
Question
make a difference
Answer
to have a good effect on a situation
Card 303
Question
make your blood boil
Answer
to make you very angry
Card 304
Question
mob
Answer
a large group of people that is often violent or not organised
Card 305
Question
nominate somebody
Answer
to officially suggest a person for a job or a position in an organisation, or to suggest a person or their work for a prize
Card 306
Question
paramedic
Answer
someone who is trained to give medical treatment to people who are injured or very ill, but who is not a doctor or nurse
Card 307
Question
poised
Answer
ready to do something
Card 308
Question
preposterous
Answer
extremely stupid (of a situation)
Card 309
Question
pristine
Answer
in very good condition, as if new
Card 310
Question
pull somebody’s leg
Answer
to try to make someone believe something that is not true as a joke
Card 311
Question
pull over
Answer
if a vehicle pulls over, it moves to the side of the road and stops
Card 312
Question
relive something
Answer
to remember something so clearly that you feel as if it is happening now
Card 313
Question
risk your life
Answer
to do something that is so dangerous you could die
Card 314
Question
save somebody’s life
Answer
to do something to prevent someone from dying
Card 315
Question
settle up
Answer
to pay someone the money that you owe them
Card 316
Question
sinister
Answer
making you feel that something bad or evil might happen
Card 317
Question
sluggish
Answer
moving or working more slowly than usual
Card 318
Question
spooky
Answer
strange and frightening
Card 319
Question
stab somebody in the back
Answer
to do something harmful to someone who trusted you
Card 320
Question
sudden jolt
Answer
a sudden, violent movement
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