to risk doing something, especially making a guess, suggestion, etc.
to elicit
to get a student to provide or remember a fact, response, etc. rather than telling them the answer
striking
very unusual or easily noticed, and therefore attracting a lot of attention
firm
not soft but not completely hard
warehouse
a large building for storing things before they are sold, used, or sent out to shops, or
to bequeath
to arrange for money or property to be given to somebody after your death
rot
to (cause something to) decay
fist
a hand with the fingers and thumb held tightly in
arrogant
unpleasantly proud and behaving as if you are more important than, or know more than, other people
foretell
to say what is going to happen in the future
appose
to place something next to or close to something else
indulgence
an occasion when you allow someone or yourself to have something enjoyable, especially more than is good for you
pulpit
a raised place in a church, with steps leading up to it, from which the priest or minister speaks to the people during a religious ceremony
layabout
a person who is unwilling to work
confine
to limit an activity, person, or problem in some way
humiliate
to make someone feel ashamed or lose respect for himself or herself
resent
to feel angry because you have been forced to accept someone or something that you do not like
give in (to sth)
to finally agree to something that someone wants after first refusing
vanish
to disappear or stop being present or existing, especially in a sudden, surprising way
setback
something that happens that delays or prevents a process from developing
learning curve
the rate of someone's progress in learning a new skill
learn/know the ropes
to learn/know how to do a job or activity
over the hill
used for describing someone who is old and no longer useful or attractive
regurgitate
to repeat facts, ideas etc that you have read or heard without thinking about them yourself – used to show disapproval
merge
to combine or join together, or to cause things to do this
preconception
an idea or opinion formed before enough information is available to form it correctly
dispel
to remove fears, doubts, and false ideas, usually by proving them wrong or unnecessary
to be hard o swallow
difficult to believe
food for thought
something that makes you think carefully
half-baked
idea, suggestion, plan etc has not been properly planned
put some time aside
wasting precious time
can't afford spend time
live on borrowed time
to continue living after a point at which you might easily have died
second hand embarrassment
When you feel so embarrassed for someone else's actions that you feel the embarrassment for yourself as well.
to be bright
intelligent and able learn things quickly
shine (at)
to be very good at something
to come in/ have flash inspirations
if someone ... they suddenly have a clever idea
dim
not intelligent
constructed
developed
construct a theory
to form something such as a sentence, argument or system by joining words, ideas etc together
support a theory
to make people believe an idea or set of ideas that is intended to explain something about life or the world, especially an idea that has not yet been proved to be true
fall down
to fail because of a particular reason or in a particular way
foundations
basic ideas, principles, situations etc that something develops from
make a killing
to make a lot of money in a short time
launch an (aggressive) campaign
to start something, usually something big or important
target
to make something have an effect on a particular limited group or area
join forces
to work together so that you can deal with a problem, be more powerful etc
to tackle prejudices
uneasy about
slightly worried or uncomfortable about a particular situation:
to share ideology
stigma
a strong feeling of disapproval that most people in a society have about something, especially when this is unfair:
dusty old place
with riots and protests
candid
honest and telling the truth, especially about something difficult or painful
narrow-minded
unwilling to accept or understand new or different ideas, opinions, or customs
go far
if you think that someone ... , you think they will be successful in the future
reach the peak
the time when something or someone is best, greatest, highest, most successful
go downhill
if a situation goes downhill, it gets worse
at a crossroads
a time when someone has to make very important decisions which will affect their future
perspective
a way of thinking about something, especially one which is influenced by the type of person you are or by your experiences
eye-opening
an ... experience is one from which you learn something surprising or new
convincing
making you believe that something is true or right
second thoughts
doubts about a decision you have made
preconception
a belief or opinion that you have already formed before you know the actual facts, and that may be wrong
the general opinion
the opinion that most people have about something
keep opinions to yourself
to not say what you really think
opinionated
expressing very strong opinions about things
idealistic
believing that you should live according to high standards and principles, even if they cannot really be achieved
difference of opinion
an occasion when two people disagree
opinion is divided
people have different opinions about something
a matter of ipinion
used to say that you disagree, or that people disagree about something
entitled to your opinion
used especially when politely disagreeing with what someone says