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WSI
Wall Street Unit 39
| Vocabulary | Meaning |
|---|---|
| as far as ... | 1. for as great a distance as 2. to the extent that. |
| accompanied by | go with |
| arrangement | plan |
| above | higher position |
| below | lower position (under) |
| peasant | poor farmer |
| commune | a group of family/people who live and work together |
| depart | go away, leave |
| depressed | unhappy and without hope for the future |
| depressing | making you feel unhappy |
| extraordinary | very unusual, special, unexpected or strange. |
| fair-haired | 1. having hair of pale yellow or gold 2. favorite |
| dark-haired | having hair of dark color |
| frontier | a border between two countries |
| handwriting | writing with a pen or pencil |
| hang around | be about |
| honest | telling the truth or able to be trusted |
| moustache/mustache | hair with a man grows above his upper lip (Indonesia: kumis) |
| northbound | going or leading towards the north |
| southbound | going or leading towards the south |
| one-way street | street allowing only one direction |
| on foot | walking |
| narrow | having a small distance from one side to the other |
| pensioner | a person who receives a pension |
| reduction | become smaller |
| shoulder bag | a bag that hangs on a strap from the shoulder |
| slim | attractively thin |
| spy | find secret |
| towards | in the direction of |
| track | a pair of long metal bars fixed on the ground at an equal distance from each other, along which trains travel |
| cruise | a jurney on a large ship for pleasure |
| charter | the renting of vehicle |
| carriage | any of the separate parts of a train in which the passengers seat |
| compartment | one of the separate areas inside a train |
| liner | a large ship for carrying passengers in great comfort on long journeys |
| cabin | 1. a small room where you sleep in a ship 2. the area where passengers sit in an aircraft |
| translantic | crossing the Atlantic ocean |
| long haul | a long distance |
| buffet car | a carriage on train where food and drinks can be bought |
| sleeper | a carriage in train with beds for passengers to sleep in |
| stopover | a short stay in a place that you make while you are on a longer journey to somewhere else |
| voyage | a long journey, especially by ship |
| harbour | an area of water next to the coast where ships and boats can shelter |
| airport | a place where aircraft regularly take off and land |
| port | the harbour |
| crew | a group of people who work together |
| captain | the person in charge of a ship or an aircraft |
| conductor | someone whose job is to sell tickets on a bus or train |
| driver | someone who drives a vehicle |
| platform | a long flat raised structure at a railway station, where people get on and off trains |
| dock (v) | come or bring into a dock |
| deck | a floor of a ship, especially the upper open level |
| hectic | very busy or full of activity |
| food poisening | a stomach illness caused by eating food that contains harmful bacteria |
| nagging | always complaining |
| reluctantly | unwillingly |
| air conditioning | a system that makes the air in a room or building cooler and drier |
| alcoholic | someone who regularly drinks too much alcohol and has difficulty stopping |
| confusion | do not understand what is happening or what something means |
| control | the ability to make someone or something do what you want |
| error | a mistake |
| former | having a particular position in the past |
| intend | to have something in your mind as a plan or purpose |
| jukebox | a machine in bars, restaurants etc that plays music when you put money in it |
| laundry | clothes, sheets etc that need to be washed or have just been washed |
| nurse | someone whose job is to look after people who are ill or injured |
| perfect | not having any mistakes, faults, or damage |
| permission | when someone is officially allowed to do something |
| printing | to produce writing or images on paper or other material with machine |
| register | an official list of names of people, companies etc, or a book that has this list |
| wish | to want something |
| footage | coverage |
| vast | huge; extremely large |
| over-indulgence | excess |
| unwinding | relaxing; to relax and stop feeling anxious |
| express | deliberate; move through a place more quickly |
| restricted | limited |
| hard-hitting | powerful |
| innocuous | harmless; not offensive or dangerous |
| cool | trendy, fashionable, 'in' |
| inhibitions | feeling of fear or embarrassment |
| get out of it | to stop regular activity |
| air rage | suddenly become angry and violent |
| binge drinking | the activity of drinking a large amount of alcohol in a short period of time, usually in order to become drunk |
| alcopop | a sweet fizzy drink that contains alcohol |
| moderation | control of your behaviour, so that you keep your actions, feelings, habits etc within reasonable limits |
| alongside | next to the side of something |
| animal | a living creature such as a dog or cat, that is not an insect, plant, bird, fish, or person |
| blame | responsibility for a mistake or for something bad |
| Celsius | a scale of temperature in which water freezes at 0º and boils at 100º |
| clay | a type of heavy sticky earth that can be used for making pots, bricks etc |
| conservation | the protection of natural things such as animals, plants, forests etc, to prevent them being spoiled or destroyed |
| dam | a special wall built across a river or stream to stop the water from flowing, especially in order to make a lake or produce electricity |
| decade | a period of 10 years |
| desert | a large area of land where it is always very hot and dry, and there is a lot of sand |
| dig | to move earth, snow etc, or to make a hole in the ground |
| dry | without water or liquid inside or on the surface; having very little rain |
| dump | throw away, dispose of |
| encourage | to give someone the courage or confidence to do something |
| existing | present or being used now |
| expert | someone with a lot of knowledge in his or her field |
| Fahrenheit | a scale of temperature in which water freezes at 32º and boils at 212º |
| ground | the surface of the earth |
| guidance | help and advice that is given to someone about their work, education, or personal life |
| harvest | to collect crops that have been grown |
| hidden | not obvious, not seen |
| in search of | looking for |
| India | a large country in South Asia. Capital: New Delhi. |
| industrial | relating to industry or the people working in it |
| invest | to buy shares, property, or goods because you hope that the value will increase and you can make a profit |
| irrigate | to supply land or crops with water |
| laiy/laid | to put someone or something down carefully into a flat position [= place] |
| measure | to discover trhe exact size or amount of something |
| method | a planned way of doing something |
| mucipial | relating to or belonging to the government of a town or city |
| non-governmental | independent and not controlled by a government |
| opposition | resistance, someone who's against something |
| pit | large hole |
| propose | suggest, recommend |
| prosperous | rich and successful |
| rainwater | water that has fallen as rain |
| raise | to move or lift something to a higher position, place, or level |
| regularly | often |
| relief | money, food, clothes etc given to people who are poor or hungry |
| replace | to remove someone from their job or something from its place, and put a new person or thing there |
| reservoir | a lake, especially an artificial one, where water is stored before it is supplied to people's houses |
| restore | to make something return to its former state or condition |
| river | a natural and continuous flow of water in a long line across a country into the sea |
| rupees | Indian unit of currency |
| save | to make someone or something safe from danger, harm, or destruction |
| series | several events or actions of a similar type that happen one after the other |
| shortage | a situation in which there is not enough of something that people need |
| small-scale | involving only a small number of things or a small area |
| smog | dirty air that looks like a mixture of smoke and fog, caused by smoke from cars and factories in cities |
| suburb | an area where people live which is away from the centre of a town or city |
| supply | something that is provided |
| temporary | intended to be used for only a limited period of time |
| villager | someone who lives in a village |
| wealthy | rich, prosperous |
| well | a deep hole in the ground from which people take water |
| western | in or from the west of a country or area |
| be shrouded in | to keep information secret so that people do not know what really happened |
| rely on | to trust or depend on |
| invest in | spend a large amount of money to improve it or help it succeed |
Created by:
Abdussalam
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