SPEAKOUT

to risk doing something, especially making a guess, suggestion, etc.

to get a student to provide or remember a fact, response, etc. rather than telling them the answer

very unusual or easily noticed, and therefore attracting a lot of attention

not soft but not completely hard

a large building for storing things before they are sold, used, or sent out to shops, or

to arrange for money or property to be given to somebody after your death

to (cause something to) decay

a hand with the fingers and thumb held tightly in

unpleasantly proud and behaving as if you are more important than, or know more than, other people

to say what is going to happen in the future

to place something next to or close to something else

an occasion when you allow someone or yourself to have something enjoyable, especially more than is good for you

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

a person who is unwilling to work

to limit an activity, person, or problem in some way

to make someone feel ashamed or lose respect for himself or herself

to feel angry because you have been forced to accept someone or something that you do not like

to finally agree to something that someone wants after first refusing

to disappear or stop being present or existing, especially in a sudden, surprising way

something that happens that delays or prevents a process from developing

the rate of someone's progress in learning a new skill

to learn/know how to do a job or activity

used for describing someone who is old and no longer useful or attractive

to repeat facts, ideas etc that you have read or heard without thinking about them yourself – used to show disapproval

to combine or join together, or to cause things to do this

an idea or opinion formed before enough information is available to form it correctly

to remove fears, doubts, and false ideas, usually by proving them wrong or unnecessary

difficult to believe

something that makes you think carefully

idea, suggestion, plan etc has not been properly planned

to continue living after a point at which you might easily have died

When you feel so embarrassed for someone else's actions that you feel the embarrassment for yourself as well.

intelligent and able learn things quickly

to be very good at something

if someone ... they suddenly have a clever idea

not intelligent

developed

to form something such as a sentence, argument or system by joining words, ideas etc together

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

to fail because of a particular reason or in a particular way

basic ideas, principles, situations etc that something develops from

to make a lot of money in a short time

to start something, usually something big or important

to make something have an effect on a particular limited group or area

to work together so that you can deal with a problem, be more powerful etc

slightly worried or uncomfortable about a particular situation:

a strong feeling of disapproval that most people in a society have about something, especially when this is unfair:

honest and telling the truth, especially about something difficult or painful

unwilling to accept or understand new or different ideas, opinions, or customs

if you think that someone ... , you think they will be successful in the future

the time when something or someone is best, greatest, highest, most successful

if a situation goes downhill, it gets worse

a time when someone has to make very important decisions which will affect their future

a way of thinking about something, especially one which is influenced by the type of person you are or by your experiences

an ... experience is one from which you learn something surprising or new

making you believe that something is true or right

doubts about a decision you have made

a belief or opinion that you have already formed before you know the actual facts, and that may be wrong

the opinion that most people have about something

to not say what you really think

expressing very strong opinions about things

believing that you should live according to high standards and principles, even if they cannot really be achieved

an occasion when two people disagree

people have different opinions about something

used to say that you disagree, or that people disagree about something

used especially when politely disagreeing with what someone says