OPINIONS

hazard

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