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the action of raising and lowering your shoulders to express something
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shrug
behaving in a way, or describing behaviour, that is slightly bad but is not intended to cause serious harm or damage
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mischievous
to leave a country, political party, etc., especially in order to join an opposing one
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defect
something good that has happened that is the result of chance instead of skill or planning
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fluke
unkind
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nasty
describes an action that is harmful to someone who has done something to harm you
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retaliatory
something that is easy to do or to win, or someone who is easily persuaded or influenced or defeated
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pushover
to use the good things in a situation
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take advantage of sth
to treat someone badly in order to get something good from them
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take advantage of sb/sth
to appear by coming out of something or out from behind something
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emerge
to become known, especially as a result of examining something or asking questions about it
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emerge
If you ..., you do not realize or show that you are grateful for how much you get from them
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take sth or sb for granted
to make someone less confident, less powerful, or less likely to succeed, or to make something weaker, often gradually
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undermine
with these words or with this action
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hereby
to be the largest in number or the most important
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to predominate
If a ship or a boat is ..., it cannot be sunk
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unsinkable
the body or frame of a ship, most of which goes under the water
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hull
an accident that happens when two vehicles hit each other with force
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(head-on) collision
a very large mass of ice that floats in the sea
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iceberg
to (cause something or someone to) go down below the surface or to the bottom of a liquid or soft substance
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sink - sank - sunk
to (cause to) die by being unable to breathe underwater
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drown
a vehicle or ship that has been destroyed or badly damaged
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wreck
someone who is in bad physical or mental condition
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wreck
the solid surface of the earth that lies under the ocean
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the seabed
someone who starts their own business, especially when this involves seeing a new opportunity
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entrepreneur
knowing about or considering a particular thing
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given
the act of bringing something that had disappeared or ended back into use or existence
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resurrection
certain to fail, die, or be destroyed
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doomed
the people who have been sent to hell after their death
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the damned
When people talk about ..., they are referring to different types of jobs and different levels of society
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walk of life
as expected
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sure enough
to bring the memory of a past event into your mind, and often to give a description of what you remember
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to recall
the ability to remember things
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recall
very shocking and surprising
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astonishing = staggering = astounding
likely to be remembered or worth remembering
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memorable
If you say that something you hear ..., you mean you quickly forget it
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go in one ear and out the other
to become completely involved in something
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immerse yourself in something
used for describing something when you are annoyed about it
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damn
a small nut from a tropical American tree that can be eaten
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cashew
to stay away from someone or something
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avoid
(especially in ancient Egypt) a dead body that is prevented from decaying by being treated with special substances before being wrapped in cloth
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mummy
(to cause) to become weak and dry and decay
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wither
a metal container that is round and often has a long handle and a lid, used for cooking things on top of a cooker
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pan

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