Inne

to be less than the amount or standard that is needed or that you want

/ɪˈnɔːrdənət/

far more than you would reasonably or normally expect SYN excessive

/ˈletdaʊn/

an event, performance etc that is not as good as you expected it to be SYN disappointment

to cause something to increase /// to add more coal or wood to a fire

someone who opposes change and refuses to accept new ideas

/dɑːt/

if an area is dotted with things, there are a lot of them there but they are spread far apart

/dɪsˈɑːrmɪŋ/

making you feel less angry or disapproving towards someone, and more friendly

the first night that a new play, film etc is shown to the public SYN first night

to shout loudly and happily

/ˈhɑːlər/

especially American English informal to shout loudly SYN yell

/ˈplʌki/

informal brave and determined – often used in newspapers

/ˈtuːtəlɪdʒ/

when you are taught or looked after by someone /// responsibility for someone’s education, actions, or property

If someone passes the baton to another person, they pass responsibility for something to that person. If someone picks up the baton, they take over responsibility for something.

if a process or plan becomes bogged down, it is delayed so that no progress is made

/ɒːfˈset/

if the cost or amount of something offsets another cost or amount, the two things have an opposite effect so that the situation remains the same

to come through a very difficult situation safely

sad and serious SYN grave

feel miserable or unhappy, especially because you have just been disappointed by something.

feel disappointed about something and have less confidence or less hope about it than you did before.

To withdraw from something, especially to consider it from a wider perspective

You use [...] when you are comparing all the things of a particular type that there have ever been. For example, if you say that something is the [...] best, you mean that it is the best thing of its type that there has ever been.

To make a mistake; especially by doing something stupid or in a careless way; to make an error; to miss an opportunity; to make an error

complain about something in a bad-tempered way.

to force someone to accept something unpleasant:

If you hear something (straight) from the horse's mouth, you hear it from the person who has direct personal knowledge of it

If you air your opinions, you make them known to people.

If you have a grievance about something that has happened or been done, you believe that it was unfair.

Do something to appease someone, typically by making a minor concession or helping them in a small way.

When you are candid about something or with someone, you speak honestly.

An incessant process or activity is one that continues without stopping.

If you piggyback on something that someone else has thought of or done, you use it to your advantage.

to not happen in the way that was hoped or planned

to start planning something again because the first plan failed

to tell someone about something so that that person can give their opinion about it:

If someone is hand-picked, they are very carefully chosen by someone in authority for a particular purpose or a particular job.

If you say that someone hammers another person, you mean that they attack, criticize, or punish the other person severely.

to encourage someone:

If you say that someone is willing to go the extra mile, you mean that they are willing to make a special effort to do or achieve something.

If you look crestfallen, you look sad and disappointed about something.

If someone is cast down by something, they are sad or worried because of it.

If an activity or situation is in the doldrums, it is very quiet and nothing new or exciting is happening.

a disappointed, solemn, or miserable facial expression

If you describe a noise as thunderous, you mean that it is very loud and deep.

to be extremely fond of or hold in very high esteem

to deserve an expression of approval or congratulation.

A person who is wholly dependent on income from employment, typically employment of an arduous or menial nature.

A very dirty or untidy house or room.

If you say that someone is griping, you mean they are annoying you because they keep on complaining about something.

If you say that someone is carping, you mean that they keep criticizing or complaining about someone or something, especially in a way you think is unnecessary or annoying.

naturally happening as a result of something