1.to have a clear/guilty conscience (= to feel that you have done right/wrong)

This is a matter of individual conscience (= everyone must make their own judgement about it).

We cannot in all conscience(=honesty) refuse to help.

I'll write and apologize. I've had it on my conscience(=making you feel guilty for doing or failing to do something)   for weeks.

prisoner(s) of conscience   =    a person who is kept in prison because of his or her political or religious beliefs

social conscience   =    the state of being aware of the problems that affect a lot of people in society, such as being poor or having no home, and wanting to do something to help these people

 prick your conscience/  your conscience pricks you =   make you feel guilty about something; to feel guilty about something

2.He pricked( to make a very small hole in something with a sharp point)  the balloon and burst it.

 Prick holes in the paper with a pin.

-prick something (on something) to make a small hole in the skin so that it hurts or blood comes out                   ex :She pricked her finger on a needle.

-prick (up) your ears   (of an animal, especially a horse or dog) to raise the ears

Her ears pricked up( (of a person) to listen carefully, especially because you have just heard something interesting)      at the sound of his name.

3.seasoning(s) :a substance used to add flavour to food, especially salt and pepper

4.MACRO' is a mne'monic(=a word, sentence, poem, etc. that helps you to remember something)    for the five main techniques: Memory, Aims, Concentration, Review and Organization

5.terror-stricken(adj=extremely frightened)

6.memory

People have short memories (= they soon forget).

He had a long  for people who had disappointed him.

She can recite the whole poem from memory.

He suffered loss of memory for weeks after the accident

 Are you sure? Memory can play tricks on you.

 I quickly committed the number of the car to memory (= learned and remembered it).

 The drugs had a severe effect on her short-term memory.

 There hasn't been peace in the country in/within my memory(the period of time that somebody is able to remember events)

 It was the worst storm in recent memory.

 This hasn't happened in living memory (= nobody alive now can remember it happening).

-if (my) memory serves me well, correctly, etc. =if I remember correctly

-The statue was erected to (in) the memory of my father(=intended to show respect and remind people of somebody who has died)

7.intellectual(= connected with or using a person's ability to think in a logical way and understand things)   curiosity

-She's very intellectual.( (of a person) well educated and enjoying activities in which you have to think seriously about things)

-intellectual property rights(an idea, a design, etc. that somebody has created and that the law prevents other people from copying)

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-listen to/enjoy/love/be into music/classical music/jazz/pop/hip-hop, etc

-put on/play a CD/a song/some music

 -turn down/up the music/radio/volume/bass

 -go to a concert/festival/gig/performance/recital

 -copy/burn/rip music/a CD/a DVD

 -download music/an album/a song/a demo/a video

Playing

-play a musical instrument/the piano/percussion/a note/a riff/the melody/a concerto/a duet/by ear

 -sing an anthem/a ballad/a solo/an aria/the blues/in a choir/soprano/alto/tenor/bass/out of tune

 -hum a tune/a theme tune/a lullaby

 -accompany a singer/choir

 -strum a chord/guitarPerforming

-form/start/get together/join/quit/leave a band

 -give a performance/concert/recital

 -do a concert/recital/gig

 -play a concert/gig/festival/venue

 -perform (British English) at/in a concert/(especially North American English) a concert

 -appear at a festival/livego on/embark on a (world) tourRecording

-write/compose music/a ballad/a melody/a tune/a song/a theme song/an opera/a symphony

 -land/get/sign a record deal

 -be signed to/be dropped by a record company

 -record/release/put out an album/a single/a CD

 -be top of/top the charts

 -get to/go straight to/go straight in at/enter the charts at number one

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It astonishes me (that) he could be so thoughtless(=surprise)

-surprise to give somebody the feeling that you get when something happens that you do not expect or do not understand, or something that you do expect does not happen; to make somebody feel surprised:ex   :  The outcome didn't surprise me at all.

-startle to surprise somebody suddenly in a way that slightly shocks or frightens them: Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you.      ◇ The explosion startled the horse.

-amaze to surprise somebody very much: Just the huge size of the place amazed her.

-stun (rather informal) (often in newspapers) to surprise or shock somebody so much that they cannot think clearly or speak

-astonish to surprise somebody very much:            The news astonished everyone.

-amaze or astonish?    These two words have the same meaning and in most cases you can use either. If you are talking about something that both surprises you and makes you feel ashamed, use astonish:            He was astonished by his own stupidity.

-take somebody aback [usually passive] (especially of something negative) to surprise or shock somebody:            We were rather taken aback by her hostile reaction

-astound to surprise or shock somebody very much: His arrogance astounded her.

-to be surprised/startled/stunned into (doing) something

-to surprise/startle/amaze/stun/astonish/astound somebody to know/find/learn/see/hear…

10.Cases of the disease are widely distributed through Europe.(=to spread something, or different parts of something, over an area)

11. It can help to visualize yourself making your speech clearly and confidently.(=imagine, form a picture of somebody/something in your mind)

12.a random sample/selection (= in which each thing has an equal chance of being chosen)

-The humour is great because it's just so random and unhinged from reality.(= a thing or person that is random is strange and does not make sense, often in a way that amuses or interests you)

13.The project must be completed within a specific time span.(=length of time)

-Small children have a short attention span.

-a bird with a two-foot wingspan=(the distance between the end of one wing and the end of the other when the wings are fully stretched)

14.a business beset by price wars and market saturation (= the fact that no new customers can be found)

-saturation bombing of the city (= covering the whole city)

15.You have a very suspicious mind (= you always think that people are behaving in an illegal or dishonest way)

16.She has outstanding debts of over £500.(=not yet paid, done, solved, etc)

-excellent extremely good. Excellent is used especially about standards of service or of something that somebody has worked to produce:           The rooms are excellent value at $20 a night.◇ He speaks excellent English.

-Excellent is also used to show that you are very pleased about something or that you approve of something: You can all come? Excellent

-outstanding extremely good. Outstanding is used especially about how well somebody does something or how good somebody is at something: an outstanding achievement

-perfect extremely good. Perfect is used especially about conditions or how suitable something is for a purpose: Conditions were perfect for walking. ◇ She came up with the perfect excuse.

-superb (informal) extremely good or impressive: The facilities at the hotel are superb.

16.All our objections were thrust aside.=to refuse to listen to somebody's complaints, comments, etc

17.creak under the strain    if a system or service creaks under the strain, it cannot deal effectively with all the things it is expected to do or provide

18.She marched in here, bold as brass, and demanded a pay rise.=without showing any respect, shame or fear

19.your good deed for the day   =a helpful, kind thing that you do

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under somebody's thumb

 (of a person) completely controlled by somebody

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thumbs up/down

(informal) used to show that something has been accepted/rejected or that it is/is not a success

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hold thumbs

(South African English) to hope that your plans will be successful or that something will take place in the way that you want it to

-be all (fingers and) thumbs   to be awkward with your hands so that you drop things or are unable to do something

-if you have a green thumb, you are good at making plants grow

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spring into action

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spring into/to life

(of a person, machine, etc.) to suddenly start working or doing something

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spring a leak

 (of a boat or container) to develop a hole through which water or another liquid can pass

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spring for something

 (North American English, informal) to pay for something for somebody else

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pring from something

 (formal) to be caused by something; to start from something

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spring from…

 (informal) to appear suddenly and unexpectedly from a particular place

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