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General English Vocabulary






 

A

 

abandon ,
accidentally
accountable ;
act in self-defence
add fuel to the flames
add to the gradual    
build-up of the law
   
advertisement ,
affect ,
afford ,
fter all
allege
allegiance ,
lteration
amidst great public rejoicing
ncestor
nguish ,
annoy , , ,
    ,
    ,
nxiously ,
ppall , ,
    ; , ;
   
ppalling
appalling injustice ,
   
appalling poverty
appreciate ,
ptly ,
rched
arouse great public interest
   

s a result of sth -.

as it applies today ,

as the years went by

scend ; t a stroke

at considerable personal danger trocity ,

awesome power ,

 

B

 

band ,
be at daggers-drawn with sb -.
be on sbs side -.
be with a genius for sth -.
be accountable to sb , -.
be at risk
be caned
be commonly known as sth -.
be concerned with sth -.,
    -.
be deeply conscious of sth -.
be entitled , ,
    ,
   
be forever in need    
of review and reform
   
be generally regarded as sth -.
be hanged
be in danger
be lined with sth -.
    (-. )
be under consideration
be used to sth, doing sth -.
be within the scope
be worthwhile ,
beam
bear little resemblance to sth -.
bear in mind , ,

 

beggar , ; ,
benefit of the clergy
   
bleating of a sheep
blistering ,
bloody assizes
blueprint ,
bog down
boldly ,
borough ,
bound ,
break confidentiality
breakup ( , )
brethren ,
bring it about that ,
bring sth. into line with sth -. -.
bruising
brutality , ,
bulwark ;
bungle , ;
   
bungling , ,

C

 

call sth. off -.
apture
carry on a practice
cart ;
cast doubt on sth -.
cater , ;
cause an outcry ,
   
avernous
hanticleer ()
chaplain
hilling ,
larity
clergy
climb back into favour
oat of arms
obweb

 

coercive come into being come across ome into force ompelling omprise sth ompulsory labour conduct a programme confess onjoined conscience consequences consider with special care   contemplate contempt of court contest contingent contraption contrary to popular belief converse principle cope with sth ounterpart     courteous ourtesy rowing of a cock crude               , , -. , , , , , , , , , ; , -. ( , ), , , , , , , , ,
    D
dangling daring   decide once & for all   , , ; ; , , ;

 

Declaration of Incompatibility
    (-. )
decrepit , , ,
    ( ), ,
dedicate oneself to doing sth -.
deeply embedded into sth -.
deface , ,
defence of insanity
defy smb/sth ,
    - / -.
degrading ,
delay ,
delegate sth to smb -. -.,
delicacy of touch
despite all the difficulties    
(safeguards, shortcomings)
    (, )
destruction ,
determined in doing sth -.
devout , ,
    ,
dignity
disclose ,
discreetly c
disgrace ; ,
    ; , ,
   
disgruntle , ,
    ,
dishonest
dispense with sth -.
dissatisfied with sth , ,
    -.
distress ,
do the best one can /    
do ones best
domestic setting ,
doubt sth , ,
    -.
drag , ,
draw sbs attention to sth -. -.

draw up

drive under the influence of drink drive a coach & four (horse)

through the law , ducking stool ,

-

dueling ,

E

 

earn a living wage earn a bad reputation .

earthly , ͳ

effect , , eloquent

embodiment of sth , , -.

eminent , employer

endow sb with

(far reaching) powers -. ()

, / enjoyable

enormous enshrine

ensure that the rules are obeyed , ;

entail ; -. entrails ;

entrench

equality of arms

excruciate , , ,

excursion ,

( , ..)

expense(s) express ones views as

to what should happen ,

extent ,


F

 

face problems fail failings fallible far-reaching consequences fascinating felons death ferocious   filth   find it impossible to do sth first and foremost   flawed flee (fled) flogging flourish for all its faults for fear for further consideration for instance for the time being foreword framework from this time onwards from time immemorial fulfil the duty fussy       , , ; , , ; , , ; , c -. c , , - ( ) , , ; , , c, , ;
    G
  garb give a flavor give sb an idea gory   govern grandstand       , , , - , ; , ,

 

grapple with the problem
grasp the need to do sth -.
grave risk ,
grieving
grim , ,
   
grossly , ,

H

 

hand down
harden ,
have an advantage over sb -.
heartbreaking
heckling
heedless of sth -.
hither
holiness
honourable
honourably
hornet
however great the pressure
   
howl , , , ,
hulk
humiliating
humiliation
humility

I

 

immense ,
impartial ,
importation ,
impose
impressive
in due course
in great detail o ;
in sbs favour -.
incidentally
incompatible
indispensable ,
infallible ,

 

infamous stain
inferiority
ingenuity ,
inherent , ,
    ,
inhibit , , ,
   
inner circle ,
insane , ,
    ,
intentionally
interference
in the course of doing sth -.
in the face of sth -.
in the first place ,
in the least
in the long run ; ;
   
in the reign of sb -.
in the vast majority of cases
in this/that capacity
intricate ,
irrelevance -. ,
    (., ,
    )
it is argued that ,
it is essential that ,
it is hardly borne out
it is now regarded as    
extremely important
   
it is therefore hardly    
surprising that ,
    ,
it is to be noted that ,
it must be seen against    
the background
   
its a truth universally    
acknowledged
its unheard of

J

 

jibe ,

L

 

late .:

launch a scheme , lavish ,

lay down , leak out , c lever ;

life span

limb ; ,

literally , ;

;

literate , live to be one hundred 100

M

 

majesty , make a contribution

(to/towards sth) ( -.)

make applications for the ourt

make up; be made up of sth ; -. malice , manifestly

marital status

means, peaceful means c(), meet with fierce resistance from sb

-. mercantile

merely , , milestone

motto , ,

mute , , ,

N

 

natural environment ,


no matter the consequences nutrition

O

 

object; object strongly ; occur to smb -. dd

odious , f necessity

oft-quoted

omen , , , a

on religious and moral ground(s) n the agenda

on the ground of sth , -. onwards , ,

, oppression ,

oppressive , , ,

ordeal ,

Order of Chivalry

oust , -. ;

; ,

outside the control of sb -. , outstanding example , overflow ,

overthrow the system , overwhelm , , owe allegiance to sb /

-.

P

 

Parole Board -
   
pass down from generation    
to generation
pave the way towards sth ,
    -.
pelting , , ,
penal servitude

 

penury perform ones duty   peri perceive pillory pitiable   place obstacle plague play an important part in sth plight plinth; marble plinths   plot ponderous   power predecessors/forefathers pre-eminence prejudice prejudicial to sth   premises preside (e.g over debates, a meeting, a discussion) promote province of sb public at large public opinion poll public spirited citizen   pummel purchase put an end to sth               , , , / , , , , -. , ; , .: , , , , , -.   -. , , , -. , -.
    Q
quaint quartering quip

R

 

racial bias
racial hatred
raise the rights
rare
reach a decision
reasonable
rebel , ,
    ; ,
reciprocal
red tape ,
reduce the scope of sth , , ,
    -.
refer to sth ;
    ( -. )
reflection p
relating to sth o -.; ,
    -., -.
relentless ,
relic ,
reluctance , ; ,
   
require
requirement
resent paying fees
reside
resident
resolve the matter ,
reveal ; ,
   
revere ,
revered ,
ridicule ; ;
   
riot , ,
roguish ,
run a race
running of a system
ruthless , ,
   

S

 

savage , , ,
save , ,
savoury , ,
    ( , )
scathing ,
scold (), ()
score success ,
seam of freedoms
secular ;
seek permission /    
fight for permission /
   
seize power
selected to serve by ballot
   
senile ; ; e
separate confinement
set up , ,
set off
set out ,
setting; in this setting o;
settled way ,
shatter
shortcoming
shortlist
should the need arise
sincerely
sniggers ,
sovereign
span
splendor ,
stand firm against sth ,
    , -.
stand up to sb -.
stark; stark choice , ;
steadfast
stem (from) ,
stocks
straddle ,

 

stranglehold
strangulation ,
strive ,
suffer a change
suffer injustice
sundry ,
superstition ,
supervise , ,
survival , ,
sway to sth -.

T

 

take precedence ,

take priority (over); have priority (in) ; /

tattered , ,

tempt , ; ;

,

tempting , ,

the mentally handicapped / the only way of trying

to put things right is /

the other side of this coin the path of law is strewn

with examples of the reverse side of the legal coin

there have been strong moves

there is confidence that c ( ),

there is still a strong body

of opinion these very people

this is to be expected thread .:

through the fault of others throughout (the world,

the country, our history) (), (),

( )

thrust , , ; ,


 

thumb ()
tile , ,
tiny ,
tireless work ,
titular
toe ()
tolerate the accretion in power / /
   
torrent
torture a
township ;
    ,
   
trace , ,
trace back to (-. )
training institution for sb -.
tranquil
transportation for life
trapdoor , ,
try as hard as they can
try to see that justice is done
   
tyrant

U

 

under this scheme
undoubtedly
universal human rights
unless the contrary be proved
unnerve , ,
    ,
unruffled ,
urging
use all knowledge and skill

V

 

vagrant ;
vain
varied p
vast ,
vengeful

 

violent virtually viscount visible link vital   vitally vow   , () , , ; c, ,
    W
walk of life   ward of disease   o , ,
waste time on sth   watchword   , , -.
we take for grante welfare well-being   whatever happens to sb whatever that may mean whipping wipe out with the passage of time without number (people ~)   work a miracle in sbs favour work under the conditions     , , -. , , c , ( ) -.

Y

 

yelpings of a canine animal c ,



 

 


 


 

 


 

 

Understanding the Law by G. Rivlin - - 1-

 

 

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