No pain, No gain

Week 3
VOCABULARY/ COLLOCATIONS/ IDIOMS
Vocabulary Syn Meaning Family word Example
Story steller Narrator, teller, ​ a person who n The singer of popul
relater, … tells or writes ar song lyrics is
stories a storyteller
Griot a storyteller from n
West
Africa who teaches
people about their
history
and culture.
Slave a person who is n She treated her
owned by another daughter like a
person and is slave.
forced to work for
and obey them.
Hardship Adversity, a situation that is (n) In times of
privation, lack, difficult and (adv) hard economic hardship,
poverty,… unpleasant because hardly firms cut back on
you do not have (n) hardship training.
enough money, hardness
food, clothes, etc. hardiness
(adj) hard
hardened
hardy
(v) harden
Culture Unbanity, the customs and (n) culture We speak Danish at
refinement, beliefs, art, way of subculture home so that the
cultivation,…. life and social (adj) cultural boys don’t lose
organization of a cultured touch with their
particular country (adv) language and
or group culturally culture.
# : uncouthness
Teenagers a person who is n He's acting like a
between 13 and lovesick teenager.
19 years old
 Issue ] an important n The party was
topic that people divided on this
are discussing or issue.
arguing about.

Discrimination Bias, prejudice, the practice of (n) Many disabled

unfairness, treating somebody discrimination people face
inequity, or a particular (adj) discrimination at
bigtotry,…. group in society discriminatory work.
less fairly than (v)
others. discriminate
Tolerance Broad- the quality of #: intolerance She was showing
(khoan dung) mindedness, being willing to greater tolerance
charity, patience, accept towards her
open-mindedness or tolerate somebo younger sister than
dy/something, before
especially opinions
or behaviour that
you may not agree
with.
Instructor Teacher, coach, a person whose job (n) instruction I managed to find a
tutor, mentor, is to teach instructor (adj) very good driving
lecturer, trainer,… somebody a instructive instructor.
practical skill or instructional (v)
sport instruct (adverb)
instructively
Attitude View, point, point the way that you (noun) attitude I try to have a
of view, feeling,… think and feel (adjective) healthy, positive
about attitudinal attitude to life.
somebody/somethi
ng
Audience Spectators, the group of The audience began
viewers, people who have clapping and
addressees, gathered to watch cheering
listeners, or listen to
watchers,…. something
Improvement Amendent, the act of making (noun) Our results have
correction, something better; improvement shown some
development, …. the process of (adjective) improvement this
something improved (verb) month.
becoming better improve
 # : deterioration
Influence Effect, inspiration, he effect that There was no
encouragement somebody/somethi influence from
ng has on the way outside.
a person thinks or
behaves
Connection Joining, fitting something that (n) connection There is a
together, connects two connectedness connection between
assembly,... facts, ideas, etc. connector (adj) pollution and the
connected death of trees.
≠disconnected
≠unconnected (v)
connect ≠
disconnect
Ability Power,capacity, ability to do (n) ability ≠ He showed his
skill, facility, something the fact inability disability abilities as a leader.
faculty,... that (adj) able ≠ unable
somebody/somethi disabled
ng is able to do (v) enable ≠ disable
something (adv) ably

Instrument an object used for instrumental, The instrument

producing musical instrumentalist sounds like a cello.
sounds, for
example a piano
or a drum
Certain Sure, convinced, strongly believing (n) certainty ≠ I’m absolutely
positive, confident, something; having uncertainty (adj) certain that I left
definite, assured,.... no doubts certain ≠ uncertain the keys in the
(adv) certainly ≠ kitchen.
uncertainly
Concentrate Think, focus, to give all your (n) concentration I was tired and
ponder, muse,... attention to (adj) concentrated couldn't
something and not (v) concentrate concentrate
think about properly.
anything else
Patient a person who is (n) patience ≠ The patient has a
receiving medical impatience patient severe heart
treatment, (adj) patient ≠ condition.
especially in a impatient (adv)
hospital. patiently ≠
impatiently
Sharp Pointed, razor- having a fine edge (n) sharpener The picture is
sharp, jagged, or point, especially sharpness sharp surprisingly sharp
 prickly, spiky,..... of something that (adj) sharp (v) and clear.
can cut or make a sharpen (adv) sharp
hole in something sharply sharpish
Activate make something Cooking fumes may
such as a device or activate the alarm.
chemical process
start working
Enjoyable Pleasant, pleasing, giving pleasure. (n) enjoyment (adj) It was a very
agreeable, enjoyable enjoyable
gratifying, (v) enjoy (adv) afternoon.
#: bored enjoyably

If it were easy, everyone could do it.