Unit 8 - Dilemmas

Word

Example

award a grant

The university has decided to award her a grant of £5,000 for her postgraduate study

budget

57% of households inthe USA don't have any kind of budget

debit an account

Every month, the bank debits my account with about £15 in fees

debt

The UK population has a total credit card debt as high as £80 billion

donate to a charity

Why don't you donate the money to a charity like Save the Children?

donation

In Australia, there has been a 46% increase in online donations made to charities

finance a project

Local businesses agreed to finance a project to increase the number of trees in the city's parks

income

On average, households in the UK manage to save just under 8% of their annual income

interest rate

Half of Australians don't know the interest rate on their credit card

investment

A survey in the USA showed that only 53% of people understand how to make an investment

make a living

I don't know how he manages to make a living from his café

pay sth off

85% of students in England will never fully pay off their student loans

put aside savings

Since she started work, she hasn't put aside any savings

savings

You can make savings of about £69,500 over a lifetime by taking a packed lunch to work

bribe

The doorkeeper asked us for a bribe

bribery

There was a real problem with bribery and corruption in local government

burglar

The burglar didn't realise there was a cat at home

burglary

There have been a lot of burglaries in our neighbourhood of late

burgle

Sarah's flat was burgled

cheat

He cheated in the exam

cheating

There was a lot of cheating in the exam

kidnap

The racehorse was kidnapped

kidnapper

The kidnapper brought back the baby when it started crying

kidnapping

There have been several kidnappings in the city

liar

She called me a liar

lie

He lied about his qualifications

lying

They accused him of lying

murder (noun)

He was accused of murder

murder (verb)

It's a horrible prison where the prisoners murder one another

murderer

The main suspect was not the murderer but someone else

rob

They tried to rob a bank

robber

The police caught the robbers

robbery

They were both probably involved in the robbery

shoplift

If you shoplift, you will get caught eventually

shoplifter

The shop assistant looks out for shoplifters

shoplifting

It was Lisa's first experience of shoplifting

steal

Thieves broke into a jeweller's shop and stole £5,000 worth of jewellery and watches

theft

The trial of Rebecca Rivers, who was accused of theft, is finally over

thief

The thief managed to escape

accuse sb of sth

The trial of Rebecca Rivers, who was accused of theft, is finally over

arrest

The thieves were seen on CCTV and two suspects were arrested yesterday

break into sth

Thieves broke into a jeweller's shop and stole £5,000 worth of jewellery and watches

court

The men will appear in court on Wednesday

give evidence

Around 50 witnesses were called to give evidence

guilty

The jury gave a verdict of guilty

judge

The judge sentenced Ms. Rivers to five years in prison

jury

The jury gave a verdict of guilty

sentence

The judge sentenced Ms. Rivers to five years in prison

trial

The trial of Rebecca Rivers, who was accused of theft, is finally over

verdict

The jury gave a verdict of guilty

witness

Around 50 witnesses were called to give evidence

take pleasure

It's obvious she takes pleasure in what she does

take charge

Noone seems to be ready to take charge for the failure

take one's word

You have to take my word, no matter what the evidence tells you

take for granted

George took it for granted that they'd get married

take smth seriously

I always take my promises seriously, and try my best to acomplish them

I can't take it any longer

There hasn't been any sign of good weather for a month, I can't take it any longer