- barristers - barrister: noun [C] a type of lawyer in Britain, Australia and some other countries who is qualified to give specialist legal advice and can argue a case in both higher and lower law courts.
- cope: v [I] to deal successfully with a difficult situation: It must be difficult to cope with three small children and a job. The tyres on my car don't cope very well on wet roads. He had so much pressure on him in his job that eventually he just couldn't cope.
- dread to think: used to say that you do not want to think about something because it is too worrying: I dread to think what would happen if he was left to cope on his own.
- go through a bad/difficult/rough/sticky patch: INFORMAL - to experience a lot of problems in a period in your life: Andy's going through a bit of a rough patch at the moment - his wife wants a divorce.
- outgoing: (FRIENDLY) - adjective APPROVING (of a person) friendly and energetic and finding it easy and enjoyable to be with others: Sales reps need to be outgoing, because they are constantly meeting customers. She has an outgoing personality.
- pursue (ATTEMPT) : verb [T] If you pursue a plan, activity or situation, you try to do it or achieve it, usually over a long period of time: He decided to pursue a career in television. We need to decide soon what marketing strategy we should pursue for these new products. Michael Evans is leaving the company to pursue his own business interests. She is ruthless in pursuing her goals.
- pursue (FOLLOW): verb [T] 1- to follow someone or something, usually to try to catch or kill them: The car was pursued by helicopters. The hunters spent hours pursuing their prey. He was killed by the driver of a stolen car who was being hotly pursued by the police.
- put sb off: phrasal verb [M] to tell someone that you cannot see them or do something for them, or stop them from doing something, until a later time: I really don't want to go out with Helen and Greg tonight - can't we put them off ?He keeps asking me out, and I keep putting him off.
- put sb off (sth/sb): (DISLIKE) phrasal verb - to make someone dislike something or someone, or to discourage someone from doing something: The smell of hospitals always puts me off. You have to work long hours and that puts off a lot of people. His attitude put me right off him. [+ ing form of verb] Personally, I didn't enjoy the film, but don't let that put you off going.
- put sth off: (DELAY) phrasal verb [M] to decide or arrange to delay an event or activity until a later time or date: The meeting has been put off for a week. [+ ing form of verb] I can't put off going to the dentist any longer.
The same or different?
- some/sum
*sum = amount of money.
- fair/fare:
* fare: 1- the money that you pay for a journey on a vehicle such as a bus or train: Train fares are going up again. [bilhete]
- reel/real:
*reel: [bobina, carretel, cilindro, molinete, tambor, torniquete, sarilho, escocesa: dança escocesa]
- career/carer:
*carer: UK noun [C] (US caregiver or caretaker) someone who looks after a person who is young, old or ill.
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