Vocabulary. cram v. (infml.): Eight children were crammed into the back of the car

cram v. (infml.): Eight children were crammed into the back of the car.

Crammed adj.

to be crammed with: The platform was crammed with people trying to board the train.

mole n. (=spy): They’ve discovered a mole at the Foreign Office. / A mole inside the Department of Transport had leaked secret proposals to the press.

Crunch v.

to crunch on smth.: She was crunching noisily on an apple.

Admiration n.

admiration for smb. / smth.: My admiration for that woman grows daily.

in admiration: She gazed in admiration at his broad, muscular shoulders.

to be full of / filled with admiration: I was filled with admiration for her courage.

Admire v

to admire smb. / smth.: I admire the way she handles her staff. / I admired him for his determination.

admirable adj.: I think you showed admirable tact in your answer.

admiring adj.: Annette was getting lots of admiring looks in her new red dress.

admirer n.: She’s got a secret admirer who keeps sending her gifts.

Budget n.

to draw up a budget: The firm has drawn up a budget for the coming financial year.

within / below budget: Libraries are finding it increasingly difficult to remain within budget.

family / weekly budget

budget v.: An extra ₤ 20 million has been budgeted for schools this year.

policy n.: What is your party’s policy on immigration?

Compare politics n.: She wants to go into politics (=become a politician).

doubtless adv.: They will doubtless protest, but there’s nothing they can do.

Doubt v.

to doubt whether / if: I doubt if I can finish the work on time.

to doubt that: They had begun to doubt that it could be completed in time.

to doubt smth.: I don’t doubt his abilities.

Doubt n.

to have doubts about: I have doubts about his ability to do the job.

beyond doubt: The prosecution has to establish his guilt beyond doubt.

no doubt: No doubt he was just trying to help.

in doubt: The future of the stadium is in doubt because of a lack of money.

without (a) doubt: She is without doubt the best student I have ever taught.

Responsibility n.

to take / accept responsibility for smth.: She takes full responsibility for the accident.

to have responsibility for doing smth.: Jenny, you have responsibility for cleaning up the room after the class.

to claim responsibility for: Terrorists have claimed responsibility for yesterday’s bomb attack.

Responsible adj.

to be responsible for smth. / doing smth.: Who is responsible for this terrible mess?

introduce v. (=put into use): The smaller 10 pence coin was introduced in 1992. / Such unpopular legislation is unlikely to be introduced before the next election.