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