Objective Proficiency 2002 p 11. Vocabulary

Ex 5

• Dive: 1 to jump into water with your head and arms going in first. E.g. We dived into the river to cool off. 2 to swim underwater wearing breathing equipment. E.g. The main purpose of his holiday to Greece was to go diving. I've never done a course in deep-sea diving.
• Drum kit: a set of drums. Batería. E.g. We should never have bought Alex that drum kit!

Ex 6

• Lawn: an area of ground covered in short grass in a garden or park, or used for playing a game on. E.g. In summer we have to mow the lawn twice a week.
• Onlooker: a person who watches something that is happening but is not involved in it. Bystander. E.g. A crowd of onlookers gathered at the scene of the crash.  
• Burn down: to be destroyed, or to destroy something, by fire. E.g. The house burned down in 1895.
• Unit: a department, especially in a hospital, that provides a particular type of care or treatment. E.g. The intensive care unit. A maternity unit.
• Fur: the soft thick mass of hair that grows on the body of some animals. E.g. The cat carefully licked its fur. 
• Flatten: to become or make something become flat or flatter. E.g. He flattened his hair down with gel. 
• Comfort: /ˈkʌmfət/ to make somebody who is worried or unhappy feel better by being kind and sympathetic towards them. Consolar. E.g. The victim's widow was today being comforted by family and friends. 
• Tie sb down: to restrict somebody's freedom, for example by making them accept particular conditions or by keeping them busy. E.g. Kids tie you down, don't they?
• Stand up: to react in a particular way to severe conditions or treatment. E.g. I have often wondered how I would stand up against fire, flood and tempest.  
• Choke: to be unable to breathe because the passage to your lungs is blocked or you cannot get enough air; to make somebody unable to breathe. E.g. She almost choked to death in the thick fumes.
• Embellish: /ɪmˈbelɪʃ/ to make a story more interesting by adding details that are not always true. E.g. His account of his travels was embellished with details of famous people he met.
• All the same/just the same: despite this. E.g. All the same, there's some truth in what she says. He's not very reliable, but I like him just the same.
• Acquit sb of sth: to decide and state officially in court that somebody is not guilty of a crime. Absolver. E.g. The jury acquitted him of murder. Acquit yourself well/ badly: to perform or behave well, badly, etc. Defenderse bien/mal. E.g. He acquitted himself brilliantly in the exams. 

Ex 8

• Furry: /ˈfɜːri/ covered with fur. Peludo. E.g. Small furry animals