Focus 5 unit 1 Vocabulary

He couldn't believe it. He never dreamt of scaling such ...

• a ladder

• dizzy heights

• a low position

The person of diminutive stature is...

• tall and stocky

• short and small

• plump

• overweight

• obese

There are few ...politicians, saying what they think directly and honestly.

• fake

• lofty

• forthright

• irreverent

Today people live together without being married and nobody ...

• blots out memories

• puts on a brave face

• bats an eyelid

If you put your foot down you are

• obstinate

• quick-witted

• irreverent

• resentful

The family consisting of parents and children is called a ...family

• foster

• extended

• nuclear

A ... story is able to keep your attention completely.

• narrative

• inseperable

• compelling

• insight

A real friend will stand by you ...

• ever after

• back and forth

• upside down

• through thick and thin

A facet means a/an ...

• guy

• aspect

• argument

If you condone sb's behaviour it means you ...

• feel resentful of them

• offer insight into it

• approve of it

• sing sb's praises