Rise
rise
dramatically/sharply
The number of people
seeking asylum in Britain has risen sharply.
The crime rate has risen sharply since the 1980s.
Unemployment rose
dramatically.
rising
crime/unemployment/inflation etc
The country faces economic recession
and rising unemployment.
The police seem unable to cope with
the rising tide of (=large increase in) car crime
Everyday English, people usually say an amount
or level goes up rather than rises:
Prices have gone up a lot.
on the rise
idiom
Definition of on the
rise
1: increasing in amount, number, level, etc.
Prices are on the rise again.
The water level in the lake is on the
rise.
Cime is on the rise
decline /dɪˈklaɪn/ noun [singular, uncountable]
a decrease in the quality, quantity, or importance of something
decline in There has been a decline in the size of families.
decline of the decline of manufacturing
sharp/dramatic decline a rapid decline in unemployment
gradual decline The island’s population initially numbered 180, but there was a gradual
decline until only 40 people were left.
the economic decline faced by many cities
in decline/on the decline (=falling) the widely held belief that
educational standards are in decline
fall/go etc into decline (=become less important, successful etc) The port fell into decline in the
1950s.
well-known adjective (comparative better-known, superlative best-known)
known
by a lot of people →
it is well-known (that)
It’s a well-known fact that smoking can cause lung cancer. This is probably their best-known
song. a well-known TV presenter
at/behind the wheel (=driving a car)
The driver must
have fallen asleep at the wheel.
Shall I take the wheel (=drive instead of someone else)?
evidence /ˈevɪdəns/
[uncountable] information that is given in
a court of law in order to prove that someone is guilty or not guilty
Murrow’s evidence was
enough to convict Hayes of murder.
He refused to give
evidence at the trial.
evidence against There was very little evidence against the two men.
in evidence The documents may be used in evidence
at the trial.
proof
noun
/pruːf/
proof noun (SHOWING TRUTH)
ransom
/ˈrænsəm/ noun [countable]
The kidnappers were demanding a ransom of $250,000.
The government refused
to pay the ransom.
accuse /əˈkjuːz/
accuse
somebody of (doing) something
He was accused of murder.
Smith accused her of
lying.
charge
CRIME [transitive] to state officially that
someone may be guilty of a crimecharge somebody with something
Gibbons has been charged with murder.
convict1 /kənˈvɪkt/ convict somebody of
something
to prove or officially announce that someone is guilty of a crime after a trial in a law court OPP acquit
She was convicted of shoplifting.
offender /əˈfendə/
Community punishment is
used for less serious offenders.
At 16, Scott was already
a persistent offender (=someone who has been
caught several times for committing crimes).
in broad daylight
if something, especially
a crime, happens in broad daylight, it happens in the daytime and in public
The attack happened in broad daylight, in one of the
busiest parts of town.
deliberately /dɪˈlɪbərətli/
Police believe the fire was started deliberately.• There were no signs that the fire had been
set deliberately.
crack down on phrasal verb
The government is determined to crack down on terrorism. The police are cracking down hard on violent crime.
take action (=do something to deal with a problem)
The government must take action to crack down on crime .
imprisonment /ɪmˈprɪzənmənt/
They were sentenced to 6
years’ imprisonment.
Serfaty was sentenced to life imprisonment.
Capital
punishment
Death
penalty
Three Britons are facing
the death penalty for spying.
ruthless /ˈruːθləs/
so determined to get what you want that you
do not care if you have to hurt other people in order to do it
a ruthless dictator
They have shown a ruthless disregard for basic human
rights.
Threatena/ˈθretn/ verb la
Postal
workers are threatening a strike if they don’t receive a pay increase.
threaten to do something He
threatened to take them to court.
threaten somebody with something
Doctors are sometimes threatened with violence if they don’t do what
patients want
.threaten (that) Then he
became angry and threatened that he would go to the police.
2 [transitive] to be likely to harm or destroy something Poaching threatens the survival of the rhino.
threaten to do something The incident
threatens to ruin his chances in the election.
be threatened with something Large areas
of the jungle are now threatened with destruction.
ab‧duct /əbˈdʌkt/verb [transitive]
to take someone
away by force SYN kidnap
The diplomat was abducted on his way
to the airport.
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