Total English - Intermediate - Unit 8 - Lesson 1

in opposition to someone or something

a country's rules that all of its citizens are required to obey

a legal procedure in which a higher court is asked to review and overturn a lower court's decision

prohibited or not allowed by law, rule, or authority

(of law enforcement agencies) to take a person away because they believe that they have done something illegal

to fail to obey the law

to deal with a given situation, especially an unpleasant one

an amount of money that must be paid as a legal punishment

forbidden by the law

having little importance, effect, or seriousness

a structure that has walls, a roof, and sometimes many levels, like an apartment, house, school, etc.

the process of building or creating something, such as structures, machines, or infrastructure

to make a hole or opening in something using a rotating tool

waste gases expelled from an internal-combustion engine, containing pollutants that degrade air quality

a period of hot weather, usually hotter and longer than before

a device placed inside of a vehicle that makes an alarming and loud sound, used to give a warning or signal to others

to cause a horn, particularly of a vehicle, to make a loud noise

a wide path made for cars, buses, etc. to travel along

a time of day at which traffic is the heaviest because people are leaving for work or home

in a very unpleasant, poor, or painful manner

a very tall building that is divided into several apartments or offices

a large number of bikes, cars, buses, etc. that are waiting in lines behind each other which move very slowly

a state of being overcrowded or blocked, particularly in a street or road

a change in water, air, etc. that makes it harmful or dangerous