37.6.3. gy. A1C2 (példák)

power noun /paʊər/ 2 hatalom (irányítás/befolyás vki/vmi felett) [U]

I've no power over him - he does what he wants to.

pressure noun /ˈpreʃ.ər/ 1 nyomás (befolyásolás) [U]

public/political pressure

Teachers are under pressure to work longer hours.

Pressure to abandon the new motorway is increasing.

The government is facing pressure from environmental campaigners.

He only asked her under pressure from his wife.

provocation noun /ˌprɒv.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/ [C or U] provokáció, bosszantás, felbosszantás

He'll start a fight at the slightest provocation.

push noun /pʊʃ/ 2 sürgetés (noszogatás) [C]

I'm sure he'll go, he just needs a little push that's all.

strength noun /streŋθ/ 4 erő (befolyás, hatalom) [U]

economic strength

threat noun /θret/ 2 fenyegetés (amivel fenyeget vki) [C]

a death threat

I was scared he would carry out his threat.

influential adjective /ˌɪn.fluˈen.ʃəl/ befolyásos, befolyással rendelkező

an influential figure in modern jazz

Phrasal verbs:

hurry up ↔ sb/sth /ˈhʌr.i/ siettet/sürget vkit/vmit

Could you hurry the children up, or their dinner will get cold?

lean on sb /liːn/ rászorít vkit vmire

I suspect that he took the decision because he was leant on.

reduce sb to sth/doing sth /rɪˈdjuːs/ kényszerít vmibe/vmire

She was reduced to tears by his comments.

I lost my job and was reduced to borrowing money from friends.