Learning English

Session 2 - News Review

pull the plug on something
stop something from continuing or happening

scrap; ditch; dump
stop doing something or get rid of something that is no longer wanted or needed.

renounce
formally say that you no longer support or accept something

a (bath/sink) plug
a round piece of rubber or plastic that fits into the hole in a sink or a bath

a plug
part with two or three metal pins at the end of an electric cord to connect it electricity

Session 3 - Lingohack

a murky world
complicated and badly understood

fell into the hands of
went to the wrong person or people

falling well short
not achieving what is expected

boom
sudden economic increase

Session 4 - The Vampyre - 9 uses of the word 'keep'

keep away (B2)
not go near somewhere or someone

keep (B1)
continue

keeps him company (B2)
stays with him so he is not alone

keep his eyes open (C2)
watch carefully for someone or something

keep (something) a secret (B1)
not tells anyone about (something)

keep his word (C1)
do what he has promised

kept woman (C1)
a woman who is given money and a home by a man

keep (something) to himself (C2)
not tell anyone (about something)

keep (B2)
store safely