General English C1 · Lesson 3B
Every word and expression from this lesson — with definitions, synonyms and examples.
an agreed temporary stop to fighting
an agreed pause in an argument, without real peace
what someone leaves behind for later generations to judge
a situation in which no side in a political dispute will move
surrounding a place to force it to surrender
a short, small-scale fight, often unplanned
a situation in which neither side can win or move
a formal signed agreement between states
someone who encourages or profits from wars
a surprise attack from a hidden position
a hostile question no one warned you was coming
a formal agreement to end hostilities, short of a full peace
one fictional person built from features of several real ones
the accepted liberty writers take with facts for the sake of a story
to formally give up and accept defeat
the legal system Napoleon codified, still influential today
the two opposing sides in a formal debate or trial
to make a period feel shorter than it really was
to replace an earlier memory with a newer, stronger one
to bring something back into effect
to concede an argument, usually reluctantly