N1 Vocabulary

to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.), to fold back (e.g. page)

attack, offence, offense, assault

compromise, cross, blending, eclecticism

to omit, to leave out, to skip

to slip out, to sneak away, to break free, to get through (a difficult situation)

to advance on, to close in, to march on, to descend on (the enemy), to move towards, to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.), to rush for (the door), to inundate, to overwhelm, to push aside

to push into, to cram into, to stuff into, to crowd into

to carry on shoulder, to bear

stretcher, litter, gurney

to refuse, to reject, to decline

refusal, rejection

to get complicated, to grow worse, to turn sour

restriction, restraint, binding, constraint

invitation

borrowing

Dear (so and so), Dear Sir, Dear Madam, To Whom It May Concern

spreading, disseminating, scattering

having, holding, possessing, owning, using, holder, owner, user

hot topic, talk of the town

to be able to possess (hold, get, etc.)