8.1 VOCABULARY: DECISIONS; DESCRIBING PEOPLE

A decision

put off a decision

your principles

go against your principles

a situation

assess a situation

postpone a decision

put off a decision

reach a decision

arrive at a decision

follow your principles

stick to your principles

betray your principles

go against your principles

evaluate a situation

assess a situation

explore a situation

look into a situation

choose to do one thing or another

arrive at a decision; reach a decision

delay deciding

postpone a decision; put off a decision

be faithful to what you believe is right

follow your principles; stick to your principles

do something that you don't believe is right

go against your principles; betray your principles

look at a situation in detail

explore a situation; look into a situation

judge a situation

evaluate a situation; assess a situation

At the store my food came to $10. I gave the cashier $20 but she gave me $100 in change. Obviously, she thought she'd given me a $10 note. I (1) the situation

At the store my food came to $10. I gave the cashier $20 but she gave me $100 in change. Obviously, she thought she'd given me a $10 note. I evaluated/assessed the situation

I needed money badly, it was her mistake. Should I (2) my principles and keep the money although I knew she might have to pay the missing cash back herself?

I needed money badly, it was her mistake. Should I go against/betray my principles and keep the money although I knew she might have to pay the missing cash back herself?

In the end, I (3) a decision.

In the end, I arrived at/reached a decision.

The night before my final school exams, a classmate sent me an email with the exam answers in an attachment. What should I do? Ignore the email or (4) the situation by asking him why he'd sent it and who else he'd sent it to?

The night before my final school exams, a classmate sent me an email with the exam answers in an attachment. What should I do? Ignore the email or look into/explore the situation by asking him why he'd sent it and who else he'd sent it to?

I really wanted to (5) my principles and do the exam without cheating.

I really wanted to (5) my principles and do the exam without cheating.

I (6) the decision by going to bed. In the morning, it was clear to me what to do...

I put off/postponed the decision by going to bed. In the morning, it was clear to me what to do...

How could you reword these phrases

without using the compound adjectives?

The 91-year-old widow

a widow who is 91 years old

$4,000 in bubble-wrapped bills

$4,000 in bills which are wrapped in bubble-wrap

bank-robbing daughter

a daughter who robbed a bank

find a compound adjective above which is formed with a past participle

bubble-wrapped

find a compound adjective above which is formed with a present participle (verb + -ing)

bank-robbing

find a compound adjective above which is formed with a number and measure of age/time

91-year-old

The baby is three days old.

She's a three-day-old baby

I like clothes that people make by hand.

I like hand-made clothes.

That wall is 15 metres high.

It's a 15-metre-high wall.

That moment changed my life.

It was a life-changing moment.

The TV series has run for a long time.

It's a long-running TV series.

The course is five years long.

It's a five-year-long course.

Elaine Jones has very good qualifications.

She's very well-qualified.

Research is an activity that consumes a lot of time.

It's a time-consuming activity.

A (one who is twelve years old) child shouldn't be left alone at home.

A twelve-year-old child shouldn't be left alone at home.

All outdoor cafés should be (you can't smoke there)

All outdoor cafés should be non-smoking.

A (it lasts two months) holiday is too long.

A two-month holiday is too long.

It's hard for me to remember names, especially (ones that sound odd) names.

It's hard for me to remember names, especially odd-sounding names.

Auto manufacturers should spend more money developing a (solar energy powers it) car.

Auto manufacturers should spend more money developing a solar-powered car.

I would never live at the top of a (it's twenty storeys) building.

I would never live at the top of a twenty-storey building.

(1)-haired

curly-haired

(2)-eyed

brown-eyed

(3)-tanned

sun-tanned

(4)-haired

dark-haired

(5)-shouldered

broad-shouldered

(6)-fitting jeans

tight-fitting jeans

(7)-heeled shoes

high-heeled shoes

(8)-new dress

brand-new dress

curly-haired

straight-haired

dark-haired

fair-haired

tight-fitting jeans

loose-fitting jeans