29 - I can describe a demonstration

• turnout = the number of people who attend an event
• from all walks of life = a crowd from all walks of life consist of many different types of people (your walk of life is your background, job, etc.)
• join/combine forces = work together to achieve sth
• make your way = (with adverbial phrase) move or get to a particular place
• call on sb to do sth = officially ask sb or an organization to do sth
• bring/put an end to sth = stop sth happening
• board up = cover the windows or door of a building with wooden boards to protect it to stop sb entering
• go ahead = happen; take place
• in the event = as it actually happened (used especially when things did not happen as expected)
• pass off = take place and be completed in a particular way
• break sth up = make a group of people leave a place or stop doing sth
• stand up for sb/sth = support and defend sb/sth
• back down (on sth) = admit that you are wrong or have lost an argument
• press ahead (with sth) = continue doing sth in a determined way
• pave the way (for sth) = create a situation which makes it easier for sth to happen
• sit-in = a protest in which people sit down and refuse to leave a place until their demands are listened to
• cordon sth off = stop people from getting into an area by surrounding it with the police or by putting a barrier round it
• fence sb in = (often passive) 1. surround sb with a fence 2. restrict sb's freedom
• shut them down = stop a machine, business, etc. from operating