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Question 1

high rates of alcohol consumption/excessive drinking/being obese

Accepted Answer

x

Question 2

to cut down ON the amount of alcohol consumed

Accepted Answer

x

Question 3

pedesterian walkway

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x

Question 4

to bring (the company )to court

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x

Question 5

drowning

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death caused by being underwater and not being able to breathe, or a case when this happens:There were three drownings in the lake last year.death by drowning

Question 6

tight---baggy(antonyms)

Accepted Answer

x

Question 7

by (pure) chance

Accepted Answer

x

Question 8

I had A PLENTY OF or ENOUGH TIME to do...

Accepted Answer

x

Question 9

adverse wetter report due to adverse wetter conditions

Accepted Answer

x

Question 10

to inconvenience smb ɪn.kənˈviː.ni.əns to cause inconvenience

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1.to cause problems or difficulties for someone:The strike inconvenienced many people.

Question 11

to hold the festival twice annually

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x

Question 12

she had been sexually abused

Accepted Answer

x

Question 13

attainable

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possible to achieve:We must ensure that we do not set ourselves goals that are not attainable.

Question 14

to implement( reforms)

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to start using a plan or system:The changes to the national health system will be implemented next year.

Question 15

out of place

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in the wrong place or looking wrong:The boy looked uncomfortable and out of place among the adults.

Question 16

abundance/əˈbʌn.dəns

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the situation in which there is more than enough of something:There was an abundance OF food at the wedding.We had wine IN abundance.

Question 17

in times of (war)

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x

Question 18

to fall short OF

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o fail to reach an amount or standard that was expected or hoped for, causing disappointment:August car sales fell short of the industry's expectations.

Question 19

detained=arrested

Accepted Answer

x

Question 20

guilty----innocent(antonyms)

Accepted Answer

x

Question 21

to set on fire

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x

Question 22

to have a go (have a go!)

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x

Question 23

to do badly /well in the exam

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x

Question 24

to come round= pay an informal visit

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x

Question 25

to pose a lot of risk to health to pose a danger to.. to pose threat to...

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x

Question 26

day(s)off /time off take/have time off

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a period of time when you do not work because of illness or holidays, or because your employer has given you permission to do something else:take/have time off One in five employees admits to taking time off because of stress

Question 27

to go on strike for smth

Accepted Answer

x

Question 28

low/badly paid ---well paid (job)

Accepted Answer

x

Question 29

wage/weɪdʒ

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a very low/high wagean hourly/daily/weekly/annual wage

Question 30

pick smb up ---drop smb up (antonyms)

Accepted Answer

x

Question 31

concise/kənˈsaɪs

Accepted Answer

short and clear, expressing what needs to be said without unnecessary words:Make your answers clear and concise.

Question 32

physically challenged

Accepted Answer

x

Question 33

genuinely/ˈdʒen·ju·ən·li/

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truthfully; sincerely; really; actually:I’m genuinely sorry if I offended you.

Question 34

to crack a joke

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to tell a joke:I cracked a few jokes to try to cheer everyone up.

Question 35

to dawdle

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to do something or go somewhere very slowly, taking more time than is necessary:Stop dawdling! You'll be late for school!

Question 36

human/girl/drug trafficking

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the activity of buying and selling goods or people illegally:The government has undertaken a massive drive against drug trafficking.

Question 37

self-seeking=self serving

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interested in your own advantage in everything that you do:A lot of people feel that politicians are just self-seeking opportunists.

Question 38

modest

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1. not large in size or amount, or not expensive:They live in a fairly modest house, considering their wealth. 2.not usually talking about or making obvious your own abilities and achievements:He's very modest about his achievements.

Question 39

to be longing for smth = yearning for smth

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a longing for his homeland

Question 40

to envy /ˈen.vi envious of SMTH

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1.to wish that you had something that another person has:I envy her ability to talk to people she's never met before. 2I'm very I'm very envious of your new coat - it's beautiful.your new coat - it's beautiful.

Question 41

more recent history

Accepted Answer

x

Question 42

to vanish to vanish without a trace .

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to disappear or stop being present or existing, especially in a sudden, surprising way:The child vanished while on her way home from school. He seems to have vanished without a trace .

Question 43

faraway=distant places-----nearby places

Accepted Answer

x

Question 44

depth/lenght/breadth/width

Accepted Answer

x

Question 45

to conquer..kɒŋ.kər

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to take control or possession of foreign land, or a group of people, by force:The Spanish conquered the New World in the 16th century.

Question 46

to become /go extinct

Accepted Answer

There is concern that the giant panda will soon become extinct.

Question 47

untidy handwriting

Accepted Answer

x

Question 48

illegible

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of writing or print) impossible or almost impossible to read because of being very untidy or not clear:His writing is almost illegible.

Question 49

casual=laid-back

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relaxed in manner and character; not usually worried about other people's behaviour or things that need to be done:I've never seen her worried or anxious in any way - she's so laid-back.

Question 50

avid

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extremely eager or interested:an avid football fanan avid supporter of the artsHe took an avid interest in the project.