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Question 1

1. v: to destroy or badly damage something
   2.v: to spoil something completely
2. n: a vehicle or ship that has been destroyed or badly damaged
3. n: someone who is in bad physical or mental condition

Answer 1

wreck

• 1. Our greenhouse was wrecked in last night’s storm.
• 2. His behaviour might wreck his chances of promotion.
• 1. The drivers investigated the shipwreck site.
• 2. The stress she had been under at work made her a nervous wreck.

ARE YOU feeling WRECKED OR RELAXED?

Question 2

a medical condition in which a person’s blood pressure is higher when it is measured in a medical situation than it is normally, for example because they feel worried

Answer 2

white coat syndrome/hypertension

Question 3

1. to reach the same quality or standard as someone or something else
2. To reach someone in front of you

Answer 3

catch up

• He took extra lessons to catch up with the rest of the team.
• I ran after her and managed to catch up WITH her

Question 4

loose clothes worn by doctors and nurses in a hospital

Answer 4

scrubs

• The doctors and nurses were all wearing scrubs in the operating room

Question 5

one of the parts or large rooms into which a hospital is divided, usually with beds for patients

Answer 5

ward /wɔːd/

*The ward was full of children infected with new virus.

Question 6

to move slowly, quietly, and carefully, usually in order to avoid being noticed

Answer 6

creep /kriːp/

• The car crept ALONG the narrow road.
• I didn’t notice how fast the time was creeping UP ON me while I was working

Question 7

idiom: it is not the type of thing that you like

Answer 7

not be someone’s cup of tea

• Thanks for inviting me, but ballet isn’t really my cup of tea.

Answer 8

Let’s work backwards

This math problem seems complicated, but let’s work backwards from the answer to see how it was solved

Question 9

bachelor party
bachelorette party

Answer 9

men: stag night/party

women: hen night

• Prague has become a haven for British stag parties.

Question 10

humorously to describe someone who always does things at the last minute or when something is left to the very last moment

Answer 10

lastminute.com

• We should have started this project weeks ago, but now it’s turning into a Lastminute.com situation!

At the eleventh hour

*He submitted the report at the eleventh hour, just before the deadline.

Question 11

Time is a valuable resource, and wasting it is like losing money.

Answer 11

Time is money
⦁ We need to be efficient with this project because time is money.

Question 12

Doing something to pass time, often when you are waiting for something.

Answer 12

Killing time

⦁ We were just killing time at the café until the meeting started

Question 13

To set aside time for something or someone

Answer 13

Make time for

⦁ You should make time for yourself every once in a while.

Question 14

Living or existing beyond the expected or normal time.

Answer 14

On borrowed time

⦁ The old bridge is on borrowed time and might collapse soon.

Question 15

Old-fashioned or not up to date.

Answer 15

Behind the times

⦁ She’s a bit behind the times when it comes to technology.

Question 16

To wait patiently for the right moment to do something.

Answer 16

Bide your time

⦁ He’s biding his time until a better opportunity comes up.

Question 17

Time seems to pass very quickly.

Answer 17

Time flies

⦁ I can’t believe it’s already February – time flies!

Question 18

A situation where you must hurry to finish something before a deadline.

Answer 18

A race against time

⦁ It was a real race against time to get the project done.

Question 19

At the last possible moment.

Answer 19

In the nick of time

⦁ We arrived just in the nick of time to catch the train!

Question 20

1. to imagine
2. to invent a plan or an idea
3. to become pregnant

Answer 20

conceive /kənˈsiːv/

• 1. When they talk about billions of dollars, I can’t even conceive OF that much money

Question 21

adj: events happen in a particular order, one following the other, and are often repeated

Answer 21

cyclical /ˈsɪk.lɪ.kəl/

• Changes in the economy have followed a cyclical pattern.

Question 22

adj: consisting of relating to lines or length

Answer 22

linear /ˈlɪn.i.ər/

• Linear features, such as walls and roads, are easy to see from the air because they cut across natural features.

Question 23

focused on one task at a time

Answer 23

Monochronic

• He is very monochronic—he prefers to finish one task before starting another

Question 24

a way of managing time where multiple tasks or activities are handled at the same time

Answer 24

Polychronic

*She has a polychronic work style, juggling several projects and conversations at once