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Question 1

sth that makes you sleepy

Answer 1

soporific

Question 2

An expert - 60s slang - fast thinker/doer (w. “kid”)

Answer 2

whizz-kid

Question 3

a figure of speech / metaphorical (f…) e.g. “I’m freezing”

Answer 3

figurative

Question 4

sth.that corresponds to / follows the original meaning of a phrase / word (l…)

Answer 4

literal

Question 5

a clever thing (expr. s….m….)

Answer 5

smart money

Question 6

a way of speaking or writing that makes something sound better, more exciting, dangerous, etc. than it really is (h….)

Answer 6

hy’perbole

Question 7

verb coll. w. “portfolio” meaning to get rid of it (with “wind”)

Answer 7

to unwind a portfolio

Question 8

verb coll. w. “funds” = “assign”/”distri´bute” (a….)

Answer 8

to allocate funds

Question 9

adj. coll. w. “performance” = excellent (s….)

Answer 9

stellar performance

Question 10

adj. coll. w. “beauty” (s…)

Answer 10

striking beauty

Question 11

hervorstechend/auffällig (s….)

Answer 11

striking

Question 12

adj. coll. w. “blow” = sth bad (s….)

Answer 12

a significant blow (setback)

Question 13

adj. coll. w. “reader” (a…) = sb. who reads a lot

Answer 13

avid reader

Question 14

adj. coll w. “sportsman”= sb who likes sports and does a lot (k…)

Answer 14

keen sportsman

Question 15

syn. for “to justify” (w…)

Answer 15

to warrant

Question 16

verb meaning “to get rid of sth. decisively and quickly” (a…)

Answer 16

to axe