Choosing and Decisions - Clothes

Question 1

to be in quandary

Answer 1

not to be able to decide what to do because you find yourself in a difficult situation

Question 2

to be in two minds about sth/whether to do sth

Answer 2

can’t decide whether or not to do sth

Question 3

to be shortlisted

Answer 3

to be chosen from a large number of applicants for a job to join a much smaller group, all of whom will be interviewed and one of whom will be given the job

Question 4

to be spoilt for choice

Answer 4

to have a lot of (similar) things to choose from

Question 5

to be torn between sth and sth else

Answer 5

to find two things attractive and as a result not to be able to decide between them

Question 6

hand-picked

Answer 6

especially chosen to do a particular job

Question 7

to have a change of heart

Answer 7

to change the way you feel about sth/sb

Question 8

to have no alternative but to

Answer 8

the only choice

Question 9

to single (sth/sb) out

Answer 9

to choose and pay special attention to sth/sb from group of similar things/people, usually in order to
praise or criticise them

Question 10

to sit on the fence

Answer 10

not to commit oneself in an argument; to neither agree nor disagree

Question 11

baggy

Answer 11

very loose

Question 12

creased/crumpled

Answer 12

unironed, full of lines and wrinkle

Question 13

fetching

Answer 13

attractive (women/clothing)

Question 14

flared

Answer 14

wide at the bottom

Question 15

garish

Answer 15

very colourful, in a way that is not in good taste

Question 16

grubby

Answer 16

dirty

Question 17

loud

Answer 17

very colourful, in a way that some might find unpleasant

Question 18

moth-eaten

Answer 18

full of holes

Question 19

shabby

Answer 19

looking old and in bad condition

Question 20

sturdy

Answer 20

strong