day 1

Question 1

Collusion

Answer 1

a secret agreement that two or more people make in order to do sth dishonest or unfair to give you some advantage

Question 2

Seclusion

Answer 2

isolation, when you want to be alone and don’t want to see others and communicate with them (He preferred to stay at home in seclusion.)

Question 3

Embargo

Answer 3

boycott, sanctions

Question 4

anti-Semite

Answer 4

someone who hates Jewish people

Question 5

Revoke

Answer 5

to officially state that a law, order or agreement is no longer effective (Bobby Fisher’s passport was revoked.)

Question 6

Recluse

Answer 6

someone who decides to live in seclusion, to live alone in isolation (She became a recluse after her two sons were murdered.)

Question 7

Compliance

Answer 7

When someone obeys a rule, agreement or demand (The staff involved should be monitored to ensure compliance with the policy.)

Question 8

Space out

Answer 8

to stop paying attention and just look in front of you without thinking especially because you are bored, shut down mentally (I completely spaces out during the lecture.)

Question 9

Get behind

Answer 9

not do enough quickly enough; not do work on time (She just came back from vacation so she really got behind on work.)

Question 10

Sit around

Answer 10

not to do anything, waste time (I’m tired of sitting around. Let’s go out and do something.)

Question 11

Peruse

Answer 11

casually look through (Do you mind if I peruse your books? I’m looking for something new to read.)

Question 12

Phrase: An old head on young shoulders

Answer 12

is a young person who behaves like an older person with more experience. (Martha started her first business selling birthday cards at 16. She was a wise head on young shoulders and by 21 was running a large publishing company, dealing with big clients.)

Question 13

If something is ‘head and shoulders above the rest’

Answer 13

it is substantially better than the others.(Martin’s idea for a documentary film really was head and shoulders above the others. That’s why they decided to commission him.)

Question 14

Get sucked in to

Answer 14

become part of something without directly trying to be (I am trying not to get sucked into watching “Lost” but everyone says it’s so good.)

Question 15

productive

Answer 15

work hard, meet goals

Question 16

a big one (expression)

Answer 16

an important example (I like many movies, but Raising Arizona is a big one.)

Question 17

kick off

Answer 17

force to leave (I’ve heard you can get some blockers to kick you off after a certain amount of time.)(If you get caught drinking, you’ll be kicked off the team.)

Question 18

look into it

Answer 18

investigate, find out about (He doesn’t know if the house in Maple st. is for rent but he said he’d look into it.)

Question 19

amble around (Expression)

Answer 19

walk without purpose (You can amble around the house on a Sunday morning.)

Question 20

I came this close to (doing something)

Answer 20

I almost did something. (It’s used in spoken English not in writing.)

Question 21

just (do something)

Answer 21

One interesting way that English speakers use “just” is to talk about doing things which you’re not supposed to do. like yelling at your boss: I swear I was so angry so I thought to just stand up and tell her how much I hate her.

Question 22

hit right in the face

Answer 22

to hit someone hard and directly in the face.

Question 23

slam (someone)

Answer 23

to hit someone or something really hard, This is a very energetic word so use it when your telling a story.

Question 24

to relieve somebody of their post/duties/command

Answer 24

to take someone’s job away from them because they’ve done something wrong

Question 25

dispatch

Answer 25

to send someone or something somewhere for a particular purpose

Question 26

admission

Answer 26

confession

Question 27

buoy

Answer 27

to make someone feel happier or more confident (Fulham are buoyed by a midweek win.)

Question 28

Intriguing

Answer 28

If something is intriguing it’s very interesting because it’s strange, mysterious or unexpected, fascinating

Question 29

loom

Answer 29

If a problem or difficulty looms it is likely to happen very soon