Deck 1

Question 1

Bosom

Answer 1

• woman’s breasts
• intimate or protected place

Question 2

uphold

Answer 2

• maintain through effort
• physically hold up
• retify

Question 3

attain

Answer 3

• achieve, accomplish
• reach

Question 4

relic

Answer 4

religious object

Question 5

superstitious

Answer 5

προληπτικός

διεσιδαιμων

Question 6

arbiter

Answer 6

• judge, official arbitrator

Question 7

hitherto

Answer 7

until now

Question 8

endeavour

Answer 8

attempt, effort

Question 9

inasmuch

Answer 9

considering, given

Question 10

dash

Answer 10

• run
• trattino ( - )

Question 11

make headway

Answer 11

make progress

Question 12

frantic

Answer 12

• agitated, anxious

Question 13

upshot

Answer 13

result

Question 14

grudgingly

Answer 14

reluctantly

Question 15

reach the end of your tether

Answer 15

be exasperated

Question 16

conjecture

Answer 16

supposition

speculate

Question 17

invaluable

Answer 17

priceless

Question 18

unintelligible

Answer 18

not comprehensible

Question 19

despise

Answer 19

• hate
• have contempt for

Question 20

evildoer

Answer 20

κακοποιός, εγκληματίας

Question 21

damsel

Answer 21

girl, young woman

Question 22

blithely

Answer 22

χαρούμενα, ανέμελα

Question 23

moneyed

Answer 23

wealthy, having money

Question 24

entrenched

Answer 24

established, secured

Question 25

grind

Answer 25

αλέθω, τρίβω

Question 26

ream

Answer 26

500 sheets of paper

Question 27

billable

Answer 27

χρεωσιμος, τιμολογησιμος

Question 28

the whole shebang

Answer 28

όλο το πακέτο

τα πάντα όλα

Question 29

charade

Answer 29

κοροϊδία, παραμύθι

Question 30

charades

Answer 30

παντομίμα

Question 31

coveted

Answer 31

highly desired

περιζήτητος, πολυπόθητος

Question 32

enshrined

Answer 32

enclose, keep safe

Question 33

touchstone

Answer 33

Θεμέλιος λίθος , βάση

Question 34

grim

Answer 34

άσχημος, δυσάρεστος

Question 35

falter

Answer 35

hesitate

give away ( κλονίζομαι )

Question 36

rappelling

Answer 36

abseiling ( controlled descent off a vertical drop )

`κατάβαση φαραγγιού

Question 37

heap

Answer 37

pile, mound ( σωρός , στοιβάδα )

Question 38

conjure up

Answer 38

make appear

εμφανίζω, παρουσιάζω

Question 39

canopy

Answer 39

κουβούκλιο, στέγαστρο

Question 40

unscathed

Answer 40

not harmed

άθικτος, αλώβητος

Question 41

relentless

Answer 41

persistent

αδιάκοπος, ασταμάτητος

Question 42

dispatch

Answer 42

• send to
• eliminate

Question 43

backlash

Answer 43

negative response | αντίδραση

recoil between parts of mechanism | ανάκρουση

Question 44

go after

Answer 44

pursue | επιδιώκω

Question 45

call out

Answer 45

challenge | προκαλώ

Question 46

mob mentality

Answer 46

herd mentality

Question 47

political correctness

Answer 47

term used to describe language, policies, or measures that are intended to avoid offense or disadvantage to members of particular groups in society

Question 48

hold accountable

Answer 48

consider responsible | θεωρώ υπεύθυνο

Question 49

he/she is woke

Answer 49

aware of social injustice | αφυπνισμένος

Question 50

wind up

Answer 50

• κουρδίζω
• end | τελειώνω
• become | καταλήγω

Question 51

whiplash

Answer 51

• neck injury | αυχενικός τραυματισμός
• stroke of a whip | μαστιγιά

Question 52

rip off

Answer 52

• clothes: remove quickly | strappare via
• slang (cheat, con) | fregare, spennare

Question 53

pileup

Answer 53

• crash involving many vehicles | tamponamento a catena
• accumulation | accumulo, accatastamento

Question 54

mind-boggling

Answer 54

• overwhelming
• complicated

Question 55

whopping

Answer 55

enormous

Question 56

buzz

Answer 56

• sound: hum | βουητό
• insect: make humming sound, fly | βουίζω, ζουζουνίζω
• figurative (interest) | λόγος

There has been a lot of buzz this season for plaid skirts

Question 57

spreading like wildfire

Answer 57

• spread very quickly | diffondersi in un lampo

Question 58

out of date

Answer 58

• old-fashioned, outmoded | fuori moda

Question 59

be (so) done with

Answer 59

• had enough, stop | essere stufo di, essere stanco di

Question 60

otherworldly

Answer 60

• ethereal, ghostly | εξωπραγματικός , υπερφυσικός

Question 61

have it easy

Answer 61

• face no problems | μου έρχονται όλα έυκολα

Question 62

hustle

Answer 62

• activity, bustle | έντονη ζωή

Question 63

hang up your hat

Answer 63

To end one’s career

Question 64

brand awareness

Answer 64

marketing: product recognition

Question 65

bling

Answer 65

slang (showy jewellery or ornamentation)

Question 66

inconspicuous

Answer 66

not easily seen

senza farsi notare

Question 67

Mull over

Answer 67

ponder, consider

ripensare a

Question 68

buzz around

Answer 68

bee: fly with humming sound

move busily

Question 69

stagnate

Answer 69

water: go stale

figurative (be inactive)

Question 70

endorsement deals

Answer 70

a contract between two parties that allows a business to use the other party’s image, likeness, name, and reputation to market a product or service