Deck 1

Question 1

stir up

Answer 1

to make someone have a strong feeling or a reaction

He accused me of trying to stir up trouble.

Question 2

implicit

Answer 2

suggested or understood without being stated directly

Question 3

retrieve

Answer 3

to find something and bring it back

Question 4

explicit

Answer 4

expressed in a way that is very clear and direct

Question 5

take on (identity)

Answer 5

to begin to have a particular quality or appearance

Question 6

defiant

Answer 6

clearly refusing to do what someone tells you to do

Question 7

act out

Answer 7

to express your feelings about something through your behaviour or actions, especially when you have been feeling angry or nervous

These kids act out because their lives are a mess.

Question 8

internalise

Answer 8

if you internalize a particular belief, attitude, behaviour etc, it becomes part of your character

Question 9

eat out of house and home

Answer 9

to eat a lot of someone’s supply of food, so that they have to buy more - used humorously

Question 10

come home to someone

Answer 10

to realise, in a deep or sudden way

The danger really came home to me when I saw the pictures on TV.

Question 11

commute

Answer 11

the journey to work every day

Question 12

green issue

Answer 12

problems related to the environment

Question 13

pitch (tent)

Answer 13

to put up

Question 14

hoot

Answer 14

if a vehicle or ship hoots, it makes a loud clear noise as a warning (car horn)

Question 15

shell out

Answer 15

to pay a lot of money for something, especially unwillingly

Question 16

hassle

Answer 16

something that is annoying, because it causes problems or is difficult to do

Question 17

slot in

Answer 17

to fit something or someone into a plan, organization etc, or to fit in

Question 18

on the spur of the moment

Answer 18

suddenly, without any previous planning or thought

Question 19

savour

Answer 19

to fully enjoy a time or experience

Question 20

backwash effect

Answer 20

an influence on other areas of your life

Question 21

face up to

Answer 21

to accept and deal with a difficult fact or problem

She’s going to have to face up to the fact that he’s not going to marry her.

Question 22

reserve

Answer 22

a quality in someone’s character that makes them not like expressing their emotions or talking about their problems

Question 23

humdrum

Answer 23

boring and ordinary, and having no variety or interest

Question 24

fraught with danger

Answer 24

full of danger

Question 25

sleep rough

Answer 25

to sleep outside with nothing to protect you from the weather, especially because you have no home to live in

Question 26

pack in

Answer 26

to do a lot in a limited period of time, or fit a lot of information, ideas etc into a limited space

Question 27

be marooned in the middle of nowhere

Answer 27

to be left in a place where there are no other people and where you cannot escape

Question 28

kick oneself for

Answer 28

used to say that you are annoyed with yourself because you have done something silly, made a mistake etc

Question 29

dodgy

Answer 29

not working properly or not in good condition

Question 30

venture

Answer 30

a new business activity that involves taking risks

Question 31

take off

Answer 31

suddenly become a success