ESLPOD [027;028;029]

Question 1

to meet someone, or to find something by chance

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come across

Question 2

to make a mistake, or to do sth. badly

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mess up

Question 3

to spend a lot of time thinking or talking about something unpleasant

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dwell on

Question 4

to affect somebody with emotional, mental, or physical stress, or be so affected

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stress out

Question 5

to seek, pursue

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have one’s eye on

Question 6

someone who works with you, especially someone with a similar position or status in an organization

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coworker

Question 7

to do your share of work

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pull one’s weight

Question 8

the action of solving a problem or dealing with a disagreement in a satisfactory way

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resolution

Question 9

to worry about something all the time

Answer 9

obsess

Question 10

the present moment

Answer 10

the here and now

Question 11

Idle conversation, typically on innocuous or unimportant subjects, usually engaged in at social gatherings out of politeness.

Answer 11

small talk

Question 12

To chat idly or generally waste time talking.

Answer 12

shoot the breeze

Question 13

To try to find; look around; search; meditate.

Answer 13

cast about

Question 14

something that people do not do or talk about because it is very offensive or shocking

Answer 14

taboo

Question 15

mean there’s no other things

Answer 15

what else

Question 16

the amount of water in the air

Answer 16

humidity

Question 17

____ weather is warm in an unpleasant way because the air feels wet

Answer 17

muggy

Question 18

a scientist who studies meteorology

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meteorologist

Question 19

the fact that the wind makes the air temperature feel colder

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wind chill

Question 20

a quotation from a book, play, speech, etc.

Answer 20

quote

Question 21

to meet someone unexpectedly

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bump into

Question 22

to speak critically and often disloyally of; disparage

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bad mouthing

Question 23

Are you busy with sth? Nothing.

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what have you been up to? Not much?

Question 24

the opinion that you have of yourself and your own importance

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ego

Question 25

used for saying that someone must have a bad quality themselves if they can recognize it in other people

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It takes one to know one

Question 26

to stop being friendly with sb. because you have had a disagreement with them

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fall out

Question 27

A traitor or hypocrite, such as a co-worker or friend assumed trustworthy but who figuratively attacks when one’s back is turned.

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backstabber

Question 28

to be better than someone else at doing something

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outdo

Question 29

What time is it now?

Answer 29

What time do you have?

Question 30

to leave, or to start a journey

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hit the road

Question 31

a structure built out from the land over water and used for getting on and off boats; a structure built out from the land over water, especially at the seaside, where people can go to walk and for entertainment

Answer 31

pier

Question 32

a complaint about something that is annoying but not very important

Answer 32

gripe