ESLPOD [102;103;104] Flashcards

1
Q

if something happens ____, it happens after you have been waiting for it for a long time

A

at long last

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2
Q

a very small store selling newspapers, drinks, etc.

A

kiosk

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3
Q

to run in a sudden way, especially because you are frightened; to escape from a place

A

bolt (for some place)

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4
Q

public-address system

A

PA system

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5
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the edge of a sidewalk path built beside a road that is closest to the road.

A

curb

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6
Q

to be in control of a group or an organization

A

head

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7
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the process of starting a business or other activity, a small business that is just being started

A

start up

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8
Q

something that provides your main income

A

bread and butter

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9
Q

to communicate with someone

A

get (a) hold of someone

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10
Q

an organization of people who own stores and businesses in a particular town or city. Their aim is to improve conditions for business in their area.

A

chamber of commerce

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11
Q

to give someone too much to deal with at one time

A

be swamped

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12
Q

books or other printed information about a subject; academic books and articles published about a particular subject

A

literature

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13
Q

start from there

A

go from there

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14
Q

What you do with a buddy or a group of friends. Involves going from one bar to the next, possibly picking up women or getting into bar fights.

A

bar hopping

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15
Q

slightly hungry

A

peckish

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16
Q

a small restaurant that sells simple inexpensive food

A

diner

17
Q

A run down, cheap, unclean restaurant or hotel.

A

dive

18
Q

Be able to use, occupy, or enjoy something without having to share it with anyone else

A

have (got) something to oneself

19
Q

completely drunk

A

hammered

20
Q

someone who becomes drunk very easily

A

lightweight

21
Q

to annoy someone or make them disappointed

A

be bummed out

22
Q

extremely drunk

A

smashed

23
Q

the feeling of being tired and sick because you have drunk too much alcohol or taken too many drugs

A

hangover

24
Q

a pleasant feeling of being slightly drunk

A

buzzed

25
Q

to formally choose someone or something for a particular purpose

A

designate

26
Q

to sleep somewhere for the night, usually when you did not plan to do this

A

crash

27
Q

心有余而力不足

A

The mind is willing, but the body is weak