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Question 1

They’re okay with that

Answer 1

They seem pretty calm about it

Question 2

to come from something

Answer 2

derive from something (phrasal verb) / The English word “olive” is derived from the Latin word “oliva”

Question 3

to get or obtain something

Answer 3

to derive

Question 4

if we are talking about available data - yes

Answer 4

In terms of data being available- yes

Question 5

What should we do with this?

Answer 5

In the ideal world - what would we do with this?

Question 6

for all the data we have right now

Answer 6

For all the data build so far

Question 7

Approach with respect

Answer 7

Approach with appropriate reverence

Question 8

a feeling of respect or admiration for someone or something

Answer 8

reverence / She feels great reverence for her professors.

Question 9

one of the main characters in a story or a play

Answer 9

protagonist / Key protagonists of the revolution were hunted down and executed.

Question 10

to feel or express great pleasure or satisfaction because of your own success or good luck, or someone else’s failure or bad luck

Answer 10

to gloat / She’s continually gloating over/about her new job.

Question 11

I’m surprised in a different way

Answer 11

It’s not the same sort of surprise

Question 12

debts?

Answer 12

What kind of debts?

Question 13

to clarify

Answer 13

For clarity

Question 14

in a way that never stops, especially when this is annoying or unpleasant

Answer 14

incessantly / She talked incessantly about the most trivial things.

Question 15

the act of using or spending energy, time, or money

Answer 15

expenditure on / The expenditure of effort on this project has been enormous

Question 16

to invite someone to your home and give food and drink to them

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to entertain / We entertain a lot of people, mainly business associates of my wife’s.

Question 17

to formally establish a new company, organization, system, way of working, etc.

Answer 17

set something up / She plans to set up her own business.

Question 18

to arrange for an event or activity to happen

Answer 18

set something up / We need to set up a meeting to discuss the proposals.

Question 19

significant?

Answer 19

Depends what you consider to be “significant”

Question 20

what’s happening?

Answer 20

What happens down there?

Question 21

freedom from punishment for something that has been done that is wrong or illegal

Answer 21

(with) impunity / She thought that her money and power gave her the right to ignore the law with impunity.

Question 22

If someone *** to you, they make you feel upset or angry

Answer 22

I know he’s annoying, but you shouldn’t let him get to you.

Question 23

If something *** to you, it makes you suffer

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get to someone / The heat was beginning to get to me, so I went indoors.

Question 24

“substantial” means a lot

Answer 24

I would assume “substantial” means half or more

Question 25

relating to the main or most important things being considered

Answer 25

substantial / The committee was in substantial agreement (= agreed about most of the things discussed).

Question 26

That means this is only a small part.

Answer 26

That means this is a very small cog in a much larger machine.

Question 27

to get control or influence

Answer 27

to prevail / I am sure that common sense will prevail in the end.

Question 28

a feeling or opinion about something or someone, or a way of behaving that is caused by this

Answer 28

attitude / It’s often very difficult to change people’s attitudes.

Question 29

the basic level of practical knowledge and judgment that we all need to help us live in a reasonable and safe way

Answer 29

common sense / Windsurfing is perfectly safe as long as you have/use some common sense.

Question 30

only; just / Used to emphasize that an amount is small.

Answer 30

a matter of something (idiom) / In a matter of seconds, the building was in flames.

Question 31

to show that something is very important or worth giving attention to

Answer 31

to emphasize / I’d just like to emphasize how important it is for people to learn foreign languages.

Question 32

He has a very bad work ethic.

Answer 32

He has a very bad attitude to work.