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Question 1

to make someone feel calm or less worried

Answer 1

to soothe /suːð/, to soothe a crying baby

Question 2

real and not imaginary; able to be shown, touched, or experienced

Answer 2

tangible (adj) /ˈtæn.dʒə.bəl/
We need tangible evidence if we’re going to take legal action.
Other tangible benefits include an increase in salary and shorter working hours.

Question 3

to succeed in doing something difficult or unexpected

Answer 3

pull something off
The central bank has pulled off one of the biggest financial rescues of recent years.

Question 4

to reach the main or most important idea of something that is said or written

Answer 4

come/get to the point (idiom)
It took several paragraphs for her to come/get to the point of her argument

Question 5

very wet or liquid, often in a way that is unpleasant

Answer 5

sloppy (adj)
She covered his face with sloppy kisses.

Question 6

a feeling that you want to do a particular thing, or the fact that you prefer or are more likely to do a particular thing

Answer 6

inclination
My own inclination would be to look for another job.

Question 7

secretly, without anyone seeing or knowing

Answer 7

surreptitiously (adv)
Joe surreptitiously had a look in the answer book.

Question 8

in every part, or during the whole period of time

Answer 8

throughout (preposition, adverb)
People throughout the country are out of work.
Throughout the year.

Question 9

suitable or right for someone or something

Answer 9

befitting (adj)
A land area of more than 140 million people deserves a befitting transport network.

Question 10

to experience something that is unpleasant or something that involves a change

Answer 10

to undergo
She underwent an operation on a tumour in her left lung last year.

Question 11

to put an object that you are holding onto the floor or onto another surface, or to stop carrying someone

Answer 11

put something/someone down
I put my bags down while we spoke.

Question 12

a natural ability or skill

Answer 12

aptitude /ˈæp.tɪ.tʃuːd/
My son has no/little aptitude for sport.
We will take your personal aptitudes and abilities into account.

Question 13

a person who is running away or hiding from the police or a dangerous situation

Answer 13

fugitive /ˈfjuː.dʒə.tɪv/
Thousands of fugitives are fleeing from the war-torn area.

Question 14

Если вы это читаете, наш план сработал.

Answer 14

If you are reading this it means our plans worked.

Question 15

We can only wait.

Answer 15

There’s nothing to do but wait.

Question 16

No one will save us.

Answer 16

No one will keep us from death.

Question 17

to make someone move quickly by pushing or pulling them along

Answer 17

to hustle
After giving his speech, Johnson was hustled out of the hall by bodyguards.

Question 18

enough

Answer 18

sufficiently (adv)
McGeechan has not recovered sufficiently to play in the semifinal tomorrow.

Question 19

separated from other people or things

Answer 19

siloed (adj)
There are multiple siloed repositories of the same customer information.

Question 20

the fact of containing some ideas, statements, arguments, etc. that do not agree with others, or something such as an idea, statement, or argument that has this quality

Answer 20

inconsistency
There are a few inconsistencies in what you’ve written.

Question 21

height above sea level

Answer 21

altitude /ˈæl.tɪ.tʃuːd/
We are currently flying at an altitude of 15,000 metres.

Question 22

the last stop or the station at the end of a bus or train route

Answer 22

terminus /ˈtɜː.mɪ.nəs/

Question 23

исходим из ситуации

Answer 23

we play with the cards we’re dealt