Lesson 4

Question 1

frenzy

Answer 1

-a state of great activity
-Hustle and bustle
For many people, the frenzy starts over breakfast. reading emails on a hand-held BlackBerry® while making toast.

a frenzy of activity

Question 2

blizzard

Answer 2

a snowstorm;
a large quantity of things that may seem to be attacking you

a blizzard of emails

Question 3

catch up with

Answer 3

to find out what people have been
doing; to get the latest news

-to catch up with friends

Question 4

peak

Answer 4

the top of a mountain, the point
when sb / sth is best, highest, or strongest

The British Empire was at its peak in the mid 19th century.

Question 5

juggle

Answer 5

verb
to throw a set of three or more objects in the air and catch and throw them again quickly, one at a time;
** to try to deal with two or more activities at the same time**

Many parents find it hard to juggle children and a career

Question 6

engrossed

Answer 6

adj.
so interested in sth that you give it
all your attention

The scene was stunning, and for a time engrossed all our attention.

Question 7

cope

Answer 7

to deal successfully with sth difficult

Sometimes I find it hard to cope.
** He coped quite well as manager while still captaining the team.**

Question 8

clog(clogged)

Answer 8

to block
-tourists whose cars clog the roads each summer

-Over many years, the pipes had got clogged up with grease

Question 9

overcome

Answer 9

to succeed in dealing with a problem that has been preventing you from achieving sth

Her financial problems could no longer be overcome.

Question 10

on the go

Answer 10

**very busy doing a lot of things
**

My kids keep me always on the go.
* We were always on the go.
* I’ve been on the go all day.
* She is constantly on the go, running around, pushing other kids, throwing toys.
* Children are always on the go.

Question 11

counterintuitive

Answer 11

Something that is counterintuitive does not happen in the way you would expect it to:

متناقض

–It may seem counterintuitive to open a shop in the middle of a recession.
– This decision might sound counter-intuitive now, but it worked.

Question 12

give someone a hard time

Answer 12

They really gave me a hard time at the interview.
سخت گرفتن به کسی

Question 13

bumping

Answer 13

**hit or knock against something
**

I ran after him, bumping against people in my hurry.

Question 14

run over
run somebody/something over

Answer 14

to hit someone or something with a vehicle, and drive over them

He was run over and killed by a bus.
She got run over outside the school.**

Question 15

stir(stirring)

Answer 15

to mix a liquid or other substance by moving an object such as a spoon in a circular pattern:

Stir the sauce gently until it begins to boil.

Question 16

inherent

Answer 16

a quality that is inherent in something is a natural part of it and cannot be separated from it

inherent limitation

I’m afraid the problems you mention are inherent in the system.
Every business has its own inherent risks.

inherently adverb
Firefighting is an inherently dangerous occupation

Question 17

eternal

Answer 17

continuing for ever and having no end

Is jungle plant the key to eternal youth?
people searching for eternal youth

Question 18

bandit

Time bandits

Answer 18

someone who robs people, especially one of a group of people who attack travellers

time bandits :
the people (and situations) that waste our precious
minutes and make our lives even more rushed.

Question 19

creep up on somebody/something

Answer 19

1- to surprise someone by walking up behind them silently
2- if a feeling or idea creeps up on you, it gradually increases

1- Don’t yell – let’s creep up on them and scare them.
2- The feeling she had for Malcolm had crept up on her and taken her by surprise.

Question 20

waste time Contrast with lose time

Answer 20

waste time = use time badly.
Contrast with :
lose time (= take longer)
e.g., We lost a lot of time because we took the wrong exit off the highway.

Question 21

Save Time

Answer 21

save time suggests that you do sth to reduce the amount of time sth would usually take,

I would have been late, but I saved time by getting a taxi to work.

Question 22

kill time

Answer 22

to do something that keeps you busy while you are waiting for something else to happen

My friend was late, so I killed an hour window-shopping.

Question 23

make up for lost time

Answer 23

try to compensate for time or opportunities missed in the past

to do something because you have not had a chance to do it before

Palin didn’t travel much as a young man but he’s certainly made up for lost time now.

Question 24

take up (time)

Answer 24

** fill your time

**often used to describe actions or activities that require a significant amount of time. **

“Studying for final exams can really take up time”.

Question 25

take your time

Answer 25

to do something slowly or carefully without hurrying

Marie took her time cutting my hair and did it really well.

Question 26

can’t spare the time

Answer 26

you don’t have enough time to devote any of it to another activity

Question 27

run out of time

Answer 27

not have any time left to do sth

Question 28

a matter of time
or
a question of time

Answer 28

used to say that something will definitely happen at some time in the future, but you do not know when

1-If you keep on driving like that, it’ll only be a matter of time before you have an accident.
2-I’ll find the key eventually. It’s just a question of time.
3- It’s only a matter of time before we catch the person who killed her.

Question 29

got (have) time on your hands

Answer 29

to have nothing to do

Gina has some time on her hands, so she is taking a college course.

Question 30

rumors

Answer 30

an unofficial interesting story or piece of news that might be true or invented, which quickly spreads from person to person:

Rumours are going round (the school) about Mr Mason and his assistant.

[+ that] She’s circulating/spreading rumours that the manager is going to resign.

I heard a rumour that she’d been seeing Luke Harrison