listening

Question 1

underestimate/overstimate

Question 2

not to mention

Question 3

dorn

Answer 3

slight different way to say damn

Question 4

to bond

Answer 4

/bɑːnd/
a close connection joining two or more people:
(CONNECTION)

• the bond(s) of friendship/love
• There has been a close bond between them ever since she saved him from drowning.
• In societies with strong family bonds (= relationships), people tend to live longer.

(MAKE CONNECTION)
to develop a close connection or strong relationship with someone, or to make someone do this:

• The aim was to bond the group into a closely knit team.
• The hospital gives mothers no quiet private time in which to bond with their babies.

Question 5

amuse

Answer 5

/əˈmjuːz/

to entertain someone, especially by humorous speech or action or by making them laugh or smile:

• I’ve brought an article from yesterday’s paper that I thought might amuse you.
  [ + obj + to infinitive ]
• I think it amuses him to see people make fools of themselves.
• Apparently these stories are meant to amuse.

to keep the attention of someone by entertaining that person:
- It’s a relief when your child can amuse herself for a whole hour.

(MAKE LAUGH)
to make someone smile or laugh:
- His subtle humor amused me.
- Her ability to hack into computer systems did not amuse her superiors.

Question 6

break out

Answer 6

1. PHRASAL VERB
   If something such as war, fighting, or disease breaks out, it begins suddenly.
   -He was 29 when war broke out.
   - I was in a nightclub in Brixton and a fight broke out
2. PHRASAL VERB
   If a prisoner breaks out of a prison, they escape from it.
   - The two men broke out of their cells and cut through a perimeter fence.
3. PHRASAL VERB
   If you break out of a dull situation or routine, you manage to change it or escape from it.
   - It’s taken a long time to break out of my own conventional training.
   - I’m afraid to break out and do anything dramatic
4. PHRASAL VERB
   If you break out in a rash or a sweat, a rash or sweat appears on your skin.
   - A person who is allergic to cashews may break out in a rash when he consumes these nuts.
   - A line of sweat broke out on her forehead and she thought she might faint