Personal development

Question 1

At or in a former time; in the past

Answer 1

Formerly /ˈfɔː(r)mə(r)li/
ADVERB

Question 2

Informal noun for a place where you can buy and eat food.

Answer 2

Eatery /ˈiːtəri/
eateries

Question 3

To suddenly start sleeping, usually when you are very tired

Answer 3

Crash out
I crashed out around ten in front of the TV.

Question 4

When you ——- an activity or task, you organize it and carry it out.

Answer 4

Conduct /kənˈdʌkt/
VERB
-According to recent research conducted by the Open University in the UK…

conducting - past tense, past participle conducted

Question 5

In a better situation

Answer 5

Better off
ADJECTIVE
-Because of his asthma, he would be better off in a different climate

Question 6

Intolerable, unbearable

Answer 6

Can’t stand

Question 7

Difficult to use, do, or deal with.
Difficult, Hard, complicated, complex.

Answer 7

Awkward
/ˈɑː.kwɚd/
Adjective
-Some of the questions were rather awkward.
-It was an awkward ascent, but we reached the top eventually.
-He’s an awkward customer (= a difficult person to deal with).

Question 8

If you —- - —- – someone, you make them seem silly by telling people about something stupid that they have done, or by tricking them.

Answer 8

Make a fool of
-He’d been made a fool of.
-He was drinking and making a fool of himself.

Question 9

A socially embarrassing action or mistake.

Answer 9

Faux pas
/foʊ pɑː/
-It was not long before I realised the enormity of my faux pas.

Question 10

When something —— – or when you —– it –, it moves or travels faster.

Answer 10

Speed up
-I had already taken steps to speed up a solution to the problem.
-With life speeding up

Question 11

Something that is ———– makes you feel shy or ashamed.

Answer 11

Embarrassing
/ɪmˈber.ə.sɪŋ/
Adjective
-That was an embarrassing situation for me.
-My most embarrassing moment was trying to introduce a woman whose name I couldn’t remember.

A person who is embarrassed feels shy, ashamed, or guilty about something.
-I was too embarrassed to admit that I was scared.
-He was ashamed that he had been caught stealing.

Question 12

Easily annoyed and complaining.

Answer 12

Grumpy
/ˈɡrʌm.pi/
Adjective
-I hadn’t had enough sleep and was feeling kind of grumpy.
-a grumpy old man

Question 13

If you ——- someone, you hear what they are saying when they are not talking to you and they do not know that you are listening.

Answer 13

Overhear
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈhɪr/
Verb

overhears, overhearing, past tense, past participle overheard

Question 14

If you have something – —- ——–, you are able to use it whenever you want, and for whatever purpose you want. If you say that you are – ——— ——–, you mean that you are willing to help them in any way you can.

Answer 14

At one’s disposal
-Do you have this information at your disposal?.
-He has said he will use all the weapons at his disposal.

Question 15

If you tell someone that they can —- ——– about something, you mean that they can feel confident that it is true or that it will happen:

Answer 15

Rest assured
/rɛst əˈʃʊrd/
-You can rest assured that I shall be there as promised.
-Rest assured, things are not as bad as they seem. /ju kæn rɛst əˈʃʊrd ðæt aɪ ʃæl bi ðɛr æz ˈprɑməst.
/

Question 16

Happy and not serious.

Answer 16

light-hearted
//ˌlaɪtˈhɑːr.t̬ɪd//
Adjective
-It was a fairly light-hearted discussion.

Question 17

If you feel ————-, you feel weak and as if you are going to lose your balance.

Answer 17

Light-headed
/ˌlaɪtˈhed.ɪd/
Adjective
-She’d had a couple of glasses of champagne and was starting to feel light-headed.

Question 18

To finish something in an enjoyable or successful way

Answer 18

top something off
-The evening was topped off by a special showing of the museum’s new Degas exhibit.

Question 19

If someone —- ——— at something you say or do, they feel upset, often unnecessarily, because they think you are being rude to them.

Answer 19

take offense

Question 20

Doing something in an unplanned or unwanted way.

Answer 20

Unintentionally
/ˌʌn.ɪnˈten.ʃən.əl.i/
Adverb

Question 21

To be extremely bad or unpleasant, awful, scandalous.

Answer 21

Stink
/stɪŋk/
Verb
-I think her whole attitude stinks.
-His acting stinks but he looks good

Stank - stunk

Question 22

Existing or happening over a large area or among many people

Answer 22

Widespread
/ˈwaɪdspred/
Adjective
-There is widespread dissatisfaction with the teacher.
-There seems to be a widespread belief that living standards are rising.

Question 23

Moving or doing things in a way that is not smooth or steady or careful

Answer 23

Clumsy
/ˈklʌmzi/
Adjective
-I spilt your coffee. Sorry, that was clumsy of me.
-His clumsy fingers couldn’t untie the knot.

Question 24

To feel very embarrassed and uncomfortable about something.
To move back and/or away from somebody because you are afraid.

Answer 24

Cringe
/krɪndʒ/
verb
-I cringe when I think of the poems I wrote then.
-She felt herself cringe with embarrassment at the memory.

Question 25

To resist somebody; to not accept bad treatment from somebody without complaining.

Answer 25

stand up to somebody

/stænd/ - stood
-Nobody thought he would be brave enough to stand up to her.

Question 26

Someone who reports dishonest or illegal activities within an organization to someone in authority.

Answer 26

whistle-blower
/ˈwɪsl bləʊər/
Noun
-A whistle-blower might be fired from their job due to releasing sensitive information to public.

Question 27

A person with ideas that other people find strange.

Answer 27

crank
/kræŋk/
noun
-Having different ideas doesn’t mean people will automatically call you a crank.

Question 28

Having a lot of money and a good standard of living

Answer 28

affluent
/ˈæfluənt/
adjective
-Affluent Western countries.
-A very affluent neighbourhood.

Question 29

To appear or happen, especially when it is not expected.

Answer 29

**crop up **
phrasal verb
-His name just cropped up in conversation.

Question 30

Somebody: To encourage somebody to do something; to make somebody feel they must do something.
Something: To try to cause arguments or problems.

Answer 30

**stir up **
phrasal verb
-Whenever he’s around, he always manages to stir up trouble.
-We’ve got enough problems without you trying to stir things up.

Question 31

To become more powerful or effective; to make somebody/something more powerful or effective.

Answer 31

strengthen
/ˈstreŋkθn/ - strengthened
verb
-The exercises are designed to strengthen your stomach muscles.
-Repairs are necessary to strengthen the bridge.

Question 32

To be fully understood or realised

Answer 32

sink in
-He paused to allow his words to sink in.
-The full scale of the disaster has yet to sink in.

Question 33

To annoy somebody, especially by asking them something many times

Answer 33

pester
/ˈpestə(r)/
verb
-He has been pestering her with phone calls for over a week.
-The kids kept pestering me to read to them.

Question 34

Extreme happiness.

Answer 34

bliss
/blɪs/
noun
-My idea of bliss is a month in the Bahamas.
-Swimming on a hot day is sheer bliss.

Question 35

In the direction of somebody/something

Answer 35

towards
/təˈwɔːdz/
preposition
-They were heading towards the German border.