Unit 11: Being Somewhere Else

Question 1

Call (someone) up

Answer 1

phrasal verb to telephone someone.
My dad called me up to tell me the good news

Question 2

Demise

Answer 2

noun death
On his demise, the land will go to his son

Question 3

Fatal

Answer 3

adjective causing death
Police are investigating a fatal accident in the town centre

Question 4

Get your hands on

Answer 4

idiom to be able to obtain something

Question 5

Hasty judgment

Answer 5

phrase an opinion or conclusion that you have formed too quickly, without knowing enough about the situation

Question 6

Impose a deadline

Answer 6

phrase to tell somebody a date or time by which something must be done

Question 7

Inhospitable

Answer 7

adjective an inhospitable place is not pleasant or easy to live in because it is too hot, cold, etc.

Question 8

Intrepid

Answer 8

adjective extremely brave and showing no fear of dangerous situation

Question 9

Keep someone waiting

Answer 9

phrase to make someone wait for you

Question 10

Offer condolences

Answer 10

phrase to tell someone that you are very sorry abouth something that has happened to them, especially when someone important to them has died

Question 11

Off the beaten track

Answer 11

idiom in a place where few people go

Question 12

On the spur of the moment

Answer 12

idiom if you do something on the spur of the moment, you do it suddenly, without planning it

Question 13

Open to

Answer 13

phrase willing to experience something

Question 14

Plain sailing

Answer 14

idiom something that is easy and without problem

Question 15

Put someone on hold

Answer 15

phrase to leave someone waiting on the telephone before they can speak to someone

Question 16

Remote wilderness

Answer 16

phrase an area of completely wild land that is far away from where people live

Question 17

Sponsored walk

Answer 17

phrase a walk that people pay you to do in order to raise money for charity

Question 18

Starting price

Answer 18

noun the lowest amount of money that you can buy a particular thing for

Question 19

Stick around

Answer 19

phrasal verb (informal) to stay somewhere for a period of time

Question 20

Sustainable

Answer 20

adjective causing little or no damage to the environment and therefore able to continue for a long time

Question 21

Take the rough with the smooth

Answer 21

idiom to accept the unpleasant parts of a situation as well as the pleasant parts

Question 22

Torrent

Answer 22

noun a sudden, large amount of something

Question 23

Voyage into the unknown

Answer 23

phrase a journey to a place that nobody knows about

Question 24

Within earshot

Answer 24

phrase inside the range of distance where you can hear something