Unit 4 Flashcards
Setting up
starting from scratch, organising and putting systems in place.
Miniscule
whereabouts
refers to where something is located.
“Whereabouts is the new office?|”
out in the sticks
it’s out in the country, a long way from any metropolitan area
to have a good head on one’s shoulders
to be intelligent
appoint somebody as
assign a job or role to (someone).
We’ve appointed three new teachers this year.
headquarters
the main offices of an organization such as the army, the police, or a business company:
The company’s headquarters is/are in Amsterdam.
outsourcing
the process of paying to have part of a company’s work done by another company:
The management guaranteed that outsourcing wouldn’t mean job losses.
redevelopment
the act or process of changing an area of a town by replacing old buildings, roads, etc. with new ones:
Total cost of the proposed redevelopments is not yet known.
deduction
the process of reaching a decision or answer by thinking about the known facts, or the decision that is reached:
Through a process of deduction, the detectives discovered the identity of the killer.
deduce
to reach an answer or a decision by thinking carefully about the known facts:
We cannot deduce very much from these figures.
intrigued
to interest someone a lot, especially by being strange, unusual, or mysterious:
Throughout history, people have been intrigued by the question of whether there is intelligent life elsewhere in the universe.
to have enough on your plate
you have a lot of things to worry about or deal with
to pry
to ask a person’s private affairs
compact
consisting of parts that are positioned together closely or in a tidy way, using very little space:
ready-made
bought or found in a finished form and available to use immediately:
a ready-made frozen meal
do up
a woman’s hairstyle in which the hair is arranged on top of the head, especially for a special occasion such as a wedding
make out
o deal with a situation, usually in a successful way:
How is Frances making out in her new job?
make up
to forgive someone and be friendly with them again after an argument or disagreement:
They kissed and made up, as usual.
cluttered
untidy, not organized, and covered with a lot of things:
a cluttered desk/room
utility room
a room, especially in a house, where large pieces of useful equipment such as a washing machine can be kept and where things can be stored
penthouse
an expensive apartment or set of rooms at the top of a hotel or tall building:
the talk of the town
many people in town are talking about it in an interested way
earmark
o keep or intend something for a particular purpose:
Five billion dollars of this year’s budget is already earmarked for hospital improvements.
food for thought
something worth thinking seriously about:
Thank you for your suggestion – it gave us a lot of food for thought.
outskirts
the areas that form the edge of a town or city:
The factory is in/on the outskirts of New Delhi.
creaking
When a door, floorboard, etc. creaks, it makes a long low sound when it moves or is moved:
The door creaked on its hinges.
give or take
possibly a little more or less than the amount or time mentioned:
It’ll be ready at 6:00, give or take a few minutes.
head off
to start a journey or leave a place:
What time are you heading off?
thingamajig
word used when you cant remember the name of an object
whatshisname/ whatshername
when you dont remember a person’s name
