Unit 8

Question 1

to pin down sth

Answer 1

to discover the exact details about sth

Question 2

to burn a hole in your pocket

Answer 2

to have money that you want to spend

Question 3

to burn the midnight oil

Answer 3

to work late into the night

Question 4

to get your fingers burnt

Answer 4

to have sth go wrong

Question 5

fiddling while Rome burns

Answer 5

focusing on sth trivial during a crisis

Question 6

to have money to burn

Answer 6

to have lots of money

Question 7

to burn your bridges

Answer 7

to take actions which you can’t reverse

Question 8

oppressive

Answer 8

cruel, unfair

Question 9

manhandle

Answer 9

1. move (a heavy object) by hand with great effort

2. handle (someone) roughly by dragging or pushing

Question 10

to thwart

Answer 10

to stop sth from happening or sb from doing sth

Question 11

screenplay

Answer 11

the script of a film, including acting instructions and scene directions

Question 12

unyielding

Answer 12

completely unwilling to change a decision, opinion, demand, etc.

e.g.: Korea is unyielding in its demands for a new treaty.

Question 13

backdrop

Answer 13

the general situation in which particular events happen

e.g.: Their love affair began against a backdrop of war.

Question 14

meticulous

Answer 14

careful, thorough

Question 15

sultry

Answer 15

(of weather) uncomfortably warm and with air that is slightly wet

Question 16

wardrobe manager

Answer 16

person in charge of costumes, accessories

Question 17

decisively

Answer 17

1. quickly, effectively, and confidently

2. in a way that strongly affects how a situation will progress or end

Question 18

ostentatious

Answer 18

too obviously showing your money, possessions, or power, in an attempt to make other people notice and admire you

e.g.: They criticized the ostentatious lifestyle of their leaders.

Question 19

to balloon

Answer 19

to quickly increase in size, weight or importance

Question 20

emblem

Answer 20

a picture of an object that is used to represent a particular person, group, or idea

Question 21

countenance

Answer 21

the appearance or expression of someone’s face

Question 22

resemblance

Answer 22

a way in which two or more things are alike

Question 23

to scurry

Answer 23

to move quickly, with small, short steps

Question 24

to tuck into

Answer 24

devour

Question 25

to latch onto sb/sth

Answer 25

to be with sb that doesn’t want you near him/her

Question 26

flap

Answer 26

overhang, covering

Question 27

to uphold

Answer 27

confirm, support, maintain, sustain

Question 28

prevalent

Answer 28

widespread, common

Question 29

adherent

Answer 29

follower, supporter

Question 30

discernible

Answer 30

noticeable, recognisable

Question 31

to jangle (with reference to nerves)

Answer 31

to irritate

Question 32

to fathom

Answer 32

to understand

Question 33

to sway

Answer 33

to rule, control