Unit 9 Flashcards

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outlay

A

amount of money spent on sth, cost, expenses

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to steer clear of sb/sth

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to avoid someone or something that seems unpleasant, dangerous, or likely to cause problems

e.g.: They warned their children to steer clear of drugs.

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3
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hooked on sth

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very interested and enthusiastic about sth

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4
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to get up someone’s nose

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to annoy, irritate someone

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5
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to come about

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to happen or start to happen

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to come over

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to seem to be a particular type of person

e.g.: I watched the interview and felt he came over as quite arrogant.

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7
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to come up with the goods

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to produce what is wanted

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8
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come in for sth

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to receive blame or criticism

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9
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to come round

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  1. to recover consciousness

2. to change your opinion of something, often influenced by another person’s opinion:

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10
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to come between someone

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to cause problems between two people or interrupt two people

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come easily

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to be easy for someone to do, without them needing to try hard

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12
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be coming along

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how well someone is progressing or succeeding

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13
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to envisage

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to predict

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14
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scruffy

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untidy, worn

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to get round to sth

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to find time to do sth that you have intended or would like to do

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16
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cunning

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Cunning people are clever at planning something so that they get what they want, especially by tricking other people, or things that are cleverly made for a particular purpose

17
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to come as a surprise

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to be unexpected

18
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unkempt

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untidy, messy

19
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receding hairline

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If a man has a receding hairline, he is losing the hair from the front of his head.

20
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hoarding

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UK
a very large board on which advertisements are shown, especially at the side of a road
= US billboard

21
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pompous

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self-important, arrogant, proud

22
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vivacious

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high-spirited, bubbly, happy

23
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acquisitive

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eager to own and collect things, greedy, materialistic

24
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meticulous

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careful, diligent, accurate

25
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complacent

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feeling so satisfied with your own abilities or situation that you feel you do not need to try any harder
self-satisfied

26
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unobtrusive

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modest, not attracting attention, humble

27
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boastful

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showing excessive pride, bragging

28
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to utter

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to say something or to make a sound with your voice
e.g.:
She sat through the whole meeting without uttering a word

29
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to be prone to sth/do sth

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likely to suffer from an illness or show a particular negative characteristic
e.g.:
I’ve always been prone to headaches.

30
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to weed out someone/sth

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to get rid of people or things that are not wanted

31
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to oust

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to expel, remove, reject

32
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charlatan

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a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill

33
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to fib

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to tell a small lie that does not cause any harm

34
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consummate

35
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mayhem

36
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to ensure

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to result, to develop

37
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wholly

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entirely, fully

38
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ambiguity

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the fact of something having more than one possible meaning and therefore possibly causing confusion

e.g.: There is some ambiguity in the Bible story, and it has been interpreted in different ways.