Unit 9.2 & 9.3

Question 1

Introducing:
First of all,
Firstly,
Secondly,
At the same time,

Answer 1

Adding:
Besides,
Moreover,
In addition,
Additionally,
Above all,
Not only, … but also

Question 2

Conceding:
however
even though
although
on the other hand
then again

Answer 2

Equation:
Equally,
Likewise,
Similarly,
In the same way

Question 3

Summarising:
Finally,
In short/brief,
In conclusion,
To conclude,

Answer 3

Result:
therefore
thus
consequently
so

Question 4

at glance

Answer 4

immediately:

He could tell at a glance that something was wrong.

Question 5

cunning

Answer 5

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:
a cunning plan/ploy
He’s a very cunning man.

Question 6

eyelashes

Answer 6

pestañas

Question 7

on the spot

Answer 7

immediately:

You can be sacked on the spot for stealing.

Question 8

wrinkles

Answer 8

arrugas

Question 9

airbrush

Answer 9

to represent something as being different from how it really is:
It’s almost as if the revolutionary leaders have been airbrushed out of history (= ignored by the official version of history ).

Question 10

quest

Answer 10

a long search for something that is difficult to find, or an attempt to achieve something difficult:
Nothing will stop them in their quest for truth.
She went to India on a spiritual quest.

Question 11

trustworthy

Answer 11

able to be trusted

Question 12

trusty

Answer 12

able to be trusted, especially because of having been owned and used for a long time:
I did the entire three hundred miles on my own - just me and my trusty bike.

Question 13

unaware

Answer 13

not understanding or realizing something:
He was unaware that the police were watching him.
I was completely unaware of the problem.

Question 14

hoarding

Answer 14

the act of collecting large amounts of something and keeping it for yourself, often in a secret place:
The food shortages have been exacerbated by hoarding.

Question 15

peer

Answer 15

to look carefully or with difficulty:
When no one answered the door, she peered through the window to see if anyone was there.
The driver was peering into the distance trying to read the road sign.

Question 16

recede

Answer 16

to move further away into the distance, or to become less clear or less bright:
As the boat picked up speed, the coastline receded into the distance until finally it became invisible.
The painful memories gradually receded in her mind.

Question 17

produced

Answer 17

to cause a reaction or result:
The senator’s speech produced an angry response from the opposition.
Her remarks produced an awkward silence.

Question 18

mind-boggling

Answer 18

(informal) extremely surprising and difficult to understand or imagine:
She was paid the mind-boggling sum of ten million dollars for that film.

Question 19

to/for all intents and purposes

Answer 19

in all the most important ways:

For all intents and purposes, the project is completed.

Question 20

consist of something

Answer 20

to be something that is made or formed of various specific things:
The crowd consisted mostly of college kids and office workers.

Question 21

sea change

Answer 21

a complete change:

There will have to be a sea change in people’s attitudes if public transport is ever to replace the private car.

Question 22

self-conscious

Answer 22

nervous or uncomfortable because you are worried about what people think about you or your actions:
He looked uncomfortable, like a self-conscious adolescent.

Question 23

superhuman

Answer 23

having more powers than, or seeming outside the powers of, a human:
I’ll never get all this work done in a week - I’m not superhuman!
Thanks to the superhuman efforts of local volunteers, aid is now getting through to the disaster areas.

Question 24

mishear

Answer 24

to fail to hear someone’s words correctly or in the way that was intended and to think that something different was said:
I’m sure I didn’t say that! You must have misheard (me).

Question 25

counterproductive

Answer 25

having an effect that is opposite to the one intended or wanted:
Improved safety measures in cars can be counterproductive as they encourage people to drive faster.

Question 26

prearranged

Answer 26

arranged at an earlier time:
a prearranged visit
At a prearranged signal, everyone started moving forward.

Question 27

sub-zero

Answer 27

Sub-zero temperatures are temperatures below zero degrees.

Question 28

outdo

Answer 28

to be, or do something, better than someone else:

He always tries to outdo everybody else in the class.

Question 29

overworked

Answer 29

having to work too much:
an overworked civil servant
I’m overworked and underpaid.

Question 30

undervalue

Answer 30

to consider someone or something as less valuable or important than he, she, or it really is:
The company had undervalued the building by £20,000.
He felt undervalued and underpaid.

Question 31

more often than not (also as often as not)

Answer 31

usually:

More often than not when I make the effort to visit her, I wonder why I even bothered.

Question 32

moreover

Answer 32

(used to add information) also and more importantly:

The whole report is badly written. Moreover, it’s inaccurate.

Question 33

equally

Answer 33

to the same degree:
You looked equally nice in both dresses.

used for adding an idea that is as important as what you have just said:
Not all businesses are legitimate. Equally, not all customers are honest.

Question 34

therefore

Answer 34

for that reason:

We were unable to get funding and therefore had to abandon the project.

Question 35

besides

Answer 35

in addition to; also:
She won’t mind if you’re late - besides, it’s hardly your fault.
Do you play any other sports besides basketball?

Question 36

additionally

Answer 36

also or in addition:
Additionally, we request a deposit of $200 in advance.
You can leave your pension in the fund, and additionally contribute to a personal pension.

Question 37

thus far

Answer 37

as far as this or until now:

We haven’t had any problems thus far.

Question 38

traditionally

Answer 38

according to tradition; in a traditional way:
Quaker meetings are traditionally held in silence.
Traditionally, the company’s main markets have been Britain and the US

Question 39

move in on sth/sb

Answer 39

If you move in on a person or place, you come close or closer to them in order to attack or take control of them:
Government troops are moving in on the rebel stronghold.