Vocabulary 1

Question 1

dabbler

Answer 1

a bit of a dabbler. never keeps doing one activity for long

Question 2

doer

Answer 2

not just thinking

Question 3

shopaholic

Answer 3

addicted to shopping

Question 4

couch potato

Answer 4

physically very inactive person

Question 5

culture vulture

Answer 5

big fan of anything cultural

Question 6

to be into smth

Answer 6

takes a great interest

Question 7

lock myself away

Answer 7

isolate from the world in order to focus on smth

Question 8

is hooked on

Answer 8

is addicted to … motor racing,

Question 9

a pretty full diary

Answer 9

a lot of activities

Question 10

get up to

Answer 10

what do you get up to at weekends (informal for do)

Question 11

go off

Answer 11

stop doing something

Question 12

terminus

Answer 12

The end of a railway or other transport route, or a station at such a point; a terminal.

Question 13

she hurried him across

Answer 13

Cause to move with hast

Question 14

a pedestrian precinct

Answer 14

An area in a town designated for specific or restricted use, especially one which is closed to traffic:

Question 15

tub

Answer 15

wide, open, deep, typically round container with a flat bottom used for holding liquids, growing plants, etc. ||| a tub for plant

Question 16

bargain

Answer 16

1. An agreement between two or more people or groups as to what each will do for the other: “bargains between political parties”
2. A thing bought or offered for sale much more cheaply than is usual or expected:
   “the table was a real bargain”

Question 17

giveaway prices

Answer 17

a thing that is given free, often for promotional purposes

Question 18

stifle

Answer 18

Prevent or constrain (an activity or idea): stifle creativity

Question 19

lament

Answer 19

Express regret or disappointment about something: she lamented the lack of shops in the town

Question 20

lace with

Answer 20

to adulterate something with something, often with something alcoholic.

Question 21

peril

Answer 21

Serious and immediate danger:. the opportunity is laced with peril

Question 22

wind up

Answer 22

end up: she wound up in hospital with pneumonia

Question 23

inside out

Answer 23

With the inner surface turned outwards: she put her dress on inside out

Question 24

bind up

Answer 24

Wrap (something) tightly: her hair was bound up in a towel

Question 25

combustion

Answer 25

The process of burning something: the combustion of fossil fuels

Question 26

tinker (ing)

Answer 26

Attempt to repair or improve something in a casual or desultory way.. he spent hours tinkering with the car

Question 27

sputter

Answer 27

Make a series of soft explosive or spitting sounds: the engine sputtered and stopped