Week 2 Day 1

Question 1

deteriorate

Answer 1

to become worse (His health has deteriorated.)

Question 2

haze

Answer 2

smoke, dust or mist in the air which is difficult to see through (The sun was surrounded with a golden haze.)

Question 3

hits the senses

Answer 3

you can immediately feel, sense, hear, smell or taste it (The heat from bush fires hits the senses.)

Question 4

nearby

Answer 4

not far away (Dan found work on one of the farms nearby.)

Question 5

let-up

Answer 5

when something unpleasant stops or become less difficult, severe (The pressure at work continued without any let-up.)

Question 6

bits and bobs (bits and pieces)

Answer 6

tiny or small things or many different types of little jobs

Question 7

stress

Answer 7

to make the importance of sth clear (He stressed that relaxing visa restrictions for Chinese is essential.)

Question 8

thaw

Answer 8

an improvement in the relations between two countries, especially after a period of unfriendliness (Their high profile visits to China is a sign of diplomatic thaw between the UK and China.)

Question 9

fix sb/sth up

Answer 9

1-to arrange a meeting 2- to decorate or repair a room 3-to provide sb with sth they want 4-to find a suitable romantic partner for sb

Question 10

rebound

Answer 10

sb who is on the rebound is upset or confused because their romantic relationship has just ended (He first met me when I was on the rebound, after splitting up with Mark.)

Question 11

motor boating

Answer 11

Sticking your face between a lady’s fun bags and blowing hard allowing the boobies to wobble on your cheeks.

Question 12

grind sth out

Answer 12

(written) to say sth in a rough, angry or emotional way (You don’t love him, he ground out.)

Question 13

buoy

Answer 13

1-to make sb feel happier or more confident (The party just buoyed up by the latest opinion poll results.) 2-to keep prices and profits at high level 3-to keep sth floating

Question 14

it never rains but it pours (phrase)

Answer 14

problems don’t just happen occasionally but they all happen at the same time (We had nothing to do for weeks, then suddenly we have all this work to do: it never rains but it pours!
I missed my train this morning, lost my wallet and spilt coffee all over myself. It never rains but it pours.)

Question 15

pour cold water onsomeone’s plans or ideas

Answer 15

you are criticising or being negative about them (I wanted to walk up the mountain but Jane threw cold water on the idea. She insisted on taking the cable car.)

Question 16

stubble

Answer 16

short stiff hairs that grow on a man’s face if they don’t shave

Question 17

five o’clock shadow

Answer 17

the dark color on a man’s chin where the hair has grown during the day

Question 18

scruffy

Answer 18

dirty and untidy (a scruffy old pair of jeans)

Question 19

latch on to sb/sth

Answer 19

1-to become very interested in sth 2-to follow sb and keep trying to talk to them, get their attention especially when they would prefer to be left alone (He latched on to Sandy at the party and wouldn’t go away.)

Question 20

pull the strings

Answer 20

to be in charge of an organization, often secretly (I’d really like to know who pull the strings in that organization, because it’s not the elected committee.)

Question 21

revel in sth

Answer 21

to enjoy sth vary much (He reveled in his new-found fame.)

Question 22

telling (adj,)

Answer 22

having a great or important effect, significant (It’s a telling argument.)

Question 23

revise

Answer 23

to change sth because of new ideas or information (David Moyes has revised his view on the treatment dished out to Adnan.)