English-File: Advanced, revision (units 1 and 2) | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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He's very good at solving probelms - she's very re______

resourceful

Everyone seemed to enjoy the party e_____ t_____ it rained a lot.

even though

I woke up suddenly in the d____ of n____ - there was a noise downstairs.

the dead of night - the quietest, darkest part of the night

Let's not focus on the details. We need to see the b_____ p______.

big/bigger picture - the most important facts about a situation and the effects of that situation on other things

The event was cancelled ____ to the snow.

due to

Job-searching / Job-hunting can be really demoralizing.

job-hunting

The company has quite a large staff / workfroce.

workforce

I'm not great in a crisis. I hate being below / under pressure.

under

My friends weren't very ______ when I was fired from my job. They didn't seem to care.

sympathetic

My grandmother has always had a quick _____ .

have a quick temper - be easily angered

Office work is often a bit monotonous / motivating.

monotonous - monotonna

She's always open and honest - she's just really st________ to work with.

straightforward

He just decided to show up at the airport and pick a destination to fly to. I'd never be that s__________.

spontaneous

She comes across as quite mean, but deep down she has a _____ of _____.

heart of gold

I've got a g_____ f____ that she is cheating on me.

gut feeling - an instinct or intuition; an immediate or basic feeling or reaction without a logical rationale

He sometimes co____ ac_____ as quite sarcastic, but he doesn't mean it.

comes across

I followed the instructions to the l______, but I still couldn't get the wi-fi to work.

follow instructions to the letter - you do exactly what you have been told to do, giving great attention to every detail

My grandfather has quite a fast/quick temper.

quick

After her marriage broke up, she looked for/sought refuge with friends.

sought

I won't get that position; I don't have the qualifications / benefits.

qualifications

He was de_____ to be a musician, even as a boy.

determined / destined

On the surface he seems tough, but de____ do____ he's quite sensitive.

deep down

I don't like to ask for help or assistance. I'm completely se____ -su______.

self-sufficient

She finally c______ up with a brilliant solution!

came