C1 DVP End of year review | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

This was a wholly u__________ victory that the team can take no credit for.

undeserved

To a large extent the life you have depends on who your parents were; it’s just the l_____ of the biological d_____.

luck of the draw

The online training sessions are open to both current and f______ (previous) employees.

former

How do you say 'pantalla táctil' in English?

touchscreen

She spent all of her 'herencia' in a year.

inheritance

The whole story sounds 'very difficult to believe.' f____-f______

far-fetched

You can leave your suitcase here ........ (for a short period of time but not permanently)

for the time being

His name ............. but I can't think where we met. (sound familiar to you, as though you have heard it before)

rings a bell

Thanks for the invitation—we'll t_____ you u___ o___ it some time. (accept an offer, a bet, etc. from somebody)

take somebody up (on the offer)

Try to ....... the candidate ............. by being friendly and informal. (make somebody feel relaxed and confident, not nervous or embarrassed)

put somebody at ease

I met Simon by chance this morning. I ........... Simon this morning

bumped into

I find it very difficult to ......... a conversation with a complete stranger. (begin a conversation, an argument, a friendship, etc., often suddenly)

spark up

Why not tell her how you feel? It might do you good to ......(desahogarse, sacarse algo de encima)

get it off you chest

I hate office parties—I avoid them .......... try very hard not to meet somebody, do something, etc.

avoid something like the plague

If we don’t take a taxi, we won’t get to the airport ___ time for the flight.

in

My dad’s a bit ______ the times – he still thinks men should wear a suit and tie at work.

behind

I've got so much time on my _______ now that I'm retired.

hands

We were in a hurry so we had to ........ a quick snack. (manage with something that is not really good enough)

make do with

What's a synonym for 'I'm a little short of time'?

I'm a little / bit / a little bit pushed for time

I wish I'd started this essay sooner! Now I'm going to have to work harder to .........

make up for lost time

They 'made the situation very difficult and unpleasant for me' at the interview.

gave me a hard time

My children 'ocupar / absorber' all my time - I never seem to get to read a book or watch a film!

take up

New York's such a fantastic city! You're going to 'enjoy yourself very much'.

have the time of your life

Let's not 'pasar' too long at the museum or we'll 'quedarse sin tiempo' time.

spend / run out of

They want us to sign the contract today, but I'm not sure about it. I think we should _____ ____ time. (delay something / ganar tiempo)

play for

The l_______ time is the period of time it takes to prepare and complete or deliver something.

lead

If work is completed before the planned time it is .......

ahead of schedule

If work is later than planned it is .....

behind schedule

The time during which a machine, especially a computer, is not working is ......

downtime

How do you say 'superponerse' in English?

overlap

What's a synonym for 'simultaneous'?

at the same time / in parallel