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How do you pronounce these words? guarantees, concrete, categories and innovative

Do you get the points? ;)

able to show good judgement about the quality of somebody/something - The d________ customer will recognize this as a high-quality product.

discerning

used to tell somebody that they should continue doing what they are used to, rather than trying something new that they are likely to fail at

don’t give up the day job - So you want to be a writer? Well my advice is, don't give up the day job.

using or containing more words than needed

verbose And a synonym?

Can you name 3 adjectives which collocate with 'decision'?

prompt, snap, difficult, hard, tough, major, momentous.....

At first this did not seem like a _______ suggestion. (that is possible and likely to be achieved)

feasible - Extra brownie points if you can give me a synonym ;)

This car is.....

double parked

We're going clubbing tonight. Are you u__ f___ i___? (willing to take part in a particular activity)

up for it

What's this?

It's a windscreen.

I’m not sure how many people are expected—we’ll just have to p___ i__ b___ e____. (decide how to deal with a situation as it develops rather than by having a plan to follow)

play it by ear

The media is very aware of the kind of information it d____-f_____ to the public. (give somebody something in separate small amounts)

drip feed

I'd sooner......

She'd sooner share a house with other students than live at home with her parents. (C2)

Can you use 'pan out' in a sentence?

(informal) (of events or a situation) to develop in a particular way - I'm happy with the way things have panned out.

Can you use 'It's beyond me.....' in a sentence?

to be impossible for somebody to imagine, understand or do - It's beyond me why she wants to marry Jeff.

very ordinary and containing nothing that is interesting or important - We had a b_____ conversation about the weather.

banal

make slight changes to a machine, system, etc. to improve it

tweak

How do you pronounce these words? accept, biological, necessary and access

Are you gonna get the points? ;)

What's the difference between nepotism and cronyism?

Is it good enough to get the points?

What expression does this picture represent and what does it mean?

open up a can of worms - if you open up a can of worms, you start doing something that will cause a lot of problems and be very difficult

What expression does this image represent? Can you use it in a sentence?

to admit that you have been defeated and stop trying - We're not going to throw in the towel just because we lost one game.

It's a sore point with Sue's parents that the children have not been baptized yet. (a subject that makes you feel angry or upset when it is mentioned)

a sore point

The fieldwork consisted _____ counting the number of species in each section of the shoreline. Their conversation consisted almost entirely ____ gossip.

consisted of/in doing consisted of + noun

She has to work late most days, but in her kind of job that c_____ w____ t___ t_____. (be a normal and accepted part of a particular job, situation, etc.)

come/go with the territory

be very strict in opposing what somebody wishes to do - You've got to p___ y___ f____ d_____ and make him stop seeing her.

put your foot down