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They suddenly got married on holiday in Las Vegas - they're ver sp_______

spontaneous

I don't earn much, but it's a very rewarding / high-powered job.

rewarding

She never asks for anyone's help. She's completely se____ -su______.

self-sufficient

H___ on e____ could you spend $2,000 on a watch?

How on earth ... - an exclamation used to emphasize surprise, shock, anger, disgust

My grandmother has always had a quick _____ .

have a quick temper - be easily angered

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

He can be a bit bad-tempered, but he's got a ____ of gold.

to have a heart of gold - have a generous nature

Jack's got his n____ to the gr______ revising for his exams.

keep nose to the grindstone - to do hard, continuous work

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

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

straightforward

My brother wasn't very sy_______ when I failed my driving test - in fact, he just laughed.

sympathetic

The manager is in charge of 400 staff / workfroce.

staff - all the people employed by a particular organization

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

qualifications

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

deep down

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

determined / destined

Alexa can always find a way of solving probelms - she's very re______

resourceful

This printer is such a p____ in the n____; it never works.

pain in the neck - someone or something that is very annoying

She's been off / out of work for three days with the flu.

be off work

He resiged before they could quit / sack him.

sack sb

Factory work is often a bit monotonous / motivating.

monotonous

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

job-haunting

I'm hoping to get promoted / a rise to a more senior post.

get promoted

I told a wh____ l__ because I didn't want to upset him.

a white lie - a lie about a small or unimportant matter that someone tells to avoid hurting another person

I've got a g___ f_____ that this meeting is going to go badly.

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

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

He's a really nice guy - very d___ to e____.

be down to earth - with no illusions or pretensions; practical and realistic

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

comes across

We tried to c____ the waiter's e__, but he just ignored us.

catch someone's eye - attract someone's attention by making eye contact with them.