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  • How are you walking if you stride?
    Big steps
  • pristine landscape?
    untouched, clean natural
  • Make a sentence with 'due to'.
    students answer
  • say 3 onomatopeic words
    crack, tweet, bang etc...
  • There money eroded away on little things.
    slowly reduced
  • Who writes song lyrics
    lyricist
  • Complete. No sooner had he ......
    ......... than......
  • The group tries to keep abreast ........ the latest updates.
    with
  • Rewrite into passive. They have seen elephants crying. Elephants ..
    have been seen to be crying
  • I'm totally ..................in all of this. (neg interested)
    uninterested
  • What are 'tributaries'?
    the smaller rivers leading to the main river
  • The rumour was dispelled by her appearance. ?
    made to disappear
  • Change word. Difficulties are an AVOID part of life
    Unavoidable
  • He is a bit sneaky?
    Does things in a deceitful or tricky way
  • They set up their own system. They were seeking a solution. Seeking...
    a solution, they set up their own system.
  • What does it mean 'give and take'?
    sometimes you get what you want other times you don't
  • What type of question doesn't expect an answer?
    rhetorical
  • Suffice to.....
    say
  • What does it mean ' to tag along'?
    To follow a group without leading it
  • The lazy ones were weeded out until a good team was in place. ?
    Taken out from a group
  • What does it mean if you ' have kittens'?
    Be very worried
  • Change word. Could represent an almost EXHAUST source of energy
    Inexhaustible
  • Curruption is abound
    Very common, rife
  • What is a watchdog?
    An organisation that makes sure companies are doing what they advertise
  • as stubborn as a
    mule
  • You only reep what you sow. What does this mean?
    that you only get back what you put in. Or havest what you plant.
  • Our car needs a service. It's time......
    we had our car serviced
  • ............. appears to be no conection.
    There
  • There was no let up at work. ?
    No respite or break
  • Complete. Had it not been for....
    Students answer
  • What is lush vegetation?
    All green and overgrown
  • Who or what is a busker?
    Someone playing music in the street.
  • Change the word. The overall standard of TUTOR is excelent.
    tuition
  • He was deemed to be the best for the job? deemed?
    thought, considered
  • Far be it........
    from me
  • Phrasal verb. She felt really 'hurt and disappointed' by her sister's lack of interest in her problems.
    Let down
  • The number of ............working here has increased.
    personnel
  • After the film a discussion ensued. ?
    took place, followed
  • to colonise. What's the noun?
    colonisation
  • Subjunctive. It's essential that she (apply) before thursday.
    apply
  • He is always tinkering with things
    Messing around, rearranging, fixing.
  • How do you feel if you're on tenterhooks?
    gripped - waiting to see what happens next
  • What does daintily mean?
    carefully, refined manner
  • What is the difference between hope and wish?
    hope - we believe possible, wish not
  • breaking the m................( getting away from the norm)
    mould
  • make 5 more words from believe
    belief disbelief disbelieving believable un believable
  • The fire was played down by the authorities. ?
    Not mentioned, made to seem unimportant.
  • They were talking jargon. ?
    technical terminoligy
  • The onus is on you to do something.
    It's up to you. The ball is in your court.
  • What does ' jump down my throat' mean?
    Shout at someone
  • Idiom. I got up at the crack of dawn.
    Very early
  • What do you wade through?
    Water
  • What are kudos?
    prestige
  • If you unwind, what do you do?
    relax
  • Who is an understudy?
    A person who can stand in if a star is unable to perform
  • What is tatty?
    shabby, poor condition
  • What does haphazard mean?
    Disorganised, without planning
  • How do you walk if you stagger
    unsteady- as if drunk perhaps
  • When ..................up witha friend , how..
    chatting
    keeping
    catching
    making
  • The central square is a TYPE feature of the European city
    typical
  • what does ' on a whim' mean?
    Suddenly, without planning
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