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DESTINATION C1 & C2 > Unit 6 > Flashcards

Unit 6 Flashcards

1
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Sudden & unexpectedly, usually annoying

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Abrupt

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2
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Sth no longer suitable or relevant to modern times

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Anachronism

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3
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Arranged & described in order of events happening

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Chronological

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4
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If time ………………., it passes

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Elapse

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5
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Immediate

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Instantaneous

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6
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The time between one thing & another / while waiting for something official to be available

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Interim

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7
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  • short/temporary period when you forget to do things right
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Lapse

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8
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Period of time between two events.

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Lapse

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9
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Stop gradually for a short time

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Lapse

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10
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If an official document …………, it is no longer effective

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Lapse

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11
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-Immediate/quick
- happen at exact particular time

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Prompt

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12
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Happen at the same time

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Simultaneous

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13
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A period of time spent to do something

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Stint

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14
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Happen after something else

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Subsequent

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15
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To persuade people leave their jobs to work for another company

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Headhunt

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16
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Possibility that something will happen

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Prospects

17
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Appear or happen suddenly

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Crop up

18
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Stop working

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Knock off

19
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Start work hard, esp when you should have done this earlier

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Knuckle down

20
Q

End Sb’s employment, usually temporary

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Lay off

21
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If something…….., it will happen to you in the future

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Lie ahead

22
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Work at different time from usual because you have not worked enough at normal times.

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Make up

23
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Continue doing sth determinedly despite difficulties

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Press ahead/press on

24
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Start doing /work on something in order to reach achievement

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Set out

25
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If you are ……………, you have too much to deal with

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Snow under

26
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Start to employ someone

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take on

27
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Help someone to end difficulty

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Tide over

28
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Used for telling someone to wait for something and not to make you hurry

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All in good times.

29
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For now

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For the time being

30
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Sometimes but not often

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From time to time

31
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No longer have a job once way had

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Out of the job

32
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Very short moment moment of time

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Split second

33
Q

Happening at a time different from usual business hours

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Out of hours

34
Q

Happening when you are at work

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On the job

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